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Final Call for Applications: Participatory Law Fund Awards

This just in from my Drexel University Kline Law colleague, Professor Rachel Lopez.  Rachel is doing amazing work using tools of participatory law scholarship.

This is a gentle reminder that applications to the Participatory Law Fund are due on Dec. 15, 2023. The fund is devoted to supporting the production of an emerging genre of legal scholarship called "participatory law scholarship" or PLS. As defined in Participatory Law Scholarship, recently published in the Columbia Law Review, PLS is legal scholarship written in collaboration with authors who have no formal training in the law, but rather expertise in law's injustice through lived experience. The PLF provides awards to the co-authors of PLS who are not lawyers or academics.

Applications can be submitted here. Awards will be made in the amounts of $4,000 for full length articles (over 20,000 words) and $2,000 for essays (between 10,000 words and 20,000 words). The Selection Committee will announce the recipients of the awards in February 2024 and the funds will be awarded upon completion of the piece.

Donations to the fund can also be made here. Your donation will allow us to make more awards available going forward. The hope is to be able to continue to fund this work for years to come.

NYU Law Birnbaum Women's Leadership Center Seeks Visiting Fellows-In-Residence

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The Birnbaum Women's Leadership Center (BWLC) at NYU School of Law invites applications for Visiting Fellows-in-Residence for the 2024-25 academic year. Ideal candidates are legal scholars with sabbatical funding who seek to undertake research and writing, organize events, and otherwise collaborate on projects focused on women's rights and gender equity and justice.

Visiting Fellows-in-Residence work directly with BWLC's faculty director, executive director, staff, and students for the duration of a semester or full academic year. During that time, Visiting Fellows-in-Residence are provided with a shared on-campus office equipped with tech/support, as well as access to Law School events, communication networks/listservs, libraries, etc.

 

Washington University St. Louis Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Seeks Two Fellows

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The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics seeks applications from junior scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates for up to two postdoctoral fellowships in residence at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment is for one year, renewable for a second year. Eligible applicants must complete the Ph.D. by July 1, 2024, and are expected to have completed it no earlier than January 1, 2019. In exceptional cases a qualified applicant who completed the Ph.D. prior to 2019 or who hold a J.D. without a Ph.D. may be considered. Research associates will spend most of their time pursuing research and writing for their own projects. They will also serve the intellectual life of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics through participation in its biweekly interdisciplinary seminar and events hosted by the Center. Their teaching responsibilities will include: 1) developing one course per year to complement and contribute to the Center’s curricular offerings, and 2) possibly assisting in one additional course each year (depending on the particular teaching needs of the Center). Washington University in St. Louis is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and especially encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply.

Required Qualifications: Applicants should hold a doctorate in religious studies, politics, anthropology, law, philosophy, theology, American studies, history, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, sociology, or another relevant field. Scholars should be engaged in projects centrally concerned with religion and politics in the United States, historically or in the present day.

Application Instructions: To apply, send a letter of application including an overview of the postdoctoral research project, current curriculum vitae, relevant writing sample (25-35 pages), and two undergraduate course proposals (a summary paragraph for each will suffice) to our Interfolio listing at: https://apply.interfolio.com/134356. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio.

Applications are due in full by January 8, 2024. Applicants will be notified of fellowship decisions by March 1, 2024. For more information, contact the Center at (314) 935-9345 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Salary Range: Competitive salary commensurate with experience; approximately $57,000/annually.

UVa Law Seeks Education Rights Institute Fellow

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The University of Virginia School of Law seeks up to two Research Assistant Professors of Law to serve as Education Rights Institute Fellows (“ERI Fellows”). These non-tenure-track Academic General Faculty positions will have appointments of two years and offer compensation of $70,000 annually plus benefits. This is a gift funded restricted position contingent on funding and performance.

The Education Rights Institute will aim to expand the opportunity for every student in the United States to enjoy a right to a high-quality education that empowers them to be college and career ready and engaged citizens. It will accomplish this by advancing the following strategic priorities:

• Producing scholarship and commentary that engages public debate and support for legislation or litigation guaranteeing a federal right to a high-quality education;
• Serving as a catalyst that expands the capacity of school districts to better utilize federal laws, regulations, policies, research and assistance that can increase access to high-quality schools and close opportunity gaps so that more students are college and career ready and engaged citizens;
• Amplifying research about educational opportunity gaps and their impact on individuals, families, communities, democracy and our economy through digital and other modern communication strategies to increase public awareness of these gaps; and,
• Hosting invitation-only and public convenings and events about the above

Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship at the Rockefeller Institute of Government

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Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship at the Rockefeller Institute of Government

The Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy think tank for the 64-campus State University of New York, is accepting applications for its sixth annual Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowship Program. The fellowship seeks to connect cutting-edge policy expertise to public problems and the policy community that tries to address these problems. Fellows will work closely with the Rockefeller Institute of Government's expert researchers on a variety of projects, including in the areas of healthcare, local government, fiscal policy, education, law, climate and environment, and social policy. Appointments to the fellowship are for a period of one year, starting in September 2023. Fellows are expected to produce a portfolio that may include reports, blogs, or public forums, including the publication of reports and commentary pieces on the Institute's website. Fellows will have access to the Rockefeller Institute's facility, staff, and space for events. Full-time residence at the Institute's headquarters in Albany, New York, is not required. The Rockefeller Institute of Government invites applications from experts in the higher education community, researchers, practitioners, and retirees in a variety of fields who demonstrate a passion for working on pressing public policy issues of the day. The Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellowships are unpaid, although a small amount of funding may be available for research-related travel or other items related to fellowship work for the Institute. Required Elements of Application Applications must include each of the following: ·    A current resume or curriculum vitae of the candidate. ·    A short description (up to 500 words) describing how the candidate plans to use the fellowship to do research or provide policy outreach in their field, and what products the candidate envisions producing for the Institute (reports; blogs; etc.). Candidates may be asked to submit additional detail about any specific project or project component. ·    A description (up to 500 words) explaining the candidate's current professional and topical interests and how the Rockefeller Institute's Public Policy Fellowship could advance the candidate's career and objectives in the areas in which the candidate is most passionate. ·    Contact information for at least two professional references. Candidates are encouraged to include a writing sample (previously written) that they feel demonstrates their ability to write in a policy-relevant style. Applications and/or nominations should be submitted to: Brian Backstrom at [email protected] by June 30, 2023. Applicants will be selected by July 28, 2023. View this call for applications on the program website.

 

Hiring Announcement: Loyola University Chicago School of Law (Clinical Teaching Fellow; Health Justice Project)

From an email message that I received today:

The Health Justice Project (HJP) is medical-legal partnership (MLP) clinic housed in the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The HJP partners with Erie Family Health Centers, Legal Aid Chicago, Loyola Medicine, and Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine, to address the health harming legal needs of vulnerable patients. Students enrolled in the clinic engage in direct client representation and policy advocacy to improve access to health care and public assistance programs, healthy housing, and supports and accommodations for persons with disabilities, as well as addressing other holistic social and legal needs to improve client health and well-being.

The Clinical Teaching Fellow will work in collaboration with the Director of the Health Justice Project Clinic, assisting with client representation, research and policy work, and supervision of law students, VISTA volunteers, and other staff. The fellow will also assist with teaching the HJP clinic course, the weekend HJP clinic, and possibly other health justice and race equity courses. The fellow will engage in interprofessional collaborations with other university programs such as medicine, social work, public health, nursing, etc. This fellowship offers leadership development, experience collaborating on an interprofessional team, clinical teaching experience, support for research and scholarship, and career growth for public interest attorneys.

The fellowship is particularly well suited for lawyers who are seeking a career in clinical law teaching or social and health justice advocacy. The ideal applicant has experience in an MLP, public interest, or law school clinic setting, is barred in Illinois by the start date (or bar eligible) and has experience in one or more of the following areas of law: public benefits, disability, housing, advance care planning, education, immigration, guardianship, civil rights, race-conscious lawyering, and/or family law. The Fellowship is for a term of two years with potential for an extension for a third year based on performance and program and curricular needs.

For additional information, click here.

Notre Dame Law Religious Liberty Clinic Seeks Transactional Fellows

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Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic is currently recruiting two talented junior attorneys to serve as legal fellows to help lead our transactional work in the Clinic.

These fellows will work alongside faculty and staff in the Clinic to mentor Notre Dame Law School students and to oversee their work advising religious organizations on an array of transactional matters, including issues related to real estate, tax structuring, and employment and management policies. Fellows will serve for a term of 1-2 years, and the fellowship will provide them with the opportunity to work under the guidance of the Clinic's experienced attorneys as they develop their own careers in service of religious or other non-profit organizations.    

Fellows will assist in all aspects of the Clinic’s transactional work, though the Clinic is recruiting for two positions: one with an emphasis on tax-related matters and a second with an emphasis on real-estate transactions.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply to both positions. You may do so using the links provided below. The application period closes on Friday, March 31.

The application link for the tax fellow can be found here.

The application link for the real estate fellow can be found here.

Hiring Announcement: University of Wisconsin Law School (William H. Hastie Fellowship)

From an email message I received today:

The University of Wisconsin Law School invites applications for the William H. Hastie Fellowship.

For over 40 years, the Hastie Fellowship has provided a path to law teaching for candidates poised to contribute to diversity and inclusion in the legal academy. Hastie Fellows have succeeded at securing tenure-track positions at law schools throughout the country, including Columbia, UCLA, Indiana, Colorado, ASU, Texas A&M, Ohio State, UNC, Washington & Lee, UC Irvine, and USC. The Fellowship reflects a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and especially encourages applications from candidates of color and other underrepresented communities in the legal academy.

For additional information on the program and its history, see https://www.law.wisc.edu/hastie/.

Program Overview

The term and internal sequence of the Hastie Fellowship Program are designed to accommodate the needs for intensive research and writing, participation in the hiring process of law schools, and gaining teaching experience.

Hastie Fellows will be appointed for a term of two years. During the term of the appointment, Fellows are required to be in residence in Madison with a commitment to participating fully in the life of the Law School.

The first year of the program is devoted primarily to scholarship. By the fall of the second year, Fellows should be sufficiently advanced in their research to apply to the legal teaching market. In addition to supporting Fellows on the teaching market, the second year of the program focuses on teaching experience and publication of the Fellow’s research.

Compensation and Support

The Hastie Fellowship provides compensation of $75,000 per year along with a research support fund of $4000 per year; Fellows receive mentoring and support to devote the majority of their time to their research and writing. The Fellowship also provides mentoring and practice opportunities for interviewing on the law teaching market.

Application

To ensure full consideration, applications for Fall 2023 should be completed by March 1, 2023. Applicants should send the following items as PDF attachments to [email protected]: (1) personal statement; (2) resume or curriculum vitae; (3) research proposal; (4) two or three letters of references (emailed by referrers); and (5) official electronic PDF transcripts sent directly from all higher education institutions attended. For additional details, see https://www.law.wisc.edu/hastie/apply/.

Please reach out with any questions to the Graduate Programs Office at [email protected] or to BJ Ard, the current chair of the Hastie Fellowship Committee, at [email protected].

Hiring Announcement: Law and Political Economy Project (Academic Fellowship)

From an email message that I recently received, regarding a new academic fellowship offered by  the Law and Political Economy Project (housed at Yale Law).

The Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project seeks to hire an Academic Fellow to play both a scholarly and organizational role. 

The LPE Project brings together a network of scholars, practitioners, and students working to develop innovative intellectual, pedagogical, and political interventions to advance the study of political economy and law. The Project also supports the development of ideas and proposals to democratize our political economy, advance economic, racial, and gender equality, and build a more sustainable future. To further this mission, the Project hosts public events, conferences, and academies; forms scholarly reading groups and workshops; helps develop courses and course materials; and facilitates mentorship. We also connect our network of scholars with activists, practitioners, and policy specialists to ensure that LPE work both supports and is informed by engaged practice.

The Academic Fellow will receive an appointment as a Research Scholar at Yale Law School. The ideal candidate would have an interest in a legal academic career, an evolved research agenda attuned to LPE frameworks, and familiarity with the work of the LPE Project.

On average over the course of the year, the Fellow will spend approximately 50% of their time working with the Executive Director, Faculty Director, and other affiliated academics on Project programming. The Fellow will spend the other 50% of their time on their own scholarly research and writing, or other professional development activities. In this respect, the position resembles certain legal fellowships and visiting assistant professorships that combine substantive employment with professional development and preparation for a permanent position in the law or an allied field.

For more information, click here.

Hiring Announcement: Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

From an email message that I received yesterday:

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is now accepting applications for two tenure-track or tenured positions to begin August 1, 2023. We are seeking candidates with expertise in the following areas: (1) Tax Law and (2) Constitutional Law. We especially welcome applications from candidates who will add to the diversity of our educational community and who have demonstrated expertise in working with a diverse student body. J.D. or equivalent is required. If you are interested in applying, please send your curriculum vitae, cover letter, and a statement about how you can promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to [email protected]. All ranks will be considered.

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law - Westerfield Fellow

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is now accepting applications for a Westerfield Fellow to begin August 1, 2023. This position is designed for individuals pursuing a career in law teaching. Applicants should have strong academic credentials and excellent communication skills. Fellows are responsible for teaching two sections of a three-credit writing seminar each semester, and Fellows teach this seminar with the support of an experienced director and professors in a program in which the director and professors coordinate the content and pace of the classes. Fellows also have the opportunity to create and teach a seminar on a topic of interest in the second year. Fellows have a student teaching assistant and faculty mentor in addition to other professors in the program. One-year contracts may be renewed, and typical fellowships are two years. Westerfield Fellows have been successful in obtaining tenure track positions at ABA-accredited law schools.

Dean Louis Westerfield, the first African American dean of the College of Law, is remembered for promoting diversity and excellence in legal education.

Please send your CV, cover letter, and statement about how you can promote diversity, equity, and inclusion to [email protected].

About the College of Law

The College of Law is located in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the United States, with unique cuisine, museums, historical sites, and a flourishing arts and music community. New Orleans is the seat of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal, as well as other lower courts. The College of Law has a student population of approximately 500 students, over forty faculty members, active clinics that have spearheaded numerous social justice reform efforts, and summer programs in Europe and Central America. Its location in Louisiana, one of the world’s best known “mixed jurisdictions,” provides unique opportunities for comparative and international law scholarship. Loyola University is an educational institution dedicated to fostering intellectual achievement, personal development, and social responsibility, and it is committed to the human dignity and worth of every person. Loyola University strongly encourages applications from individuals who will bring diversity to the community.

Vanderbilt: Law and Business Fellowship

From an email message that I received recently:

Vanderbilt is starting a new law and business fellowship.  Here is a link to the job posting:  https://www.vanderbilt.edu/postdoc/position-detail/?id=658.

Drexel Kline Law Seeks Law & Technology Postdoctoral Fellow

The Drexel University Kline School of Law’s Center for Law and Transformational Technology invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellow, beginning September 1, 2022, with an emphasis on sociotechnical research in the areas of law, regulation, and governance at the intersection of law and technology, and the development of new technologies. Applicants from all disciplines and methodological approaches are welcome to apply.

The Center for Law and Transformational Technology was created in 2021 with a seed grant from the Green Family Foundation to bring together key stakeholders, including legal and technological scholars, industry leaders, activists, regulators, and other experts from across the country and the world. The Center supports concrete efforts to gauge the legal impact of transformational technology, promote critical conversations about the role of law in technological change and bring legal experts into interdisciplinary conversations with researchers and developers at all stages of design and development. Working across industries, the Center helps educate lawyers to play a positive role navigating a technological landscape we cannot yet imagine. By facilitating international and multi-disciplinary partnerships, the Center seeks to contribute to a future in which technology moves forward hand-in-hand with society.

The Fellow will also have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and participate in workshops and symposia from across the University. Situated in the heart of Philadelphia, Kline Law and the Center for Law and Transformational Technology offer exciting opportunities to engage with the region’s intellectual and innovation communities.

The Fellow will work with law faculty and faculty in cognate disciplines who work with the Center. The Fellow is expected to conduct original research, teach at least one class each year (for JD students or undergraduates studying in the Law School’s newly established B.A. in Law program), and support Center activities including symposia, outreach to scholars in varied disciplines, and a student research fellow program. The Fellow is expected to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Center and of Kline Law.

The successful candidate will have obtained a Ph.D in a related field, a JD or an SJD.  Applicants should have experience and an active scholarly agenda centering on the intersection of regulation, law and/or governance with respect to emerging technologies. Preference will be given to applicants who have published in this field. 

Details and application instructions are here. 

Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative Fellowship at Emory University

Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative Fellowship

2022-2024 Research Fellowship or Postdoctoral Fellowship

1. Vulnerability theory presents an alternative to both a “rights-based” and a “social contract” paradigm for thinking about state responsibility, decentering the individual and focusing attention on the law’s construction and maintenance of the social structures and relationships in which we all live our day-to-day lives. Vulnerability theory explores the distorting effects of current conceptions of “liberty” and “equality” on the ways we understand and order essential social institutions such as the family, workplace, financial system, or health care, as well as considering the proper ordering of the paired relationships of cooperation and contribution contained within these institutions (parent/child; employer/employee etc.).  The theory draws theoretical attention to the inherent inequality and unavoidable dependence of the human condition, which we argue must be acknowledged and justly addressed through the ways law shapes and maintains these social institutions and structures.

The Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative holds regular workshops and hosts visiting scholars from around the world. Learn more about the Initiative at our website. You can find our updates on Facebook and Twitter and learn more about the theory at Vimeo, SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, and SSRN.

2. Job Description: Applicants for this position should be interested in vulnerability theory and articulate how they intend to use the theory in their research.

Responsibilities of a research or postdoctoral fellow include the following:

• • Assume primary responsibility for the development of your research and career.
  • Play an active role in seeking career and research advice, both from the faculty supervisor and from other faculty members as appropriate.
  • Perform the research required by the faculty supervisor to a high standard and in accordance with all institutional and federal regulations.
  • Assist in teaching courses aligned with VHC’s mandate when appropriate and attend the Initiative’s workshops and events.
  • Work in a collegial and cooperative manner with the faculty supervisor and other co-workers.

3. Start Date: The appointment will be a two-year full-time Research or Post-Doctoral Fellowship and will commence on August 1, 2022.
4. Remuneration: Your salary will be set at $60,000.00 per year. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability, and retirement savings. More information here.
5. Research Assistance: You will also be provided a research fund of $1,200 per year to cover costs of your research and you may apply for additional funding if attending relevant conferences or for business-related travel. 
6. Minimum Qualifications: A doctoral degree or equivalent (Ph.D., M.D., etc) in an appropriate field. Excellent writing ability and strong oral communication skills. The ability to work effectively and collegially with colleagues.
7. Competitive candidates will have a background or interest in jurisprudence, critical theory, philosophy, or political science, as well as vulnerability theory.

Pepperdine Law Seeks Fellow

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The Pepperdine Caruso Law Fellowship is designed to assist attorneys with backgrounds that are historically underrepresented in the legal academy to pursue a full-time legal academic tenure-track career. The fellowship is a two-year appointment that will provide such attorneys with the time and resources to obtain the skills needed to successfully transition to a tenure-track legal academic position.

Fellows will have ample time to pursue scholarly projects. They will be fully integrated into the faculty community and will be invited to attend and actively participate in all faculty presentations and workshops. Fellows will also have the opportunity to present a paper to the faculty and receive feedback in preparation for the entry-level job market. Fellows will also receive financial support for their scholarship including access to research assistants as well as funds to travel to and attend conferences. This is a full-time position, and Fellows will be expected to be in full-time residence at Pepperdine Caruso Law during the academic year.   

In the first year, Fellows will teach one doctrinal course in a subject selected in consultation with the Academic Dean. This will provide the fellow with the opportunity to obtain teaching experience, as well as receive feedback on and mentoring in teaching. In the second year, Fellows will further develop their teaching skills by teaching the same doctrinal course for a second time, as well as an additional course on a topic of their choosing in consultation with the Academic Dean. 

 

Teaching Fellow: Stanford Law School LLM Program in Environmental Law & Policy

Stanford Law School is looking for a Teaching Fellow for the Stanford Law School LLM Program in Environmental Law & Policy.  You'll find the announcement here. 

University of Wisconsin Law School: William H. Hastie Fellowship Program

From an email message that I received earlier this week:

The University of Wisconsin Law School invites applications for its William H. Hastie Fellowship Program. For over 40 years, the Hastie Fellowship has provided aspiring scholars an outstanding opportunity to prepare for a career in law teaching.  Hastie Fellows have succeeded at securing tenure-track positions at law schools throughout the country, including Columbia, UCLA, Indiana, Colorado, ASU, Texas A&M, Ohio State, UNC, Washington & Lee, UC Irvine, and USC. The Fellowship reflects a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and especially encourages applications from candidates of color and other underrepresented communities in the legal academy. Hastie Fellows devote the majority of their time to their own research agenda, researching and writing scholarly articles with support from a faculty advisor and the Hastie Fellowship Committee. Fellows also have the option of teaching a course or seminar during the program. The Hastie Fellowship Program encourages scholarship in the full range of law studies. Wisconsin has a particularly strong tradition supporting interdisciplinary work.

For further information, please visit https://law.wisc.edu/grad/hastie/index.html. Applications are due February 1, 2021.

Fellowship: Stanford Center for Law and History

From an email message that I received earlier this week:

The Stanford Center for Law and History is a residential fellowship that provides an opportunity to conduct research in the dynamic environment of Stanford University. The fellowship term is for two years. We expect that fellows will dedicate most of their time to pursuing their proposed research projects, and the fellowship is designed to ensure meaningful mentorship from faculty within both the Law School and the History Department. Fellows will also devote some time to organizing and implementing other Center activities, including an ongoing workshop series and an annual conference. The fellowship provides a significant opportunity to become part of a lively law-school-wide community of individuals with an interest in academia through attending weekly faculty lunch seminars and by participating in activities with the other fellows at Stanford Law School to learn more about one another’s scholarship and about academic life more generally. Fellows are also encouraged to attend and participate in the broad range of lectures and workshops available within the broader university, including inter alia, the History Department and the Stanford Humanities Center.

The direct link to the fellowship posting can be found here: http://m.rfer.us/STANFORDgJJGPm

Villanova Law Hiring Seven Professors

Spring is an academic job extravaganza here at the Charles Widger School of Law. We have a tenure-track position, an exciting entrepreneurial position, specialty positions, clinical positions, and traditional VAPs. A description of our positions is below and full descriptions (other than the tenure-track line) are in the hyperlinks:

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks an outstanding educator/scholar to join its faculty. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law. This entry-level or junior lateral tenure-track faculty position will be filled at the Assistant/Associate Professor level depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

Tenure-track inquiries to Appointments Chair Andrew Lund at Andrew.Lund [at] law.villanova.edu

 

John F. Scarpa Professor of Entrepreneurship 

As part of a building naming gift, we have the opportunity to hire our inaugural Scarpa Professor of Entrepreneurship, a continuing non-tenure position devoted to experiential and doctrinal aspects of entrepreneurship and law. We seek an outstanding lawyer-educator-entrepreneur to serve in a unique role as a teacher-scholar, thought-leader, and change-agent in entrepreneurship and innovation. The professor would teach both experiential and non-experiential classes. The experiential classes allow students to provide direct representation to entrepreneurs, businesses, and social ventures from the Philadelphia region. The position will be a full-time, 12-month, continuing non-tenure track member of the faculty. Duties and responsibilities are listed on our website.

Inquiries to me at risch [at] law.villanova.edu

Director of the CARES Clinic 

We seek an outstanding lawyer-educator to direct and teach its Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES) during academic year 2021-22. The CARES Clinic represents individuals in immigration proceedings and advocates on issues impacting immigrant communities. The position is offered for one 12-month term to begin on July 1, 2021, with the possibility of renewal for an additional 12-month term. A two-year term is negotiable based on experience, and there may be opportunities to stay on longer, depending on circumstances.

Azrack Clinical Fellow

We seek a qualified individual to teach in its Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES) as a Clinical Fellow during academic year 2021-2022. The CARES Clinic represents refugees seeking religious or political asylum in the United States. The fellow will co-teach the CARES clinic seminar, including classes focused on lawyering skills, professional development, and ethical practice, employing clinical teaching methods. Duties and responsibilities are listed on our website.

CARES inquiries to Clinic Director Caitlin Barry at caitlin.barry [at] law.villanova.edu

A note about the following positions: We need one person who can teach the basic Federal Income Tax course, but otherwise the subjects are open.

Fellow in Law, Business, and Economics 

We seek a qualified individual to serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Fellow in Law, Business and Economics to supplement its other efforts associated with the Scarpa Center for Entrepreneurship & Law. The position is a 12-month, visiting position beginning in the summer of 2021, with the possibility of one additional 12-month term. The successful candidate will augment our efforts by focusing on teaching and scholarship at the intersection of law, business, and economics. Courses are subject to negotiation, based on the curricular needs of the Law School and the interests of the candidate.

Two Visiting Assistant Professors

We seek two qualified individuals to serve as Visiting Assistant Professors of Law during academic year 2021-22. Each position is a 10-month, visiting position beginning in the summer of 2021, with the possibility of one additional 10-month term. The successful candidates will each be responsible for teaching two courses, one per semester. The successful candidates will have ample time to focus on scholarship and be afforded access to the Law School’s library and related resources. Past Fellows and Visiting Assistant Professors of Law at Villanova have found great success in legal academia.

Fellow and VAP inquiries to Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development Teri Ravenell at ravenell [at] law.villanova.edu

Despite the inquiry contacts, please do apply via our HR process – that’s where we are collecting documents, but folks would also be happy to answer questions.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Yale Center for Private Law Seeks Fellow

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The Yale Law School Center for Private Law seeks to hire a Fellow in Private Law. The Fellowship will begin on 1 July 2021 and will run for one year with a possibility of renewal for subsequent years. The post pays a competitive salary and benefits, commensurate to experience.

The fellow will spend between 1/3 and 1/2 of their time helping to run the Center and the remaining 1/2 to 2/3 on their own scholarship. The Center’s faculty director, Daniel Markovits, will engage actively with the fellow and support the fellow's scholarship.

Candidates might be straight out of law school, in practice and seeking to move into teaching, or finishing another fellowship. Interested candidates should send a CV, by email, to [email protected].

Teaching Fellow - Corporate Governance and Practice LLM, Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School offers multiple specialized LLM programs to international students who have practiced law outside the U.S. The Corporate Governance and Practice LLM program admits approximately 20 students annually. Working under the supervision of Professor Michael Klausner, the Faculty Director of the program, the Teaching Fellow will assume significant academic, advising, and administrative responsibilities for these students. Applicants for this fellowship are sought for a two-year commitment, starting in summer 2021.

The Teaching Fellow will be responsible for teaching two courses: one on corporate law from an economics perspective; and another on corporate law practice. The latter course will include outside speakers from practice. The fellow will also organize other academic and social events, and will be responsible for managing the Corporate Governance and Practice LLM program on a day-to-day basis, advising LLM students on academic and career issues, responding to inquiries from prospective LLM applicants, screening and admitting applicants, and interacting with faculty in support of the LLM program goals and needs. The fellow will have the support of and work with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Executive Director of the International Law Programs, and the Associate Dean for Admissions. Although this is a full-time position, the fellow should be able to spend approximately half their time conducting their own research, and will have ready access to faculty for that purpose.

• Candidates for this position are expected to have strong academic records and references.
• Professional experience in corporate practice is required, with three or more years of such experience preferred.  
• JD from a US school is preferred but candidates with an LLM or JSD will also be considered.
• In the past, people who have held this position have used it as a step toward a tenure track position at a law school. We have a preference for candidates with an academic career in mind but this is not a requirement.

 

How to Apply:

1. Submit your application online via the Stanford Careers (http://m.rfer.us/STANFORDFupD0v).
2. Send the following materials via email to Andrew Jennings at [email protected]: a cover letter (addressed to Professor Klausner), an official law school transcript, a resume/CV, copies of any publications, and the names and contact information for at least three professional references (at least two law professors).

 

Application deadline: Until position is filled

 

Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Additional Information:

This is a two-year fixed-term position starting in summer 2021 with the possibility of a third year by mutual consent and approval.

Stanford University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Stanford Law School seeks to hire the best talent and to promote a safe and secure environment for all members of the university community and its property. To that end, new staff hires must successfully pass a background check prior to starting work at Stanford University.