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Adjunct Lecturer in Law - Housing Law and Policy Clinic I

University of Southern California
United States, California, Los Angeles
3720 Flower Street (Show on map)
Aug 15, 2025
Adjunct Lecturer in Law - Housing Law and Policy Clinic I
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Gould School of Law
Faculty
Los Angeles, California

Law 856 Housing Law and Policy Clinic I & II

USC Gould School of Law is seeking a part-time lecturer to support the Clinical Director for the Housing Law and Policy Clinic. In this five-unit clinicalcourse, students developvaluable lawyering skills while improving lives and impacting communities through their work. The clinic's legal work will involve representing indigent tenants and working alongside community-based housing organizations on matters spanning representation, strategic litigation, and policy.

This position would involve supporting the Clinic Director with administrative duties, mentoring students working with low-income tenants, and coordinating with local community-based organizations and City Council partners. Candidates for this position must have a minimum of two years of direct services experience with indigent tenants in Los Angeles, familiarity with South LA area and tenant issues/tenant rights groups in the area, experience drafting demand letters with relevant housing laws and policies on behalf of indigent tenants, extensive knowledge of local Los Angeles laws that directly impact tenants in the City of LA including but not limited to RSO in LA and LA County, Universal Just Cause, AB 1482, habitability law, harassment law including TAHO. Candidates for this position must have a BA/BS in legal studies/law,a Master'sin law, or a JD.Candidates who are bilingual and speak Spanish are preferred.

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USC reserves the "Adjunct" appointment for faculty teaching less than full-time at USC, who are employed full-time in a primary profession or career elsewhere. Adjunct faculty typically teach only one course per year but, in exceptional cases, may teach one course per semester, if approved by the dean.

To ensure compliance with federal, state or local regulatory requirements as well as university policy and procedures, Adjunct Lecturers are required to complete specific training requirements as a condition of employment. Adjuncts Lecturers must complete mandated training by a required deadline. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination, in accordance with the Faculty Handbook. Trainings that are required for all faculty and staff include USC's Harassment Prevention Training at the time of hire and every two years thereafter, USC's Integrity and Accountability Code Training at the time of hire, Information Security training annually, and Workplace Violence Prevention Plan training annually. A variety of other trainings may be required based on specific job responsibilities.

https://policy.usc.edu/training-requirements-and-opportunities/

https://employees.usc.edu/learn-grow/learning-and-professional-development/required-training/

The base salary range for this position is $2,376 - $10,250 per semester. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the number of units per course, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

The Gould School of Law (Gould) considers candidates that demonstrate, through ideas, words and actions, a strong commitment to USC's Unifying Values (link). Gould holds a unique position in society, and within the university, as every aspect of these principles are influenced by and can be protected through legal rules and institutions. At Gould, we are proudly committed to maintaining a community in which each person respects the rights of others to live, work, and learn in peace and dignity, to be proud of who and what they are, and to have equal opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals and members of society.



REQ20164844 Posted Date: 08/14/2025
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