Job opportunity: Albert M. Sacks Clinical Teaching & Advocacy Fellow

The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program is now hiring an Albert M. Sacks Clinical Teaching & Advocacy Fellow for the 2021 – 2022 academic year.

The fellowship will provide an opportunity for an attorney to work at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. The Fellow’s responsibilities will include supervision of clinical students and development of teaching and training materials for courses on Crimmigration, Immigration and Refugee Advocacy, Strategic Litigation, Immigration Policy and Social Change, Child Asylum, and other potential immigration-related courses. The Fellow will also engage in direct representation of individuals seeking immigration relief, defense against deportation, and release from immigration detention, as well as district court and appellate litigation and policy advocacy.

This is a term appointment that begins the summer of 2021 and is expected to extend to June 30, 2022, with the possibility of renewal for one year until June 30, 2023 contingent on resources and need.

You can find more information about the fellowship here.

To apply, please email the following to hirc@law.harvard.edu:

  • Current resume or CV
  • A statement of interest (approx. 750 words) that addresses your potential for clinical teaching and advocacy, your relevant prior experience, and any other information you believe will help the hiring committee evaluate your candidacy
  • At least three references (please include email and phone contact information)

The deadline to apply is February 15, 2021.