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Advocacy Fellow (Limited Term/Temporary)
University of Washington
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Advocacy Fellow (Limited Term/Temporary)

University of Washington

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Posted:
November 28, 2020
Location:
Seattle, Washington
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full Time

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

At the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all.

The University of Washington School of Law’s Trial Advocacy and Moot Court Honor Board (MCHB) programs seek a Temporary Advocacy Fellow.

This position will provide support to both programs on a wide range of administrative and project coordination duties designed to support students’ litigation experience.  This is an hourly, limited-term position expected to work an average of 15 hours per week for 9 months.

The Trial Advocacy Program supports a cohort of courses focused on the litigation process including:  Pre-Trial Advocacy, Trial Advocacy 1 and 2, Depositions, and Persuasive Oral Advocacy. The MCHB provides students with a variety of advocacy skills through brief-writing and competition opportunities. In-house competitions give students appellate and trial level litigation experience and national and international competitions give students the opportunity to compete against teams from around the world on a focused area of the law. MCHB provides training and coaching to students and national and international teams work with coaches to develop advocacy skills effectively. While MCHB members are selected through a competitive application process, all UW students may participate in any MCHB competition, earning points towards membership.

Job Duties

Trial Advocacy program operations:

•Maintain regular communication with judges and lawyers who serve as our instructors - includes scheduling information, thank you notes etc.
•Serve as interface between law school staff and instructors. This covers a broad range of issues, including scheduling, enrollment and equipment instruction.  Assist students with Add/Drop section changes.  Prompt Trial Ad 1 and 2 instructors about the weekly grading chore of assigning points to student performances in the small sections.
•Manage room changes due to conflicts created by special events and make sure students and faculty are provided timely information.
•Schedule in-house mock trials and arrange for trials with students in different sections when the numbers are not even and there are some without partners. Facilitate and manage the King County Courthouse mock trials (equipment and access to building, manage issues that arise during mock trials).
•Recruit judges to hear the mock jury trials at the King County Courthouse (KCCH) for Trial Ad 2. 
•Interface with judicial bailiffs about scheduling issues surrounding the mock trials.
•Schedule and coordinate the Hugh Miracle Competition and the Coughenour Competition.

Moot Court program operations:

•Manage In-House Competitions which includes working with Moot Court Honor Board, faculty advisor, and administration to make sure the competitions run smoothly; trainings for the judges about their role in scoring and feedback, management of the competition itself, and communications with volunteer attorney judges; be available and onsite for all in house competitions to trouble shoot problems; field and help process any student complaints; provide thank you process for judges.
•Coordinate national team practices.  Assist with preparing students and recruiting outside lawyers to help serve as mock judges.
•Ensure students receive appropriate student credit hours by interfacing with Academic Services.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•Juris Doctor
•Trial advocacy experience.
•Ability to work with or to learn a variety of software programs including Microsoft Word, Excel.

DESIRED:

•A strong educational or experiential background.
•A demonstrated history of working with diverse clientele.


Application Process:

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process.  These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others.  Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

The University of Washington is following physical distancing directives from state and local governments as part of the collective effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.  Click here for updates

“Onsite work” in the interim will vary for units and for specific positions and will be discussed with candidates during the interview process.

Internal Number: 185007
About University of Washington
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest public institutions in the west coast and one of the preeminent research universities in the world. The University of Washington is a multi-campus university comprised of three different campuses: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. The Seattle campus is made up of sixteen schools and colleges that serve students ranging from an undergraduate level to a doctoral level. The university is home to world-class libraries, arts, music, drama, and sports, as well as the highest quality medical care in Washington State and a world-class academic medical center. The teaching and research of the University’s many professional schools provide undergraduate and graduate students the education necessary toward achieving an excellence that will serve the state, the region, and the nation. As part of a large and diverse community, the University of Washington serves more students than any other institution in the Northwest.
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