Clinical Teaching Fellow - Domestic Violence Clinic

Clinical Teaching Fellow - Domestic Violence Clinic . Georgetown University: Law Center . Georgetown Law Clinics . Georgetown University Law Center Domestic Violence Clinic 2027-29 Graduate Teaching Fellowship Fellowship Description The Georgetown Domestic Violence Clinic (DVC) hires one clinical teaching fellow/supervising attorney each year for a two-year fellowship position.

DVC fellows receive intensive, supportive mentorship as they develop skills in litigation, teaching, and legal scholarship; the program is a strong pathway to a permanent position in law teaching (clinical or doctrinal), as well as a deep dive into public interest practice. DVC fellows develop skills as clinical teachers, supervising law students as they represent survivors of domestic abuse in civil protection order cases in D.C. Superior Court. As supervisors, fellows teach students to develop a range of skills—from building a strong and empathic attorney-client relationship; to acquiring litigation practice skills; to exploring legal ethics; to becoming creative problem-solvers, trauma-informed lawyers, and excellent storytellers.

They help students critically examine the psychological dynamics of intimate partner violence, the harms inflicted by our society’s systemic and institutional responses to this social problem, and alternative solutions beyond the legal system. DVC fellows also learn to be excellent classroom teachers, designing seminar classes on a range of topics, including child custody, professional ethics, and the individual and social dynamics of intimate partner violence. Faculty provide close support as fellows focus on how to navigate student learning challenges, develop their own teaching “voice,” and facilitate interesting, challenging, and thought-provoking conversations and classroom exercises. Additionally, DVC fellows receive extensive training and mentorship as they continue to improve their own lawyering and litigation skills.

Fellows provide direct representation to a small number of clients experiencing family abuse, primarily outside of the academic semester. Fellows are offered extensive opportunities to engage in legal scholarship. DVC faculty and other Georgetown Law faculty provide a wide range of support to fellows interested in researching, writing, and publication. First-year DVC fellows join the full community of Georgetown’s clinical teaching fellows in a course on clinical pedagogy collaboratively taught the Georgetown clinical faculty.

Preference will be given to applicants who have a background or demonstrated interest in domestic or sexual violence, family law, and/or poverty law, and to applicants who have trial experience. Applicants must be admitted to a Bar at the time they submit their application. A fellow offered the DVC fellowship position who is not a member of the D.C. Bar must apply for admission by waiver immediately following acceptance.

The full-time fellowship runs from early July 2027 through June 2029. The first-year salary is $75,000; the second-year salary is $80,000. Upon completing the fellowship, Georgetown awards fellows an LL.M. in Advocacy. During the first year, DVC fellows are also Women’s Law & Public Policy Fellows , participating in a broader, Georgetown-based program where a small group of attorneys, placed at a variety of organizations across DC, come together in a shared commitment to advance women’s rights.

This fellows program provides opportunities for fellows to develop a broad set of advocacy skills through seminars, trainings, networking events, and other activities. . Background or demonstrated interest in domestic or sexual violence, family and/or poverty law Demonstrated interest and/or experience in litigation Applicants must be admitted to a Bar at the time of their application. . Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Please submit the following materials through the Interfolio portal by Monday, February 1, 2027 : Current resume Two letters of recommendation (may be submitted through Interfolio or emailed directly to [email protected] ) Law school transcript Answers to the following questions, not to exceed five double-spaced pages.

Describe why you are interested in an intensive clinical teacher-training program, any litigation, policy, scholarly, or advocacy experience you have had, and what motivates you to work in the field of domestic violence. We focus on each individual applicant and consider the varied experiences and abilities that contribute to their potential as a lawyer, teacher, and clinical supervisor. If you would like to share any additional personal perspectives, reflections, or experiences—whether positive, challenging, a combination of both, or something else entirely—that are not already covered in the other application essay and have contributed to who you are as a person, as a lawyer, or as a clinical teacher or supervisor, we invite you to do so. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] .