Fellowships
Fellowships and Visiting Assistant Professor positions change often. For an excellent list of positions, you should look at the list compiled by Paul Caron at TaxProf Blog (it includes positions for everyone, not just tax).
Academic Fellowships
Duke Fellowship Program
Duke University School of Law
Duke Law School has established a program to bring aspiring law teachers into the law school as visiting assistant professors. Visiting assistant professor spend two academic years at the law school (to give them time to work on scholarship in anticipation of their entry on law school teaching market). Each visiting assistant professor is provided with an office and is invited to participate in faculty activities open to visiting professors. Each has a very light teaching load – one course per year. Selection for participation in this program is competitive, based on potential for success in an academic career.
Annual stipend is $50,000 per year plus benefits.
Application should include a curriculum vita that includes academic references, law school transcript, copies of any scholarly legal articles that the candidates has written and would like to have considered, whether published, unpublished, or in draft form; a list of school courses the candidate would be willing to teach (listed in order of preference); and a scholarly agenda outlined, with particular emphasis on the scholarship contemplated during the professorship period.
Contact
Visiting Assistant Professor Program
ATTN: Sharon Nash
Duke University School of Law
Office of the Dean
Box 90362
Durham, NC 27708-0362
Emerging Scholars Program
University of Texas
Available for either three or four semesters. Stipend approximately $60,000 ($30.000 per-semester) plus benefits. Application to include CV, transcripts, copies of published work and proposal describing scholarly agenda.
The University of Texas Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) provides financial and institutional support for three or four semesters of residence at the law school for persons who intend to pursue an academic career. Much like post-doctoral fellows in the humanities and social sciences, ESP Fellows will gain both teaching experience and the opportunity to make substantial progress on their personal scholarly projects, while preparing to enter the general law teaching market.
Contact
Emerging Scholars Program
ATTN: Kelli Baxter
University of Texas School of Law
727 E. Dean Keeton Street
Austin, TX 78705
Questions or other inquiries should be sent to Professor Lynn Blais by email at lblais@law.utexas.edu
The Charles Hamilton Houston and Reginald F. Lewis Fellowships for Law Teaching
Harvard Law School
Non-degree program. Fellowship in the amount of $25,000. In residence for 12 months.
No formal application. Submit a 3-4 page detailed research project, a statement of the candidate’s interests in teaching, and a statement of the fields in which the candidate expect to teach and pursue scholarship.
Designed for law graduates interested in law teaching. Harvard is specifically interested in training prospective law teachers who will enhance the diversity of the profession and they especially encourage applications from minority candidates. Screening criteria include a strong interest in scholarship and training. Fellows must work at Harvard for the year and they are not considered degree candidates. Prospective fellows are required to submit a detailed research proposal, a statement of interest regarding the student's prospective fields of teaching, a resume, transcripts and letters of recommendation.
Contact
Ellen Adolph
Lewis/Houston Committee
Griswold 200
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: gpadmit@law.harvard.edu
Email: eadolph@law.harvard.edu
Graduate Fellowship Program for Future Law Professors
Georgetown University Law Center
The fellowship offers a tuition waiver, eligibility for staff health insurance, and a stipend of approximately $54,000 over the 18 months period.
To apply, submit a completed Georgetown University Law Center LL.M. application (including all required supplementary materials) and indicate that you are applying to the Future Law Professor Program on the back of the application form. Please include a detailed research proposal 10-15 pages in length and an additional short statement indicating your primary field of interest in teaching.
The Program for Future Law Professors seeks candidates who can bring under-represented perspectives to the development of legal scholarship and increase the diversity of the law teaching profession. The Law Center seeks applicants who demonstrate an outstanding aptitude for independent legal research, through prior research as a law student or legal experience after law school. Applicants must hold a JD degree from an ABA accredited law school.
Contact
Georgetown University Law Center,
Graduate Admissions
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-2075
Telephone: (202) 662-9015
Facsimile: (202) 662-9439
The William H. Hastie Fellowship Program
University of Wisconsin Law School
In residence 2 years. Submit graduate application, resume, transcript, research proposal.
Designed specifically to assist minority graduate candidates in preparing for a career in law teaching. 18-month to two-year program leading to an LL.M. degree.
The first year is dedicated entirely to the research project. The second year focuses on teaching. In the final semester the fellow teaches a course in their area of interest, in conjunction with a professor.
Contact
William H. Hastie Fellowship Program
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: (608) 263-7416
Email: pccarste@facstaff.wisc.edu
Furman Fellowship
New York University School of Law
Applicants must have a degree from NYU School of Law. Annual stipend approximately $40,000.
The Furman Academic Fellowship is available to graduates of the New York University School of Law who are actively pursuing an academic career. The Fellowship affords those headed on the academic job market an opportunity to spend 12-18 months in residence at NYU School of Law. Fellows will work on their own scholarship, and spend time participating in intellectual events such as faculty workshops and colloquia.
Fellows will receive substantial faculty assistance with their project and to prepare them to go on the academic job market, including assignment of a faculty mentor in their subject area, and an opportunity to showcase their work in a faculty workshop. Fellows also receive a stipend, anticipated to be around $40,000, as well as subsidized housing, a conference and book allotment, and space to work in the law school.
The application deadline for the Furman Academic Fellowship is typically February of each academic year.
Applications should include curriculum vitae, law school transcript, copies of any publications, a proposal describing the scholarly project the candidate intends to pursue, and indicate which NYU faculty members are most familiar with their abilities and work.
Contact
Lisa Koederitz
New York University School of Law
40 Washington Square South, Room 308
New York, NY 10012
Email: lisa.koederitz@nyu.edu
Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship
Beasley School of Law of Temple University
The Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship Program provides an annual stipend and fellows receive an LLM. Fellows gain extensive practice in law school teaching and receive the support to produce quality scholarship during their residence. Fellows work collaboratively with Temple faculty members on doctrinal courses and teach alongside the professors in our nationally-renowned legal research and writing program. In their final semester, Fellows teach an upper-level course in Temple's curriculum.
Each Fellow teaches a 30-student section of legal research and writing in the first year of the Program, and a half section of approximately 15 students in the second year; collaborate at least twice with full-time Temple faculty in teaching doctrinal courses; and teach one upper-level course in the final semester of the Program.
Fellows receive scholarly support and are expected to produce a thesis of publishable quality, Fellows also receive financial support to attend scholarly conferences., and attend faculty-directed seminars about current issues in legal education.
Consideration of completed applications begins on January 15 for Fellowships beginning in the fall semester of the next academic year. Fellows must be in residence on June 1. Applications are accepted until all positions are filled. Successful candidates have practiced law for 2-10 years, have superior academic records, and show great promise as teachers and scholars.
Contact:
Professor Richard K.Greenstein
Freedman Fellow Program
Beasley School of Law of Temple University
1719 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6098
richard.greenstein@temple.edu
Legal Research and Writing Programs
Climenko Fellowships
Havard Law School First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program
Harvard Law School invites applications for appointments as Climenko Fellows in its First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program. Each fellow will be assigned two student assistants to assist in the workshops and work individually with students.
Salary will be approximately $60,000 in the firs year of fellowship. A JD and superior academic record are required. To apply, send two copies of your resume, law school transcript, two or three letters of recommendation, and at least one scholarly writing sample to
Elizabeth T. Bangs, J.D.
Director
First-Year Legal Research and Writing Program
Harvard Law School
Griswold 1 North
1525 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowship
University of Chicago Law School
Salary $36,300. No formal application form. Submit resume, transcript, 2-3 recommendations, writing sample.
Each year the school awards six to seven Fellowships and Lectureships in Law. Fellows are responsible for designing and carrying out a program of tutorial instruction for first- year students in legal research, writing and analysis. Occasionally Fellows have the opportunity to teach other legal courses. Fellows are required to be in residence from the day after Labor Day to the last week in May. The salary for incoming Bigelow Fellows was set at $36,300 for the 2006-2007 year.
Applicants should submit biographical data, law school transcripts and several references. Reprints of published works are encouraged as at least one writing sample should be included. Any experience in law practice, government or teaching should be discussed with references provided from those areas. The University encourages applications from students, recent or pending JD graduates, judicial clerks and practicing lawyers intending to enter the academic field.
Applications will be accepted beginning in September and should be received no later than February. Decisions are made on a rolling basis, so early application is recommended.
Contact
Douglas G. Baird
Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law
1111 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773-702-9571
email: douglas_baird@law.uchicago.edu
NYU Lawyering Program
NYU School of Law
Acting Assistant Professors to teach a two-semester course designed to introduce first-year law students to legal analysis and research, fact development, counseling, written and oral advocacy, and strategic interaction in fact development, counseling, negotiation, mediation, and litigation settings. The course is taught as a series of simulations. The position offers an excellent opportunity to develop teaching and lawyering abilities while working with highly qualified terrific, enthusiastic students in a cutting-edge curriculum. Qualifications include a J.D. or LL.B. degree, excellent academic record, bar admission, significant practice experience, and demonstrated ability in each of the capacities the course is designed to develop. Starting salary is approximately $56,000. The appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal for two additional years. All applications must include resume, law school transcript (an unofficial copy is fine), one writing sample, three references (letters are preferred, but names and current e-mail and/or telephone contact information are acceptable), and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply before November 1.
Contact
NYU Lawyering Program
NYU School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
Attn: Jennifer Bernucca
Associates in Law
Columbia University School of Law
2 year program with option to pursue an LL.M. Salary in 2006-07 wsa $42,000. Associates teach legal writing to either J.D. students or foreign trained lawyers pursuing an LL.M. See web page for additional details.
Contact
Office of Graduate Legal Studies
Columbia University School of Law
435 West 116th Street, MC 4036
New York, NY 10027-7297
Lecturer in Law, Legal Research and Writing Instructor
Stanford Law School
1 year program (may request to stay up to two additional years). $45,000 stipend ($50.000 for returning fellows). Fellows design and teach legal writing small section courses for first year law students. Normally three Fellows are accepted per year. Geared for the post J.D. candidate pursuing a career in law teaching. The salary for returning Fellows is currently $50,000 per year.
Contact
Jeanne Merino
Director, 1L Legal Research and Writing
Email: jmerino@law.stanford.edu
650-725-8526
Legal Writing Fellows Program (Westerfield Fellows)
Loyola University (New Orleans)
Westerfield Fellows Program. This program is designed for individuals pursuing a career in law teaching and seeking to gain law teaching experience, while being afforded time to devote to scholarly writing and publication. Fellows are responsible for teaching legal reasoning, legal research, legal writing, and oral advocacy skills to first-year law students in two, two-hour classes each semester. Fellows teach their own classes, but have the benefit of working under the guidance of an experienced director in a program in which the director and fellows coordinate the content and pace of the courses. Fellows also have a student teaching assistant to assist them with their courses.
To foster their development as scholars and teachers, fellows are given faculty mentors who teach and write in the fellows’ areas of interest. Past fellows have gone on to secure tenure-track teaching positions at law schools across the United States.
Contact:
Loyola University New Orleans
College of Law
7214 St. Charles Ave., Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-861-5550
Clinical Fellowships
Clinical Graduate Fellowships
Georgetown University Law Center
In residence two years. Salary approximately $47,000. Submit completed formal application and proposal 10-15 pages in length.
Georgetown offers thirteen to sixteen clinical graduate fellowships for individuals who wish to combine advanced study with practical training in one of over a dozen clinical areas. Candidate must apply to the specific program and deadlines vary. Contact Georgetown’s Office of Clinical Programs directly or look at Georgetown’s website for further information on each fellowship.
Contact
Georgetown University Law Center,
Office of Clinical Programs
111 F Street NW, Suite 336
Washington, DC 20001-2095
Telephone: (202) 662-9100
Facsimile: (202) 662-9117
Robert M. Cover Fellowship in Clinical Teaching
Yale Law School
2 year program - starts in summer. $46,000 stipend. No formal application. Submit resume, letter making case for candidacy, three references.
Program seeks to attract lawyers with at least five years practice (or equivalent experience) who are interested in a long-term career in the law school clinical teaching arena. The fellowships start during the summer, run for two years and provide an approximate $46,000 per-year stipend. Fellows must concentrate their work in two of Yale's eight clinics and are also encouraged to audit law courses at Yale. To apply, send a resume, letter making a case for candidacy, and the names and phone numbers of three references. The deadline is December 15 for the following summer starting date.
Contact
Kathryn Jannke
Telephone: (203) 432-4800
Facsimile: (203) 432-1426
Email: kathryn.stoddard@yale.edu
Student Fellowships
Furman Scholars
New York University School of Law
Applicants must be current NYU law students.
Contact
Lisa Koederitz
New York University School of Law
40 Washington Square South, Room 308
New York, NY 10012
Email: lisa.koederitz@nyu.edu
The Lederman/Milbank Fellowship in Law & Economics
New York University School of Law
Any second year JD student or any JSD student enrolled at New York University School of Law. Stipend $8000.00.
Submit application, copy of transcript of your undergraduate record, plus a transcript of your NYU School of Law transcript, a short description of your background and interest in the area of law and economics or law and business; your resume; a synopsis of the research and writing your intend to accomplish.
Contact
Anan Mahone
New York University School of Law
Vanderbilt Hall, Room 411
New York, NY 10012
Email: anan.mahone@nyu.edu
Additional Fellowships
Below are just a few additional fellowships to give you a sense of the types of programs that are available.. These fellowships are not specifically for future law teachers, but may still be good opportunities. Other fellowships are listed in a variety of places. PSLawNet is the first place you should search when looking for fellowships. You may also want to look at the list maintained by Harvard Law School at http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/fellowships/. While some are restricted to graduates of Harvard Law School, the positions range across a variety of intellectual fields.
China Legal Education Fellowship Program
Yale Law School
Will teach in law school and university law departments in the People's Republic of China. Two types of fellows, teaching and clinical. Teaching Fellows will teach two lectures on American law subjects and two limited-enrollment seminar courses. Clinical Fellows will promote awareness of American approaches to clinical practice and clinical education by conducting workshops, teaching courses, and delivering lectures.
Contact
Andrew Junker
Director of Teaching Program
Yale-China Association
442 Temple St.
P.O. Box 208223
New Haven, CT 06520
Tel: 203-432-2295
Email: yale-china@yale.edu
Dispute Resolution Center - Visiting Asst. Professor
Northwestern University
Two year program. Salary $70,000. Submit resume, copies of written work, 2 letters of recommendation, personal statement.
Applicants must have completed a J.D. and a Ph.D. in a social science discipline prior to beginning the fellowship and should have a research, rather than clinical focus. Applications are reviewed once annually. The deadline for applications is February 16, 2007. Awards will be announced around April 13, 2007. Inquiries and applications should be directed to the number and address listed below.
Contact
Nancy McLaughlin
Dispute Resolution Research Center
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
2001 Sheridan Road, Jacobs Hall 371
Evanston, IL 60208-2001
Telephone: (847) 467-6873
Facsimile: (847) 467-5700
Email: n-mclaughlin@kellogg.northwestern.edu
The Williams Project - Public Policy Research Fellowship and Law Teaching Fellowship
University of California at Los Angeles
$45,000 salary. There is both a public policy fellowship and a law teaching fellowship. Program lasts one year. No degree is offered as part of the program.
Contact
The Williams Project
c/o Brad Sears, Director
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
Email: sears@law.ucla.edu
Furman Center Law Fellow
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University invites applications for a post-graduate legal fellowship. The Furman Center, a joint project of NYU’s School of Law and its Wagner Graduate School of Public Services, is the leading academic research center in New York City devoted to the public policy aspects of land use, real estate development and housing. The Furman Center’s Law Fellowships are designed for promising legal scholars with a strong interest in housing, local government, real estate or land use law. The Fellow assists the Furman Center in a variety of research projects and co-authors published reports and articles with faculty and other post-graduate fellows. Recent projects have addressed such topics as mortgage foreclosure, inclusionary zoning, the value of community gardens, and the effect of business improvement districts on property values. The Fellow is given substantial time to work on his or her own scholarship and to prepare to enter the academic job market. The Law Fellow also is invited to participate in faculty workshops, colloquia and other scholarly forums at the NYU School of Law.
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JD degree, superior academic achievement, initiative, and a demonstrated interest in and commitment to scholar are required. The salary will be $45,000 for the first year, and $50,000 for the second year, plus generous benefits. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, scholarly writing sample, and the names of 3 references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will be evaluated on rolling basis.
New York University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
For more information about the Furman Center, visit furmancenter.nyu.edu
Petrie-Flom Health Law Fellowships
Harvard Law School
No teaching obligations or opportunities are associated with this fellowship. Fellows will be expected to attend and participate in research workshops on health law policy and other events designated by the Center, and to present their research at least once per year.
Two year program. Stipend $60,000. Submit application; cover sheet, curriculum vitae, official transcripts from college and any graduate schools attended, research proposal no more than 2000 words describing area of research and writing plans, a writing sample and three letters of recommendation.
Contact
Petrie-Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
23 Everett Street, Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-496-4662
Email: petrie-flow@law.harvard.edu