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Job opportunity
Social Worker
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL; Laird Bell Law Quadrangle
Source: University of Chicago careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $85,000 — $95,000 USD per year
- Employment
- full time
Employer job description
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Department
Law: Clinic - Staff
About the Department
The University of Chicago Law School occupies a unique niche among this country's premier law schools. Located on a residential campus in one of America's great cities, UChicago Law offers a rigorous and interdisciplinary professional education that blends the study of law with the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students, faculty, and staff form a small, tightly knit community devoted to the life of the mind.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Clinical and Experiential Learning, the Social Worker works with clients of the Law School’s Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic who are facing criminal charges, navigating the immigration system, or involved in other litigation. Mandel Clinic clients often face challenges such as housing instability, job instability or unemployment, substance abuse or mental health problems, and familial or educational issues.