UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW

CLINICAL DIRECTOR, RESNICK PROGRAM FOR FOOD LAW AND POLICY

START DATE: JULY 1, 2016
ABOUT THE RESNICK PROGRAM
The Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy (Resnick Program) is dedicated to studying and
advancing solutions for improving the modern food system. Covering a wide range of local, national, and
global food law and policy topics and issues, the program seeks solutions in support of a food system that
embodies the values of transparency, accountability, and equity and that yields improved health and
sustainability outcomes for all.
Leveraging our location in Los Angeles an unrivaled global capital of diverse food cultures and
consumers, in a state that grows more food than anywhere else in the world the Program examines the ways
in which the modern food system shapes consumers physical, economic, social and environmental health.
More information about the program is available at our website: www.law.ucla.edu/Resnick.
ABOUT THE FOOD LAW AND POLICY CLINIC
The Resnick Program plans to launch a Food Law and Policy Clinic during the 2016-2017 academic
year. The Food Law and Policy Clinic will be aimed at both student development and creating on the ground
impacts. The clinics programmatic mission will be to facilitate sufficient access to socially, economically, and
environmentally sustainable food and to improve food environments particularly for low income populations
and marginalized communities. To achieve this goal, the program will provide assistance to groups who: 1)
seek to expand healthy food access and improve food environments, and 2) are engaged in work that supports
transition to sustainable food production and equitable distribution. The Clinic will train approximately eight
to16 students per year (depending on whether the clinic runs one or two semesters) and focus on developing
student skills, creative problem solving, professional responsibility, and an understanding of local government
law and food law and policy issues.
CLINICAL DIRECTOR, RESNICK PROGRAM FOR FOOD LAW AND POLICY
The position of Clinical Director for the Resnick Program requires a talented and enthusiastic individual
with significant legal practice experience to contribute to the development of the clinical and experiential
learning programs for the Resnick Program and the School of Law. The Clinical Director will be primarily
expected to teach, develop, and manage a Food Law and Policy Clinic. In addition, the Clinical Director will
work with faculty and administrators to develop and implement other food law and policy related experiential
opportunities for students. The Clinical Director may also be asked to assist with other parts of the experiential
curriculum, including teaching in the first-year Introduction to the Client Relationship course and supervising
students in externships, field placements, and other pro bono activities, as needed. The Clinical Director will
manage clinic development for the Resnick Program, including client outreach and project fundraising. As
needed, the Clinical Director will act as a case manager for clinical program, serving as the attorney of record,
and managing selected matters, including at times when the law school is not in session.
The Clinical Director will have responsibility for working with administrators and faculty to develop
and manage a variety of experiential and public interest projects that ensure students receive high-quality
educational experiences. In particular, the Clinical Director will be responsible for developing the curriculum
for and teaching the Food Law and Policy Clinic, including a weekly clinic seminar. The seminar will provide
students basic skills and information necessary for successful participation in clinic projects (including
interviewing skills, navigating professional responsibility issues, fact-finding, and issue identification); provide
students with an overview of the local food law and policy field, and provide students an opportunity to develop

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presentation and public speaking skills. The Clinical Director will also supervise students in their execution of
client projects, assign students to projects, oversee the progress of their work, and provide regular feedback.
Student skill development is a central goal of the clinic, and it will be the Clinical Directors responsibility to
ensure skill development without compromising client services. The Clinical Director will have the primary
responsibility, with assistance from the Resnick Program, for client development and project selection for the
Food Law and Policy Clinic.
The Clinical Director will also assist with development and management of a network of pro bono
attorneys who will provide services to food-related small businesses and non-profits with business and
transactional needs that fall outside the scope of the clinics activities. The network will operate independently
of the clinic, but, in collaboration with UCLA Laws other experiential programs, the Clinical Director will
assist with attorney recruitment, community outreach, and client intake and referrals. The Clinical Director will
work under the general direction of Executive Director of the Resnick Program, and will report to both the
Executive Director of the Resnick Program and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Experiential
Learning, and Public Service.

Required Qualifications
Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
Bar admission (if candidate is admitted in a state other than California, must be willing to sit for the
California bar exam at the first possible sitting after being hired).
Excellent analytical and writing skills and demonstrated success in advocacy and client management.
A demonstrated record of excellence in project management, including project development,
implementation, and development of administrative procedures such as recordkeeping and reporting.
A demonstrated record of excellence with supervision of employees (or students in a teaching context),
particularly with delegation of work, oversight of work quality, and provision of feedback.
An existing network of contacts to facilitate client development or a demonstrated record of ability to
develop such a network.
A strong interest in food law and policy and a commitment to the Resnick Program mission and the
clinic mission.
Recommended Qualifications
4+ years experience with policy advocacy in food policy, public health, community development,
and/or environmental policy.
An interest in legal scholarship and a record of publication of scholarly work.
Fundraising experience.
2+ years teaching experience.
The salary and level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a fulltime, academic, non-tenure track position. This appointment is subject to the rules and regulations of the
Regents of the University of California, which are mostly embodied in The UCLA CALL and the University of
California Academic Personnel Manual. (See https://www.apo.ucla.edu/policies/the-call; and
http://www.ucop.edu/acadpersonnel/apm/welcome.html.) UCLA School of Law seeks candidates committed to
the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to a campus climate that supports equality
and diversity.
Application Instructions and Deadline
Please apply online by submitting a cover letter, CV, statement of research interest, statement of teaching
philosophy, a writing sample, and a list of three references to https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF02172. To
ensure full consideration, applications should be received by Wednesday, May 19, 2016, but will be considered

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thereafter until the position is filled. Start date will be July 1, 2016. Relocation to the Los Angeles area is
required.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California
nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

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