School of Law, Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Director of the Child Law Clinic and of CIVITAS ChildLaw Center

Position Details

Position Details

Job Title

School of Law, Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Director of
the Child Law Clinic and of CIVITAS ChildLaw Center, Non-Tenure
Track

Position Title

School of Law, Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Director of
the ChildLaw Clinic and of CIVITAS ChildLaw Center, Non-Tenure
Track

Position Number

Job Category

University Faculty

Job Type

Full-Time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Campus

Chicago-Water Tower Campus

Location Code

SCHOOL OF LAW:CHILD LAW CNTR (02700F)

Department Name

LAW SCHOOL

Is this split and/or fully grant funded?

No

Duties and Responsibilities

Salary Range: $110,000 to $150,000

To view our benefits in detail, click
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law invites applications for a
full-time, non-tenure-track clinical faculty member and director of
the ChildLaw Clinic and of the law school’s CIVITAS ChildLaw Center
beginning August 2027.

The ChildLaw Clinic is a live-client clinic that provides direct
legal services to children in a variety of settings while training
and supervising law students in litigation practice. The Clinic’s
work primarily focuses on child protection (abuse and neglect) and
high conflict parenting disputes. Other areas of practice include
education, juvenile justice, domestic violence, and international
child abduction. In addition to directing and teaching full-time
law students in the ChildLaw Clinic, the faculty member may be
asked to teach in the hybrid in-person and online format of our
part-time weekend JD division based on the candidate’s expertise,
interests, and needs of the Law School.

Loyola Law Chicago is a transformative innovator in clinical
education with seven clinics, including a new interdisciplinary
holistic immigration hub pilot, which provide extensive legal,
research and legislative services to clients, the State of
Illinois, and the national legal landscape.

The ChildLaw Clinic is part of the Law School’s nationally and
internationally recognized Civitas ChildLaw Center,
founded in 1993. The Center stands up for children and their
families. Balancing classroom learning with a wide range of
hands-on experiential opportunities, the Center equips students
with interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills to advocate
on behalf of vulnerable children and families in both the
litigation and policy realms. The Director of the Child Law Clinic
will collaborate with all constituencies in CIVITAS and the School
of Law to help lead the CIVITAS ChildLaw Center.

Applicants must present a JD with excellent academic credentials,
must have a strong record of litigation in child law, a devotion to
training and mentoring students, and demonstrated potential for
excellence in clinical teaching, including prior experience in
teaching, training, supervising, or mentoring students in a
law-school clinic or other experiential-learning program, or
comparable professional experience working with lawyers and
students in a community clinic or law firm setting.

Loyola University Chicago School of Law is dedicated to
contributing to a deeper understanding of law, legal institutions,
and systems of oppression through a commitment to transformation,
intersectionality, anti-subordination, and anti-racism in our
teaching, research, scholarship, and public service. Both the
University and the law school will prioritize candidates who
demonstrate a commitment to this mission and to diversity, equity,
and inclusion.

The responsibilities of the position will include:

• A standard teaching load per semester, which includes

litigating and supervising students on cases in the ChildLaw
Clinic;

• Administration of the ChildLaw Clinic;
• Collaboration with ChildLaw faculty and staff to help lead the

Civitas ChildLaw Center;

• Service to the School of Law, University, and community;
• Participation in School of Law faculty governance and committee

work;

• Active involvement in mentoring and advising students

interested in the field of child law;

• Significant engagement and leadership with academic institutions

and professional organizations including local, regional, and
national meetings and symposia

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from an accredited institution;
• Demonstrated excellence in litigation and demonstrated

potential for excellence in clinical teaching, including through
prior experience in teaching, training, supervising, or mentoring
students in a law-school clinic or other experiential-learning
program, or comparable professional experience working with lawyers
and students in a community clinic or law firm setting;

• Ability to supervise and mentor law students in the competent

and ethical representation of child clients and families from
communities historically underserved by legal institutions;

• Ability to teach experiential courses that integrate legal

doctrine, professional skills, ethics, and reflective
practice;

• Strong commitment to access to justice, social justice issues,

and serving historically underserved populations;

• Strong administrative skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to professional collaborations;
• An active license to practice law in Illinois or active

membership in good standing in the bar of at least one United
States jurisdiction with the expectation that the applicant is
eligible to and will in fact obtain admission into the Illinois Bar
within three months after appointment;

• Expertise in child welfare practice and/or other areas of child

law, including juvenile justice, education, and private family law
strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated skills in leadership and vision setting

Physical Demands

None

Working Conditions

None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

• Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from an accredited institution;
• Demonstrated excellence in litigation and demonstrated

potential for excellence in clinical teaching, including through
prior experience in teaching, training, supervising, or mentoring
students in a law-school clinic or other experiential-learning
program, or comparable professional experience working with lawyers
and students in a community clinic or law firm setting;

• Ability to supervise and mentor law students in the competent

and ethical representation of child clients and families from
communities historically underserved by legal institutions;

• Ability to teach experiential courses that integrate legal

doctrine, professional skills, ethics, and reflective
practice;

• Strong commitment to access to justice, social justice issues,

and serving historically underserved populations;

• Strong administrative skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to professional collaborations;
• An active license to practice law in Illinois or active

membership in good standing in the bar of at least one United
States jurisdiction with the expectation that the applicant is
eligible to and will in fact obtain admission into the Illinois Bar
within three months after appointment;

• Expertise in child welfare practice and/or other areas of child

law, including juvenile justice, education, and private family law
strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated skills in leadership and vision setting.

Open Date

10/01/2026

Close Date

Salary Range

$110,000 to $150,000

Additional Salary Information

This salary range is for a twelve-month academic appointment. As
Director of the ChildLaw Clinic and of the Law School’s CIVITAS
ChildLaw Center, an administrative stipend will be added for a
twelve-month service basis. The salary offered to the selected
candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including,
but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the
selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training;
field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and
external market pay for comparable jobs.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Interested candidates must submit materials to:

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/35873

Applicants should include:

1) A cover letter of interest highlighting relevant experiences and
accomplishments;

2) A current Curriculum Vitae; and

3) Names and contact information of three professional
references.

All applicants should also specifically address in their cover
letter how they will contribute to the law school’s mission
statement, available at

https://www.luc.edu/law/about/mission/

For further inquiries, please contact Professor Neil Williams at
nwillia@luc.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled.

About Loyola University Chicago

Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s
largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic
excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in
sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola
leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with
the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that
serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools,
colleges, and institutes —including Business, Law,
Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three
primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome,
Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected
learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top
universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS
Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most
sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned
distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its
longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by
its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person,
Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with
purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable
world.

Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by
offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable,
comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in
detail, click
here .

Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil
rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private
institutions of higher education. Please see the
University’s Nondiscrimination Policy .

Quick Link for Posting

https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/35873

Job Number

TBD

Organizational Location

PROVOST

Posting Details

Posting Detail

Number of Vacancies

1

Desired Start Date

08/09/2027

Position End Date

Open Until Filled

Yes

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Other Document

Optional Documents

• Teaching Statement
• Research Statement
• Writing Sample
• Scholarly Publications
• Teaching Evaluations
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Multi Media
• Resume

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).