The Faculty Lounge

Taboo Trades Podcast: Welcome to Season 7!

We're baaaack! With season 7 of the Taboo Trades podcast. Meet the 2026 UVA Law student co-hosts in our welcome episode.

Kim Krawiec September 5, 2026No Comments

CFP: Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum April 2027

Bumping to the front in the new academic year. The Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum (BETTY) is a platform dedicated to fostering in-depth exchange of ideas on the conceptual…

Bridget J. Crawford September 1, 2026No Comments

FIU Law Seeks Faculty

This just in: Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an…

Dan Filler September 1, 2026No Comments

This Week’s Substack: Surrogacy Is Complicated

Gestational-surrogacy agreements commonly address termination and selective reduction in advance; professional guidance recommends doing so. But advance agreement doesn't eliminate conflict when the parties later disagree. A court wouldn't compel…

Kim Krawiec August 31, 2026No Comments

AALS Section on Scholarship: Call for Nominees – Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Supporting Legal Scholarship

Section on Scholarship at AALS Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Supporting Legal Scholarship Call for Nominations The Section on Scholarship at AALS is currently accepting nominations for its annual…

Bridget J. Crawford August 30, 2026No Comments

Hiring Announcement: Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY SALMON P. CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW Location: Highland Heights, KY Subjects: Federal Income Taxation and Taxation of Business Entities, Trusts & Estates, and Legal Writing Start Date:…

Tim Zinnecker August 28, 2026No Comments

Kerry Abrams Stepping Down as Dean of Duke Law

Dean Kerry Abrams has announced that she will be stepping down as dean of Duke School of Law at the end of this academic year. She has served in that…

Dan Filler August 28, 2026No Comments

CUNY Dean Search Announcement

CUNY is looking for a new Dean. Here is an excerpt from the hiring announcement: The City University of New York (CUNY) seeks a mission-oriented, engaged, and highly collaborative leader…

Bridget J. Crawford August 27, 2026No Comments

Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award: Call for Submissions

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 August 27, 2026

Stephen Bainbridge on “The Purpose(s) of Legal Scholarship”

Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA) has a thoughtful and thought-provoking post here on The Purpose(s) of Legal Scholarship. He summarizes the many different reasons that professors may write legal scholarship, including the…

Bridget J. Crawford August 26, 20261