Next Wednesday — July 20 — is the date by which the AALS is requesting hiring announcements from law schools for inclusion in its initial Placement Bulletin. So if you're a hiring chair, mark your calendar accordingly. (August 12 is the deadline for inclusion in the second Placement Bulletin.)
And we're happy to run hiring announcements here, too, between now and the conference in mid-October. You can send them to me ( zinneckert@campbell.edu ) or any other friends here at the Lounge for posting.
For those who need a daily dose of trivia: July 20 marks the anniversary of one of mankind's greatest achievements in world history. Name the achievement.
The 20th is my parents' wedding anniversary, but while I think that was a fortuitous day, it's probably not one of mankind's greatest achievements. I suspect you're referring to Moon Day- a day best celebrated by going outside, looking at the moon, and eating Nilla wafers. (Maybe I'll change to cheese, with wine, this year.)
Friends,
please feel free also to list the hiring chairs and other members of your committee over at the Prawfs Hiring Thread:
http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2011/06/hiring-chairs-for-2011-2012.html
Thanks!
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Here is something that many of you may not have thought of but may one day prove relevant (my own school's innocent failure to do it the year I got hired) caused some additional difficulties for me, though I eventually got a greencard through a different route): if you hire someone who is not a U.S. citizen, it will be much easier to get them a green card if you list that you are seeking to hire in the AALS bulletin. If you think there is even a chance you will hire someone who is not a U.S. citizen, I'd highly recommend you talk to your international office about whether you should publish an announcement in the AALS bulletin.