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Baylor Law is Recruiting Business Law Faculty!

The following opportunities come to us from Patricia Wilson at Baylor Law.  The first two positions are directly related to business law.  The last two are more litigation-oriented but may be of interest to business litigation folks. *          *          * Baylor Law is currently recruiting to fill multiple faculty positions, as described below. The starting date for each position is no later than August 1, 2023. If you know of someone who may be interested in these positions, please encourage them to visit the Baylor Law employment opportunities webpage. Interested individuals are also welcome to contact Associate Dean Patricia Wilson by email or phone for more information. We are particularly interested in expressions of interest from individuals who would add to the diversity of our faculty. Please note that three of the listings are for full-time positions. However, if you or someone you know is interested in teaching as an adjunct, we regularly have adjunct positions available and are currently seeking adjunct instructors to teach transactional drafting and persuasive writing/litigation drafting. We are flexible in scheduling adjunct-taught classes, including developing a schedule that allows an adjunct to teach most classes remotely on Zoom.  Assistant Professor of Business/Transactional Law Tenure-track Baylor Law seeks an instructor who will have responsibility for electives in the areas of transactional, commercial, or business areas based upon Baylor Law's curricular needs and the applicant's experience. Such courses could include real estate finance, construction, oil and gas/alternative energy, debt financing, business succession planning, individual or entity income taxation, nonprofit organizations, digital/cybersecurity, elder law/special needs, retirement, international business transactions, international trade, consumer protection, bankruptcy, creditors remedies, negotiable instruments/payment systems, franchising, sports law, healthcare. More Information/Apply Full-time Lecturer Transactional Drafting; Non-tenure-track Baylor Law seeks a lecturer who will have responsibility for teaching in the Legal Analysis, Research & Communications (LARC) program. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with other faculty members of the Baylor Law Writing Program to create, teach and grade assignments for the LARC 4 course (Transactional Drafting) and coordinating all of the writing efforts across all three years of the curriculum to ensure consistency and best management of resources. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of transactional legal writing experience, including drafting and analyzing a variety of different contracts and business entity governing documents. More Information/Apply Full-time Lecturer Persuasive Writing; Litigation Drafting; Non-tenure-track Baylor Law seeks a lecturer with substantial experience in persuasive writing and litigation drafting, including drafting appellate briefs and a variety of different pleadings, trial motions, and similar work product. The selected individual will have responsibility for teaching in the Legal Analysis, Research & Communications (LARC) program, specifically LARC 3 (persuasive writing) and LARC 5 (litigation drafting). He or she will teach several sections of both courses each year and will be one of several LARC 3 instructors. With respect to the LARC 5 course, the candidate will be expected to collaborate and coordinate project planning with instructors for the LARC 4 course (transactional drafting). Thus, the ideal candidate will also have experience in analyzing and drafting a variety of contracts. The candidate will share additional responsibilities as well, such as periodically serving as a judge in the Practice Court program and collaborating with other legal writing faculty members to create problems for writing competitions. More Information/Apply Part-time Temporary Adjunct LARC 5 Baylor Law seeks a temporary adjunct to teach a section of the LARC 3 course, a course on persuasive writing, and LARC 5 course, a course that focuses on litigation drafting. The candidate should have experience in  drafting appellate briefs or producing similar work product, or litigation drafting, including drafting a variety of different pleadings, trial motions, and similar work product. More Information/Apply Prospective applicants can direct questions to Associate Dean Patricia Wilson at 254.710.6591 or 254.722.2564, or Patricia_Wilson@baylor.edu.

Yale Law Clinical Fellowships

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 may qualify for admission without examination). All work will be conducted with the support of the clinical faculty and will focus on providing legal assistance to low-income and civil rights clients and organizations. 

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization is committed to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff to teach and work in a multicultural environment. Candidates must be able to work both independently and as part of a team, and must possess strong written and oral communication skills. Experience in creative and community-driven advocacy is a strong plus. Annual salary is $75,000-80,000. In addition, Fellows will receive health benefits and access to university facilities. 

Email a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to Osikhena Awudu, Program Manager, The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization, osikhena.awudu@yale.edu.  Please indicate the clinic or clinics to which you are applying. Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2023 but will be reviewed on a rolling basis (early applications encouraged).

More details about each fellowship follow below.

Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC)

VLSC is a semester-long, in-house clinic whose students represent veterans and their organizations in VA benefits, record correction, and civil rights litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts, and in state and federal policy advocacy.

Illustrative cases include representation of individual veterans seeking disability compensation benefits for injuries incurred during military service, in initial applications, administrative appeals, and judicial review in federal court; former service members in applications to upgrade a less-than-honorable discharge before Defense Department boards and on judicial review in federal court; plaintiffs in federal civil rights cases, such as a woman raped while a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Black veterans seeking reparations for historic discrimination in VA benefits programs; three nation-wide classes of Iraq and Afghanistan Era veterans who received less-than-fully-honorable discharges, despite having PTSD or related conditions attributable to their military service; a nation-wide class of U.S. Air Force veterans exposed to radiation after cleaning up two hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on Spain in 1966, in the first appeals class action certified in the history of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and local and national veterans' organizations in campaigns to address gender discrimination in congressional nominations to the military service academies; curb retaliation against servicemembers who report sexual harassment or assault; and make veterans with bad paper eligible for state veterans' benefits.

The principal supervisor for the position will be Professor Michael Wishnie.

Housing and Community & Economic Development Clinics

The Community & Economic Development (CED) is a semester-long, in-house clinic that provides transactional legal services to clients seeking to promote economic opportunity and mobility. CED's clients include affordable housing developers, community development financial institutions, farms and farmer's markets, fair housing advocates, and neighborhood associations. CED's legal services help our clients to expand access to financial services, bring arts institutions and grocery stores to chronically under-resourced communities, break down barriers to affordable housing development in high-opportunity communities, promote access to healthy foods, and facilitate entrepreneurship among low-income people.

The Housing Clinic is a semester-long, in-house clinic that represents tenants facing evictions and substandard housing conditions; homeowners facing foreclosures and seeking affirmative relief for illegal behavior by mortgage lenders and servicers; and individuals and advocates in affirmative fair housing litigation.

On behalf of our clients, our students represent clients in federal and state courts; negotiate and draft contracts; provide advice on the tax consequences of deal structures and entity choices; structure and carry out real estate transactions; represent borrowers and lenders in financings; engage in legislative and regulatory advocacy; form for-profit and not-for-profit entities; and resolve land use and environmental issues. In addition to representing clients, students in their first semester of the clinic take a seminar which covers federal, state and local policies affecting urban and suburban places; substantive law in tax, real estate development, and corporate governance; and transactional and regulatory lawyering skills, such as negotiation and drafting contracts.

The principal supervisor for the position will be Professor Anika Singh Lemar.

Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, an individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Questions regarding Title IX may be referred to the University's Title IX Coordinator, at TitleIX@yale.edu, or to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 8th Floor, Five Post Office Square, Boston MA 02109-3921. Telephone: 617.289.0111, Fax: 617.289.0150, TDD: 800.877.8339, or Email: ocr.boston@ed.gov.

Michigan Law - Entrepreneurial Teaching Fellowship

The University of Michigan Law School is seeking a clinical teaching fellow in its Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic (ZEC). Law students in the ZEC provide transactional legal services to early-stage startups and play a significant role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Ann Arbor. Typical matters include business entity formation, intellectual property, contract drafting, and other common early-stage legal issues. This is a two-year appointment with the possibility of extension for a third year, beginning in the summer of 2023.

You can find more info about the clinic here: www.law.umich.edu/clinical/ec, and the job posting here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/231796/...

LSU Law is Seeking a Visitor or Adjunct for Business Associations Courses

This just in from friend-of-the-BLPB Christina Sautter:

The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks visiting or adjunct professors for the 2023-2024 academic year to teach Business Associations I (fall and spring) and Business Associations II (spring).  Additional courses, such as Mergers & Acquisitions or Securities Regulation will also be considered. Interested individuals should email Pamela Hancock at phancock@lsu.edu for more information, as well as to obtain a link and instructions for uploading a CV and cover letter.

LSU is committed to providing equal opportunity for all qualified persons in admission to, participation in, or employment in the programs and activities which the University operates 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 to prepare all people to thrive personally and professionally in a global society.

Central Michigan University Seeking Tenure-Track Entrepreneurship Faculty

Position Summary

The College of Business Administration at Central Michigan University invites applications for one or more entrepreneurship faculty members to begin service at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or full professor on August 21, 2023.

CMU anticipates the successful applicant will take a leadership role in the department. This could include serving as the Department Chairperson, serving as the Director of the Master in Entrepreneurial Ventures (MEV) program, or service in another administrative capacity. A reduced teaching load is available for successful applicants serving in one of these roles.

Tenure-track faculty are generally expected to teach three courses per semester, maintain an active research agenda, and actively participate in service activities. Courses may be face-to-face or online and at the undergraduate or graduate level. Faculty may also: advise students; engage in assessment of learning activities; help develop and promote CMU’s entrepreneurship offerings; support CMU’s New Venture Competition (NVC) and other extra-curricular initiatives; and strengthen partnerships on and off campus.  Candidates must have the ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have a terminal degree: (i) a Ph.D. or D.B.A in entrepreneurship or a related business field (from an AACSB accredited institution); or, (ii) a J.D. (from an ABA accredited institution) with significant entrepreneurship-related experience; or, (iii) other relevant terminal degree (from a major national university) with significant entrepreneurship-related experience.  For those pursuing a Ph.D. or D.B.A., ABD applicants will be considered if it is clear that the applicant’s degree will be conferred at the time of appointment.

Message to Applicants

CMU encourages applicants from diverse academic backgrounds to apply. You must submit an online application to be considered an applicant for this position. To apply, please visit our website at https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/. Inquiries about the position may be directed to the Entrepreneurship Chairperson David Nows at David.Nows@cmich.edu; however, the applicant must apply directly through the online Central Michigan University applicant portal.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see http://www.cmich.edu/ocrie).

Baylor Law: Transactional Drafting & Other Legal Writing/Drafting Openings

The following came to me from Patricia Wilson, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee at Baylor Law:

Baylor Law is accepting applications for two lecturer positions in our Legal Analysis, Research and Communication (LARC) program, as described below, to begin no later than August 1, 2023.  Please share with anyone you believe may be interested.

Lecturer (Transactional Drafting)

Candidates must possess a juris doctor. You will be asked to provide a letter of interest; curriculum vitae; transcripts, a list of three references in the application process, and two writing samples demonstrating the candidate's writing style.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The selected individual will have responsibility for teaching in the Legal Analysis, Research & Communications (LARC) program. Responsibilities include working collaboratively with other faculty members of the Baylor Law Writing Program to create, teach and grade assignments for the LARC 4 course (Transactional Drafting) and coordinating all of the writing efforts across all three years of the curriculum to ensure consistency and best management of resources. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of transactional legal writing experience, including drafting and analyzing a variety of different contracts and business entity governing documents. For more information about the Baylor Law Legal Writing Program, please visit www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=933907.

Lecturer (Persuasive Writing; Litigation Drafting)

Candidates must possess a juris doctor. You will be asked to provide a letter of interest; curriculum vitae; transcripts, a list of three references in the application process, and two writing samples demonstrating the candidate's writing style.  Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The candidate should have substantial experience in persuasive writing and litigation drafting, including drafting appellate briefs and a variety of different pleadings, trial motions, and similar work product.  The selected individual will have responsibility for teaching in the Legal Analysis, Research & Communications (LARC) program, specifically LARC 3, our required persuasive writing course, and LARC 5, our litigation drafting course. He or she will teach several sections of both courses each year.  He or she will be one of several LARC 3 instructors. With respect to the LARC 5 course, the candidate will be expected to collaborate and coordinate project planning with instructors for the LARC 4 (transactional drafting). Thus, the ideal candidate will also have experience in analyzing and drafting a variety of contracts. The candidate will share additional responsibilities as well, such as periodically serving as a judge in the Practice Court program and collaborating with other legal writing faculty members to create problems for writing competitions. For more information about the Baylor Law Legal Writing Program, please visit www.baylor.edu/law/index.php?id=933907.

General Information

Both positions entail renewable one-year contracts, with the possibility of promotion to senior lecturer status after seven years.

We are especially interested in candidates who will enhance the diversity of our faculty.  Our search includes both entry-level and junior lateral candidates.  

Additional information for these two positions and other open positions at Baylor Law is available at: www.baylor.edu/law/facultystaff/index.php?id=980341

Catholic Law Seeks Business (and Other) Faculty!

Catholic Law seeks to fill several faculty positions to begin in Fall 2023. We are seeking candidates for entry-level and lateral positions, tenure-track or contract, in a wide variety of subjects, including Clinical Education, Lawyering Skills, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Corporate and Securities Law, International Law, and Contracts and Commercial Law.

Candidates in Clinical Education may have opportunities to teach in our existing clinics but also may propose new clinical areas. We are particularly interested in clinical offerings compatible with participation by our evening students.

We are also seeking candidates whose teaching and research interests may be in any of the above subject matter areas (or others) who are also interested in participating in our University’s Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies.

Catholic Law is a national leader in preparing students of all faiths for the practice of law and is an integral part of The Catholic University of America, the national university of the Catholic Church, located on a beautiful residential campus in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Candidates must possess a J.D. or equivalent, superior academic credentials, and relevant professional experience, such as teaching, legal practice, or judicial clerkships. The application should include a letter of interest, CV, references, sample publications, and a personal statement addressing how your research, teaching, and service would make a distinctive contribution to the mission of our University and law school and the vision of Catholic education outlined in the Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities, Ex Corde Ecclesiae.

Interested applicants should email their materials to the attention of Dean Stephen Payne at guinn@law.edu.

As a Catholic institution, our mission commits us to respecting the “dignity of each human person,” and to welcoming scholars who will bring a “diversity of backgrounds, religious affiliations, viewpoints, and contributions” to the law school’s vibrant intellectual community. We recognize the importance of diversity in our faculty and encourage applications from those with diverse backgrounds.

The Catholic University of America is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Belmont University - Nashville, TN - Assistant Professor and Program Director of Legal Studies

Belmont University (my employer) is seeking an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Legal Studies.

This professor will sit across campus from me, in our College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences ("CLASS"), but I will likely interact with them because my Business Law 1 and 2 classes feature in the legal studies major, in addition to the business majors on campus. Happy to discuss Belmont University with anyone who may be interested. 

You can apply for the position (by March 15) here.  

VAP/Fellow positions at Tulane Law

Tulane Law School invites applications for its Forrester Fellowship and Visiting Assistant Professor positions, both of which are designed for promising scholars who plan to apply for tenure-track law school positions. Both positions are full-time faculty in the law school and are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the intellectual life of the school. The law school provides significant support and mentorship, a professional travel budget, and opportunities to present works-in-progress in faculty workshops.  

Tulane’s Forrester Fellows teach legal writing in the first-year curriculum to first-year law students in a program coordinated by the Director of Legal Writing. Fellows are appointed to a one-year term with the possibility of a single one-year renewal. Applicants must have a JD from an ABA-accredited law school, outstanding academic credentials, and significant law-related practice and/or clerkship experience. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Erin Donelon at edonelon@tulane.edu. 

 

Tulane’s visiting assistant professor position is supported by the Murphy Institute at Tulane (http://murphy.tulane.edu/home/), an interdisciplinary unit specializing in political economy and ethics that draws faculty from the university’s departments of economics, philosophy, history, and political science. The position is designed for scholars focusing on regulation of economic activity very broadly construed (including, for example, research with a methodological or analytical focus relevant to scholars of regulation).  If you have any questions about this position, please contact Adam Feibelman at afeibelm@tulane.edu.   

 

Candidates for either position should apply through Interfolio, at apply.interfolio.com/119886. 

 

Tulane is an equal opportunity employer and candidates who will enhance the diversity of the law faculty are especially invited to apply. 

 

Arkansas Law is Looking for a Transactional Business Clinician

The University of Arkansas School of Law seeks to fill a tenure-track clinical position starting in the 2023-2024 academic year with a focus on economic development, transactions, business, or entrepreneurship. Lateral applicants are encouraged to apply. Clinical professors are expected to teach 6 to 8 students during the fall and spring semesters.

A candidate must have a J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school and a commitment to teaching in an environment dedicated to excellence in teaching and mentoring of students. The ideal candidate will have at least three (3) years of practice experience in the clinic subject. At least one (1) year of clinical teaching experience is strongly preferred. Must be a licensed attorney and be eligible to become a member of the Arkansas Bar.

We look for innovative faculty with a preference for both practice and teaching experience. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to service to legal education and to the wider community as well as a desire to engage in the intellectual life of the University. The University of Arkansas School of Law is dedicated to the aims of diversity and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

The University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, located in the northwest corner of the state, is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked the city of Fayetteville as one of the "top five" places to live in America. The region is welcoming, forward-thinking, and full of opportunities for outdoor recreation. The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race/color, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Questions and expressions of interest should be directed to Professor Carl Circo, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, at ccirco@uark.edu.

Please apply for this position at the link below:

uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/details/...

Open Postdoc/fellowship position at Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation in Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Dear BLPB Readers:

Here is some exciting news from the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation:

"The Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to support its activities in the field of bankruptcy and restructuring. WIFPR sponsors research, organizes conferences and events, and supports faculty and students at the intersection of finance, law, and policy.

The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for coordinating WIFPR’s work in bankruptcy/restructuring. More generally, responsibilities include: conducting original research on bankruptcy/restructuring, contributing to WIFPR’s academic programming, engaging with stakeholders, and assisting Faculty Directors and the Senior Fellow with WIFPR events and administration generally.

The postdoctoral fellow will receive a competitive salary and associated benefits. There is no teaching obligation.

The candidate must have a JD or PhD. The candidate should also have some experience with data analysis.

The term of appointment is two years, beginning July 1, 2023. The ideal candidate would have the intention of pursuing a research career in either law, economics, or finance."

Full details of this open position are here.

 

Open Faculty Position - Assistant Professor of Business Law, Minnesota State University Mankato

Dear BLPB Readers:

From Professor Wade Davis:

"Minnesota State University Mankato is hiring a tenure track Business Law professor position for fall 2023. Here is a link to the Job Posting.

The Business Law program is located in the College of Business and provides students the practical knowledge and skills needed to become impactful leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals who make legally-informed, ethical, and strategic decisions. It offers a robust curriculum including courses in contract law, employment law, intellectual property, environmental law, negotiation, and international law.

The Business Law program has a stand-alone minor with approximately 40 declared students. It teaches core classes for the College of Business, the MBA program, and several departments across the university.

Applications will start to be reviewed on Feb. 28 and continue until the position is filled. Minnesota State University, Mankato is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University and a member of the Minnesota State System. Please contact Wade Davis at wade.davis@mnsu.edu if you have any questions."

 

Open Legal Studies Faculty Positions - Georgia State University College of Business

Dear BLPB Readers:

"GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for full-time tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty positions in Legal Studies in the Department of Risk Management and Insurance at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, effective for Fall 2023. The salary level, benefits, and course-load for these positions are competitive. Candidates must have a J.D. (or a PhD) from an accredited institution. For additional information, please access the tenure-track position posting here (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23860) and the non-tenure-track position posting here (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/23859)."

Open Legal Studies Faculty Position - University of Georgia Terry College of Business

Dear BLPB Readers:

"University of Georgia, Terry College of Business Lecturer of Legal Studies

Department of ILSRE

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 Fall 2023.

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/).

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Open Faculty Position in Real Estate at U. of Michigan Business School

Dear BLPB Readers:

"The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has a tenure-track position available in Real Estate starting in September 2023. Depending on interest and qualifications, the successful candidate will join the Finance, Business Economics, or Business Law area.  Teaching at the graduate and/or undergraduate level. Research and publishing, supervising doctoral research, and service contribution is required.  This position is open-rank."

The complete job posting is here.

Open Faculty Position in Business Law at Penn State Smeal College of Business

Dear BLPB Readers:

"The Risk Management Department in the Smeal College of Business is seeking to fill a tenure-track (open rank) appointment in Business Law effective Fall 2023. Qualified applicants with an expertise in any area of law will be considered, but the department has a particular interest in candidates with a background in UCC and commercial transactions law, securities law and financial regulation, or legal aspects of risk management. This position will have teaching responsibilities at the undergraduate level.

Please review the full posting and application link at: https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/University-Park-Campus/Tenure-Track-Business-Law-Professor--Open-Rank-_REQ_0000035410-2

Consideration of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. If you have questions about the position or process, please email RM@smeal.psu.edu"

Open Faculty Positions - Bentley University's Law and Taxation Department

Dear BLPB Readers:

"Bentley University’s Law and Taxation Department is accepting applications for two full-time faculty positions: a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law and a Law Lecturer, both to begin July, 2023. Application review will begin in mid-October, with preliminary interviews targeted for late October and early November. Here are the relevant links to Bentley’s hiring webpage: Bentley University tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law and Bentley University Law Lecturer The links describe the positions and required qualifications, give more information about Bentley University and the Law and Taxation Department, and contain all information necessary for submitting an application. Nonetheless, any questions about the positions or application process may be sent to Marianne Kulow, Chair of the Hiring Committee, at mdelpokulow@bentley.edu"

U.C. Irvine Law Seeking Business Law and Other Faculty

The University of California, Irvine School of Law invites applications for tenured/tenure-track faculty positions and for a full-time clinical position with security of employment or the potential for security employment, all with a start date of July 1, 2023. One tenured/tenure-track position is for a faculty member whose research, teaching, and service contribute to UCI’s Black Thriving Initiative (BTI) and the Infrastructure Equity Cluster Hiring Initiative. “Infrastructure equity” is meant broadly to include the promotion of justice in a wide range of public policy areas, including environmental, transportation, water and other natural resources, land use, energy, communication, and health care law. UCI Law also invites applications for tenured/tenure-track positions, in all subject areas, with particular interest in candidates who teach and write in business law, private law, procedural law, and public law. The clinical position is for a faculty member who will either create a new clinic or co-teach in one of the law school’s existing clinics.

The School of Law is a visionary law school focused on training talented and passionate lawyers and driven by professional excellence, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to enrich our communities through public service. UCI Law, founded just 14 years ago, is the newest public law school in California and is highly regarded for its faculty and expert practical training. UCI Law offers a distinct, innovative approach to legal education that features experiential learning and interdisciplinary studies. Committed to values of public service, excellence in scholarship and teaching, and fostering a diverse, inclusive community, UCI Law is home to distinguished faculty and passionate, talented, and socially conscious students.

Applicants for tenured/tenure-track positions must hold a J.D. or a Ph.D. in a related area from an accredited institution and have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching and scholarly achievements. Scholars from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply.

Applicants for the clinical position must hold a J.D. and be licensed to practice law in California by the end of their first year of employment. At least five years of practice experience and two years of clinical teaching experience are strongly preferred, but all applicants must have demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching achievements. Scholars from all areas of interest are encouraged to apply.

For more information about UCI Law, visit: www.law.uci.edu.

Interested candidates can obtain more information about all positions, and should submit application materials, using UC Irvine’s online application system, AP Recruit. Information on the Infrastructure Equity Cluster position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07784. Information on the other tenured/tenure-track position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07786. Information on the clinical position is at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07808.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy. A recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.

U. of Michigan School of Business Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Dear BLPB Readers:

"Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan invites applications for two tenure-track professors (open rank) beginning September 1, 2023. This is an open-area search for faculty with outstanding research records and scholarly expertise related to diversity, racial and social equality and economic mobility and opportunity. The successful candidate will be appointed in one of the Ross School’s disciplinary areas: Accounting, Business Economics and Public Policy, Business Law, Finance, Management and Organizations, Marketing, Strategy, and Technology and Operations."

The complete job posting is here: Download Ross Job posting for Diversity Position 

Case Western Law - Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty Positions

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW invites applications for tenured or tenure-track faculty positions, beginning July 2023. 

The school is seeking entry-level candidates with demonstrated law teaching and scholarship potential, as well as lateral candidates with strong scholarly track records and substantial law teaching experience. Areas of interest for teaching and scholarship include environmental law, property, copyright, trademark, torts, tax, commercial law, and family law. Appointment will be considered at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, based upon prior teaching experience and scholarship. Positions may include the opportunity to teach in the Kramer Law Clinic, or administrative responsibilities in the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law or the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology, and the Arts. 

Applicants should provide a CV, cover letter identifying their interest in the position as well as their future research agenda, and a statement explaining how their research, teaching, and/or service have contributed to diversity, equity and inclusion within their scholarly field(s) and/or how their individual and/or collaborative efforts have promoted structural justice inside and outside institutions of higher learning. This statement should also reflect on the ways in which the candidate's continued efforts will foster a culture of diversity, pluralism, and individual difference at Case Western Reserve University into the future.  Ideally applicants should be experienced in working with diverse student populations, including international graduate legal studies students and non-JD masters in legal studies students.  Candidates must have a JD from an accredited law school.   

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of teaching experience, diversity statement, and the contact information for three professional references to facultylawjobs@case.edu in one PDF file. Further information about the law school is available at http://law.case.edu.

In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, political affiliation, or veteran status.

Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at 216-368-8877 or equity@case.edu to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.