November 06, 2023
Fellowships for aspiring law teachers, 2023-24
The Blog Emperor has updated his invaluable list.
November 6, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers | Permalink
September 04, 2023
Bigelow Fellowship at Chicago now accepting applications
Those interested in law teaching with strong qualifications can apply here. Bigelow Fellows are fully immersed into the intellectual culture of the Law School and receive excellent mentoring. The Bigelow is the most powerful credential on the law teaching market, and Bigelows are in demand every year. Every Bigelow in the last twenty years has received one or more tenure-track job offers. Recent placements include Harvard, Chicago, Penn, Berkeley, Stanford (twice), Virginia, and Georgetown, among other leading law schools. You can see a full list of Bigelow alumni here.
September 4, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Of Academic Interest, Professional Advice | Permalink
August 25, 2023
Job seekers in the first FAR jump from last year's low: 272 to 348
That's actually the highest level since 2018, but well below the levels prior to that. I suspect it will still be a good year for job seekers, given the number of schools that are in the market. Good luck to all job seekers and hiring schools!
August 25, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Of Academic Interest | Permalink
August 16, 2023
Professor Lawsky's spread sheet of hiring schools and hiring plans: now searchable!
Professor Lawksy (Northwestern) writes:
I keep a spreadsheet each year of law school hiring committees and hiring plans [Noted here--BL]. It's available through PrawfsBlawg and here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TC_5Vr_pi_28-V0JLCvO7ArIDkopzW2gpXXaU-epFEY/edit#gid=0
I've now written a tool that allows people to filter this spreadsheet by subject areas, locations, and entry level vs. lateral and download customized spreadsheets with just their interests:
https://www.lawskyprojects.org/hiring
I hope that this tool will be helpful for everyone who's on the job market this year (since, to my knowledge, AALS doesn't provide anything like this for candidates). The information is admittedly incomplete, but right now I am at 80 unique schools, which is something, and I am working on getting information about more schools. Basically, it is just a filtering tool, but some people may find it useful.
What a great resource!
August 16, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers | Permalink
August 03, 2023
Heads up: some schools with automated application systems are asking for letters of reference *now*
In the past, most recommendations were over the phone or via email, and were less formal than a letter of reference, which usually came later in the process, when a school was serious about a particular candidate. That started to change a bit a few years ago, but now some schools, which require candidates to apply online, are asking recommenders for letters now (before the FAR is even out!). (The case brought to my attention is the University of Utah.) This is an unhappy development for recommenders, but they need to be aware!
August 3, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Of Academic Interest, Professional Advice | Permalink
July 12, 2023
Law schools hiring in 2023-24 can announce their committees and hiring priorities...
...at the annual Prawfs thread hosted by Professor Lawsky.
July 12, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers | Permalink
March 30, 2023
Professor Lawsky's "Entry-Level Hiring Report" for the 2022-23 season...
MOVING TO FRONT FROM MARCH 8--PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION!
...is now open and collecting information. When you accept an entry-level position this year, submit your information to Professor Lawsky please.
March 30, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Of Academic Interest | Permalink
January 17, 2023
Levit & Rostron's guide to submitting to law reviews...
...has been updated.
January 17, 2023 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Professional Advice | Permalink
October 04, 2022
Leading student-edited law reviews issue statement on new requirements for data and code transparency in empirical legal scholarship
Here.
(Thanks to Andrew Granato for the pointer.)
October 4, 2022 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Law in Cyberspace, Of Academic Interest, Professional Advice | Permalink
September 29, 2022
Lawsky's (final) entry level hiring report for 2022
Here (earlier version). 118 tenure-track hires last year, at 75 schools! That's the highest number in a decade, although still short of the 150+ figure most years prior to the Great Recession.
September 29, 2022 in Advice for Academic Job Seekers, Faculty News, Of Academic Interest | Permalink