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Clinical Teaching Fellow - Civil Rights Clinic
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Clinical Teaching Fellow - Civil Rights Clinic
Description
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER. The Civil Rights Clinic invites applications for a two-year graduate fellow/staff attorney position to start in the summer of 2026.
Location Georgetown Law Clinics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Open Date Nov 20, 2025
Professor Aderson Francois is the director of the Civil Rights Clinic and Voting Rights Institute (CRC). Professor Francois joined the faculty in 2016. Prior to joining the Georgetown faculty, Professor Francois directed the Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law, where he also taught Constitutional Law, Federal Civil Rights, and Supreme Court Jurisprudence.
CRC operates as a public interest law firm, representing individual clients and other public interest organizations, primarily in the areas of discrimination and constitutional rights, workplace fairness, and open government. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the section expanded its work into the area of voting rights. Students interview clients, develop case theories, draft and file complaints in state and federal courts, conduct discovery, engage in motions practice, and prepare appeals. Students also file FOIA requests and analyze responsive documents, and work in coalition with other public interest organizations to develop impact cases.
Recent Projects
Litigating multiple Eighth Amendment claims against state and federal officials, and private medical providers on behalf of incarcerated persons;
Litigating an employment discrimination claim against a federal agency on behalf of an employee using a novel theory of intersectionality on the basis of race, gender, and age;
Litigating First Amendment retaliation claims against municipal agencies on behalf of Black Lives Matter protestors;
Litigating employment discrimination action involving pay disparity on behalf of a woman faculty member at a state higher education institution;
Litigating false arrest, wrongful death, and Fourth Amendment violation claims against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department;
Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her the lactation breaks she was entitled to under state and federal law;
Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her disability and pregnancy accommodations, discriminated against her on account of her national origin, and illegally assessed fees against her in connection with her resignation;
Filing amicus briefs in multiple appellate cases before the United States Supreme Court, and the DC Circuit;
Filing FOIA requests and using the responsive documents to prepare reports exposing government misconduct;
Drafting national report on the use of criminal fines and fees to suppress voting rights;
Preparing and arguing multiple appeals in federal court, in the DC Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit.
Responsibilities Fellows supervise students day‑to‑day and work closely with them to improve legal writing and lawyering skills. In the civil rights section, the fellow has principal responsibility for about half of the docket and supervises all facets of litigation. Much of the fellow’s time is spent guiding students in legal and factual research, reviewing drafts, making suggestions for improvement, and preparing them for oral presentations. Fellows also handle depositions, evidentiary hearings, brief cases before federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. They play a key role in case development, planning CRC activities, participating in case rounds, and teaching seminars on litigation practice and substantive law.
Past fellows have emphasized that the CRC experience is unique in several respects, including exposure to cutting‑edge litigation, substantial decision‑making responsibility, a broad understanding of the litigation process, and collaboration with public‑interest organizations.
Fellows must be members of the District of Columbia Bar or take immediate steps to apply for membership after taking the position.
Benefits The annual salary is $70,000 for the first year of the fellowship and $75,000 for the second year. Fellows receive health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees in the L.L.M. program. Fellows also have unlimited free access to a state‑of‑the‑art, on‑site fitness center. As full‑time students, they qualify for deferment of student loans. Fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.
Qualifications
A commitment to public‑interest law
Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills
Interest in clinical legal education
JD degree
Application Instructions Required Application Materials
A brief statement explaining the applicant’s interest in the position
A résumé
An unofficial law school transcript
A list of references, including contact information
A recent legal writing sample of any length that represents the applicant’s most challenging legal work. The sample should not be an excerpt or a collaborative work significantly edited by someone else.
Interested persons should apply by submitting their applications electronically via the Interfolio portal. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. Although we will not pay candidates’ travel expenses, we will try to arrange interviews at a convenient time for the candidate.
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/178055.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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, matriculation, national origin, race, religion, personal appearance, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Location Georgetown Law Clinics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Open Date Nov 20, 2025
Professor Aderson Francois is the director of the Civil Rights Clinic and Voting Rights Institute (CRC). Professor Francois joined the faculty in 2016. Prior to joining the Georgetown faculty, Professor Francois directed the Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law, where he also taught Constitutional Law, Federal Civil Rights, and Supreme Court Jurisprudence.
CRC operates as a public interest law firm, representing individual clients and other public interest organizations, primarily in the areas of discrimination and constitutional rights, workplace fairness, and open government. Beginning in the fall of 2016, the section expanded its work into the area of voting rights. Students interview clients, develop case theories, draft and file complaints in state and federal courts, conduct discovery, engage in motions practice, and prepare appeals. Students also file FOIA requests and analyze responsive documents, and work in coalition with other public interest organizations to develop impact cases.
Recent Projects
Litigating multiple Eighth Amendment claims against state and federal officials, and private medical providers on behalf of incarcerated persons;
Litigating an employment discrimination claim against a federal agency on behalf of an employee using a novel theory of intersectionality on the basis of race, gender, and age;
Litigating First Amendment retaliation claims against municipal agencies on behalf of Black Lives Matter protestors;
Litigating employment discrimination action involving pay disparity on behalf of a woman faculty member at a state higher education institution;
Litigating false arrest, wrongful death, and Fourth Amendment violation claims against the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department;
Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her the lactation breaks she was entitled to under state and federal law;
Litigating on behalf of an individual whose employer improperly denied her disability and pregnancy accommodations, discriminated against her on account of her national origin, and illegally assessed fees against her in connection with her resignation;
Filing amicus briefs in multiple appellate cases before the United States Supreme Court, and the DC Circuit;
Filing FOIA requests and using the responsive documents to prepare reports exposing government misconduct;
Drafting national report on the use of criminal fines and fees to suppress voting rights;
Preparing and arguing multiple appeals in federal court, in the DC Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, and the Fifth Circuit.
Responsibilities Fellows supervise students day‑to‑day and work closely with them to improve legal writing and lawyering skills. In the civil rights section, the fellow has principal responsibility for about half of the docket and supervises all facets of litigation. Much of the fellow’s time is spent guiding students in legal and factual research, reviewing drafts, making suggestions for improvement, and preparing them for oral presentations. Fellows also handle depositions, evidentiary hearings, brief cases before federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. They play a key role in case development, planning CRC activities, participating in case rounds, and teaching seminars on litigation practice and substantive law.
Past fellows have emphasized that the CRC experience is unique in several respects, including exposure to cutting‑edge litigation, substantial decision‑making responsibility, a broad understanding of the litigation process, and collaboration with public‑interest organizations.
Fellows must be members of the District of Columbia Bar or take immediate steps to apply for membership after taking the position.
Benefits The annual salary is $70,000 for the first year of the fellowship and $75,000 for the second year. Fellows receive health and dental benefits, and all tuition and fees in the L.L.M. program. Fellows also have unlimited free access to a state‑of‑the‑art, on‑site fitness center. As full‑time students, they qualify for deferment of student loans. Fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.
Qualifications
A commitment to public‑interest law
Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills
Interest in clinical legal education
JD degree
Application Instructions Required Application Materials
A brief statement explaining the applicant’s interest in the position
A résumé
An unofficial law school transcript
A list of references, including contact information
A recent legal writing sample of any length that represents the applicant’s most challenging legal work. The sample should not be an excerpt or a collaborative work significantly edited by someone else.
Interested persons should apply by submitting their applications electronically via the Interfolio portal. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and the position will remain open until filled. Although we will not pay candidates’ travel expenses, we will try to arrange interviews at a convenient time for the candidate.
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/178055.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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, matriculation, national origin, race, religion, personal appearance, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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