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UNH Law Seeks Director of Legal Residency Program

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The University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (UNH Law), a national leader in practical legal education with a commitment to inclusion, diversity, and quality engagement for all, seeks to hire an Assistant or Associate Clinical Professor to serve as Director of the Legal Residency Program to begin August 2020.

The legal residency program is a foundation of the practical legal training at UNH Law. The program allows students to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world legal setting by working under the supervision of attorneys or other professionals. Through this experience, students build skills, characteristics, and competencies essential to success.

The Director is a full-time member of the law faculty who participates in faculty governance. The position demands administrative and communication skills necessary to run and promote a program that involves numerous constituents, including alumni, students, judges, lawyers, and other professional practitioners.

Essential Job Functions:
• Developing and maintaining high quality legal residency field placements meeting the needs of a diverse student population.
• Creating curriculum for and teaching a companion legal residency course in compliance with ABA Standard 304.
• Communicating with and advising students about legal residency placements.
• Assisting students in securing legal residency placements in all types of legal practice.
• Mentoring students during their legal residencies as they develop professional identities and lawyering skills.
• Cultivating and managing relationships with existing and potential legal residency placements and supervisors including regular communications with the bar and bench.

Western Michigan - Cooley Law (Tampa) Seeks Visitor

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Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay, Florida campus invites applications for a full-time Visiting Professor for fall 2020. This is a one-year position. We are interested in hiring a professor who teaches two or more of these courses: Tax, Wills, Business Organizations, and Property. Relevant experience in teaching and practicing in these areas of law is preferred as well as a willingness and ability to engage in innovative teaching methods. Candidates must be committed to teaching excellence. Applicants must possess a J.D. with an excellent academic record. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

The mission of WMU Cooley Law School is to prepare its graduates for entry into the legal profession through an integrated program with practical legal scholarship as its guiding principle and focus. This mission includes providing broad access to those who seek the opportunity to study law, while requiring that those to whom that opportunity is offered meet WMU Cooley's rigorous academic standards. For more information about the law school, please go to www.cooley.edu.

Applications (electronic preferred) should include cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three references. The cover letter should identify both the subjects an applicant is qualified to teach and the applicant's relevant experience in those subjects. Please e-mail these materials to hr@cooley.edu with “Tampa Bay Faculty” in the subject line. Paper applications are also accepted at Human Resources, WMU Cooley Law School, 300 S. Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933. Applications will be accepted through Monday, May 11, 2020. WMU Cooley Law School is a national leader in minority enrollment, values diversity in the legal profession, and is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage members of minority communities to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.

Hiring Announcement: New England Law | Boston (Teaching Fellow)

From an email message that I recently received:

Faculty Position – New England Law Teaching Fellow

New England Law | Boston is currently accepting applications for the position of New England Law Teaching Fellow. This fellowship is a two-year appointment beginning August 1, 2020.

Through this fellowship, New England Law seeks to provide opportunities for aspiring law teachers to gain significant experience teaching law classes and engaging in scholarly activities. Fellows will teach three courses each year, one or two of which will be core courses. The fellow will receive mentoring and guidance in teaching, research, and scholarship from New England Law faculty and participate in all aspects of the New England Law community. The fellow is expected to be in residence for both academic years of the fellowship.

New England Law is seeking applicants with a J.D. degree and at least three years of significant post-graduate legal experience and strong potential for teaching, research, and scholarship. The compensation for this fellowship includes salary at a beginning level and the New England Law employee benefits package.

South Carolina Law Seeks Contracts Visitor

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The University of South Carolina School of Law is seeking applications for a visiting professor to teach Contracts and other related business courses in the Fall 2020 semester. Candidates should have a juris doctorate degree and a record of excellence as a teacher and scholar. Interested persons are encouraged to send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Associate Dean Eboni Nelson at nelsones@law.sc.edu by April 27, 2020.

Idaho Law Seeks Visitors for Boise Campus

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The University of Idaho College of Law seeks entry-level or experienced faculty members interested in serving as a full-time, temporary faculty member for the 2020-2021 academic year to direct the College’s Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at its Boise location. The Entrepreneurship Law Clinic is devoted to outreach to the startup and small business community in Idaho. For more information and to apply, go here: https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/28557 

The University of Idaho College of Law also seeks entry-level or experienced faculty members interested in serving as a full-time, temporary faculty member for the 2020-2021 academic year to teach first-year Contracts and several Intellectual Property Law courses (potentially including Introduction to Intellectual Property, Copyrights, Trademarks & Trade Dress, Patents, Internet Law, and/or Antitrust). For more information and to apply, go here: https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/28556 

Questions can be directed to Associate Dean Wendy Couture at wgcouture@uidaho.edu.

Hiring Announcement: Chicago-Kent College of Law

From an email message that I received earlier today:

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology invites nominations and applications for Co-director/Director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace (ILW) and Professor of Law. ILW is a national center for research, training, dialogue, and reflection on the law that governs the workplace, and it serves as an intellectual home for the labor and employment law community, both in the Chicago area and nationwide. ILW includes a certificate program for J.D. students in labor and employment law, a program of conferences, lectures, and other events, and two journals on labor and employment law.

Hiring Announcement: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland State University)

From an email message that I received earlier today:

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professors of Law, at the entry or junior lateral level. Along with teaching and research, each will participate in one of two thriving and innovative research centers, in a growing and welcoming metropolitan community.

Please direct inquiries to Prof. Chris Sagers, Chair of the Search Committee, at (216) 687-2319 or c.sagers@csuohio.edu.

Health Law & Policy: The candidate will participate in Cleveland-Marshall’s Center for Health Law & Policy (https://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/chlp), a nationally prominent center for health policy and bioethics research, with links to the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and other stakeholders in Cleveland’s large and sophisticated medical community. Our principal curricular needs for the position are in health care law and bioethics.

For more information and application procedure, please visit http://hrjobs.csuohio.edu/postings/12379

Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property: The candidate will participate in Cleveland Marsha’l's Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection (https://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/cybersecurity). The Center is a prominent contributor to national debate on these matters and works directly with federal and state agency leaders, national law reform organizations, and leading academics.  Our principal curricular needs for the position are in data security, data privacy and intellectual property. Ideal candidates can both assist with the Center’s work and curriculum, and contribute strength in intellectual property, to help grow our IP program.

For more information and application procedure, please visit http://hrjobs.csuohio.edu/postings/12379

Hiring Announcement: Peking University School of Transnational Law Seeks Visitors

Peking University School of Transnational Law (“STL”) invites inquiries from experienced professors, both active and retired, for ten-week visits (one academic quarter) or more during AY 2020-21.  We are in need of professors for the following J.D. courses:  Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Constitutional Law, International Business Transactions, Securities Regulation, Trusts and Estates, and Family Law.  STL provides visiting professors with visa assistance, round-trip air and ground transportation, housing or a housing allowance, and compensation in U.S. dollars or RMB.

Peking University is China’s oldest and most renowned comprehensive research university.  STL is the only law school in China to offer an American Law J.D., taught in English, along with a China law Juris Master (J.M.), taught largely in Chinese. Students admitted to STL’s J.D./J.M. dual degree program are among the most academically talented in China.

STL is located on Peking University's Shenzhen campus, minutes from Hong Kong, which is easily accessible by ferry, train, car or bus.   Shenzhen is renowned as China’s “Silicon Valley,” home to information and biotechnology start-ups and such innovative giants as Tencent, Huawei, BGI, BYD, and DJI Drones.  Together, Shenzhen and Hong Kong form the hub of the world’s most populous metropolitan area, China’s Pearl River Delta, where Chinese and Western legal and commercial traditions are meeting and merging in ways likely to preview future legal developments throughout China and the rest of the world as China’s global economic influence grows. 

Inquiries should be addressed to Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Christian Pangilinan at christiandpangilinan@gmail.com.  

Hiring Announcement: Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (Visiting Faculty Position)

From an email message that I received earlier this week:

Northern Kentucky University – Salmon P. Chase College of Law invites applications for a Visiting Faculty Position for the 2020-2021 academic year.  We are looking for visitors who can cover the following courses: (1) Property; (2) UCC Basics; (3) Constitutional Law II (individual rights); and Criminal Procedure.  Candidates willing/able to teach any combination of those courses are encouraged to apply. The position will be a temporary, full-time, two-semester, non-tenure-track appointment. All applicants should have excellent academic 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. While we are one of the fastest growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names.

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. Application by members of diverse groups is highly encouraged.

Villanova Law Seeks Multiple Fellows/VAPs

The Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law is hiring, and has multiple positions open, including an innovative fellow dedicated to finding solutions to the problem of poverty. Villanova's VAP/Fellow program has been highly successful, placing many of its alumni in teaching positions all over the country.

1. Fellow to End Poverty:

The Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks a visionary thinker, scholar, and educator with the diverse skills, background, and interests necessary to advance creative and innovative ways to solve the problem of poverty in the United States. The successful candidate will lead the Initiative to End Poverty and Inequality at Villanova University, an interdisciplinary enterprise housed in the Charles Widger School of Law. The Initiative to End Poverty and Inequality will support programmatic initiatives to generate concrete ideas and policy solutions to address the problem of poverty, including development of an annual symposium. The Initiative will approach the causes and effects of poverty with an interdisciplinary, evidence-based approach that prioritizes efforts that will yield concrete results and maximum advancement toward eliminating poverty.

More details on this position are available here: http://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18343. Applications should be submitted in the same place, though questions may be directed to Vice Dean Michael Risch (risch at law.villanova.edu).

2. Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES) Clinic:

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks an outstanding lawyer-educator to direct and teach its Clinic for Asylum, Refugee & Emigrant Services (CARES) as a Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor during academic year 2020-21. The Clinic represents asylum seekers in immigration court and before the USCIS Asylum Office.

More details on this position are available here: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18442.

3. Fellow in Business, Law & Economics (VAP):

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law seeks a qualified individual to serve as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Fellow in Law, Business and Economics during academic year 2020-2021. The position is a 12-month, visiting position beginning in the summer of 2020, with the possibility of one additional 12-month term.

Villanova Law has recently been enhancing its efforts to educate lawyers who understand the law's connection to business, economics, and entrepreneurship. Key initiatives have included the founding of the John F. Scarpa Center for Law and Entrepreneurship, with scholarly programs, innovative courses, and experiential learning opportunities. The successful candidate will augment these efforts by focusing on teaching and scholarship at the intersection of law, business, and economics.

More details on this position are available here: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/18441.

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.

Penn State University Park Seeks Asst/Assoc Dean for Non-JD Programs

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Penn State Law seeks an Assistant/Associate Dean of Non-JD Programs. A key member of the Penn State Law leadership team and reporting to the Dean, this entrepreneurial leader will have the responsibility to develop non-JD programs, including potentially MLS degrees, an undergraduate law degree, executive education, and other innovative programs. These non-JD programs may be residential, hybrid, or online. Penn State Law currently has an extensive LL.M. program aimed at foreign students, directed by an Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs, which will remain in place as structured. Candidates for this position should have experience successfully developing non-JD programs in a law school setting. This experience should include guiding a marketing research and feasibility study (independently or through effectively engaging a consultant), along with developing and overseeing academic programs. This role will be highly collaborative with members of the Penn State Law leadership team, faculty, and interdisciplinary partners; therefore, candidates should have a demonstrated set of organizational, communication, and relationship building skills. Candidates should also have a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion efforts within higher education. The position will be filled as either an administrator or academic administrator depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate. An administrator position typically requires a Master’s degree plus 10 years of relevant experience, a J.D. degree is preferred. An academic administrator position typically requires a Ph.D., J.D. or equivalent degree and 8 years of relevant experience. If filled as an academic administrator, duties may include teaching as well. Penn State Law is located on Penn State’s University Park, Pennsylvania campus. For more information, please visit our website at https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Those interested in applying can do so through this ad, https://psu.jobs/job/93719,

Drexel University Kline Law Seeks Tenure-Track Legal Methods/Legal Writing Faculty

The Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for a tenure-track faculty position. This faculty member will be expected to teach Legal Methods I and Legal Methods II as a core element of their package. All first year students at the Law School are required to complete Legal Methods I and Legal Methods II, each a three credit, graded course. In the most recent rankings, U.S. News named the Law School’s Legal Methods program as the #14 legal writing program in the country.

The Law School has a unitary tenure track which does not distinguish between individuals based on their course package. There are currently three tenured members of the faculty who teach Legal Methods at the Law School. The individual selected in this search will be the fourth tenure-line faculty member teaching in the program.

Successful candidates will demonstrate both a record of scholarly achievement and experience in teaching. Law faculty are expected to engage in significant scholarship, which can reflect diverse educational, methodological, or practice perspectives. Drexel is committed to cross-campus collaboration and research that extends beyond disciplinary borders. Faculty members at the Law School receive funding and other support to facilitate their scholarship and other professional development. The Law School curriculum combines theory and practice, with an intensive professional practice requirement of (at least) one cooperative or clinical experience before graduation. Applications are encouraged from people of color, individuals with disabilities, people of all sexual and gender identities, and those with diverse backgrounds, experiences, or viewpoints.

The Law School, founded in 2006, has quickly established its academic strength. Faculty publish in top journals and presses (from Oxford, Chicago, Columbia, and Penn, among others) and the school has advanced into the top 100 law schools, as ranked by U.S. News, moving up 29 spots since 2015. The Fordham Trial Competition Performance Rankings rank the Law School’s trial team #2 in the country for performance since 2016.

Located in Philadelphia's University City, the Law School is part of Drexel University, an R1 research/doctoral university with distinctive strengths in engineering, health, business, and the arts.

To apply, please use the Drexel University job portal here. If you have questions, please reach out to Professor David S. Cohen, Faculty Appointments Chair, at KlineLawAppointments@drexel.edu. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 23, 2020.

Idaho Law Seeks Tax Visitor for '20-'21

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The University of Idaho College of Law seeks entry-level or experienced faculty members interested in serving as a full-time, temporary faculty member for the 2020-2021 academic year. We are specifically hiring for a professor to teach various Tax law courses and, possibly, courses on Estate Planning and/or Wills. For more information and to apply go here: https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/28443 Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Pimentel at dpimentel@uidaho.edu.

Idaho Law Seeks Legal Writing Faculty

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The University of Idaho College of Law Seeks an individual to teach the College’s legal writing & analysis course on a full-time basis at its Boise, Idaho location. The course is a two-semester, five-credit, required first-year course. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the course collaboratively with three other faculty members. In addition to shared responsibility for course development, the successful candidate will be responsible for the direct instruction of approximately 25-35 students. The successful candidate will also teach an additional course depending on areas of interest and the College of Law’s curricular needs. More details here.

University of Iowa Reinstates Faculty Fellows Program

From our friends at the University of Iowa College of Law:

The University of Iowa College of Law is delighted to announce that it is reinstituting its Faculty Fellow program. Our program alums include Devon Carbado, Laura Beny, Cyndi Nance, Creola Johnson, Angela Gilmore, Sumi Cho, and Harold Rocha, among others.  We are specifically seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds. Please pass the word to your networks.  See the details at:

https://law.uiowa.edu/iowa-law-faculty-fellowship.

 

 

Hiring Announcement: University of Missouri School of Law (Clinic Director)

From an email message that I received earlier today:

Mizzou Law Seeks Director of Family Violence Clinic

The University of Missouri School of Law is seeking dynamic, qualified applicants for the position of Director of the Family Violence Program who will also teach a combination of courses from the family law curriculum. Specific areas of responsibility include teaching the Advocacy, Family Violence and Public Policy Seminar, the Family Violence Clinic, and other courses including but not limited to Family Law and Children and the Law.

The clinical faculty member will have the title of Associate Clinical Professor of Law or Clinical Professor of Law. The position is a non-tenured, clinical track position. The faculty member will teach law students the theory and practice of family law, supervise research and scholarship, and engage with students in applied leadership in advancing justice.  This instruction is expected to occur in the classroom, in the community, in courtrooms, and in Missouri’s Capitol.  The faculty member will prepare well-rounded lawyers who are sensitive to ethical issues, prepared to serve clients, and ready to assume leadership in promoting justice.

The University of Missouri-Columbia is the flagship campus of the University of Missouri System and is one of only 34 public universities in the country belonging to the Association of American Universities. As both a research and a land grant university, it has extraordinary opportunities for interdisciplinary research and teaching. In addition, Columbia is regularly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the country. Salary and benefits are competitive. Additional information about the School of Law is available at http://law.missouri.edu.

South Carolina Seeks Professional Responsibility Visitor

The University of South Carolina School of Law is seeking applications for the Robert W. Foster Distinguished Professor visiting professorship. This position is reserved for distinguished visiting faculty with national prominence. Candidates should have a juris doctorate degree and a record of excellence as a teacher and scholar. The School of Law is interested in candidates who are available to teach Professional Responsibility in the Spring 2021 semester. Interested persons are encouraged to send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Associate Dean Eboni Nelson atnelsones@law.sc.edu by March 2, 2020.

Mississippi Law Seeks Academic & Bar Support Faculty

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The University of Mississippi School of Law invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Practice whose primary responsibility will be directing a comprehensive program to ensure bar exam passage and overall academic success.

Job Responsibilities:
• Implement Program to Ensure Bar Exam Passage
• Teach Bar Skills Class and Advanced Legal Analysis Class
• Review the content of and methods used in the law school’s existing bar skills class and advanced legal analysis class to evaluate and improve their efficacy
• Counsel students about bar preparation, success strategies, the bar application process and requests for exam accommodations
• Research, track, and analyze best practices for bar exam strategies
• Monitor, track and report bar success and failure for the ABA and the law school
• Analyze and prepare data reports (g.p.a, diversity, bar passage rates, etc.)
• Provide recent graduates studying for the bar exam with support
• Counsel graduates retaking the bar exam regarding effective strategies for success
• Serve as the law school’s liaison to commercial bar preparation companies
• Establish and maintain relationships with bar examiners in Mississippi
• Propose improvements in the bar application process and the bar exam
• Direct Advising Program
• Solicit faculty members to participate
• Follow-up with students and participating faculty during the year
• Direct Academic Support Program
• Advise and counsel JD students, including those near or below thresholds for academic probation or who present risk factors correlated to lower bar passage rates
• Promote strategies to address potential barriers to academic success in diverse populations, including first-generation students, minority groups, and those with identified learning challenges
• Develop and monitor academic recovery plans for individual students

SMU Law Seeks PR Visitor for Fall 2020

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THE SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW in Dallas, Texas is seeking applications from qualified persons for a visiting professor position in the area of Professional Responsibility for the Fall 2020 semester. Candidates may also teach another upper-level, mutually agreed upon course. A J.D. degree and teaching experience are required. Applications should be directed to Faculty Appointments Committee, via email to bettya@smu.edu as soon as possible.

SMU will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. SMU's commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.

Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

Jindal Global Law School Seeks Faculty for Next Fall

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Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), India has commenced the hiring process of faculty members for the academic session 2020-2021. We are interested in hiring LL.M./ J.D./ S.J.D. (or equivalent) Graduates passing out in 2020 for faculty positions, who are willing to take up teaching and/or research assignment from Fall 2020.

A JGU delegation will be in New York from March 29, 2020 to March 31, 2020. We would be happy to meet the students who are interested in applying for these positions at JGLS/JGU.

Interested students can e-mail their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest (teaching & research) to Nishant Kapur at NKAPUR@JGU.EDU.IN or at HR@JGU.EDU.IN not later than February 29, 2020.

JGU offers a competitive salary, research benefits comparable to the top international universities along with comprehensive health and accidental insurance coverage, accommodation near the University Campus, staff development allowance, research grants, research rewards for publications and other benefits. We have comprehensive policies on research & publication for motivating and incentivizing faculty members to undertake and contribute to research.  The University's strategic vision is here.