Posting DetailsPosition Information
Position Title Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Law
Department School of Law
Posting Number F260071
Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/63528
Employer State
Faculty Appointment Term Term
Position Type UUP Faculty
Bargaining Unit 08 - UUP
Posting Detail Information
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Position Summary The
University at Buffalo School of Law invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track assistant clinical professor to direct its Family Violence and Women's Right clinic, specifically in the areas of Domestic Violence and related Family Law. Three-year contract, indefinitely renewable if appropriate progress is achieved, with potential advancement to ranks of Associate Clinical Professor and Clinical Professor in subsequent contract terms.
Position Responsibilities include:
- All aspects of teaching, supervising, and directing a Domestic Violence and Family Law Clinic, including curriculum development and maintaining an active clinical legal practice within the local community.
- Assisting with planning, drafting, applying for, and securing grants to support the clinic and clinical department.
- Managing grants and state funding, including internal oversight for deadlines, records, and reporting as well as monitoring federal, state, and local grants in accordance with applicable standards, regulations, and guidelines.
- Additional teaching obligations with an experiential focus.
- Service obligations related to the program as well as departmental and university affiliations.
Minimum Qualifications - J.D. degree and a minimum of three years legal practice experience in domestic violence and family law.
- Admitted to the practice of law in New York State or verifiable ability to gain admission by January 2027.
- Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Must be able to work some nights and weekends.
- Must be able to engage in limited travel.
Preferred Qualifications - Five years of relevant legal experience.
- Law school or similar teaching experience.
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and locations.
Physical DemandsDriving Requirements This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.
Salary Range $110,000 - $120,000 Based on Experience
Additional Salary InformationJob Type Full-Time
Campus North Campus
Posting AlertsSpecial Instructions SummaryAdditional InformationIs a background check required for this posting? No
Background Check NotificationContact Information
Contact's Name Bernadette Gargano
Contact's PronounsContact's Title Vice Dean/Director of Clinical Legal Education
Contact's Email [email protected] Contact's Phone 716- 645-2167
Posting Dates
Posted 07/21/2026
Deadline for Applicants Open Until Filled
Date to be filled 12/31/2026
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