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PhD (Wharton) Professor Baker is an expert in banking and financial institutions law and regulation, with extensive knowledge of over-the-counter derivatives, clearing, the Dodd-Frank Act, and bankruptcy, in addition to being a mediator and arbitrator.

Previously, she spent time at the U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Business, the U. of Notre Dame Law School, and Villanova University Law School. She has consulted for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and for The Volcker Alliance.  Prior to academia, Professor Baker worked as a legal professional and as an information technology associate. She is a member of the State Bars of NY and TX. Read More

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire a faculty member to develop, implement, teach, and serve as director for our new transactional clinic. The clinic will be a new offering in our robust clinical program, and, although focused on transactional lawyering, the specific area of practice and clinic design is yet to be determined. This position is a twelve-month faculty appointment on the Law Center’s Professional Practice faculty track (long-term contract compliant with 405(c)).

Applicants must have a JD or equivalent degree from an accredited institution, at least 5 years of practice and/or teaching experience, and Louisiana Bar admission (or willingness to obtain Bar admission in the first year of appointment). Applications should include a letter of interest and resume including a list of three references.

LSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified persons in employment opportunities without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, or veteran’s status. LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. LSU believes diversity, equity, and inclusion enrich the educational experience of our students, faculty, and staff, and are necessary…

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Associate or Full Professor and Jarislowsky, Dimma, Mooney (JDM) Chair in Corporate Governance Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business, York University

Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business at York University invites highly qualified applicants for an Associate or Full Professor position for the Jarislowsky, Dimma, Mooney (JDM) Chair in Corporate Governance. The Chair is for a term of five years, with the possibility of renewal for an additional five-year period. The successful applicant is expected to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed as a professorial tenured professor. This is a jointly held Chair in the two faculties with responsibilities at both Osgoode and Schulich. This is a tenure-track appointment to the Professorial Stream to commence July 1, 2024.

The Chair is open to both internal York University and external candidates. External candidates must satisfy the requirements for a tenured appointment at Osgoode Hall Law School in addition to the requirements for appointment to the Chair. At the conclusion of the term of the Chair, where the Chairholder was an external candidate, they will continue to hold a full-time tenured appointment at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL in Los Angeles invites applications for multiple full-time entry-level and lateral tenure/tenure-track positions to begin in Summer 2024. Our primary curricular needs include Business Associations, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure, Evidence, and Property.

When selecting candidates to interview, we also will consider whether they might also contribute in the following areas: Administrative Law, Contracts, Copyright, Business/Corporate/Entrepreneurship electives; Cyberlaw/Technology/Privacy, Entertainment Law, and Wills & Trusts.

We seek candidates who are passionate about teaching and can demonstrate success in the classroom, love working with students outside the classroom, are committed to producing high-quality scholarship appropriate for their field, and are willing to contribute to the campus community through committee and related service.

Subject to approval from the ABA, we plan to launch a mostly asynchronous online J.D. program (with full-time and part-time options) in Fall 2024, and we hope many faculty we will hire in the coming years will teach in that program.

Founded in 1911, Southwestern is an ABA-accredited, independent law school located in the center of Los Angeles. Our mission includes educating lawyers ready to serve clients, the profession, and our society with excellence, empowering students to reach their potential, cultivating inclusion and belonging, and shaping the…

California Western School of Law (CWSL) is seeking applications from entry level or lateral candidates for a tenured or tenure-track position.  We are looking for candidates with strong academic backgrounds, a commitment to excellence in teaching, and demonstrated potential to be productive scholars.  We specifically are interested in an instructor to teach Contracts beginning in Academic Year 2024-25 and would welcome candidates with a secondary interest in law and technology. 

Established in 1924, CWSL is an ABA accredited and AALS member, non-profit law school, and has the distinction of being San Diego’s oldest law school. At CWSL we pride ourselves on the diversity of our student body.  This year, around 45% of our incoming students are from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  We are committed to having a faculty that shares our commitment to diversity and our diverse student body.  CWSL continues to rethink the status quo in legal education – balancing a rigorous practical education with cutting edge scholarship and community service.  As a result, our graduates have a reputation for being uniquely practice-ready.  

CWSL is located in downtown San Diego, literally overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  A city of breathtaking beauty, we boast perfect weather, miles of beaches, and nearby…

The University of Colorado Law School invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for one or more full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty positions to begin at the start of the 2024-25 academic year. We welcome applications from candidates in all subject areas and at all levels of seniority. However, we have especially strong needs in Business/Commercial Law, Criminal Law, American Indian & Indigenous Peoples Law, Energy Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, and Administrative Law. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ people, veterans, and others whose background, experience, and viewpoints would contribute to the diversity of our faculty. The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. For questions, please contact Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, scott.skinnerthompson@colorado.edu. Please note that application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY DUNCAN SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications from entry-level and lateral candidates for two full-time, tenure track faculty positions starting in the 2024-2025 academic year. 

We welcome all subject areas, with particular interest in contracts and sales, business associations, criminal law and procedure, and evidence. Nonetheless, as we grow our innovative part-time/hybrid J.D. program, which is approximately two-thirds online, our needs extend across all doctrinal areas. 

Requirements include a J.D. or equivalent law degree and an unwavering commitment to educating successful lawyers and leaders. The perfect candidate will embody collaborative effort, with an outstanding academic background and firm dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service. Practical legal experience and prior teaching are highly valued, although not mandatory. We are seeking candidates with the potential to grow into excellent legal educators and scholars.

This role will operate under a twelve-month contract, with teaching duties every alternate summer. Rest assured, we consider this schedule while formulating our scholarship requirements.

In line with our commitment to diversity, we strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, veterans, and others who can enhance our faculty, curricular, and program diversity through unique life experiences, viewpoints, or philosophies.

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Qualifications and Duties: The University of Wyoming College of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position with duties commencing in the fall of 2024. We will consider entry-level and/or lateral professors with expertise and interest generally in the areas of Business Law and/or Commercial Law. Specific curricular needs include, without limitation, Accounting for Lawyers, Bankruptcy Law, Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Contract Law, Corporate Finance, Law & Technology, Payment Systems, Secured Transactions, and Securities Regulation. 

We welcome applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of our faculty.  Applicants for these positions should hold a J.D. degree from an accredited law school, have distinguished academic credentials, relevant legal experience, and a demonstrated commitment to outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship.  

The University: The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a town of 31,000 in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. The University has proven itself a leader in academics, research, inter-disciplinary study, and outreach. The university also boasts many advantages usually found only in larger university systems, including state-of-the-art facilities and nationally recognized energy and engineering programs. In addition, while small, Laramie is known in the State for its cultural, political, and…

Just a reminder that applications are open for the permanent directorship of the Institute for Professional Leadership at The University of Tennessee College of Law.  As many of you know, I have been the Interim Director of this important academic program at UT Law for three years.  It has been a great joy for me to serve, but we are ready now to find a new permanent director for the program.  Applications are being accepted here.  Additional information also is available at the same link.  And here is the general job description:

The University of Tennessee College of Law invites applications for the position of Director of the Institute for Professional Leadership. The Institute for Professional Leadership (IPL) is a unique academic program that focuses on guiding students in identifying and developing their leadership skills and professional values, in conjunction with constructing a successful career plan. The IPL offers a rich selection of courses and programs designed to prepare students to be lawyer leaders within the profession and beyond, promotes active community engagement through pro bono opportunities, and serves as a platform for research and scholarly debate in the leadership field. The Director will provide vision and oversight for…

Mississippi College School of Law invites applications from entry-level candidates for multiple tenure-track faculty positions expected to begin in July 2024. Our search will focus primarily on candidates with an interest in teaching one or more of the following subject areas: Civil Procedure, Business/Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyber Law/Law & Technology, International Law, and Sports/Entertainment Law. We seek candidates with a distinguished academic background (having earned a J.D. and/or Ph.D.), a commitment to excellence in teaching, and a demonstrated commitment to scholarly research and publication. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who will enrich the diversity of our faculty. We will consider candidates listed in the AALS-distributed FAR, as well as those who apply directly. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a scholarly research agenda, the names and contact information of three references, and teaching evaluations (if available). Applications should be sent in a single PDF to Professor Donald Campbell, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, via email at dcampbe@mc.edu.

I am a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Leadership.  This year, members of the  have been hosting a series of Zoom forums on teaching.  The remaining forums (although more may be scheduled) are set forth below.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST – Joan Heminway, Interim Director, Institute for Professional Leadership and Rick Rose Distinguished Professor of Law, The University of Tennessee College of Law ,and Martin Brinkley, Dean and Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina School of Law

Monday, September 25, 2023 – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST – Lee Fisher, Dean, Cleveland State University College of Law

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST – Kellye Testy, President and CEO, LSAC, and Hillary Sale, Associate Dean for Strategy, Georgetown University

You can register for a session by clicking on the link for that session.  As you can see, I am cohosting Wednesday’s forum, which will feature two adjunct professors who have worked with full-time faculty to design and implement law school leadership courses.

Business law and leadership are naturally related.  The Section on Leadership…