Clinical Instructor (Supervising Attorney, Recording Artists Project)

Job Description

The Transactional Law Clinics (“TLC”) is a curriculum-based, transactional practice law office and clinical education program of Harvard Law School. TLC provides community-oriented legal representation to transactional clients, including entrepreneurs, small businesses, social enterprises, non-profit organizations, community groups, and individuals and companies in the entertainment industry and creative fields. TLC also includes two student-led initiatives, called Student Practice Organizations (“SPOs”), that operate under TLC – the Recording Artists Project (“RAP”) and Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (“HLEP”). RAP provides pro bono legal services to musicians and other entertainment clients over a project cycle of 8 to 10 weeks in both the Fall and Spring academic semesters. It is also part of a creative partnership that involves local undergraduate students in music business and similar areas of study. HLEP provides pro bono legal research and analysis to entrepreneurs in the Harvard and MIT community in partnership with outside counsel, also over an 8 to 10 week cycle. Both SPOs often host symposia and other events related to their practice areas. The Clinical Instructor (“CI”) will be responsible for working with the Director to oversee one or both of the SPOs as their supervising attorney. The CI may also be responsible for supervising clinical students in TLC depending on student enrollment and caseloads across TLC and the SPOs.

As a Clinical Instructor you will:

• Teach, mentor, supervise, and support the practice work of law school students (and at times undergraduate students for RAP) in representing clients of the SPOs, including through providing trainings, reviewing legal documents, holding office hours, and attending client meetings;
• Assist SPO students with fundraising efforts, event planning, and budget oversight;
• Attend SPO events and functions, such as HLEP’s pitch competition and RAP’s provision of legal office hours at music conferences;
• Complete any SPO client matters that are not able to be completed during the normal project cycle;
• Assist with TLC clients during the summer months when the SPOs are not operating, including serving as the lead attorney on such client cases;
• Assist in the marketing and community outreach efforts of TLC and the SPOs by supporting the clinic’s endeavors to develop and nurture relationships with various client communities, organizations, and client populations;
• Participate in office-wide projects such as administration, including intakes and client development, and in the clinic’s program as a laboratory for innovation in practice and clinical legal education; and
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-5b5mp7-216-73-216-67-42 in your application.