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We are seeking versatile, energetic and dedicated candidates to join the SLJ staff in developing and implementing an academically rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum for our ninth and tenth graders. As a theme-based school, SLJ seeks to infuse aspects of law and justice into the curriculum whenever possible.

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Job Posting!

SLJ Seeks Passionate Teachers!


The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (SLJ) is looking for committed and passionate teachers of all subjects. Candidates will also act as an advisor to eighteen students.


Work with a team of exceptional educators to grow a small law-themed school that opened in September 2004 to national recognition. SLJ features shared leadership, common planning time for teachers, small classes, personalized relationships through our Advisory program, and internships for students.


How to Apply


Please send a resume and cover letter to: sljrecruitment@sljhs.org and be sure to write the subject you teach in the email's subject line.


Qualifications

  • Teaching Certification A MUST.
  • Understanding of and enthusiasm for the school's mission.
  • Ability to integrate the law into the curriculum.
  • Strong work ethic and a willingness to assume a variety of roles.
  • Experience with teaching in cooperative learning environments.
  • Clear conception of the integrated curriculum approach, backward design, and project-based learning.
  • Ability and desire to teach in a heterogeneous classroom and to appropriately modify instructional approaches.
  • Organizational skills that facilitate exceptional planning and preparation.
  • Desire to integrate outside community into the classroom.

"We are so lucky to have a high school like this. To have teachers who won't stop teaching until we get it...I'm no longer on my own, I have teachers to guide me every step of the way."

—Roanda Vatel, Class of 2008


Internships 

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The Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (SLJ) is looking for committed and passionate interns interested in working with a team of exceptional educators to grow a small law-themed school that opened in September 2004 to national recognition. SLJ features shared leadership, common planning time for teachers, small classes, personalized relationships through our Advisory program, and internships for all students.

Interns will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects throughout the summer. Interns who join us to help us start our third year will:

  • Tutor students in all academic subject areas
  • Be involved in planning our college guidance program
  • Work with students to prepare applications for enrichment programs and activities
  • Run or assist with an after-school club as part of the After School Learning Academy program
  • Work closely with a teacher to plan and implement curriculum
  • Co-chaperone field trips with students
  • Write grants and grant reports

Part-time opportunities with flexible hours are available. Work-study and non-work study eligible students are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to sljrecruitment@sljhs.org

"What more could we ask for in this country than to have kids at wery one of our schools as pleased and excited as those we met at the Urban Assembly School for Law & Justice."

—William H. Gates, Chairman, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation


Why Work at SLJ? 

Job Postings  |  Internships  |  Why Work at SLJ?

Work with a passionate team of educators to grow a small, law-themed high school that opened in Brooklyn in September of 2004 to national recognition! We are looking for NYS Certified Teachers of all subjects.

About SLJ

SLJ is a public college-preparatory school that opened in 2004 with a focus on issues of law and justice. As part of a challenging and exciting four-year sequence, students learn about and experiment with law in their own school, law in their city, state and country, and law around the world and throughout history. The school is comprised of 100 students per grade, most of whom are low-income students of color. SLJ is providing these historically underserved students with the high quality, rigorous education they deserve, so that when – not if – they move on to college, our students will soar.

"[The school] benefits from strong leaders with a clear educational vision, a hand-picked faculty, and community partners that...[contribute] time and resources."

—InsideSchools.org