The Faculty Lounge

West Virginia Law Dean Finalists

West Virginia University College of Law has interviewed four candidates - Mary Graw Leary (Catholic), Alan Romero (Wyoming), Oren Griffin (Tulsa), and Nadelle Grossman (Marquette) - as finalists in its…

Dan Filler October 7, 2026No Comments

Report from the Eighth Nonmarriage Roundtable at Boston University School of Law

Today Boston University School of Law hosts the Eighth Annual Nonmarriage Roundtable, organized by Albertina Antognini (Loyola LA), Aníbal Rosario Lebrón (Rutgers), Cynthia Godsoe (Brooklyn), Kaipo Matsumura (Loyola LA), Linda…

Bridget J. Crawford October 2, 2026No Comments

Merritt McAllister Named Permanent Dean of Florida Law

The University has (finally!) announced that its interim dean, Merritt McAllister, is now the permanent dean of the law school. Following a growing law school trend, she had held an…

Dan Filler October 2, 2026No Comments

Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award: Deadline 10/15/26

Albany Law School and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University are pleased to announce their jointly sponsored competition for the inaugural Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award. ...

Bridget J. Crawford September 30, 2026

Taboo Trades: Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski on Markets Without Limits

If you may do something for free, is there always some way you may do it for money? Jason Brennan and Peter Jaworski join me on Taboo Trades to discuss…

Kim Krawiec September 28, 2026No Comments

CFP: Law and Psychology Review

I don't normally post generic calls for papers from journals because, you know, there are a million of them. But I'm using my author's privilege to post this CFP because…

Dan Filler September 22, 2026No Comments

Idaho Law Seeks Faculty

This just in: THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF LAW seeks to hire an entry-level, tenure-track faculty member to teach one or more of the following subjects: Family Law; Wills,…

Dan Filler September 21, 2026No Comments

Taboo Trades: June Carbone on The Crisis of Boys and Men

Academic collaborations sometimes begin in disagreement. June Carbone and Clare Huntington approached the legal rights of unmarried fathers from different perspectives, but their debate ultimately produced “Fatherhood, Family Law, and…

Kim Krawiec September 16, 2026No Comments

Hoffer to Lead Vermont Law and Graduate School

The Vermont Law and Graduate School has announced that its new president will be Melissa Hoffer. She is currently the Climate Chief of Massachusetts. Hoffer, who holds a JD from…

Dan Filler September 14, 2026No Comments

Hiring Announcement: VAP Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University seeks applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) beginning academic…

Bridget J. Crawford September 12, 2026