Law Teaching

General Advising Feel free to schedule an appointment with me, Susannah Barton Tobin, Assistant Dean for Academic Career Advising, to talk about your planned transition…

Pursuing a teaching fellowship can be an excellent way to transition from a career in practice to a career in law teaching. While some fellowships…

While faculty recruitment committees look at many factors (grades, law review, clerkships, teaching interests, etc.) in determining whom to interview and hire, publishing articles in…

Your curriculum vitae need not follow any particular model. It is usually longer than a resume used for law firms or other legal employers, generally…

While the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference is the most structured way to obtain a law teaching position, it is not the only way. In addition…

Faculty committees have identified the following mistakes that candidates make regularly in their teaching interviews: Not Providing Convincing Reasons Faculty recruitment committees sometimes complain that…

Jobs Fellowships Of Special Interest to Gay, Minority and Women Candidates While all of the following resources are helpful to both male and female candidates,…

Tips and tricks about the distinctive aspects of the interviewing process for academic jobs. The AALS Interview The most structured way of entering the law…

Each August, HLS puts together a curriculum vitae made up of C.V.’s of HLS graduates who are seeking a job in law teaching. This book…

Law schools primarily look for teaching candidates from top tier schools. For a bit of data, of the 200 or so entry-level jobs reported on…

Many of the some 200 law schools in the United States recruit new faculty members each year. In virtually all cases, these schools consult the…

Featuring Glenn Cohen and Janet Halley
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Glenn Cohen and Janet Halley discuss developing a research agenda.

Featuring Ben Sachs, Ann Alstott, and Akiba Covitz
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Anne Alstott, Ben Sachs, and Akiba Covitz talk about giving a successful job talk.

Featuring Noah Feldman and Akiba Covitz Length 58:05 Noah Feldman and Akiba Covitz discuss the broader issues involved in becoming a law professor.

The most structured way of entering the law teaching market is through the auspices of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). The AALS serves…

Conference Logistics Try to reserve a room in the same hotel where the interviews will be held (do this as soon as reservations are being…