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Clinical Teaching Fellow - Center for Applied Legal Studies
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Clinical Teaching Fellow - Center for Applied Legal Studies
Location: Georgetown Law Clinics
Open Date: Oct 15, 2025
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description The Center for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at Georgetown Law announces that it is now accepting applications for its annual fellowship program in clinical legal education. CALS will offer one lawyer a two-year teaching fellowship (July 2026–June 2028), providing a unique opportunity to learn how to teach law in a clinical setting. Since 1995, CALS has specialized in immigration law, specifically in asylum practice. Guided by faculty and fellows, law students represent clients in immigration court and in asylum adjudications by the Department of Homeland Security.
Responsibilities
Design and teach classes; supervise law students in their representation of clients; select and grade students; administer the clinic; monitor and manage cases not being worked on by students.
Undertake independent legal scholarship, conducting research and writing to produce a law review article of publishable quality.
Enroll in the LL.M. program and participate in related clinical teaching pedagogy courses; attend weekly seminars on academic scholarship and writing.
Assist CALS and Georgetown faculty in supporting fellows entering the legal teaching job market at the end of the first year.
Qualifications
Two years of experience with removal cases in immigration court.
Member of a state bar at the start of the fellowship; not suitable for graduating law students.
Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome; EEO statement to be retained.
Benefits and Academic Details The fellow currently receives full tuition and fees in the LL.M. program at Georgetown University, and a stipend of $70,000 in the first year and $75,000 in the second year. Fellows have a flexible schedule and are on campus three to five days per week during the academic semesters. Upon successful completion, the Fellow will be granted the degree of Master of Laws (Advocacy) with distinction. Fellows are enrolled in an LL.M. program and participate in related courses.
Application Instructions To apply, submit a resume, law school transcript, a writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest (approximately 5 pages) via this portal. Materials must be submitted by January 31, 2026. The statement should address: a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the Clinic; c) your experience with asylum and other immigration cases; d) your professional or career goals for the next five to ten years; e) your reactions to the Clinic's goals and teaching methods as described on its website; and f) any other pertinent information. Address your application to Directors, Center for Applied Legal Studies, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Suite 332, Washington, D.C. 20001. Applications must be submitted via Interfolio (LINK).
For more information, visit the CALS page or the Interfolio link above.
GU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Contact: Questions? Call CALS at (202) 662-9565 or email lawcalsclinic@georgetown.edu.
Note: This description reflects the components of the Georgetown CALS Clinical Teaching Fellowship program as posted; related hyperlinks and external postings were removed to focus on the core job information.
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Open Date: Oct 15, 2025
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description The Center for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) at Georgetown Law announces that it is now accepting applications for its annual fellowship program in clinical legal education. CALS will offer one lawyer a two-year teaching fellowship (July 2026–June 2028), providing a unique opportunity to learn how to teach law in a clinical setting. Since 1995, CALS has specialized in immigration law, specifically in asylum practice. Guided by faculty and fellows, law students represent clients in immigration court and in asylum adjudications by the Department of Homeland Security.
Responsibilities
Design and teach classes; supervise law students in their representation of clients; select and grade students; administer the clinic; monitor and manage cases not being worked on by students.
Undertake independent legal scholarship, conducting research and writing to produce a law review article of publishable quality.
Enroll in the LL.M. program and participate in related clinical teaching pedagogy courses; attend weekly seminars on academic scholarship and writing.
Assist CALS and Georgetown faculty in supporting fellows entering the legal teaching job market at the end of the first year.
Qualifications
Two years of experience with removal cases in immigration court.
Member of a state bar at the start of the fellowship; not suitable for graduating law students.
Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome; EEO statement to be retained.
Benefits and Academic Details The fellow currently receives full tuition and fees in the LL.M. program at Georgetown University, and a stipend of $70,000 in the first year and $75,000 in the second year. Fellows have a flexible schedule and are on campus three to five days per week during the academic semesters. Upon successful completion, the Fellow will be granted the degree of Master of Laws (Advocacy) with distinction. Fellows are enrolled in an LL.M. program and participate in related courses.
Application Instructions To apply, submit a resume, law school transcript, a writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest (approximately 5 pages) via this portal. Materials must be submitted by January 31, 2026. The statement should address: a) why you are interested in this fellowship; b) what you can contribute to the Clinic; c) your experience with asylum and other immigration cases; d) your professional or career goals for the next five to ten years; e) your reactions to the Clinic's goals and teaching methods as described on its website; and f) any other pertinent information. Address your application to Directors, Center for Applied Legal Studies, Georgetown Law, 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Suite 332, Washington, D.C. 20001. Applications must be submitted via Interfolio (LINK).
For more information, visit the CALS page or the Interfolio link above.
GU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Contact: Questions? Call CALS at (202) 662-9565 or email lawcalsclinic@georgetown.edu.
Note: This description reflects the components of the Georgetown CALS Clinical Teaching Fellowship program as posted; related hyperlinks and external postings were removed to focus on the core job information.
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