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 Ave Maria School of Law seeks applicants for an entry-level tenure-track position to begin in the 2026-2027 academic year.  In particular, we seek faculty teaching in the 1L areas of Contracts and Property, which at Ave Maria involve significant student contact. Candidates may also be requested to teach a section of business law courses such as Business Organizations or Commercial Law from time to time. Applicants must have a Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree and a strong academic record.  Responsibilities will include teaching, scholarship, and service to the Law School and community.

Ave Maria offers students a distinctive legal education marked by the integration of the Catholic faith and the law. Students are trained to reflect critically on the law and to understand that all areas of legal practice serve the common good. The Law School emphasizes the importance of faith and community among its faculty, staff, and students, and desires applicants attracted by, and supportive of its mission. The Law School community is small but close-knit and seeks faculty members who will participate in, and contribute to, its continued growth.

Ave Maria School of Law recognizes the inherent value and dignity of all members of the human family. The…

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for anticipated openings for one or more entry-level tenure-track faculty positions beginning August 2026.

Duties include engaging in high-quality teaching and research, as well as being an active participant in law-school and university service.

Qualifications include a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school; ability to engage in high-quality teaching; ability to engage in high-quality research; and ability to be an active participant in law school and university service.

Preferred qualifications include a record of scholarly publication, teaching experience (particularly in a law school), legal-practice experience, a strong law-school record, law-journal membership, and clerkship experience.

We are particularly, but not exclusively, interested in candidates to teach torts, property, business law, immigration, or health courses.

If you wish to apply or have questions, please contact Professor David Rosenfeld, Chair of the Appointments Committee, at niucol@niu.edu. Preference will be given to applications received by October 1, 2025, though applications will be accepted until the position or positions are filled.

To be officially considered for the position or positions, a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three current professional references will be required to be uploaded to NIU’s applicant-tracking system.

NIU Law is…

This just popped into my mailbox earlier today and is worth broad distribution. Thanks to Terri Pulley Radwan for passing this along.

The Stetson Business Law Review’s annual symposium, to be held in February 2026, will focus on Real Property Law. Information regarding the symposium and proposal submissions are attached. Please consider a submission if you write in the area, and please forward to colleagues who might be interested in participating in the symposium. You may reach me at radwan@law.stetson.edu with any questions.

Friend-of-the-BLPB Beth Burch has announced that the University of Georgia School of Law is conducting an open-rank search for four or five full-time, tenure-track or tenured faculty. Hiring priorities include multiple business law areas–contracts, bankruptcy, and secured transactions–as well as property, torts, environmental law, business law/corporations, banking, international law, administrative law, and employment law. You can find the posting here.

If you’re interested, feel free to reach out to Beth at LawHiring@uga.edu.

The University of Maine School of Law, in the coastal city of Portland, Maine, is seeking a full-time visitor for the Spring 2026 semester. Our primary curricular needs are the first-year Property course and related upper-level courses, including natural resources. The visiting appointment may be at the Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Professor of Practice level, depending on the experience of the candidate. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree or its equivalent, an excellent academic record, and a record or promise of successful teaching and student mentoring, including an ability and willingness to incorporate innovative teaching approaches into the curriculum.

To apply, please submit an application to: mainelawsearch@maine.edu. Please include (1) a cover letter that fully describes your qualifications and experiences, (2) your curriculum vitae, and (3) contact information for three professional references. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. You may email any questions to mainelawsearch@maine.edu.

Appropriate background screening will be conducted for the successful candidate. The University of Maine System is an equal opportunity institution committed to nondiscrimination.

The University of San Francisco School of Law is in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and progressive cities, which gives our community a global perspective and access to a vibrant legal community, premier arts and culture, as well as centers of innovation in tech, finance, environmental justice, and more. The campus is located in a beautiful neighborhood just north of Golden Gate Park and halfway between Ocean Beach and the Financial District.

The University of San Francisco School of Law is steeped in the hallmarks of a Jesuit education with an unwavering commitment to social justice and a focus on training skilled, ethical, and community-engaged lawyers. The Law School has a proud 110year history of preparing its diverse graduates to be excellent and ethical attorneys who serve their clients and communities with integrity.

The Law School is seeking entry-level tenure track and lateral tenured applicants for three positions on our full-time faculty to begin in the fall of 2026. USF Law welcomes outstanding candidates in all areas but is especially interested in the fields of criminal, property, and civil procedure law, with secondary interests in environmental, employment, and international law. Practice experience is especially valued for…

We are here today because we are tired. We are tired of paying more for less. We are tired of living in rat-infested slums… We are tired of having to pay a median rent of $97 a month in Lawndale for four rooms while whites living in South Deering pay $73 a month for five rooms. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God’s children . . . .

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Chicago Soldier Field Stadium, Chicago Open Housing Movement, 1966

Each year, as the Monday-focused blogger for the Business Law Prof Blog, I endeavor to offer a post that connects with Dr. King’s work in some way. Today, which also is the day on which the United States inaugurates a new presidential administration, I focus on the role of federal regulation in creating and sustaining racial separation and racism. In 2020, The University of Tennessee College of Law produced a faculty video series labeled “How Did We Get Here.” The series focused on areas in which law or policy has contributed to systemic racism.

The video in the series I…

Mississippi College School of Law invites applications from entry-level candidates for multiple tenure-track faculty positions expected to begin in July 2025. Our search will focus primarily on candidates with an interest in teaching one or more of the following subject areas: Real Property, Intellectual Property, Sports/Entertainment Law, and Cyber Law/Law & Technology.

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 submitted using the following link: https://www.mc.edu/offices/human-resources/employment?rID[32]=389.

The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University invites applications for up to three entry-level or junior tenure-track or newly-tenured faculty members, to begin in Fall 2025. We seek candidates with a strong record of or potential for significant scholarship and commitment to excellence in teaching who will bring diverse experiences and perspectives to enrich our law school community. We seek candidates across all subject areas, but have particular interest in fulfilling curricular needs in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, Environmental Law, and Intellectual Property.

Located on Long Island, less than thirty miles from midtown Manhattan, Hofstra Law is known as an innovator in legal education, from being one of the first schools to implement clinical education as a means of graduating practice-ready lawyers to recent advancements in experiential learning and interdisciplinary programming.  Hofstra’s strong national reputation is the product of a demonstrated commitment to attracting and supporting talented and productive faculty through summer research grants, sustained teaching load reductions, and other resources for both teaching and research initiatives. 

Applications should be submitted electronically at this link on the Hofstra portal and include the following: 

• A letter of application
• CV
• Scholarly agenda
• Proposed job talk …

I just heard about this a few days ago, but I do not think anyone has posted on it yet.  Sadly, it looks like the formal application deadline has passed.  But they may still be accepting applications.  Those considering applying may want to inquire . . . .

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YALE LAW SCHOOL CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS

in the Veterans Legal Services Clinic   
and Housing and Community & Economic Development Clinics

Yale Law School seeks applicants for two clinical fellowships in the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, within Yale Law School’s clinical program. These Fellowships are two-year positions with a third-year option, beginning on or about July 1, 2023, and are designed for lawyers with at least three years of practice who are considering a career in law school teaching. Each fellow will work with a different clinic. Responsibilities include representing clients, supervising students, assisting in teaching classes, and pursuing a scholarship agenda. Fellows also have an option to co-teach a section of a six-week fall program for first-year students, Introduction to Legal Analysis and Writing, for additional compensation. Candidates must be prepared to apply for admission to the Connecticut bar (candidates…