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Creighton Law Seeks Dean

Creighton University School of Law, in Omaha, seeks a new dean.  The hiring announcement and call for applicants is here .  

Emory Law Seeks Dean

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Emory University invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Law. The next Dean will assume leadership of a top-ranked law school defined by creativity and innovation in legal education. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of legal education as Emory University embarks upon the implementation of a an enterprise-wide strategic plan known as "One Emory: Engaged for Impact "centered on Emory's academic eminence.

Emory Law enrolls more than 1,100 students from throughout the United States and the world pursuing juris doctor, juris master, master of laws, doctor of juridical science, and master of comparative law degrees. More than 12,000 Emory Law alumni work across the globe as leaders in law, business, government, philanthropy, and education. Emory Law faculty have shaped a number of important scholarly disciplines, including law and religion, law and economics, legal history, law and society, children’s rights and family law, feminism and legal theory, global health law, and intellectual property. Emory Law combines a practical and disciplined view towards the study of law, using an individualized curriculum designed to help students discern their unique path. The law school also offers practical training through extensive experiential learning – faculty-supervised and student-led clinics; externship placements throughout the metro Atlanta area; simulation courses; and signature programs in advocacy, technological innovation, and transactional law. A student-centered focus - combined with a commitment to scholarly research, innovative programs, and practical learning - ensures that Emory Law graduates are well-prepared to make an immediate and lasting impact in the legal market upon graduation. More information about Emory Law may be found at law.emory.edu.

Emory University is one of the world’s leading institutions of higher education, with an international reputation for path-breaking scholarship and research, engaged teaching, and innovative health care delivery. Emory traces its roots to the 1836 founding of Emory College in Oxford, Georgia. Today, Emory’s programs are entirely nonsectarian, abiding with the conviction that education is a strong moral force in both society and the lives of individuals. Emory’s mission is “to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity,” and it leads through moral and ethical engagement, discovery, and innovation. For more information about Emory University, visit www.emory.edu.

Emory Law seeks candidates with significant and successful leadership experience, a record of exceptional achievement, and the skills and personal qualities to lead a top law school.

Inquiries, nominations, and expressions of interest may be sent to Werner Boel, LL.M. and John Thornburgh, the Witt/Kieffer consultants assisting Emory law with this search, at EmoryLawDean@wittkieffer.com. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. A complete application will include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for five references. Credential review begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

We welcome your ideas or questions about the opportunity. Please feel free to contact us via email or telephone at (404) 233-1370.

South Texas Law Seeks Dean

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South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of President and Dean. The successful candidate will succeed Donald J. Guter, who will step down in August 2019 after serving with distinction since August 2009.

STCL Houston plays a vital role in the Houston community by developing skilled and ethical graduates, who are committed to the highest ideals of the legal profession. The law school has more than 15,000 alumni and more than 50 full-time faculty and 60 adjunct faculty who teach nearly 1,000 students each year. The law school has grown to become one of the largest in the nation, with a challenging curriculum and outstanding opportunities for both full-time and part-time students. STCL Houston also is devoted to maintaining a faculty and student body that reflects the rich diversity of the Houston community. Students at STCL Houston represent a broad spectrum of interests, skills, abilities, and cultural and professional backgrounds. More information about the school can be found at www.stcl.edu.

The President and Dean serves as the school’s chief executive and dean of the faculty. STCL Houston seeks candidates with a record of outstanding professional achievement in law and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. Academic leadership experience is highly desirable. Candidates should have the desire and ability to represent the law school within the legal community and advance the law school’s development objectives. The President and Dean will be expected to build on the school’s record of significant achievement and lead the institution as it pursues an enhanced regional and national reputation. More information about the opportunity can be found at www.stcl.edu/president.

The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, expressions of interest, or applications and they may be sent to Werner Boel, LL.M., Veena Abraham J.D., and Jessica Herrington—the Witt/Kieffer consultants assisting South Texas College of Law Houston with this search—at STCLHoustonPresident@wittkieffer.com. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. A complete application will include a letter of interest, a Curriculum Vitae, and contact information for five professional references. This search will be conducted with respect for the confidentiality of candidates; references will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of the candidate. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application before January 14, 2019. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Search Committee. The anticipated starting date for the new dean is August 1, 2019.

Duquesne Law Seeks Dean

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Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the School of Law. Under the leadership of Dean Maureen Lally-Green (who is retiring in 2019) and President Ken Gormley, a former dean of the Law School, Duquesne’s Law School continues to rise in national stature. With stable enrollments and a high bar passage rate, the Law School is strongly positioned for future success.
Founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. The dean is expected to be committed to the university’s mission, which includes “serving God by serving students,” and to support and contribute to this mission.

Candidates must be eligible to hold a senior tenured appointment in the School of Law; document an outstanding record and/or capacity as a legal scholar and educator; possess a strong understanding of skills necessary for the practice of law in an evolving profession; have an ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituents; understand the dynamic and evolving environment for legal education; and possess demonstrated administrative and leadership skills.
The successful candidate will have established a reputation for high personal integrity, honesty and trustworthiness as well as the potential to enhance the rising reputation of the School of Law regionally, nationally and internationally. The dean is expected to collaborate with the Office of University Advancement in raising funds for the university as well as for the school, and to support the university’s goals articulated in its ambitious new Strategic Plan.

To obtain a more detailed profile of the position please see https://assets.storbeckpimentel.com/files/resources/duquesnelaw-dean-pd.pdf.

To make a nomination, or express interest, all confidential communications may be directed to Ms. Julie Tea, Partner, and Ms. Julie Williams-Krishnan, Senior Associate, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LP at DuquesneLaw@storbecksearch.com

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in its mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.

North Texas Law Seeks Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

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The University of North Texas Dallas College of Law invites applications for the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law.

The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law is a senior administrative position within the college of law and is the second line leader of the college of law reporting to the Dean. The Associate Dean is responsible for the academic program of the college of law including the curriculum and assessment. This position is also responsible for providing leadership to the faculty and staff, and for mentoring junior faculty. The Associate Dean will teach up to six credit hours per academic year beginning with 2019-2020.

Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications;
• JD degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Demonstrated history of academic achievements in teaching, scholarship and service at the rank of professor in an ABA accredited law school.
• Earned status of tenure from an ABA accredited law school.
• Minimum of 8 years full-time experience as a tenure-track/tenured law faculty member.
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Program leadership, program development and curriculum development experience.
• Demonstrated experience in mentoring and developing faculty.

 

For further information or to apply please follow this link.

South Dakota Law Seeks Dean

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The University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD invites nominations and applications for the Dean of the School of Law. The Dean reports to the Provost and is a senior level administrator.

USD Law, South Dakota's premier and only law school, seeks an energetic, confident leader with a deep knowledge of the legal academy to serve as its Dean. The Dean will also be a capable executive with skills in fundraising and development, as well as in fiscal and human resource management. The Dean must possess the strategic acumen and personal leadership style necessary to inspire its faculty and students to continue advancement of the School of Law as part of USD.

USD Law is an intimate law school that combines a practical curriculum with a uniquely personal and engaging learning environment that prepares students for the practice of law in a changing world. Established in 1901, USD Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and is a member of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). The School of Law offers several specialized course tracks and nine joint degree programs that operate in conjunction with other Master’s degree programs at USD, as well as three dual degree programs offered in partnership with Vermont Law School. The USD Law faculty and staff are leaders in their respective fields, adding first-rate quality and diverse expertise to the USD Law program. Students at USD law will find an opportunity to study in a close-knit, cooperative environment. As the only law school in the state of South Dakota, it is USD Law's task to populate the legal infrastructure of South Dakota for the benefit of its residents. Currently, there are far more law jobs in South Dakota than USD Law can fill. All of USD Law's innovative efforts in legal education have taken the school on a strong upward trajectory as recognized by a recent 14-spot leap in U.S. News & World Report rankings. More information is available at www.usd.edu/law.

Cincinnati Law Seeks Dean

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The University of Cincinnati invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the College of Law. Reporting to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean is the chief academic and administrative officer of the College of Law.  The full job posting is here.

 

Northern Illinois Law Seeks Dean

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Northern Illinois University College of Law seeks a proven and dynamic academic leader with a deep knowledge of and commitment to legal education for the position of Dean of NIU Law.

NIU College of Law is dedicated to offering a high quality, legal education at an affordable price. Located just over an hour from the city of Chicago, NIU College of Law is a vibrant school focused on the student experience, experiential education, serving the public interest, diversity, and promoting collegiality within the law school community. Housed in stately Swen Parson Hall in the heart of the NIU campus, the College offers easy access to the Chicago area in a comfortable and tranquil setting for rigorous academic study. NIU College of Law is particularly proud to have been named a top law school nationally for diversity, value, and careers in public interest and government service. Class sizes are traditionally smaller to foster closer connections between students and faculty. The school’s close-knit community and alumni network also connect students to mentors and legal practitioners in Illinois and across the nation. More information can be found at www.niu.edu/law and www.niu.edu.

Internally, the Dean is expected to provide the open and collaborative leadership necessary to preserve and enhance NIU College of Law’s commitment to scholarship and outstanding, student-centered legal education. Externally, the Dean has major responsibilities for the College of Law’s relationships with alumni, the legal profession, the academy, and the larger public it serves. Creative fund raising, development initiatives, and the enhancement of NIU College of Law’s reputation will be priorities. The successful candidate must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree and ordinarily should possess qualifications appropriate to a tenured professor in the College of Law. The University actively encourages applications from and nominations of women, minorities, and candidates with diverse backgrounds.

Brooklyn Law Seeks Dean

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Brooklyn Law School seeks applications and nominations for the position of Dean and President.

Founded in 1901 as an independent law school, Brooklyn Law School is a vibrant intellectual community emphasizing teaching excellence, scholarship, and an innovative academic program designed to prepare students for public service and private practice. Brooklyn Law School’s faculty members have earned national and international acclaim in diverse fields, including criminal law, evidence, torts, civil liberties, intellectual property, products liability, international human rights, and domestic and international corporate and commercial law. The Law School’s adjunct faculty includes leaders in government, business, the judiciary, and private practice. For more information please visit www.brooklaw.edu.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Dean and President will be a creative, dynamic, and ambitious leader with a track record of distinguished scholarly contributions to the field of law. This person must possess the organizational and leadership skills necessary to attract and retain human and financial resources, as well as a deep commitment to student success and faculty scholarship and development. The ideal candidate should have a sophisticated understanding of the changing landscape of legal education, demonstrable managerial proficiency, fundraising experience, and a vision for Brooklyn Law School’s role in the future of legal education. All applicants must have a J.D. or equivalent and must have the necessary qualifications for tenure as a Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School.

The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, expressions of interest, or applications and they may be sent to Werner Boel, LL.M. and Veena Abraham, J.D., the Witt/Kieffer consultants assisting the Law School with this search, at BrooklynLawPresident@wittkieffer.com. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. A complete application will include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for five professional references. This search will be conducted with respect for the confidentiality of candidates; references will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of the candidate. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, please submit your application before October 22, 2018. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the Search Committee. The anticipated starting date for the new dean is July 1, 2019.

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, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. It is also the policy of Brooklyn Law School to take affirmative action to employ, and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions on legitimate job requirements.

North Dakota Law Seeks Dean

Learn more by downloading the North Dakota Law Dean Position Profile.

Harold Krent Stepping Down Next Summer; Chicago Kent Seeks New Dean

Harold Krent will be stepping down as dean of IIT - Chicago Kent law school next summer after a 17-plus year run.   That's a big deal.  According to Jim Rosenblatt and his amazing list of deans, Krent is the fourth longest serving law school dean in the country.  This is the school's dean search announcement:

IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law seeks a visionary and decisive leader to build on the school’s history of excellence and innovation in legal education. The Dean must engage effectively with all Chicago-Kent stakeholders, including faculty, alumni, students, staff, and practitioners in the fields of law, business, technology and policy, to strategically implement his or her vision for Chicago Kent’s future. The Dean will report to the Illinois Institute of Technology (“IIT”) Provost, Peter Kilpatrick, and be responsible for the law school’s academic programs, operating budget, personnel management, strategic planning, public relations and fundraising.

Founded in 1888, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law has a long history of excellence in providing rigorous, innovative legal training to a diverse student body. Chicago-Kent is located in downtown Chicago, in the heart of Chicago’s business community. For the past 40 years, Chicago-Kent has committed itself to nurturing an engaged, productive, and vibrant scholarly faculty. It has also established a reputation as among the nation’s leading law schools in the areas of innovation, intellectual property, advocacy, law and technology, and legal writing. Its alumni thrive in the Chicago legal market. The school benefits from its unique position within a technical university and from its central location in one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

The new Dean’s primary responsibility will be to build on Chicago-Kent’s foundation of excellent legal education and high-quality faculty scholarship.

Essential qualifications for this position include:

University of the District of Columbia Seeks Dean

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 The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law is seeking a new dean! This link takes you to the announcement and details about the application process.  

By way of background, UDC Law began in 1972 when civil rights lawyers Edgar S. and Jean Camper Cahn brought to life a powerful idea – law school modeled on a “neighborhood law firm,” in which students from groups underrepresented at the bar learn to practice law while providing critical legal services to the underserved. Founded as the Antioch School of Law, the institution became the District’s only public law school in 1988 and merged with the nation’s only exclusively urban land-grant institution, the University of the District of Columbia, in 1996. Through its nine legal clinics, a 1L community service requirement, funded public interest summer fellowships, and credit-bearing externships, UDC Law provides more than 100,000 hours of legal services to D.C. residents annually. This commitment––and the excellence with which it is pursued––has led to a No. 2 ranking by the National Law Journal (2018) for government and public interest job placement and No. 8 for Best Clinical Training Program by U.S. News & World Report (2019). UDC Law also is recognized as one of the nation’s most diverse law schools both for our faculty and students, making it a welcoming place where students and staff of all backgrounds feel at home. Building on this history, commitment, and location in our nation’s capital, UDC Law provides a unique learning environment––as an urban land-grant institution, an HBCU, an access school dedicated to educating those previously underrepresented at the bar, and a leader in clinical legal education. We invite anyone interested in leading UDC Law forward into its next chapter to review the linked materials and consider applying to join our vibrant, social justice-oriented law school. Professors Andrew Ferguson and Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke are chairing the search committee, which also includes Associate Deans LaShanda Adams and Matt Fraidin. Please feel free to contact any of them (or any other UDC Law faculty member) if you have any questions about the school, the deanship, or the process for applying.

Gary Gildin Stepping Down as Dean of Dickinson Law; Search Announced

Gary Gildin, who has led the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School since Penn State split its two law campuses into separate law schools, will step down at the end of the 2018-19 school year.  The University has retained Issacson, Miller to lead a search for his successor.  The position posting is here.  

Northern Kentucky Law Dean Search

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Founded in 1893, the Salmon P. Chase College of Law has for 125 years provided service to students and the legal community throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky and across the Ohio River to Cincinnati and its environs. Chase is a jewel in the crown of Northern Kentucky University, with a history that predates that of the University. Long known as the “The Lawyer’s School.” Chase has served both traditional and non-traditional students throughout its history and in recent years has gained a strong reputation for the quality of its clinical and other experiential learning programs.

NKU and the Chase College of Law now seek a Dean to continue this tradition of success and service. The Dean is the chief executive of the law school and serves on the leadership team of the University. Leading a committed faculty and staff in service to a dedicated and hard-working student body, the Dean will be in a position to make significant contributions to the future of the institution.

David Cleveland Named Interim Dean at Valpo Law

With Andrea Lyons stepping down as its dean, Valparaiso Law has named David Cleveland, its associate dean of academic affairs, as the interim dean.  Cleveland holds a JD from Georgetown. He joined the firm in 2012.  Update: I meant that he joined "the law school".

James Hackney Named Dean of Northeastern Law

Northeastern University has named Professor James Hackney as its new law dean, succeeding Jeremy Paul.  Hackney joined the Northeastern Law faculty in 1991 and has served in a number of administrative positions over the years.  He holds a JD from Yale.

Nicholas Allard Stepping Down as Brooklyn Law Dean

Brooklyn Law School has announced that Nicholas Allard will step down as dean at the end of June.  Maryellen Fullerton will serve as interim dean while the law school conducts a search for its new leader.  Allard joined the law school in 2012.

Angela Onwuachi-Willig Named Dean of Boston University Law

Boston University has named Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Chancellor's Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, as its new dean.  Onwuachi-Willig, who joined Berkeley from the University of Iowa in 2016, holds a JD from Michigan and a Ph.D in Sociology and African-American Studies from Yale.  She succeeds Maureen O'Rourke who, after 14 years, is one of the longest-serving law deans in the country.  

Robert Adler Stepping Down as Utah Law Dean

Dean Robert Adler of the University of Utah law school, has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the 2018-19 school year.  He began serving as interim dean in 2013. - taking the job permanently the next year.  

Suzanne Reynolds Stepping Down as Dean of Wake Forest Law

Dean Suzanne Reynolds, who has led Wake Forest Law since 2014, announced she will be stepping down at the end of the 2018-19 school year.  Reynolds is a genuine article Demon Deacon, having joined the Wake Law faculty in 1981 - graduating from the school four years earlier.