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If you are interested in working with Buffalo middle school students, please consider applying. The full job description is below and all application materials should be submitted directly to law-clinic@buffalo.edu with the subject line, "Diversity Pipeline Instructor Application."


Diversity Pipeline Instructor

Legal Outreach is seeking dynamic and motivated law students from the University at Buffalo School of Law to teach interactive and fun law lessons to 8th graders in middle schools across the city. Law students, as Diversity Pipeline Instructors, will be paid to teach a lesson based on The Queen vs. Dudley & Stephens to one or more classes. Instructors will turn the classroom into a courtroom, present the students with the fact pattern, and lead the students through a discussion where they have to determine if the surviving men should be convicted of murder. The lesson is designed to inspire students to think about legal careers and motivate them to pursue excellence at high school and beyond.

Instructors receive $25 per hour for training, travel, presentations, and follow-up work. Instructors must attend a four-hour training and be able to commit up to 20 hours during the semester based on scheduling with participating middle schools. The role requires energy and enthusiasm in front of a classroom and willingness to stimulate debate.

Title: Diversity Pipeline Instructors
Start date: February, 2019
Hours: Mandatory 4 hours of training; thereafter, 20-25 hours of teaching (or more if schedule allows) spread out between February 1 –
April 18. Actual instructional times will depend on the schedule of the law student and middle school teachers.
Wage: $25 per hour
Location: University at Buffalo School of Law / Middle Schools in and around Buffalo

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

Coordinating with the Diversity Pipeline Instructors will:
● Liaise with local middle schools to arrange presentations;
● Lead interactive, dynamic law lessons at local middle schools;
● Communicate with students and families about benefits of a legal career and provide information about the LSAC Discover Law program and website.

Requirements:
● Candidates must be studying for a JD or LLM at [law school].
● Candidate must be passionate about advancing educational opportunities for underserved and traditionally underrepresented communities.

How to Apply:
Cover letter and resume to law-clinic@buffalo.edu.

Legal Outreach Organization Profile:
For over 35 years, Legal Outreach has used law-based programs to change the educational trajectory of students from underserved communities in New York City. Through the implementation of a series of intensive legal and educational programs, Legal Outreach provides high school students from underserved communities with the vision, skills, and support they need to matriculate at selective colleges and competitive law schools. See www.legaloutreach.org for more information.