Human rights lawyer Amal . Clooney will join Columbia Law School as a visiting faculty . member this spring , the New York-based university said on . Friday . She will be a senior fellow with the Law School 's Human Rights Institute . Clooney , who is based in London , said in a statement . that it was 'an honor ' to teach at the Ivy League institution . ' I look forward to getting to know the next generation of . human rights advocates studying here , ' she said . Scroll down for video . Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will join Columbia Law School in New York as a visiting faculty member and senior fellow this spring . Clooney , who is usually based in London , said in a statement that it was 'an honor ' to teach at the Ivy League institution ( pictured ) Clooney will . deliver lectures on human rights law during the current spring . semester . Husband , George , will also be in New York this spring filming his next movie , Jodie Foster-directed 'Money Monster ' with co-star Julia Roberts at locations around Wall Street . Lebanese-born Amal Clooney , 37 , may have shot into the public eye . as the partner of George Clooney , 53 , whom she married in a lavish . Italian ceremony last year , but she has forged a notable career . as an international human rights lawyer . Among her previous roles she served as an adviser to Kofi Annan in his . role as a United Nations special adviser for Syria . Clooney also . represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in his extradition . proceedings . Lebanese-born Amal , 37 , married partner George Clooney , 53 , in a lavish Italian ceremony last year , propelling her into the public eye . Clooney previously served as adviser to Kofi Annan ( left ) in his role as UN special adviser for Syria , and also represented WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange ( right ) in his extradition proceedings . She is currently representing jailed Canadian Al Jazeera journalist . Mohamed Fahmy in Egypt , where he was sentenced last year on charges that . include spreading lies to help a terrorist organization . Just last month she lashed out at the Canadian government , accusing Ottawa of 'woefully inadequate ' efforts to secure Fahmy 's repatriation . Since January she has been working on recognition of the Armenian Genocide . An Oxford graduate , Clooney completed her Masters of Law at New York University and worked in the city at the firm Sullivan & Cromwell . She returned to London in 2010 , joining Doughty Street Chambers as a barrister . She has since lectured on international criminal law at SOAS ( University of London ) , The New School in New York City , The Hague Academy of International Law , and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Clooney is currently representing jailed Canadian Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy in Egypt , where he was sentenced last year on charges that include spreading lies to help a terrorist organization . Since January Clooney has been working on recognition of the Armenian Genocide , seen here at the European Court of Human Rights in January . Clooney has been seen out and about in New York ahead of the announcement of her new role at Columbia . Husband George will be with Amal in New York in April as he films his new movie 'Money Monster '
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney will join Columbia University as a visiting faculty member and senior fellow at the Law School this April . Clooney described the new role at the Ivy League institution as 'an honor ' ' I look forward to getting to know the next generation of human rights advocates studying here , ' she said in a statement . Husband George will also be in New York this spring filming his new movie 'Money Monster ' around Wall Street .