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Hiring Announcement: Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Summer VAP - Property - synchronous/remote)

From a recent email message:

Northern Kentucky University – Salmon P. Chase College of Law invites applications for a Visiting Faculty Position for the summer 2024 semester.  We are looking for a visitor who can cover our six-credit Property course, which will meet remotely on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:30pm-9:30pm) between May 6 and August 2.  There will need to be a few additional class sessions throughout the summer to comply with ABA standards. The position will be a temporary, non-tenure-track appointment. All applicants should have excellent credentials and demonstrated skill in teaching.

NKU is a growing metropolitan university of more than 14,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati. Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost.

For more information about NKU and Chase, please visit nku.edu and chaselaw.nku.edu.  NKU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metro area has a population exceeding 2.1 million. The region is an enjoyable place to live that is undergoing exciting urban revitalization and economic growth. The area includes a great variety of attractions, such as museums (art, historic, children’s, and more), a plenitude of live music venues, professional sports, riverfront parks, biking trails, a fantastic zoo with a legendary hippo, large aquarium, and many festivals.

For more information, and/or to submit a letter of interest and CV, please contact Lawrence D. Rosenthal, Associate Dean for Academics, at [email protected].

andré cummings Named Dean of Widener Commonwealth Law

Widener University Commonwealth Law School has announced that andré douglas pond cummings will be its next dean.  He is currently associate dean of faculty development and professor of law at University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.  cummings, who holds a JD from Howard, will take over on June 1.

Come Say Hi at the AALS

Something like a quarter of all law school faculty are arriving in Washington right now for the 2024 Association of American Law Schools annual meeting.  If you are amongst this crowd, please stop by the Philadelphia Law Schools Reception tomorrow, Thursday January 4,  between 6:30 and 8 to say hello.  We'll be in the Silver Linden Room on the mezzanine of the Marriott.  Penn, Temple, Villanova and of course my school - Drexel - are sponsoring. And our reception is the one place you'll be able to buttonhole AALS President Mark Alexander!

Hiring Announcement: Brooklyn Law School

From a recent email message:

Brooklyn Law School’s legal writing program is seeking one or more Assistant Professors of Legal Writing on the long-term contract track for the 2024-2025 academic year. A professor in this position will teach two sections of approximately twenty students in our year-long 1L legal writing program. Lateral candidates will also be considered.

Brooklyn Law School's legal writing class is an intensive seven-credit course. Our fall semester course is three credits and introduces students to the fundamentals of legal research and writing, focusing on objective legal analysis. In the four-credit spring course, students produce three written works (descriptive, transactional, and persuasive) to advance a client’s interests. Students also learn and develop oral communication skills, including persuasive advocacy.

We are looking for collaborative, innovative, and creative educators to join our legal writing team. We welcome entry-level and experienced teachers to apply. Applicants must have a J.D., at least three years of legal practice experience, experience reviewing and providing written and oral feedback on the legal work of students or junior attorneys, and a demonstrated commitment to a career in teaching legal writing.

Our long-term contract track includes a requirement that faculty produce scholarship. To support their scholarly work, legal writing faculty are eligible for summer research stipends. We also have a mentor program to support new and developing legal writing scholars. We especially seek candidates interested in developing as a teacher, a scholar, and a member of the legal writing community.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, teaching evaluations (if available) and a list of three professional references to [email protected]. Applications should be submitted before January 15, 2024. The salary range, depending on experience, is $120,000 - $135,000 with benefits.

It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. Brooklyn Law School values a diverse and vibrant community and affirmatively encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds and life experience.