ADJUNCT FACULTY PROFESSOR – Immigration Law Clinic

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law is looking for an adjunct professor to co-teach the Immigration Law Clinic with Prof. Sheila Velez-Martinez in both the spring and fall semesters. 

IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC – Spring 2023 and Fall 2023

In the Immigration Clinic, students represent immigrants requesting asylum, facing removal from the United States, and seeking special protection under the Violence Against Women Act. In representing clients under the supervision of the clinical professor, students perform all aspects of case preparation including interviewing clients, writing pleadings, appearing in Immigration Court, appearing before administrative agencies, and managing post-relief issues. Clinic students also assist their clients in overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers that could impede their clients’ success in the U.S. legal system. Clients may include refugees, immigrant women, and children survivors of domestic violence applying to change their status, persons with criminal convictions who seek relief from removal from the United States, and other immigrant populations.  Students are also expected to collaborate with community-based organizations that serve the foreign-born population in the city.

Salary:  $3,000 per term

Requirements:  J.D. and at least five years’ experience as an immigration attorney and at least three years’ experience in immigration law or immigration legal clinic teaching at an ABA-accredited law school

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