A position that may be of interest to our readers. University of Georgia has one of the very best legal studies faculties within a business school. —- The Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia invites applications for a full-time non-tenure-track faculty position in Legal Studies at the lecturer level, beginning in spring semester 2026, with a start date of January 1, 2026. Candidates must hold a juris doctorate or equivalent degree. Strong communication skills and demonstrated potential for excellent teaching are required. The position is renewable based on performance, and promotion to Senior Lecturer is possible after six years of service. For information regarding the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment and Promotion of Lecturers (https://provost.uga.edu/policies/appointment-promotion-and-tenure/guidelines-for-appointment-and-promotion-of-lecturers/).Participation in service activities appropriate to the rank is expected. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Applications received by October 10, 2025 are assured of consideration; however, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Interested candidates should upload a cover letter, a full vitae, and contact information for three references (including email addresses) to https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/443802The department will reach out to your references at the appropriate time in the process. No additional materials will be considered. Applications submitted in other ways will not be considered. Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 41,000 students including over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 19 schools and colleges, including our newly formed School of Medicine. Questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Mike Schuster at Mike.Schuster@uga.edu . The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu). Please do not contact the department or search committee with such requests.
College of Business at Louisiana State University Shreveport: Business Law Instructor Opening
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Instructor of Business Law
9-Month Non Tenure-Track Position
The AACSB accredited College of Business at Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS) seeks applications for an instructor position for Business Law starting August 2025. Applications will be considered from all candidates who meet our AACSB qualifications.
The selected candidate will report to the Chair – Department of Accounting and Business Law, and will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in face-to-face and online settings, maintain AACSB qualification in any of the four categories (scholarly practitioners, scholarly academic, instructional practitioners or practice academics), and actively engage in service to the department, college, university, and community.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must possess a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school. Candidates must demonstrate teaching excellence.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong preference will be given to candidates who are admitted to practice law by the highest court of at least one of the United States. Preference will be given to candidates who have at least one year of experience teaching Business Law classes.
Application: To apply for this position, a CV, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy
Open Lecturer Position(s) in Dept. of Bus. Law & Ethics – Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Dear BLPB Readers:
“The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington seeks applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track lecturer position or positions in the Department of Business Law and Ethics, effective Fall 2024. The candidate selected will join a well-established department of 27 full-time faculty members who teach a variety of residential and online courses on legal topics, business ethics, and critical thinking at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Lecturers have teaching and service responsibilities but are not expected to engage in research activities.”
The complete job posting is here.
Positions Teaching Law in Business Schools
There are quite a number of law schools hiring in the business law area this year, but if you are on the market, do not forget about business schools. Below are a few recent postings:
Baylor University (Chair in Accounting & Business Law)
Middle Tennessee State University
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
And here are my thoughts (from a decade ago!) on the differences I found moving from law school teaching to business school teaching.
Generative AI Is the Greatest Thing Since the Discovery of Fire And/Or Will Kill Us All
Depending on who you talk to, you get some pretty extreme perspectives on generative AI. In a former life, I used to have oversight of the lobbying and PAC money for a multinational company. As we all know, companies never ask to be regulated. So when an industry begs for regulation, you know something is up.
Two weeks ago, I presented the keynote speech to the alumni of AESE, Portugal’s oldest business school, on the topic of my research on business, human rights, and technology with a special focus on AI. If you’re attending Connecting the Threads in October, you’ll hear some of what I discussed.
I may have overprepared, but given the C-Suite audience, that’s better than the alternative. For me that meant spending almost 100 hours reading books, articles, white papers, and watching videos by data scientists, lawyers, ethicists, government officials, CEOs, and software engineers.
Because I wanted the audience to really think about their role in our future, I spent quite a bit of time on the doom and gloom scenarios, which the Portuguese press highlighted. I cited the talk by the creators of the Social Dilemma, who warned about the dangers of social
Can The Next Generation of Lawyers Save the World?
An ambitious question, yes, but it was the title of the presentation I gave at the Society for Socio-Economists Annual Meeting, which closed yesterday. Thanks to Stefan Padfield for inviting me.
In addition to teaching Business Associations to 1Ls this semester and running our Transactional Skills program, I’m also teaching Business and Human Rights. I had originally planned the class for 25 students, but now have 60 students enrolled, which is a testament to the interest in the topic. My pre-course surveys show that the students fall into two distinct camps. Most are interested in corporate law but didn’t know even know there was a connection to human rights. The minority are human rights die hards who haven’t even taken business associations (and may only learn about it for bar prep), but are curious about the combination of the two topics. I fell in love with this relatively new legal field twelve years ago and it’s my mission to ensure that future transactional lawyers have some exposure to it.
It’s not just a feel-good way of looking at the world. Whether you love or hate ESG, business and human rights shows up in every factor and many firms have built
Belmont University (Nashville, TN) – Assistant Professor of Business Systems and Analytics
We are hiring for an open Assistant Professor of Business Systems and Analytics position.
We will consider lawyers/law professors with data governance/privacy law experience/research.
I am on the hiring committee; feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Position posting here.
Wagner Graduate Research Fellowship at NYU
The NYU Pollack Center invites applications for a Wagner Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year. Thanks to a generous grant of the Leonard Wagner Testamentary Trust, the Center for Law & Business offers a one-year graduate research fellowship to help develop future law academics with an interest in the social control of business institutions and the social responsibility of business.
Requirements:
Applicants must hold a JD or LLM degree and have practiced law for two years. Preference is given to applicants with a research interest in the legal regulation of business and ethics, and to those who have a degree from NYU School of Law. Fellows are expected to make a full-time commitment to their graduate research at the center. Involvement in Pollack Center research ventures is required.
How to Apply:
Applications must be received by May 16th 2022. Applicants must submit the following materials*:
- Statement describing academic and research interests
- Proposal for the research project during the fellowship year
- Curriculum Vitae
- Law school academic transcripts
- A letter of recommendation
- A writing sample, preferably a scholarly paper written in the past two years
*Not all materials are required for every applicant. Please inquire regarding required materials.
More information is
Kindness in Law
In 2013, acclaimed short-story writer George Saunders gave a commencement speech on kindness at Syracuse University. The speech went viral, the transcript landed on The New York Times blog, and the talk later became the basis of a book.
The entire speech is well worth listening to, but the gist is Saunders saying: “What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.”
Oxford English Dictionary defines “kindness” as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.”
When I think of the profession of law, “kindness,” “friendly,” “generous,” and “considerate” are sadly not among the first words that come to mind. “Analytical,” “bold,” “competitive,” “critical,” and “justice” were the first five words I would use to describe our field.
As C.S. Lewis reportedly said, “love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness,” but I am not sure love is ever less than kindness. There may be ways, as negotiation theory teaches us, to “be soft on the person, but hard on the problem.” We can tackle injustice with vigor, but be mindful of the people across the tables from us.
Pre-pandemic, I put a real premium on “tough love” and preparing students for the
Tenure-Track Position at the University of Miami Herbert Business School, Business Law Department
The University of Miami is accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty position within the Business Law Department at the Patti and Allan Herbert School of Business (MHBS) commencing August 15, 2022.
MHBS’s Business Law Department seeks applicants with experience and accomplishment in law scholarship, specifically in areas related to technology, data science, corporate governance, or sustainability. The position is open to those candidates with a law degree who have a strong research stream, or a well-developed relevant research agenda. A record of outstanding teaching or clear potential therefor is required.
The successful candidate will join a thriving Business Law department of 19 full-time regular faculty and instructors with varied scholarly interests, who teach a wide range of bachelors, masters, and executive level courses.
The University of Miami is a Carnegie comprehensive degree-granting research university with approximately 17,800 students and 16,400 faculty and staff. MHBS has approximately 4,000 total graduate and undergraduate students and is located on the University’s main campus in suburban Coral Gables, Florida.
Salary, benefits, and research support are competitive. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest describing relevant qualifications and experience, detailed CV, as well as contact information for at least three academic and/or professional references