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Battle Hymn of the Republic

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states then engaged in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” It was the beginning of the end of the Confederacy's treason in defense of slavery. 

Julia Ward Howe's lyrics to "Battle Hymn of the Republic" had already been published in The Atlantic in February 1862, including this verse:

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea/

With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me.

As he died to make men holy/Let us die to make men free/

While God is marching on.

The song was set to the tune of “John Brown’s Body,” which was more than appropriate, given that the lyricist was married to Samuel Gridley Howe, one of the Secret Six who had funded John Brown’s attempt to free the enslaved people of Virginia at Harpers Ferry.

Although revisionists have repeatedly attempted to recast the Civil War as a struggle over states’ rights, it was evident almost from the beginning that it was ultimately a battle to end slavery.

Many contemporary artists challenge us to "live to make men free," but that does not change the poignancy of Union soldiers marching to battle willing to die for the cause of freedom.

UCLA School of Law Seeks Dean

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The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the UCLA School of Law.

Founded in 1949, the UCLA School of Law is one of the youngest top-ranked law schools in the United States and is committed to advancing the field of law through strong traditions of excellence in teaching, curricular innovation, influential scholarship and public engagement. One of UCLA’s 12 professional schools, the law school has approximately 200 full-time and part-time faculty (of whom 70 are tenure track) who teach approximately 1,400 students enrolled in Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) programs. The school houses a wide array of centers and institutes in such areas as business law, climate change, entertainment law, human rights, immigration law and policy, international and comparative law, reproductive health, technology law and policy, and sexual orientation and gender identity law. The school offers academic specializations in business law and policy; critical race studies; environmental law; international and comparative law; media, entertainment and technology law; law and philosophy; and public interest law and policy. Eight concurrent degree programs allow students to pursue a J.D. along with a degree in African American studies, American Indian studies, management, philosophy, public health, public policy, social welfare and urban planning. UCLA Law faculty are recognized worldwide for their contributions to scholarship, teaching and law reform in a broad spectrum of fields that have significant societal impact — including constitutional law, civil rights and critical race studies, environmental law and policy, criminal law, corporate law, public interest law, immigration law, international law and intellectual property.

 

SMU Dedman School of Law Seeks Multiple Faculty

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SMU Dedman School of Law is hiring several faculty members this year.  We seek faculty who will teach contracts, property, or professional responsibility. In addition to teaching one or more of these required courses, faculty may teach and write in the areas of intellectual property, artificial intelligence, data science, environmental and energy law, business, commercial and corporation law, labor and employment law, international law, or a wide variety of other areas. 

For details about how to apply, please see the position advertisement below. If you have any additional questions, please contact the chair of our appointments committee Jeff Kahn (jkahn@smu.edu). 

THE SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW is seeking applications from qualified persons for tenure-track faculty positions to begin Fall of 2023.  We are seeking candidates with expertise in Property, Contracts, and Professional Responsibility (PR).  We will consider both experienced and beginning teachers with excellent legal credentials and scholarly distinction or promise.  Candidates must hold a J.D.  To ensure full consideration for the positions, applications must be received by October 1, 2022, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled.

Applications need to be submitted here: http://apply.interfolio.com/110620.   Reference Position No. and (Area of Law) in which you are applying:  #6285 (Contracts), #6008 (Property) or #5719 (PR).

Southern Methodist University (SMU) will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or admissions 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.

Nina Totenberg's Conflict of Interest

My new essay, now posted at The Hill, addresses Nina Totenberg’s unacknowledged conflict of interest in covering the Supreme Court, as revealed in her new memoir Dinners with Ruth.

Here is the gist:

The Hill

Nina Totenberg’s conflict of interest

by Steven Lubet, Opinion Contributor - 09/21/22 10:30 AM ET

Nina Totenberg’s new memoir, “Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships,” is the beautifully touching story of an enduring friendship between two exceptional women. Ruth, of course, is the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose relationship with National Public Radio (NPR) reporter Totenberg began in 1971, long before either woman achieved national prominence. It continued, often over dinner, until Ginsburg’s death in 2020. The barely acknowledged subtext in the book is a conflict of interest between Totenberg’s obligations as a reporter and devotion to her friend.

It was the sort of relationship that objective journalists do not maintain with the subjects of their reporting, but Totenberg shrugs it off.

In the summer before the 2016 presidential election, Ginsburg made several disparaging statements about then-candidate Donald Trump, calling him a “faker” and suggesting that she would move to New Zealand if he were elected.

Totenberg was scheduled to interview Ginsburg a few days later. Following her “usual practice,” she told the justice that “I was going to ask her about what she had said.”

Ginsburg was dismayed. “Oh, please don’t do that,” she asked. Totenberg held firm. “That’s my job,” she explained.

Totenberg did not raise the ethics issue, suggesting instead that the justice had merely “goofed.” Even that was too much for Ginsburg. “It’s over and done with, and I don’t want to discuss it anymore.”  

Totenberg accepted the stonewalling. The obvious next question – to anyone not tiptoeing around a friend’s embarrassment – was whether Ginsburg would recuse herself from cases challenging the election. That would have put Ginsburg on the spot – and any answer would have been extremely meaningful in light of later events – but Totenberg let it drop.

As a decades-long NPR listener, I have always been an admirer of Totenberg’s work. But after reading “Dinners with Ruth,” l wonder which secrets were kept, which questions went unasked and what stories a more objective journalist might have reported.

You can read the entire essay at The Hill, including additional details of Totenberg’s favorable reporting (and comparisons to Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas).

Touro Law Seeks Multiple Faculty

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The Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center is pleased to announce that it is currently seeking applicants for the following vacancies:

• a lateral appointment to a tenured or tenure-track position as Distinguished Professor of Health Law and Policy. We understand the field of Health Law and Policy to broadly include legal and policy issues associated with health care delivery and regulation, health care financing, the responsibilities of health care professionals to patients, bioethics, public health, and the regulation of pharmaceuticals. Touro University is a national leader in higher education in medical and health sciences, producing the fastest growing number of graduates in medical, health, and pharmaceutical fields, and in leading research in these fields. The Distinguished Professor of Health Law and Policy will develop and serve as the founding director of an interdisciplinary Institute that builds and fosters collaboration between the Law Center and Touro’s constituent colleges and schools in the medical, pharmaceutical, and health sciences fields. A requirement of the position is that the applicant have a substantial record of scholarship and a commitment to continued leadership in scholarship in the health law field. You can apply for this vacancy here.
• Specialized tenured or tenure-track clinic faculty appointment to direct our Immigration Law Clinic. Candidates must have a commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students. We seek candidates with a commitment to justice and a record of or interest in clinic pedagogy, and will consider both lateral and entry level applicants. The position requires experience in the practice of immigration law with the ability to develop clinical teaching skills or significant clinical teaching experience in other fields with the ability to apply that experience to an immigration law clinic. Touro's Immigration Law Clinic has, in recent years, provided successful representation to Suffolk County immigrants in venues from Suffolk Family Court to the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The clinical program is an integrated law office and we often collaborate between clinics on cases. It is expected that the Immigration Clinic will not have an existing case load and we invite candidates to share their own vision for the clinic and how it can achieve the program’s dual goals of social justice in client work and education of law students.  You can apply for this vacancy here.

LMU Law Seeks Assistant Professor of Law in its Academic and Bar Success Program

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Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of Law in its Academic and Bar Success Program to begin as early as January 1, 2023, but no later than July 1, 2023. LMU Law’s Academic and Bar Success Program is designed to benefit all students by enabling them to succeed throughout law school, preparing them to pass the bar exam, and equipping them to practice law at the highest levels. As one of four full-time faculty members in the department, the Assistant Professor will teach courses designed to introduce, reinforce, and develop skills to enable students to be successful in law school and beyond. Academic and Bar Success faculty also work with students one-on-one to provide individualized instruction and coaching, as well as teach courses outside of the Academic and Bar Success Program as resources allow.

This is a non-tenure-track faculty position with a presumptively renewable twelve-month contract. The position includes future eligibility to apply for a long-term contract and governance rights as to all matters except hiring and promotion of tenured and tenure-track faculty. LMU prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups, particularly those related to race and ethnicity.

Requirements for the position include a J.D. degree; bar membership in any U.S. jurisdiction (can be inactive); demonstrated ability to devise, coordinate, and implement innovative programming; teaching experience with adult learners; effective presentation skills in both small-group and large-class settings; knowledge of learning and teaching strategies for law students; experience working with, and demonstrated commitment to supporting, diverse populations;  and dedication to LMU Law’s  mission. The preferred candidate will have a personal record of strong academic achievement; experience working with law students, inside and outside the classroom, to improve their academic and bar exam performance; and experience or demonstrated interest in data collection, data management, and basic statistics.

LMU Law was founded in 2009, is fully accredited by the ABA, and has consistently maintained high first-time and ultimate bar passage rates. We are a student-centered institution with the mission of improving access to the legal profession and legal services in Southern Appalachia and other underserved regions. LMU Law has a rigorous, practice-focused curriculum that is designed to emphasize student learning outcomes and ensure that students have the knowledge and skills needed to make positive contributions to their communities as lawyers and leaders.

Inquiries may be sent to the Faculty Recruitment Chair, Stevie Swanson, at stevie.swanson@lmunet.edu. For more information about LMU Law, see https://www.lmunet.edu/duncan-school-of-law/index.php.

Taboo Trades Podcast: Specific Performance, Twitter, and Elon Musk with Nate Oman

In this episode, UVA Law 3Ls Bridget Boyd and Jenn Scoler join me to interview Nathan B. Oman, the W. Taylor Reveley III Research Professor and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Markets at William & Mary School of Law. Nate specializes in Contract Law, the Economic Analysis of Law, Jurisprudence, Law and Religion, and Legal History. Today, we’re discussing his 2009 article, Specific Performance and the Thirteenth Amendment, published in the Minnesota Law Review.

The article first came to my attention this summer, when the internet erupted with suggestions that the specific performance clause in the Elon Musk (more precisely, X Holdings) merger agreement with Twitter wasn’t enforceable because of the 13^thAmendment. As you’ll hear in this episode, Nate is having none of that.

I’ve split my discussion with Nate into two parts. In this Part, largely driven by questions from Bridget and Jenn, we discuss the Musk-Twitter litigation and the various provisions of the merger agreement, including the specific performance provision and the termination fee. If you’re covering that litigation in class this year, in my completely and wholly unbiased view :-), the episode makes a really nice introduction for students to some of the issues.

 

 

Links:

Nathan B. Oman faculty bio https://law2.wm.edu/faculty/bios/fulltime/nboman.php

 

Nathan B. Oman, Specific Performance and the Thirteenth Amendment, 93 MINN. L. REV. 2020 (2009). https://www.minnesotalawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Oman_MLR.pdf

 

Amendment and Plan of Merger by and among X Holdings I, Inc., X Holdings II, Inc. and Twitter, Inc. dated as of April 25, 2022 https://kimberlydkrawiec.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Musk-Twitter-Agreement.pdf

Taboo Trades Returns for Season 3

Welcome to Season 3 of the Taboo Trades podcast! Hear more about this year's topics and guests and listen to UVA Law students introduce themselves and talk about why they're taking time out of their busy law school schedules to produce this podcast with me.

This year's co-hosts are: Bryan Blaylock, Bridget Boyd, Makenna Cherry, Reider Compasano, Ryan Fitzgerald, Rahima Ghafoori, Caroline Gozigian, Marley Peters, Meghana Puchalapalli, Jennifer Scoler, and Mary Talkington

 

 

 

Blackbird (and Blue) [UPDATED]

Mostly "Blackbird." Bluebirds at clips 5, 8, 12, and 15. [UPDATE with Joe Cocker at the bottom of the post.]

Widener Commonwealth Seeks Faculty

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Widener Law Commonwealth welcomes applications to join our faculty. We are seeking entry-level and pre-tenure lateral faculty to fill tenure track positions in the 2023-2024 academic year. Our specific needs are to be determined, so we encourage all interested applicants to apply. Interest areas include but are not limited to: Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, and Legal Methods. We will also consider candidates interested in our upper-level course areas, including Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Environmental Law, Professional Responsibility, and Wills and Trusts. The school may hire faculty in any subject area or category based on a candidate’s overall strength.

Established in 1989, Widener Law Commonwealth is an independently accredited law school

within Widener University. Located in Harrisburg, PA, the law school’s location in the capital of Pennsylvania provides impactful experiences for both our faculty and students. The law school is situated in one of the fastest growing areas of the state. Harrisburg provides many cultural amenities and outstanding access to outdoor activities. Additionally, it provides a reasonable cost of living and a strong job market.

 

Alabama Law: Symposium on Constitutional Ethnography

Alabama Law is pleased to invite you to the Symposium on Constitutional Ethnography, a hybrid event to be held in Tuscaloosa and online, Friday, October 14, 9:30 am -5:30 pm Central Daylight Time. The Symposium will bring together prominent anthropologists of law and law & society scholars to discuss the potential benefits, challenges, and approaches to ethnographically studying constitutional law. A keynote address will be given by Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University. Attendance is free, but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register today.

Brooklyn Law Seeks Dean and President

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Brooklyn Law School seeks a new Dean and President, with a target appointment date of July 1, 2023. Founded in 1901 as a freestanding law school, BLS is an incubator for the bar, bench, and civic and commercial leadership across New York City, the metropolitan area, and the nation. The new Dean and President will lead a nimble institution with a faculty noted for its collegiality, scholarly impact, and the quality of its doctrinal and experiential teaching. BLS’s 100 staff members play an integral role in realizing its mission. BLS is the destination of choice for a richly diverse student population, enrolling 1,079 full-time and 105 part-time students. The incoming first-year class is the most racially diverse in BLS’s history. Many of BLS’s 23,000 alumni play important roles in New York City; others reside and work in 49 states and 50 foreign countries.

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the new Dean and President will provide fresh vision in initiating comprehensive strategic planning; grow the faculty by attracting scholars and teachers of distinction and promise; oversee the roll-out of non-JD programs now up for regulatory approval; leverage a newly expanded and restructured advancement staff to increase annual fundraising and plan and execute a capital campaign; recruit and appoint a new chief operating officer to upgrade administrative infrastructure; and guide and amplify ongoing efforts to improve bar passage, enhance the student experience and related outcomes, and promote staff wellbeing and alumni engagement.

 

Alamance County, NC: Confederate Monument Edition

A 30 foot monument Confederate monument  can stay outside of Alamance County Court according to Judge Forrest D. Bridges.

Nova Southeastern Law Seeks Faculty

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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law (NSU Law) invites applications for two entry-level or mid-level full-time, tenure-track faculty positions for the 2023-2024 academic year. NSU is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. NSU is 1 of only 50 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private, not-for-profit institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education's criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution.

NSU Law is looking for candidates with outstanding academic credentials who demonstrate potential for teaching excellence and for a high level of scholarly achievement and community engagement in the following subject-matter areas: Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, and Health Law. Qualified applicants in other, related subject-matter areas may be considered. We especially welcome candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty; these candidates include women, historically underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and others whose backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints enhance diversity.

As an institution committed to diversity, NSU Law welcomes applicants who will enrich the inclusiveness of our institution through race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, and other experiences. NSU Law seeks a faculty that reflects the diversity of South Florida’s community.

NSU Law is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and CV to lawfacultyapplicants@nova.edu. Candidates may also direct questions to Olympia Duhart, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at olympia@nova.edu.

Chapman Law Seeks Dean

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Chapman University, a private university recognized for its culture of innovation as well as excellence in research and cutting-edge teaching, is extending its search for candidates for the position of Dean of the Dale E. Fowler School of Law.

Founded in 1995, the Dale E. Fowler School of Law (Fowler Law) based in Orange County, California is one of the premier private law schools in Southern California and consistently recognized as one of the top law schools in the nation for practical training. The School’s next Dean will inherit an outstanding market position, a thriving enrollment, and a community united in the shared goal of providing an outstanding legal education. The School aims to build on the momentum generated in recent years by record fundraising – including an extraordinarily generous $55 million naming gift; continuous improvement in U.S. News and World Report rankings; and increases in the academic profile and diversity of the incoming class. With these tailwinds, Fowler Law seeks to extend its reputation throughout California, regionally, and nationally through strategic management of its opportunities, resources, and excellent alumni partners.

Fowler Law offers a collaborative, personalized, and rigorous education that makes students more practice-ready than their counterparts at other schools. Ranked 16^th in the country for practical training, students have access to a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, including clinics, externships, practice-ready labs, and practice-oriented writing classes. With one of the best faculty-to-student ratios among ABA-approved law schools, Fowler Law offers smaller class sizes and greater access to a distinguished faculty both in and out of the classroom.

 

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Faculty Hiring Announcement, Academic Success Program

Western State College of Law (WSCL) at Westcliff University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills in our Academic Success Program beginning July 1, 2023. Candidates should have a record of academic excellence, experience in supporting student-centered learning, and a commitment to supporting the success of students from a diverse range of backgrounds. The Academic Success Program seeks candidates who are enthusiastic about teaching and supporting students from orientation through the bar exam.  This position is designed to lead to a long-term contract that culminates, after five years of meeting standards in terms of teaching, service, and professional development, in successive five-year contracts with voting rights (on everything but promotion and tenure issues).  We are particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty and welcome applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and others whose backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints would contribute to the diversity of our institution.

WSCL is located in the city of Irvine, California – close to miles of famous beaches, parks, recreation facilities and outdoor activities as well as the many museums, music venues, and diverse cultural and social experiences of greater Los Angeles.

Founded in 1966, WSCL is the oldest law school in Orange County, California, and is a fully ABA approved for-profit, private law school. Noted for small classes and personal attention from an accessible faculty focused on student success, WSCL is proud that our student body is among the most diverse in the nation, with a majority of our students from minority backgrounds. In our 50+ year history we have nearly 12,000 alumni and have had over 150 judges elevated to the bench. Our alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas.

WSCL is committed to providing workplaces and learning environments free from discrimination on the basis of any protected classification including, but not limited to race, sex, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, genetic marker or on any other basis protected by law.

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately. Applications (including a cover letter, complete CV, teaching evaluations (if available), a diversity statement addressing your contributions to our goal of creating a diverse faculty, and names/email addresses of three references) should be emailed to Professor Susan Keller, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee: skeller@wsulaw.edu. For more information about WSCL, visit wsulaw.edu. 

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Faculty Hiring Announcement, Legal Writing and Research Program

Western State College of Law (WSCL) at Westcliff University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills in our Legal Writing and Research Program beginning July 1, 2023. Candidates should have strong academic backgrounds and commitment to teaching excellence. This position is designed to lead to a long-term contract that culminates, after five years of meeting standards in terms of teaching, service, and professional development, in successive five-year contracts with voting rights (on everything but promotion and tenure issues).  We are particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty and welcome applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and others whose backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints would contribute to the diversity of our institution.

WSCL is located in the city of Irvine, California – close to miles of famous beaches, parks, recreation facilities and outdoor activities as well as the many museums, music venues, and diverse cultural and social experiences of greater Los Angeles.

Founded in 1966, WSCL is the oldest law school in Orange County, California, and is a fully ABA approved for-profit, private law school. Noted for small classes and personal attention from an accessible faculty focused on student success, WSCL is proud that our student body is among the most diverse in the nation, with a majority of our students from minority backgrounds. In our 50+ year history we have nearly 12,000 alumni and have had over 150 judges elevated to the bench. Our alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas.

WSCL is committed to providing workplaces and learning environments free from discrimination on the basis of any protected classification including, but not limited to race, sex, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, genetic marker or on any other basis protected by law.

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately. Applications (including a cover letter, complete CV, teaching evaluations (if available), a diversity statement addressing your contributions to our goal of creating a diverse faculty, and names/email addresses of three references) should be emailed to Professor Susan Keller, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee: skeller@wsulaw.edu. For more information about WSCL, visit wsulaw.edu.   

Western State College of Law at Westcliff University Faculty Hiring Announcement, Director of Clinical Legal Education

Western State College of Law (WSCL) at Westcliff University invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for a tenure-track faculty position as Director of Clinical Education, beginning July 1, 2023. The Director of Clinical Education will have the opportunity to develop a new legal clinic in a field that will be determined by the Director’s interest and passion, to work with a highly diverse group of motivated students in developing the clinic, and to teach in other areas of interest in the law school curriculum. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching, training, and supervising students or junior attorneys in a clinical or other experiential learning setting; a commitment to teaching excellence; California Bar membership or an interest in becoming licensed in California; and a demonstrated potential for productive scholarship.  We are particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty and welcome applications from women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and others whose backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints would contribute to the diversity of our institution.

WSCL is located in the city of Irvine, California – close to miles of famous beaches, parks, recreation facilities and outdoor activities as well as the many museums, music venues, and diverse cultural and social experiences of greater Los Angeles.

Founded in 1966, WSCL is the oldest law school in Orange County, California, and is a fully ABA approved for-profit, private law school. Noted for small classes and personal attention from an accessible faculty focused on student success, WSCL is proud that our student body is among the most diverse in the nation, with a majority of our students from minority backgrounds. In our 50+ year history we have nearly 12,000 alumni and have had over 150 judges elevated to the bench. Our alumni are well represented across public and private sector legal practice areas.

WSCL is committed to providing workplaces and learning environments free from discrimination on the basis of any protected classification including, but not limited to race, sex, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, genetic marker or on any other basis protected by law.

Confidential review of applications will begin immediately. Applications (including a cover letter, complete CV, teaching evaluations (if available), a diversity statement addressing your contributions to our goal of creating a diverse faculty, and names/email addresses of three references) should be emailed to Professor Susan Keller, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee: skeller@wsulaw.edu. For more information about WSCL, visit wsulaw.edu.   

Hiring Announcement: University of California, Irvine School of Law

From an email message I recently received:

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and for a full-time clinical position with security of employment or the potential for security employment, all with a start date of July 1, 2023. One tenured/tenure-track position is for a faculty member whose research, teaching, and service contribute to UCI’s Black Thriving Initiative (BTI) and the Infrastructure Equity Cluster Hiring Initiative. “Infrastructure equity” is meant broadly to include the promotion of justice in a wide range of public policy areas, including environmental, transportation, water and other natural resources, land use, energy, communication, and health care law. UCI Law also invites applications for tenured/tenure-track positions, in all subject areas, with particular interest in candidates who teach and write in business law, private law, procedural law, and public law. The clinical position is for a faculty member who will either create a new clinic or co-teach in one of the law school’s existing clinics.

The School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. UCI Law, founded just 14 years ago, is the newest public law school in California and is highly regarded for its faculty and expert practical training. UCI Law offers a distinct, innovative approach to legal education that features experiential learning and interdisciplinary studies. Committed to values of public service, excellence in scholarship and teaching, and fostering a diverse, inclusive community, UCI Law is home to distinguished faculty and passionate, talented, and socially conscious students.

Applicants for tenured/tenure-track positions must hold a J.D. or a Ph.D. in a related area from an accredited institution and have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching and scholarly achievements. Scholars from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply.

Applicants for the clinical position must hold a J.D. and be licensed to practice law in California by the end of their first year of employment. At least five years of practice experience and two years of clinical teaching experience are strongly preferred, but all applicants must have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching achievements. Scholars from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply.

For more information about UCI Law, visit: www.law.uci.edu.

Interested candidates can obtain more information about all positions, and should submit application materials, using UC Irvine’s online application system, AP Recruit. Information on the Infrastructure Equity Cluster position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07784. Information on the other tenured/tenure-track position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07786. Information on the clinical position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07808.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. A recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.

Call for Speakers & Papers on Technology, Cybersecurity, & Ag Law--deadline Oct. 15

Call for Speakers and Papers:
South Dakota Law Review Technology, Cybersecurity, and Agricultural Law Symposium

 

The South Dakota Law Review seeks speakers, panel participants, and article proposals for a symposium on issues related to technology, cybersecurity, and agricultural law. The Technology, Cybersecurity, and Agricultural Law Symposium will take place at the USD Knudson School of Law in Vermillion, South Dakota on Monday, March 27, 2023. Article proposals of 300-500 words may be submitted by October 15, 2022, with papers due December 16, 2022.

 

The symposium will focus on issues at the nexus of technology, cybersecurity, and agricultural law in South Dakota and the United States at large. Over the past several decades, rapid and extensive changes in technology and agribusiness have opened new opportunities and challenges to farmers and stakeholders surrounding cybersecurity and agriculture. The editors seek speakers, panelists, and articles that address one or more of the following topics, or other related topics:

 

1. Changes in technology and agribusiness involving data, cybersecurity, and agricultural law
2. Ag data privacy and confidentiality
3. Ag data integrity
4. Ag data availability and/or disruption to data and ag communication networks
5. Control of ag communication networks
6. Technology, agribusiness, and antitrust law
7. Any other topic related to cybersecurity and agricultural law

 

The editors actively seek diverse viewpoints and diverse scholarly approaches.  Although the symposium is not a historical or comparative project, the editors welcome articles with historical or comparative features.

 

The Call for Speakers and Papers will remain open until Saturday, October 15, 2022. Please contact Jaquilyn.WaddellBoie@coyotes.usd.edu with your interest in speaking, and/or with an article proposal. Selected participants and writers will be notified by Friday, October 21, 2022. Finished articles will be due Friday, December 16, 2022. Our editors will work with you over the winter 2022-23 to prepare your work for the symposium and/or publication. Transportation and lodging is provided for all selected speakers and panelists. Articles will be published and released in the summer of 2023.