The recording of the March 6 program on “Law Students Learning to Lead through Non-Profit Board Service” (which I earlier wrote about here) can be found here. The webinar was offered by the Section on Leadership of the Association of American Law Schools. I was able to attend and ask a bunch of questions. Many of the the tips for those engaging in experiential business law teaching could be valuable to you (as they were for me). So, I am recommending the recording here. The entire event was an hour in length, in case that is valuable information for you in considering whether to watch or listen to the program.
Oklahoma Law – Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
The University of Oklahoma (OU) College of Law seeks outstanding applicants, entry-level, for a Visiting Assistant Professorship (VAP) starting in the 2025-26 academic year. Our search is focused on a candidate with experience and expertise in Securities Fraud. Applicants must demonstrate potential for scholarly achievement and classroom teaching. Applicants must have a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, outstanding academic credentials, and significant law-related practice and/or clerkship experience.
The VAP is appointed to a 9-month term with the possibility of renewal. The program is designed for promising scholars who plan to pursue a career in law teaching. This is a full-time position, and the VAP will be expected to be in residence at OU and participate broadly in the intellectual life of the law school, develop a scholarly agenda, publish at least one law-review article, and make substantial headway on one work in progress.
The VAP will teach one course per semester and receive mentoring in their teaching and scholarly work from an advisory faculty team, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research. The VAP will also receive financial support for their scholarship, including access to research assistants, coverage of professional travel
Teaching Law Leadership through Non-Profit Board Service – Webinar This Thursday!
The first webinar hosted by the Association of American Law Schools Section on Leadership for the 2025 membership year is scheduled for Thursday (March 6) from 1 pm – 2 pm ET/12 pm – 1 pm CT/11 am – 12 pm MT/10 am – 11 am PT. The speaker is Elsbeth Magilton, Lecturer and Director of Externships at the University of Nebraska College of Law. She will be speaking on “Law Students Learning to Lead through Non-Profit Board Service.” The abstract for her talk is set forth below.
This presentation showcases the work of attorneys on nonprofit boards, how the Nebraska Law Nonprofit Board Service Program has succeeded at Nebraska, and what challenges it is still overcoming. The program places law students with an area nonprofit board of directors for an academic year to observe, support, and engage with the nonprofit governance process, under the mentorship of an attorney board member. The Nonprofit Board Service Program “courses + shadow experience” model is an opportunity for students to learn about board service, engage with area attorneys and nonprofits, and reflect on how they can use their developing professional skills to benefit and lead in their community.
The session will
SEALS 2025: Discussion Groups of Potential Interest
Friend of the BLPB Paolo Farah reached out to let me know about severl discussion groups, described below, that he is organizing for the 2025 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference this summer. If you have interest in participating, please contact Paolo at PDFarah@mail.wvu.edu.
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“Transforming Global Agriculture and Cultivating Tomorrow: Farmers’ Rights, Animal Law, Trade, Sovereignty, Ethics, and Innovation for Sustainable Progress“
This session unites diverse perspectives to explore challenges and opportunities in agriculture. By integrating disciplines like law, trade, ethics, and innovation, the panel addresses critical issues such as protecting farmers’ rights, evolving animal law, the effects of international trade, and food sovereignty’s role in sustainable development. Topics include ethical considerations, technological advancements, and policy frameworks essential for navigating transformation. Panelists will offer insights into fostering global and domestic collaboration to build equitable, sustainable agricultural systems while tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security challenges, driving meaningful progress for a sustainable future.
“Enhancing Experiential Learning in Environmental, Energy, and Sustainability Law and Policy Education“
This discussion group explores innovative ways to integrate real-world experiences into legal education. Bringing together educators, practitioners, and policymakers, it highlights approaches to teaching environmental, energy
National Business Law Scholars 2025 – UCLA Bound!
Call for Papers
The National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, 2025, at UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, California. This is the sixteenth meeting of the NBLSC, an annual conference that draws legal scholars from across the United States and around the world. We welcome all scholarly submissions relating to business law. Junior scholars and those considering entering the academy are especially encouraged to participate.
The deadline for submission is Friday, March 28, 2025. Please include the following information in your submission:
• Name
• E-mail address
• Institutional Affiliation & Title
• Paper title
• Paper description/abstract
• Keywords (3-5 words)
• Willingness to be a panel moderator
• Known scheduling conflicts
• Dietary restrictions
• Mobility restrictions
Please email your submission to Professor Eric C. Chaffee at eric.chaffee@case.edu.
We realize that this conference may overlap with part of at least one other conference. Unfortunately, these conflicts are unavoidable because of the number of conferences and other events in June and the event schedule at the UCLA School of Law, our host school. We always are happy to work with any conflicts to permit those desiring to
Drexel Law: Tenure Track and Non-Tenure Track Faculty Searches
The Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law invites applications from entry-level as well as pre- and early-tenure lateral candidates for one full-time, tenured/tenure-track position expected to begin in fall 2025. While we have needs in many curricular and research areas, we have particular needs in environmental law, international law, legal methods, criminal procedure, evidence, tax, private law, and required first year subjects.
Candidates must have a demonstrated record of significant scholarly achievement and commitment to excellent teaching. Tenure stream faculty are expected to engage in significant research and demonstrate educational, methodological, or practice backgrounds that add vitality to their work. Drexel University and the law school are committed to cross-campus collaboration and research that extends beyond disciplinary borders, with a strong interest in Law and Society research.
Applications are encouraged from people of color, individuals with disabilities, people of all sexual and gender identities, and anyone whose background, experience or viewpoint will contribute to the diversity of the faculty.
The law school was founded in 2006, and has quickly been recognized for its successes, rising over 50 places in US News to its current rank of #75. In addition to their research profile, law school faculty are highly
Iowa Law: Business Law Lateral Faculty Search
- Required Qualifications for Associate Professor:
- Consistent record of ability as a teacher of law students.
- Consistent record of scholarly productivity.
- JD, PhD or other advanced degree related to the area of the candidate’s scholarly work.
- Experience teaching in the area
Richmond Law Seeking Non-Tenure-Track Business Law Faculty Member
Business Transactional Skills Professor
University of Richmond School of Law
The University of Richmond School of Law is seeking applicants for a full-time faculty member to teach business law courses, including transactional skills courses. The position will begin in the summer or fall of 2025. The full position description is here — law.richmond.edu/faculty/hiring/.
Our new hire will teach one section of Business Associations (our foundational business law course), Mergers & Acquisitions, and two transactional skills courses. The skills courses will emphasize experiential learning, allowing students to work on assignments that resemble the type of work they will do in practice and to develop skills as legal and business advisors to their clients. Candidates must have several years of practice experience in business transactional law and a J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school.
This is a non-tenure track position that focuses on teaching and mentoring students during the nine-month academic year. Depending on experience, a successful candidate will be hired as an Assistant or Associate Professor of Law, Legal Practice and will be eligible for promotion and five-year presumptively renewable contracts upon promotion to Professor of Law, Legal Practice.
The University of Richmond is a private university located just
Artificial Fiduciaries
The rapid development of technology in the last decade has affected all levels of society. Corporate governance has not been immune to these changes. In the future, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) fiduciaries may be technologically capable of serving as independent corporate directors. This could be an effective way to address the challenge of the absence of truly independent directors in the traditional governance framework. Artificial fiduciaries could also
CTA Madness, Redux
I managed to hold off for a few weeks–and then for the past 24-48 hours (or so)–in reporting back on the current state of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). But the U.S. Supreme Court has again spoken, and so it is time to do an update (since little more is likely to happen over the weekend). FinCEN, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, summarizes the current state of play, an update from my post earlier this month.
On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry—formerly, Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland). As a separate nationwide order issued by a different federal judge in Texas (Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury) still remains in place, reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN despite the Supreme Court’s action in Texas Top Cop Shop. Reporting companies also are not subject to liability if they fail to file this information while the Smith order remains in force. However, reporting companies may continue to voluntarily submit beneficial ownership information reports.
And so it