Visiting Clinical Instructor and Clinical Teaching Fellow

Position Summary:      

The Cardozo School of Law’s Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic is interested in hiring an attorney as a Clinical Teaching Fellow to begin on June 1, 2026.

The Immigration Justice Clinic at Cardozo is an in-house year-long intensive live client clinic in which students represent immigrants in a variety of matters. Individual cases most frequently involve deportation/removal proceedings in the immigration and federal courts. Substantively, the clinics’ docket focuses primarily on immigrants facing deportation because of encounters with the criminal legal system and, more generally, on immigration enforcement issues. In addition, students and fellows have the opportunity to represent immigrant community-based and national advocacy organizations engaged in impact projects on cutting-edge immigration issues. Impact litigation and legislative advocacy are mainstays of the clinic’s docket. You can learn more about the clinic under the “Learn About Our Work” link at http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/immigrationjusticeclinic.

Position Responsibilities:

The Fellow’s core responsibilities would include a combination of the following:

• Work on deportation defense or related cases in the immigration, federal, and state courts
• Work on impact litigation and advocacy projects with immigrant community-based and national advocacy organizations
• Supervision of clinic students on litigation and advocacy projects
• Assistance in teaching and administering the clinic seminar
• Primary responsibility for the clinic docket during the summer session

In addition, the Fellow would have significant autonomy to construct their own docket of relevant work in accordance with their interests and would have the opportunity to take part in the academic life of the law school.

This position is ideal for candidates interested in the substantive areas of immigration or criminal law, candidates interested in transitioning from direct service to impact work, candidates seeking supervisory experience, and/or candidates interested in careers in clinical teaching.

Past fellows have gone on to positions as clinical professors, executive directors of non-profits, managing attorneys of direct service immigration practices, and leadership positions in government, including a former fellow who was recently appointed to the Board of Immigration Appeals. 

Experience & Educational Background:

• J.D required
• Past fellows have generally had 3-5 years of practice experience prior to coming to the clinic and have
• Generally worked with the clinic for 2-3 years

Salary Range:

$80,000 - $80,000

About Us:       

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media, and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice.  Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas, including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff, and students. 

A division of Yeshiva University, Cardozo Law School offers an excellent compensation package and a broad range of employee benefit plans. The law school is a secular institution within a religious university and welcomes people of all religions, ethnic backgrounds, races, and sexual identities. 

Equal Employment Opportunity:           

Yeshiva University is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities to all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, age, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.