Arbitration & Mediation

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: DIRECTOR OF TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION CLINIC ON LONG ISLAND

By Victoria Pynchon

This job announcement just in from Hofstra University School of Law --

January 15, 2008
From Robert A. Baruch Bush, Professor, Hofstra University School of Law

Transformative Mediation Colleagues:

I'm writing to inform you of a great opportunity to work as the director of a Transformative Mediation Clinic at Hofstra Law School, in New York, where I teach. This is a new and important step, for Hofstra and for our work on transformative mediation, since I am unaware of any school that runs a mediation clinic using the transformative model. This will be a first -- at Hofstra, and in the law school world.

The clinic will be focused on an important conflict arena in which the transformative model will offer real value to clients -- parent-child conflicts in so-called "PINS" cases, which would otherwise be handled by the family courts. A solid source for the clinic's cases will probably be well established by the time the new Director is hired, through a county-wide social services agency that handles PINS cases referred from family court.

The position of Director for this clinic has just been posted in various academic job sites, but I am eager to share the info with you, and I strongly hope that some of you will be interested in applying. The most important qualifications for the position are experience with: transformative mediation practice, PINS cases or other family conflicts, classroom teaching/training, and mediator supervision. I should note that there is also a requirement that the Director be a lawyer -- a condition for any clinical faculty member at Hofstra Law. The exact language of the official ad for this position is pasted below. Note that this will be a regular faculty position, with full benefits.

I sincerely hope some of you will apply for this position, which offers a unique opportunity for practicing and teaching tranformative mediation, in a clinical academic context with supportive colleagues -- including yours truly. If you personally are not able to pursue the position, PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO OTHERS who might be interested. I will be very appreciative if you can spread the word of this opportunity far and wide!

If you have any questions about this, don't hesitate to get in touch with me by reply email. And please note the deadline for applications is January 28. I hope to see some of your names in the pool of candidates.

All the best, and here's the official posting:

"Clinical Professor of Law:
Hofstra University School of Law is seeking a Clinical Professor of Law to direct a Transformative Mediation Clinic Concentrating on PINS cases or another subject matter. Applicants must be licensed to practice in New York or be eligible for admission on motion to the New York Bar. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send resume by January 28, 2008 to:

Professor Roy Simon
c/o Sharron Papaccio
Hofstra University School of Law
121 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
roy.simon@hofstra.edu

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community."

Send any inquiries to Professor Bush (Robert.A.Bush@hofstra.edu)
or to Professor Simon, as requested above.

Full post as published by Settle It Now Negotiation Blog on January 15, 2008 (boomark / email).