The Faculty Lounge

When Will I Be Loved

"When Will I Be Loved" was written by Phil Everly and recorded for the Cadence label with his brother Don in 1960, but not immediately released. The Everly Brothers moved to Warner Brothers shortly afterward and rerecorded the number in the softer pop style. Fortunately, Cadence was still able to release the original cut which was the last of the brothers' great rockabilly numbers. Linda Ronstadt, of course, had an even bigger hit with her release in 1975, and most covers since then have been of her version.

The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act’s Efforts to Improve the Taxpayer Experience and to Modernize IRS Operations

A lot of the tax headlines this week have focused on the hiring freeze and layoffs that are coming to the IRS.  These cuts could not be coming at a worse time, given that the IRS is about to head into tax filing season and is understaffed even at current employment levels.  While the IRS has likely gotten somewhat used to the personnel impacts of being understaffed and underfunded, it still struggles to mitigate the impacts of personnel shortages with improved technological systems and operational efficiency.  Indeed, the IRS’ technological infrastructure is notoriously outdated, which creates significant processing inefficiencies and communication barriers that are further compounded by the lack of clarity that exists with some commonly received notices.  As a result, the taxpayer experience of interacting with the IRS has been less than satisfactory for quite some time.

While technological interface modernization and improved notice clarity cannot be a full replacement for a fully staffed IRS, these types of reforms are nevertheless badly needed.  Accordingly, potential technological reforms and notice clarity improvements aimed at modernizing IRS operations and improving taxpayer service lie front and center in Title I of the proposed Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act.

California Western School of Law seeks Associate Professor of Law for Legal Skills courses

California Western School of Law (CWSL) is seeking applications for a full-time Associate Professor of Law position with an emphasis on teaching Legal Skills courses, beginning in Fall 2025. This is a tenure-track appointment. Responsibilities include teaching Legal Skills I (objective analysis, writing, and research), and Legal Skills II (persuasive writing and oral advocacy). There may be opportunities to teach additional courses in the candidate’s area of expertise.

Applicants must have strong academic credentials, a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or foreign equivalent, proficiency in legal writing and research, and a record of scholarship. Law practice experience, which may include judicial clerkships, is preferred. Applicants with experience teaching and/or working with students are also preferred.

Established in 1924, CWSL is a non-profit law school located in downtown San Diego, California.  CWSL is ABA accredited and a member of AALS. We have the distinction of being San Diego’s oldest law school and are committed to preparing students to be practice-ready lawyers. CWSL is the recipient of numerous community service awards. We are also home to numerous outstanding programs, including the California Innocence and Justice Clinic, Community Law Project, Trademark Clinic and the New Media Rights Program. Members of the faculty have national and international reputations for their scholarly contributions.

The annual base salary is $130,000.00.

Please apply directly to our Career Center or use the link found on our website at CWSL.edu/employers_community/. Application materials must include cover letter, CV, research agenda, and scholarly writing sample. Materials must be uploaded to your online application. The deadline for applications is March 28, 2025. The position will commence on or about August 1, 2025.

Hiring Announcement: Drexel University Kline Law Seeks Faculty for JD and BA Programs

Drexel University Kline Law in Philadelphia seeks both tenure track, and non-tenure track faculty, as set out below.  The law school was founded in 2006, and has quickly been recognized for its successes, rising over 50 places in US News to its current rank of #75.  The law school is home to a JD program, multiple LLM and MLS programs, and a BA in Law program. Drexel University, a large private R1 research university, is situated in Philadelphia’s renowned University City, a robust campus community and the academic epicenter of the entire region.

Applications are encouraged from people of color, individuals with disabilities, people of all sexual and gender identities, and anyone whose background, experience or viewpoint will contribute to the diversity of the faculty. We strongly encourage candidates to apply soon because we hope to move quickly to fill the positions. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled, with a target start date of July 1, 2025.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Visiting Assistant Professor, or Post-Doctoral Fellow in Law (Undergraduate)

The Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law invites applications for 1-2 non-tenure track/teaching faculty positions in the Undergraduate Law program which launched in 2021. The Kline School of Law Undergraduate program is one of just a handful of U.S. law school to offer a bachelor’s degree. We seek innovative, accomplished teachers committed to the success of our highly diverse and deeply engaged student body.

The program provides students with rigorous, multidisciplinary foundations in legal rules along with critical, experiential, and law & society-informed perspectives on the way law shapes individuals, society, government, technology, and industry. Building on Drexel’s nationally-known co-operative education program, Undergrad Law integrates experiential learning opportunities into academic courses: from visits to courthouses and law firms to introducing students to practical aspects of legal work such as client interviewing and trauma-informed practice.

Hiring Announcement: Case Western Reserve University School of Law

From a recent email message:

The School of Law at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a lawyering skills Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning July 1, 2025 to teach in our Legal Writing, Leadership, Experiential Education, Advocacy, and Professionalism (“LLEAP”) program. This is for a two-year appointment with the possibility of reappointment for a third year. This is a full-time position on a nine-month contract. 

Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Starting Date: July 1, 2025

Qualifications: A J.D. degree and at least two years of post-law school law practice or teaching experience are required. Candidates’ experiences must demonstrate the potential for excellence in legal writing and other practical lawyering skills. 

Teaching Load and Responsibilities: The visitor will teach one section (28-34 students) of our required first-year LLEAP course. Key responsibilities include one-on-one student interaction, drafting and grading multiple student writing projects each semester, and devising and coordinating simulation exercises. In addition, this faculty member will be part of, and must integrate curriculum with, the LLEAP faculty. 

Term and Renewal: This is for a two-year appointment with the possibility of reappointment for a third year. 

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter indicating interest and areas of teaching expertise
• A list of three references
• Summaries of recent teaching evaluations, if available

Applications should be submitted electronically through the university’s Interfolio portal at http://apply.interfolio.com/163558

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025.

LLEAP is a required three-semester component (9 credits) of the JD curriculum. In the first year, students learn research, analysis, objective and persuasive writing, and contract drafting. They also engage in four experiential modules taught by adjunct professors who are practicing attorneys. Students learn and practice client interviewing, client counseling, negotiation, and oral argument skills in these modules. LLEAP 3 transforms the classroom into a law firm where students research, write, advise, negotiate, and advocate on a proceeding from start to finish in a transactional, litigation, or appellate setting. The LLEAP program has a director and shared core assignments, but faculty members each develop their own teaching materials and lessons. In 2024, Bloomberg Law recognized LLEAP in its Law School Innovation Program for its innovative approach to teaching students critical lawyering skills. Further information about the law school is available at http://law.case.edu.

Hiring Announcement: Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

From a recent email message:

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law is hiring one full-time faculty member to teach in its Legal Writing Program beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. The position is a continuing non-tenure track position, offers a competitive salary, and may lead to successive long-term contracts of five years.

Legal writing faculty are responsible for teaching two sections per semester.  Our year-long 1L legal writing course focuses on analysis and objective writing in the fall and persuasive writing in the spring.  In our 2L legal writing course, students choose to participate in the litigation or transactional track.  The litigation track focuses on appellate brief writing and the transactional track enables students to develop skills to allow them to represent clients who want to accomplish a goal other than winning a dispute in court.  In addition to teaching, Villanova Law legal writing faculty provide service to the Law School, University, profession, and community and are a vital part of the Villanova Law community.  They also have partial voting rights and serve on law school committees and in leadership positions.  Legal writing faculty are not required to engage in scholarship, but those who do receive support. The new hire will teach the 1L legal writing course and may teach the 2L transactional legal writing course, if needed. 

Interested applicants must send a cover letter, current and complete curriculum vitae, and statement of teaching philosophy to the following email: [email protected]