Law Clinic Attorney

Job Overview

Job Title Law Clinic Attorney

Agency Texas A&M University

Department Texas A&M University School Of Law

Proposed Minimum Salary $7,500.00 monthly

Job Location Fort Worth, Texas

Job Type Staff

What We Want

The Clinic Attorney practices law and supervises Law Clinic students representing low-income clients in poverty law cases and co-teaches students in a classroom setting. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative teaching environment while providing thoughtful, client‑centered advocacy and communicating effectively with both students and community partners. We’re looking for someone who will demonstrate excellent communication skills, a dedication to experiential legal education, and the ability to mentor students as they navigate real‑world legal challenges.

The What You Need to Know

Salary
: $90,000 - $110,000/annually

Cover Letter/Resume
: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.

Other Requirements and Factors
:

• Please note this position is located in Fort Worth, TX.

• Must be willing to become a VA accredited attorney and must be able to pass VA background check for use of their systems.

• Supervises law students.

• Provides assistance to students at hearings.

• Advises students through different stages of a case (strategy, research, investigations, drafting, preparing for trial, conducting hearings, etc.).

• Reviews, edits, and approves letters, emails, documents and trial notebooks.

• Supervises and teaches law students while representing clients in a professional manner that upholds and enhances the reputation of the Law Clinic.

• Takes over cases when students are unavailable, including hearings. Review, provide feedback, edit, and approve all letters, emails, documents, trial notebooks, and other work products produced by students.

• Advises students in all aspects of cases (strategy, research, investigations, drafting, preparing for trial, conducting hearings, etc.).

• Helps students manage client relationships and ensures students properly document work done in physical case files and law practice management systems.

• Meets with students at least weekly to discuss case status and strategy.

Court Hearings and Community Outreaches

• Takes over cases when students are unavailable, including hearings. Review, provide feedback, edit, and approve all letters, emails, documents, trial notebooks, and other work products produced by students.

• Attends court with students and being present at all hearings where students appear.

• Assists or covers for other supervising attorney’s or Director’s clients or students when needed.

Additional Tasks

• Provides organizational and administrative support in Law Clinic operations

• Contributes data and information to compile and timely complete grant reports for Law Clinic funders.

• Collaborates with the law school’s marketing team to promote the Law Clinic to students and general public by updating social media.

• Attends CLE conferences and events, including statewide conferences for family law, national veterans’ conferences, and poverty law, as funding permits.

• Attends clinic meetings.

• Participates in the AALS New Clinicians Conference and other conferences deemed necessary or helpful to execute duties.

• Provides other administrative support, as needed

• Enters time contemporaneously and closes out cases within 10 days of file closure.

• Primarily responsible for grant caseload at all times and may work without student assistance when students are not available.

• Assures compliance with grant provisions and strictly adheres to income guidelines. Submits all cases for approval to Director prior to accepting. Submits all income verification documents to Director for approval prior to proceeding with filing or for case acceptance.

• Timely completes all mandatory trainings

• Collaborates on Grantor requirements for contributions to Texas Law Help .org

• Refers all cases to Director for approval prior to accepting case for representation

Required Education and Experience
:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

• Five years of related experience in…