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NIU Seeks Criminal Law Laterals

The Northern Illinois University College of Law is hiring a criminalist, a lateral at any rank. NIU is a mission-driven public law school. We seek to provide broad access to…

Bridget J. Crawford October 18, 2026No Comments

Conceptual Research Fellowships at Anthropic – Deadline 10/28

Anthropic, the company behind Claude and other AI tools, has opened applications for its Conceptual Reasoning Fellowship, a four-month paid gig. Here is a brief description of the program: Program ...

Bridget J. Crawford October 16, 2026No Comments

ALI Elects New Members

Congratulations and a warm welcome to these faculty members at U.S. law schools who were recently elected to membership in the American Law Institute: W. Edward “Ted” Afield, Stetson University…

Bridget J. Crawford October 13, 2026No Comments

Report from the Eighth Nonmarriage Roundtable at Boston University School of Law

Today Boston University School of Law hosts the Eighth Annual Nonmarriage Roundtable, organized by Albertina Antognini (Loyola LA), Aníbal Rosario Lebrón (Rutgers), Cynthia Godsoe (Brooklyn), Kaipo Matsumura (Loyola LA), Linda…

Bridget J. Crawford October 2, 2026No Comments

Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award: Deadline 10/15/26

Albany Law School and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University are pleased to announce their jointly sponsored competition for the inaugural Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award. ...

Bridget J. Crawford September 30, 2026

Hiring Announcement: VAP Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University seeks applicants for a Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) beginning academic…

Bridget J. Crawford September 12, 2026

CFP: Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum April 2027

Bumping to the front in the new academic year. The Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum (BETTY) is a platform dedicated to fostering in-depth exchange of ideas on the conceptual…

Bridget J. Crawford September 1, 2026No Comments

AALS Section on Scholarship: Call for Nominees – Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Supporting Legal Scholarship

Section on Scholarship at AALS Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Supporting Legal Scholarship Call for Nominations The Section on Scholarship at AALS is currently accepting nominations for its annual…

Bridget J. Crawford August 30, 2026No Comments

CUNY Dean Search Announcement

CUNY is looking for a new Dean. Here is an excerpt from the hiring announcement: The City University of New York (CUNY) seeks a mission-oriented, engaged, and highly collaborative leader…

Bridget J. Crawford August 27, 2026No Comments

Stephen Bainbridge on “The Purpose(s) of Legal Scholarship”

Stephen Bainbridge (UCLA) has a thoughtful and thought-provoking post here on The Purpose(s) of Legal Scholarship. He summarizes the many different reasons that professors may write legal scholarship, including the…

Bridget J. Crawford August 26, 20261