Academy of Legal Studies in Business
www.alsb.org
Association of teachers and scholars in the fields of business law, legal environment, and law-related courses outside of professional law schools. Has postings for positions in schools of business in colleges and universities, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
American Accounting Association
aaahq.org/placements/default.cfm
Occasional postings for tax accounting teaching positions requiring an LL.M. in tax.
American Bar Association Approved Law Schools
www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html
The ABA's directory of law schools nationwide.
AALS Faculty Recruitment Services
www.aals.org/services_recruitment.php
The AALS offers three main services for those interested in finding a job as a law teacher: 1) The Faculty Appointments Register, which is available online and is released to law school recruiters four times during the academic year, is a collection of information about candidates interested in teaching at law schools. 2) The Faculty Recruitment Conference is the annual conference at which law schools interview registrants. 3) The Placement Bulletin is a publication with employment advertising from law schools (and some other academic institutions). It includes both teaching and administrative openings. Six issues per academic year: $85. (The FAR fee includes a subscription to the Placement Bulletin and covers the cost of attending the Faculty Recruitment Conference.)
Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Directory of Law Teachers
www.aals.org/aalspub.html
An annual publication intended for use in conjunction with AALS business and for the personal use of Association members.
Association of Legal Writing Directors
www.alwd.org
A professional association of program directors for legal research, writing, analysis, and advocacy curricula from law schools throughout the United States, Canada and Australia.
Breaking into the Academy: The Michigan Journal of Race and Law Guide for Aspiring Law Professors
students.law.umich.edu/mjrl/guide/Guide.pdf
A comprehensive guide to breaking into law teaching; updated every two years. Past articles have included: "Advice for Professor Wannabes," "Intellectual Integration in the Legal Academy: Fellowships and Fantasies," "Graduates Degree Programs," "Writing Scholarship While You Practice Law," "Placing the Cart Before the Horse: Publishing Scholarship Before Entering the Legal Academy," and "A Recruit's Guide to the On-Campus Interview Process and the Job Talk."
Clinical Legal Education Association
www.cleaweb.org
A professional organization of those involved in clinical education. Includes job listings.
Educational Quality Rankings at the University of Texas Law School
ww.utexas.edu/law/faculty/bleiter/rankings/rankings03.html
Ranking of American law schools.
Career Services Manager for OCS
Employment opportunities received by the New York University School of Law Office of Career Services (OCS) are available at the Career Services Manager (CSM) at https://law-nyu-csm.symplicity.com/students
Information and Advice for Persons Interested in Law Teaching
www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/bleiter/guide.html
Advice from Professor Brian Leiter, University of Texas School of Law.
Legal Writing Institute
www.lwionline.org/resources/jobsearch.asp
Posts open legal research and writing positions.
PS Law Net
http://www.pslawnet.org
Lists fellowships and public interest job openings.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
http://www.ssrn.com
Library of legal scholarship. Candidates can download manuscripts. Also contains some job postings.
Suffolk University Law School
www.law.suffolk.edu/library/lawrev/submission.cfm
Submission policies and links for U.S. law reviews.
Teachlaw
http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/chin/teachlaw/index.html
A comprehensive source of resources for lawyers who want to be law professors.
U.S. News and World Report
www.usnews.com
Rankings of American law schools.
Washington and Lee University School of Law's Journal Rankings
law.wlu.edu/library/research/lawrevs/mostcited.asp
Ranks law journals based on number of citations. Also provides an electronic submission system.
