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).

Also, please keep in mind that deadlines may change from year to year. In most cases we have included the fellowship’s typical application deadline. We strongly recommend that you check deadlines directly with the school as early as possible (September is ideal for positions to start the next academic year).

Academic Fellowships

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) program is designed for law school graduates who are planning to pursue a career as a legal academic. VAPs will be appointed for a one-year term that is renewable for an additional year, with the anticipation that the VAPs will participate in the AALS faculty recruitment process during the fall of their second year.

During their appointment, VAPs will teach one course each semester. The courses will be selected based on the professional goals of the individual VAP and the needs of the school. A substantial amount of VAPs' time will be available for work on scholarship, and VAPs will participate fully in the intellectual life of the law school. The school will facilitate each VAP's scholarly development through attendance at workshops, interaction with faculty, and individual mentorship.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, law school transcript, reference contact information, and an academic writing sample. Either the cover letter or a separate research agenda should describe the research the applicant intends to conduct as a VAP. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications are typically due in February-March.

Brooklyn Law School
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

Visiting Assistant Professors (known as VAPs) typically spend two academic years in residence at the Law School, gaining both teaching experience and the opportunity to devote substantial time to research, writing, and other scholarly pursuits. They typically teach one course each semester and participate fully in the academic life of the Law School community. Participants present work in progress to faculty and students, receive feedback and mentoring from faculty members, and often participate in conferences, colloquia, and other BLS programs. They enjoy complete access to all of the resources of the Law School’s library and support staff, and they are entitled to hire student research assistants, which both advances their research and gives students the opportunity to participate in the development of cutting-edge scholarship.

The application process typically begins in November of each year.

California Western School of Law
Legal Scholars Teaching Fellowship Program (2011-2013)

The Fellowship program accentuates both teaching and scholarship. During the two-year program, which begins each July, Fellows will do the following:

Teach two classes per academic year. Observe teaching by a variety of faculty members and discuss teaching techniques. Work with an assigned faculty mentor to develop a research project and an agenda for future research. Meet with a faculty committee in an informal setting to discuss work in progress. Complete a piece of legal scholarship before entering the job market. Conduct a presentation of the completed research project before the faculty. Participate in mock interviews.

The University of Chicago Law School
Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowships

Each year the University of Chicago Law School awards six Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellowships. The Fellows' primary responsibility is to design and carry out a program of tutorial instruction for first-year students. The Bigelow Program provides instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis. The faculty considers the program to be a major element in the first-year curriculum and an indispensable aid in developing students' critical and analytical skills. Although the Fellows construct much of their curriculum, a member of the faculty supervises the Program as a whole.

To be considered as a candidate for this position, you MUST apply on the UChicago Jobs site online. You will also be requested to furnish a resume, law school transcript, and two or three letters of recommendation. Reprints of published work are helpful, and at least one writing sample should be submitted.

Resumes, cover letters, reference contact information, articles and writing samples should be submitted electronically on the web site at the time of application. For more information consult the Bigelow Fellowship website above.

The University of Chicago Law School
Fellowship in Law and Philosophy

The University of Chicago Law School appoints a Law and Philosophy Fellow each academic year. A Ph.D. in philosophy by time of appointment is expected, though in unusual cases a Ph.D. in a related discipline, or a J.D. accompanied by strong training in philosophy, will be considered. Law degree (J.D. or foreign equivalent) is helpful, but not required.

The Fellow will be expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the Law School, pursue his or her research, and participate in teaching the Law and Philosophy Workshop or a seminar. Teaching duties are modest and will contribute to the Fellow's research. Salary 50K + benefits + superb research environment. Applications are typically due in January-February of each year. The Law School has in the past advertised the position in “Jobs for Philosophers” published quarterly by the American Philosophical Association.

The University of Chicago Law School
John M. Olin Fellows in Law

The John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics is one of the many interdisciplinary traditions that have thrived at the Law School. Because economics provides a tool for studying how legal rules affect the way people behave, knowing what kinds of insights economics can offer to the analysis of legal problems has become an important part of a lawyer's education. The program provides an opportunity for fellows to further their research and to participate in the day-to-day opportunities of the Law School and the University.

Application Process for Fellows and Scholars: Materials from qualified applicants are solicited during the Fall quarter in the AALS Placement Bulletin and Job Openings for Economists.

Chicago-Kent College of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The Visiting Assistant Professor program is a centerpiece of the Chicago-Kent legal writing program. The program is designed to provide students with a faculty that has diverse academic interests and legal practice experience and to provide promising teachers an opportunity to bridge from their practice and legal writing teaching experience to doctrinal law teaching and academic scholarship.

First year legal writing classes are primarily taught by Visiting Assistant Professors. Visiting Assistant Professors are generally appointed for two-year terms, with the possibility for a single one- or two-year renewal. In addition to teaching Legal Writing, each Visiting Assistant Professor teaches a single doctrinal course each year. Visiting Assistant Professors may teach any course in the law school curriculum other than required courses (Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law, Justice, Property, Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law), with class allocation made based on the professor's experience and interests, and the school's curricular needs.
The school provides Visiting Assistant Professors with considerable assistance and guidance in developing their academic scholarship. Traditionally, Visiting Assistant Professors use their time at the school to write and publish one or more scholarly articles as a basis (together with their teaching experience) for eventually attaining a tenure-track law teaching position. In addition to providing faculty mentors, the school offers a series of informal "roundtables" at which faculty members, including Visiting Assistant professors, can discuss works in progress with their colleagues. At these roundtables, professors receive useful criticism, questions and ideas for further research.

Columbia Law School
Academic Fellows Program

Columbia Law School is pleased to announce the creation of an Academic Fellows program to support future legal academics. Candidates must have the strongest academic credentials and show substantial promise of becoming outstanding legal scholars. Columbia Law School Academic Fellows will have the opportunity to spend one to two years in residence at Columbia Law School where they will pursue their scholarly agendas and participate in the Law School’s intellectual life.

Columbia Law School Academic Fellows will receive a stipend, anticipated to be around $60,000, as well as fringe benefits, including eligibility for subsidized housing, and space to work at the law school. Typically, between one and three Fellows are selected each year. Applicants must apply online.

Columbia Law School
Associates in Law Program (J.S.D., LL.M., and Non-degree)

The Associates-in-Law Program is designed for individuals seriously considering a career in legal academia. The Law School actively assists Associates-in-Law in establishing their academic careers. Associates are encouraged to pursue research during the year, and are invited to attend workshops and seminars on the same basis as full-time faculty. Each Associate is assigned office space in the Law School and has the full use of the University libraries and research facilities.

Associates serve for two years. Associates must be in residence at Columbia for approximately nine months each year, from early August until the beginning of May.

A list of published works and/or works in progress should be included if applicable, and all Associate applicants should include a brief proposed research agenda. Applicants should also be sure to include a brief statement regarding relevant teaching experience and teaching aspirations, and submit a writing sample as part of the application.

Associates receive a yearly stipend plus fringe benefits, including subsidized housing or housing location assistance, and a tuition exemption. In addition, all Associates who spend the bulk of the summer between their first and second year in the program working on their research are eligible for a fellowship amounting to ten percent of their stipend.

LL.M Program Instructions http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/llm/standards
J.S.D. Program Instructions http://www.law.columbia.edu/llm_jsd/jsd/admission

Columbia Law School
Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts Fellowships

The Kernochan Center Intellectual Property (IP) Fellowships are aimed at recent law graduates who are interested in spending one to two years doing research and writing on copyright or other intellectual property subjects, in preparation for an academic career in the field.

Chosen individuals will spend approximately half of their time working on their own research, and the other half working with members of the Columbia Law School IP community on Kernochan Center projects, e.g., studies undertaken by the Center’s Program for Intellectual Property Studies and Law Reform, organizing conferences and workshops, etc. It is expected that fellows will produce an independent work of scholarship that will position them to enter the job market for full-time academic employment in the United States. Fellows will receive a stipend and benefits while at Columbia.

Applicants should be 2-5 years out of law school and planning a career in academia. Instructions on how to apply for a Kernochan Center Fellowship will be posted on their website (see above) as positions become available.

Cornell University School of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

VAPs spend two to four semesters in residence at the law school, gaining both teaching experience and the opportunity to devote substantial time to research, writing, and other scholarly pursuits. In most respects, VAPs are treated as regular tenure-track faculty, although with a reduced teaching load and without administrative obligations. VAPs are given the opportunity to present work in progress to the law school faculty and, more generally, to receive feedback and mentoring from faculty members in preparation for the academic job market. Course loads and teaching schedules are devised with sensitivity to the timing of the job market process.

Applications are invited from law school graduates and from recipients of a Ph.D. in any field who have demonstrated a sustained interest in law. Members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in law teaching are especially encouraged to apply. VAPs are selected on the basis of an assessment of the candidate’s ability, with appropriate support and mentoring, to secure a tenure-track position at a top law school. Applications should include a curriculum vita; a law school or other graduate degree program transcript; copies of any published work in law or a related field; any available letters of reference from academic advisors who are able to comment on the candidate’s promise as a scholar; and a statement of the candidate’s research agenda. The number of VAP positions available will vary from year to year, and VAP positions may be awarded in any legal subject matter area or methodological approach.

Applications are typically due in January.

Duke University School of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The Visiting Assistant Professorship Program at Duke Law School supports aspiring law faculty. Visiting assistant professors spend two academic years at the Law School, with the expectation that they will enter the law school teaching market in the fall of their second year.

The salary for each visiting assistant professor is $50,000 per year plus benefits (including health insurance
Application should include:
a curriculum vita
a law school transcript
written academic references sent or emailed from each reference directly to Sharon Nash
copies of any scholarly legal articles that the candidate has written and would like to have considered, whether published, unpublished, or in draft form
a list of law school courses the candidate would be willing to teach (listed in order of preference)
a scholarly agenda outline, with particular emphasis on the scholarship contemplated during the professorship period.

Applications are typically due in January.

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Olin/Searle Fellows in Law Program

The Olin-Searle-Smith Fellows in Law program will offer top young legal thinkers the opportunity to spend a year working full time on writing and developing their scholarship with the goal of entering the legal academy. Up to three fellowships will be offered each year.

A distinguished group of academics will select the Fellows. Criteria include:

• Dedication to teaching and scholarship
• A J.D. and extremely strong academic qualifications (such as significant clerkship or law review experience)
• Commitment to the rule of law and intellectual diversity in legal academia
• The promise of a distinguished career as a legal scholar and teacher

All those who feel they fit the criteria are encouraged to apply. Applicants should submit the following:

• A resume and law school transcript
• Academic writing sample(s) with an approximately 50-page limit on the total number of pages submitted (i.e. two 25-page pieces are fine, two 50-page pieces are not)
• A brief discussion of their areas of intellectual interest (approximately 2 pages)
• A statement of their commitment to teaching law
• At least two and generally no more than three letters of support. These should come from people who can speak to your academic potential and should generally include at least two letters from law professors. If you are doing interdisciplinary work a letter from someone who can speak to your work in that area is also helpful. You may also include additional references with phone numbers.

Applications are typically due in March, but ACP suggests that you confirm deadlines in fall.

The George Washington University Law School
Frank H. Marks Intellectual Property Fellowship

The Frank H. Marks Intellectual Property Fellowship is a two-year position designed for persons who are interested in pursuing an academic career in some area of intellectual property law. The Marks IP Fellow will teach one course per academic year and help with the administration of the Intellectual Property Program. At the same time, the Marks IP Fellow will have the opportunity to pursue a scholarly project and prepare to enter the law teaching market, normally in the fall semester of the second year. The formal title of the position is Visiting Associate Professor and Administrative Fellow in the Intellectual Property Program. Compensation will be approximately $60,000 per year, plus benefits including health insurance. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applications should include:

(1) a resume that includes a list of academic references; (2) a law school transcript; (3) copies of any published work or other writing samples in law or related fields; and (4) a proposal describing the candidate's scholarly interests and the specific project or projects he or she aims to complete while in residence at the Law School.

The application process typically begins in the fall or winter each year.

Georgetown University Law Center
Clinical Graduate Teaching Fellowships

Unique in American legal education, Georgetown Clinical Graduate Teaching Fellowships offer new and experienced attorneys alike the opportunity to combine study with practice in the fields of clinical legal education and public interest advocacy. Each fellowship is associated with one of the Law Center clinical programs, and varies considerably from the others in purpose, requirements, and duties. All of the clinical fellowships, however, share a common goal: to provide highly motivated lawyers the chance to develop skills as teachers and legal advocates within an exciting and supportive educational environment.

Typically, fellows enroll in a two-year program during which they are in residence at a specific Georgetown clinic. In at least one of their years in residence, fellows directly supervise J.D. students enrolled in the clinics, assist in teaching clinical seminars, and perform work on their own cases or other legal matters in representing their clinic’s clients. Fellowships usually begin in the late summer with an intensive orientation designed to introduce fellows to clinical teaching methods. The orientation is part of a year-long teacher training course entitled Elements of Clinical Pedagogy. Upon completing the requirements for graduation, a fellow is awarded the degree of Master of Laws (Advocacy). Each year, we select twelve to fourteen new clinical teaching fellows. The fellowships commence in the summer. Teaching fellows receive a stipend, health and dental benefits and all tuition fees in the LL.M. program. As full-time students, teaching fellows usually qualify for deferment of their student loans. In addition, teaching fellows may be eligible for loan repayment assistance from their law schools.

With the exception of fellows in the Center for Applied Legal Studies and the Street Law Program, all fellows must be members of the D.C. bar. Fellowship applicants who are admitted to a bar elsewhere must apply to waive into the D.C. bar upon accepting their fellowship offer. The Law Center will reimburse the expense of waiving into the D.C. bar incurred by those fellows who have already taken the bar exam elsewhere prior to accepting their fellowship offer. Contacts vary depending upon fellowship – see the website above for details and deadlines.

Harvard Law School
Climenko Fellowship

Applications are reviewed starting September of each year. Each Fellow will teach one section of 40 first-year students in a Program whose content is coordinated by the Director of the Program. The emphasis of the Program is on writing workshops and one-on-one critique of student work. Each Fellow will be assigned three student assistants to assist in the workshops and work individually with students.

To apply, submit a cover letter, your resume and law school transcript, two or three letters of recommendation, and one scholarly writing sample. Either your cover letter or separate research agenda should discuss in detail the research project(s) you intend to undertake as a Climenko Fellow.

Harvard Law School
Petrie-Flom Fellowships in Heath Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics

This is a two year fellowship paying $60,000 per year for persons who already have a graduate degree in law or some other discipline, and are interested in doing original academic work in the Center's fields of health law policy, biotechnology or bioethics. Academic fellows dedicate themselves full-time to their research, are given research budgets, and have no teaching obligations. This fellowship has most frequently been used to prepare aspiring scholars for the entry-level market for law professors, but is also available to others wishing to do original academic work relevant to the Center's fields.

The call for applications is in the summer, for fall consideration. Please email petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu with any questions.

Harvard Law School
Program on Negotiation Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with the PON goal of fostering the development of the next generation of scholars, this program provides support for one year of dissertation research and writing in negotiation and related topics in alternative dispute resolution, as well as giving fellows an opportunity to immerse themselves in the diverse array of resources available at PON.

The Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellowships allows doctoral students who are writing their dissertations to be part of the PON community for one year. Successful candidates will receive:

A stipend of $20,000 Desk space and related working facilities at PON, and Library and other privileges at Harvard.

Harvard Law School
Raoul Berger-Mark DeWolfe Howe Legal History Fellowship

The School is seeking fellows who have a J.D. degree, who have completed the required coursework for their doctorate degree, or who have recently been awarded the doctorate degree. A JD is not required. We will also consider applicants who are beginning a teaching career in either law or history. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable the fellow to complete a major piece of writing in the field of legal history, broadly defined. There are no limitations as to geographical area or time period. Fellows are expected to spend the majority of their time on their own research. They are also asked to help to coordinate the Legal History Colloquium, which meets four or five times each semester. The Berger Fellow is invited to present there own work. Fellows will be required to be in residence at the Harvard Law School during the academic year (September through May).

Applications are typically due in February, and announcement of the award will be made in or before March. The fellow selected will be awarded a stipend, which includes an allowance for health insurance and research expenses.

Harvard Law School
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

We seek applicants with substantial legal practice experience -- a minimum of three years in government, non-profit, or private practice, not including time spent as a law clerk -- who have a strong interest in an academic career, but who have not yet completed enough scholarly work to make a regular tenure-track appointment possible.

Appointments will be for a term of two years. Each appointee will teach a regular course load and will be expected to produce one or more substantial pieces of scholarship. During the second year of the appointment, he or she will likely enter the tenure-track teaching market.Each Visiting Assistant Professor will have access to the full range of resources offered by Harvard University. He or she will be provided a private office, library privileges, health benefits, a research budget, a budget for travel, and an annual salary of $125,000.

Applications are typically due in early January. For 2011 applications required:

1. Résumé or CV, including references;
2. Cover Letter/Research Agenda;
3. Transcripts from all undergraduate, law, and graduate schools attended;
4. At least two letters of recommendation that focus on the applicant’s scholarly potential, one of which must come from a member of the Harvard Law School faculty;
5. At least one writing sample that demonstrates the applicant’s writing and analytical abilities, and ability to generate interesting, original ideas.

University of Illinois School of Law
Illinois Academic Fellowship Program

Applications for the Illinois Academic Fellowship Program are invited from law school graduates, as well as Ph.D. recipients or candidates in any field who have a sustained academic interest in law's interaction with their discipline. Applicants may be students in their final year of law school or the final stage of a doctoral program, recent graduates, or persons with several years of law practice experience. The number of Fellows will vary from year to year, and Fellowship positions may be awarded for proposed scholarship in any subject matter area or using any methodological approach. Fellows will be chosen on the basis of an assessment of their potential, with appropriate support and mentoring, to obtain a tenure-track position at a leading law school. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer.

Illinois Academic Fellows receive a salary and full benefits, including health insurance. Fellows' salary will be competitive with salaries offered by similar programs at major research universities. Fellows also receive a regular faculty office and administrative and secretarial support. The University of Illinois College of Law is located in Champaign-Urbana, which offers a variety of affordable housing options in a college-town environment with rich cultural offerings.

Applications should include (i) a curriculum vitae that includes a list of academic references, (ii) a law school and/or graduate school transcript, (iii) copies of any published work in law or a related field, (iv) a statement of the applicant's research agenda, including a description of the project/s proposed for the applicant's Fellowship tenure, and (v) a cover letter indicating whether the applicant is interested in a one- or two-year fellowship. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and Fellowship offers will be made on a rolling basis.

John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
Kluge Fellowships

Six to eleven month fellowships that allow scholars to conduct research in the humanities and social sciences at the Library of Congress. Must have received a terminal degree (Ph.D. or J.D.) within seven years of the application deadline (typically July of each year). Fellows receive a stipend and workspace.

Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies Research Fellowship

The Research Fellowship is designed to encourage junior scholars in law, economics and business to pursue theoretical, empirical, and or applied research in antitrust and/or consumer protection law in keeping with the Institute’s mission of promoting a more consumer friendly competitive economy.

Each fellow will be provided with a private office, library privileges, health benefits, and a stipend plus benefits. There is a possibility of teaching one course or seminar for additional compensation depending on the applicant’s background, experience, and teaching interest and the Law School’s needs.

The application process typically begins in the spring. More information about the Institute is available at http://www.luc.edu/antitrust.

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law
Westerfield Fellows Program

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.

The best time to apply for a position in the Westerfield Fellows Program is in August and September of the year before the desired fellowship would begin. The faculty appointments committee interviews fellows' candidates at the AALS Recruitment conference, which is held in Washington D.C. in October or November each year.

New York University School of Law
Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering Program

Acting Assistant Professors teach a two-semester course designed to introduce first-year law students to legal analysis and research, fact development, 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 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 $60,000. 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. Applications are typically due in November.

New York University School of Law
Furman Academic Fellowship Program

The Fellowship is open to NYU School of Law graduates with the strongest credentials, who already have made substantial progress toward developing a scholarly agenda. Fellows are expected to produce a work of serious scholarship during their time at the Law School. Thus, before applying a candidate should have begun work on a substantial writing project. Fellows will be chosen on the basis of their demonstrated commitment to a scholarly career, the quality and progress of the proposed writing project, and an assessment of their potential for success on the academic market.

Assistance and Stipend 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 setting. Academic Fellows receive a stipend, anticipated to be around $45,000 for the coming academic year, as well as subsidized housing, a conference and book allotment, and space to work in the Law School.

Confirm the application deadline with Lisa Koederitz at lisa.koederitz@nyu.edu.

Applications should include:
Curriculum vitae;
Law school transcript;
Copies of any publications;
Proposal describing the scholarly project the candidate intends to pursue, which may (but need not) be a rough manuscript;
Indicate which faculty members are most familiar with candidate's abilities and work.

New York University School of Law
Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy Research

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 Service, 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.

A JD degree, superior academic achievement, initiative, and a demonstrated interest in and commitment to scholarship are required. Salary is $55K the first year; $60K the second, plus generous benefits. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, scholarly writing sample, transcript and 3 letters of references. Review of applications is on a rolling basis.

New York University School of Law
Golieb Fellowship in Legal History

The Samuel I. Golieb Fellowship was established in 1981 to provide young legal historians with research support and a forum to present their work. Fellows are expected to attend the Legal History Colloquium each week during the academic year and present their own work in the colloquium at least once. Fellows are also encouraged to participate in the intellectual life of the law school.

The stipend is currently $20,000, as of 2010, with the possibility of an additional housing stipend for Fellows who live in New York City. The Program Committee selects two or three Golieb Fellows each year. Dozens of Golieb alumni are members of law school faculties and history departments across the country.

To apply for the Samuel I. Golieb Fellowship, submit the following materials: a letter of interest; a C.V.; a sample of your scholarship; and two letters of recommendation. Applications are typically due in January.

New York University School of Law
Wagner Fellowship in Law & Business

Thanks to a generous grant of the Leonard Wagner Testamentary Trust, the Center for Law & Business offers a one-year graduate research fellowship to help develop future legal academics with an interest in the social control of business institutions and the social responsibility of business. The Center is currently accepting applications for the Wagner Fellowship in Law & Business.

Applicants must hold a J.D. degree and have practiced law for 2 years. Preference is given to applicants with a research interest in the legal regulation of business and ethics, and to those who have a degree from NYU Law School. Fellows are expected to make a full-time commitment to their graduate research at the Center. The Wagner Fellow will receive a stipend of $35,000 plus benefits.

How to Apply
Applicants must submit the following materials:
Statement describing academic and research interests
Proposal for the research project during the Fellowship year
Curriculum Vitae
Law School Academic Transcripts
A letter of recommendation
A writing sample, preferably a scholarly paper written in the past two years

Please direct all materials to William T. Allen, Director, NYU Center for Law & Business.

Our preference is for materials to be e-mailed to CLBevents@stern.nyu.edu. You may also mail materials to NYU Center for Law & Business, KMC 9-53, 44 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012.

Please direct inquiries to Harold Jennings at hjenning@stern.nyu.edu or: (212) 998-0565.

The application deadline has historically been in spring.

New York University School of Law
Law and Economics Post Graduate Fellowship

NYU School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of the Law and Economics Fellowships, administered by the NYU Center for Law, Economics and Organization. These fellowships are designed to support future legal academics interested in law and economics, broadly defined to include economic analysis of different legal subjects, positive political theory, public choice theory, contract theory, and organization design.

Candidates must have the strongest academic credentials and show substantial promise of becoming outstanding law and economics scholars. Fellows will have the opportunity to spend one to two years in residence at NYU Law School where they will pursue their scholarly agendas and participate in the Law School’s intellectual life, and particularly in the broad range of law and economics seminars, workshops, colloquia and conferences at NYU.

Law and Economics Fellows are expected to produce a serious work of scholarship that will position them to enter the job market for a full-time academic appointment at a major law school.

Fellows will receive a stipend, anticipated to be around $60,000, as well as fringe benefits, including eligibility for university housing, and space to work at the law school.
Applications require a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names of three references, law school transcript, copies of any publications, and a one to five page research proposal. The deadline for applications for the fellowship is typically in February.

Northwestern Law School
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The number of available positions varies from year to year. Consideration of candidates usually occurs in the spring and early summer. Appointments to the VAP program are not appointments to a tenure-track position. Any such appointment requires a separate and independent decision by the faculty, the dean, and the University Provost and Board of Trustees.
Candidates should send an application packet including: the title of the position, a statement of their objectives, highlight of their relevant credentials, curriculum vita, current research paper, and two letters of recommendation.

Functioning similarly to a post-doctoral program, the Visiting Assistant Professor Programs permit scholars to make progress on research and teaching prior to entering a tenure-track position. VAPs join the Northwestern Law faculty on a full-time basis for at least one semester and typically teach one course per semester while receiving research support. Each VAP is expected to present one or more research papers to the faculty in a workshop series. Upon completion of the program VAPs typically enter a entry-level tenure-track position.

Applications are typically due in January, with selection decisions made in early May.

VAP in Taxation

The VAP in Taxation is a two-year position. Applicants must have completed a JD and either an LLM in Taxation and/or substantial practical experience in tax law prior to beginning the program. Applicants with a JD and a PhD in economics, finance, or other related disciplines who have an interest in tax policy are also welcome. Applicants must have a strong interest in engaging in research on tax law and tax policy. The VAP in Taxation will teach two courses in the Law School's Tax Program, which is designed to provide students with both a firm foundation in the principal areas of tax law and deft facility in dealing with complex real-world transactions. The successful VAP candidate will join in the ongoing research of faculty associated with the Tax Program.

To apply for VAP in Taxation positions, submit your curriculum vita electronically to Philip F. Postlewaite, Director of the Tax Program and Professor of Law.

University of Pennsylvania School of Law
The George Sharswood Fellowship

University of Pennsylvania Law Review established the first Sharswood Fellowship in 2007. Penn Law has since expanded the program so that now each year the School awards two fellowships that each fund two years of research, writing, and teaching. One of the Fellowships continues to be generously funded by the Law Review.

Sharswood Fellow applicants must have earned a law degree or PhD or equivalent in a related field and should not yet have held a full-time tenure track legal academic appointment. The Sharswood Fellows Program provides excellent opportunities for predoctoral research for candidates who have completed a JD or for postdoctoral research.

One of the Fellowships every two years is designated for Penn Law graduates.

Application Materials and Deadline
Applications are typically due in January, and require:

Detailed research proposal
Teaching statement (course abstract and plan for class or seminar)
Writing sample(s)
Curriculum vitae
Law school and/or graduate school transcript(s)
Three references, minimum (at least one must be an academic reference)
Electronic applications are preferred, and applicants are encouraged to submit the above materials in electronic form to sharswoodapp@law.upenn.edu.

Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson of Public and International Affairs
Law and Public Affairs Fellowship

The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University invites outstanding faculty, independent scholars, lawyers, and judges to apply for appointments as fellows for the academic year. Each year, through its Fellows program, LAPA brings to Princeton world-class experts on the law. Successful candidates will devote an academic year in residence at Princeton to research, discussion, and scholarly collaboration on topics broadly
related to legal studies. Under exceptional circumstances, applications for only one semester in residence may be considered.

Applications for all fellowships should be submitted using the online application process. The deadline was in November in 2010.

Stanford University
School of Humanities & Sciences
The Center for Ethics in Society/Program on Global Justice Postdoctoral Fellowships

We welcome candidates with substantial normative research interests from diverse backgrounds including philosophy, the social sciences, and professional schools. One of the fellowships will be housed entirely in the Program in Global Justice, and one will be jointly sponsored by the Center and Program: candidates for these positions should additionally have research interests in international topics. Three fellowships will be housed entirely within the Center for Ethics in Society. Fellows will teach one class (typically a seminar), participate in the Political Theory and/or Global Justice Workshops, and help in developing an inter-disciplinary ethics community across the campus. Salary is competitive. Appointment is for one year, but may be renewed for an additional year. Applicants must have their doctoral degree in hand no later than 30 days prior to the appointment start date and be no more than 3 years after the awarding of the degree. Applications are typically due in January and must be submitted online.

Stanford University
Center for Internet & Society Teaching Fellowship Program

The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School offers a one-year Fellowship to work in conjunction with its Fair Use Project and Cyberlaw Clinic on public interest litigation involving copyright and technology issues.

2-5 years of post-law school civil litigation experience with substantial experience in intellectual property matters; excellent writing and analytic skills; Demonstrated ability to direct litigation of impact cases; and Demonstrated ability to work in a self-directed and entrepreneurial environment.

Stanford University
Center for Internet & Society and Constitutional Law Center Joint Fellowship

The Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society (CIS) and The Stanford Constitutional Law Center (CLC) announce a new joint fellowship for the study of the intersection of copyright and constitutional law.

The primary responsibility for the fellow will be to work on current CIS Fair Use Project litigation. In addition, the Fellow will also be an active part of the CIS and CLC communities, attending lectures and symposia, assisting with Center activities and working with students on related projects. The Fellowship will provide significant opportunity for the pursuit of individual research and scholarship in preparation to enter the academic teaching market. The fellowship position is offered for one year with the opportunity for renewal.

Stanford University
Center for Law and the Biosciences

Website: http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/clb/
Description: This fellowship is intended for people who want an academic or policy career working on legal and social issues arising from advances in the biosciences, with a particular emphasis on neuroscience, genetics, and stem cells.

The Center for Law and the Biosciences Fellowship is a residential fellowship that provides an opportunity to conduct research in the dynamic environment of Stanford Law School. We prefer two year fellowships to help the fellow complete a significant body of independent scholarship, but we are willing to consider one year terms. We expect fellows to dedicate most of their time to pursuing their proposed research projects, while dedicating about ten percent of their time to organizing and implementing other Center activities, including our annual conference, our monthly speaker series, our biweekly journal club, and our other activities. Fellows are encouraged to attend weekly faculty lunch seminars and participate in activities with the growing number of fellows at Stanford Law School to learn more about the legal scholarship and academic life.

Applications are typically due in November and must be submitted via email and online.

Stanford University
Center on the Legal Profession

The Center on the Legal Profession Fellowship is a full-time, one-year residential fellowship beginning in June 2009. It is designed to offer scholars interested in topics of professional responsibility and the structure of legal practice an opportunity to conduct research and participate in law school events. Fellows are encouraged to attend weekly faculty lunch seminars and participate in activities with the growing number of law school fellows, pursue a scholarly project, and assist with a course on the legal profession. Fellows will be provided with office space, a stipend of $50,000, and a generous benefits package. Applicants must have a JD or a PhD in a relevant area. The Center particularly welcomes applications from individuals interested in pursuing careers in legal academia.

Stanford University
CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers and Law

CodeX is a multidisciplinary laboratory operated by Stanford University in association with affiliated organizations from industry, government, and academia. The staff of the Center includes a core of full-time employees, together with faculty and students from Stanford and professionals from affiliated organizations.

Stanford University
Legal Research and Writing Program

Stanford Law School's Legal Research and Writing Program is an essential part of the first-year program at Stanford, and the Fellows play a crucial role in its success. Fellows teach legal writing, research and analysis to a small section of approximately thirty first-year students while writing their own scholarship in preparation for entering the market for full-time tenure track teaching positions around the country.

The term of appointment is one year and begins on June 1 of each year. Fellows are expected, upon reappointment, to serve a second term, and may request to be re-appointed for a third year. Reappointment requests are evaluated for demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and citizenship at the school. The fellowship program is demanding and Fellows are expected to devote full-time effort to it.

Applications are typically due in November.

Temple University Beasley School of Law
Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship

Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship Program at the Beasley School of Law of Temple University has produced outstanding law school teachers, with graduates found at accredited law schools throughout the United States. The experienced lawyers admitted to the Freedman Fellow program receive an annual stipend and receive an LLM.

The two-year program provides the training and experience critical to becoming a successful law school teacher. 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.

Consideration of completed applications typically begins in January for Fellowships beginning in the fall semester of the next academic year. Applications are accepted until all positions are filled. Fellows are expected to begin their residency on June 1. 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

University of Texas School of Law
UT Emerging Scholars Program

Fellows will receive substantial faculty assistance with their projects, including, where appropriate, assignment of a faculty mentor. Also, each Fellow will have a regular faculty office and will enjoy ordinary administrative and secretarial support. Anticipated stipends for the coming academic year will be approximately $60,000 ($30,000 per semester), plus benefits including health insurance.

Applications are invited from graduates of any law school, domestic or foreign. Candidates may be recent graduates or persons with multiple years of practice experience. Fellows will be selected on the basis of an assessment of their potential to attain a tenure-track position at an excellent law school.

Applications should include:

• a curriculum vita that includes a list of academic references;
• a law school transcript;
• copies of any published work in law or a cognate field (or, if the candidate has not yet published, other suitable writing samples); and
• a proposal of roughly five pages describing the candidate's anticipated scholarly agenda, along with the specific project or projects he or she aims to complete during the Fellowship.

Applications are typically due in December. Email applications are preferred.

Tulane University School of Law
The Forrester Fellow Program

Tulane Law School invites applications for one or more full-time Forrester Fellow positions in its first-year Legal Research & Writing program. Typically, Forrester Fellows are recent law school graduates with a strong interest in teaching and scholarship. Fellows are appointed for one-year terms with the possibility of a single one-year renewal. In extraordinary cases, a Fellow may be considered for a long-term contract.

Legal Research & Writing is a year-long, four-credit course that introduces students to the fundamentals of legal analysis, writing, research, citation, and advocacy. Forrester Fellows teach two small sections of approximately 25 to 30 students and are assisted by four upper-class teaching assistants. The content of the program is coordinated by the Director of Legal Research & Writing.

Applicants must have a JD, excellent academic credentials, a strong writing background, and at least two years of legal practice or other law-related experience. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a writing sample to:

Contact:
Erin Donelon, Director
Legal Research & Writing
Tulane Law School
6329 Freret Street, Room 155-C
New Orleans, LA 70118

UC Berkeley School of Law
The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT)

The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) is seeking to hire a Research Fellow for a one year term (possibly renewable for a second year) to undertake research on intellectual property and other high technology issues under the supervision of BCLT faculty. Because the funding for this fellowship is being provided by Microsoft Corp., the Research Fellow hired will be known as the “Microsoft Research Fellow.”

An ideal candidate for this position would have the following characteristics:
J.D. degree or relevant Ph.D. in science and technology policy research experience excellent communication, analytical and writing skills; subject matter knowledge of intellectual property law and technology policy

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, relevant transcripts, writing sample, and a detailed statement of interest. Two letters of recommendation (which may arrive separately or with application materials) required. Applications are typically due in February.

Click here for the 2011 Fellowship Posting.

University of California
UCLA Law
Critical Race Studies Law Teaching Fellowship

The CRS Law Teaching Fellowship candidates must hold a JD degree from UCLA School of Law and; be committed to a career of law teaching and scholarship;
possess an excellent academic record; demonstrate likelihood of success as indicated by excellent academic and legal credentials that may include: successful completion of independent legal research, including research and/or writing as a law student; exceptional legal experience after law school; hold a certification in Critical Race Studies from UCLA School of Law, which may be waived in exceptional circumstances.

Fellowship Requirements:
The CRS Fellowship Program lasts two years, during which time the Fellow will: complete at least one substantial scholarly publication and present the publication as a work-in-progress to the UCLA School of Law Faculty; be prepared to go on the academic job market in the fall of the Fellowship's second year; teach one course within the CRS curriculum each year of the Fellowship; co-teach the CRS Writing Workshop during the Fall Semester of each year; assist with the CRS Program's research-related events, such as the CRS Symposium, when asked by the CRS Program faculty; permit the CRS Program to include any article(s) resulting from the fellowship in a CRS working paper series; acknowledge the CRS Fellowship Program's assistance in any published work that is facilitated by the Fellowship, in a format approved by the CRS Program Faculty.

Terms of the Fellowship:
The Fellowship offers a salary of $55,000 per year and full benefits.

Benefits of the Fellowship:
The unique features of this fellowship include the opportunity to: develop academic expertise in critical race theory and law teaching; work closely with a CRS faculty mentor; participate in the CRS Program's rich interdisciplinary scholarly symposia, lectures, and conferences; complete at least one published article before entering the law teaching market; engage in classroom teaching, with constructive pedagogical feedback; obtain faculty recommendations for law teaching jobs; receive detailed, expert advice on how to secure a law teaching job.

Applications are typically due in March.

Submit a cover letter summarizing your qualifications for the Fellowship; academic resume; law school transcript; 2 letters of recommendation, including one from a law school professor familiar with your scholarly potential; reprints of all published works and copies of all works-in-progress; detailed research proposal, no longer than 5 single-spaced pages in length.

University of California
UCLA Law
Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Fellowship

The mission of the School of Law's Evan Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program is to foster informed analysis of timely and important issues involving governance and regulation in environmental policy. The Evan Frankel Program examines the institutions and processes that determine how decisions are made and how policies are implemented.

University of California
UCLA Law
Law and Philosophy Program Postdoctoral Fellowship

UCLA Law and Philosophy Program Postdoctoral Fellowship – recruiting information becomes available in the fall of each year.

University of California
UCLA Law
William Institute Law Teaching Fellowships – Sexual Orientation Law

Law Teaching Fellowship candidates must hold a JD degree from an ABA accredited law school and be committed to a career of law teaching and scholarship in the field of sexual orientation law. Applicants should have demonstrated an outstanding aptitude for independent legal research, preferably through research and/or writing as a law student or through exceptional legal experience after law school. Law Teaching Fellowship candidates must have strong academic records that will make them highly competitive for law teaching jobs.

Fellowship Requirements:
The Fellowship program lasts one to two years, during which time the Fellow will:
complete a substantial scholarly publication and present the publication as a work-in-progress to the UCLA School of Law faculty; serve as the Faculty Advisor for either the Annual Williams Institute Moot Court Competition or the Dukeminier Awards Journal; teach two law school courses and one undergraduate course; assist with other Williams Institute research, publications, and events; permit the Institute to publish any article(s) resulting from the Fellowship -- as long as such publication will not interfere with the Fellow's ability to publish such articles in a law journal; acknowledge the Institute’s assistance in any published work that is facilitated by the Fellowship; and work closely with a faculty mentor in order to observe and participate in teaching, as well as to complete a publishable scholarly piece.

Fellowship Benefits:
The unique features of this Fellowship include opportunities to: develop expertise in sexual orientation law and public policy; work with a faculty mentor; observe faculty mentors teach and discuss teaching techniques with them; engage in classroom teaching; participate in the rich mixture of scholarly symposia, invited lectures, and conferences of the Williams Institute and UCLA School of Law; complete a published piece of research before entering the law teaching market; and obtain faculty recommendations for law teaching jobs.

Terms of the Fellowship:
The Fellow will teach at least two courses in total during the Fellowship. The Fellowship offers a salary of $55,000 per year and full benefits. No degree will be offered as part of the Fellowship program.

Applications are typically due in November-December.

Wake Forest University School of Law
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The program allows the VAP to obtain experience as a teacher, while devoting time to research, writing, and engagement in the intellectual life of a scholar.
We invite applications from law school graduates and recipients of a Ph.D. in any field. Applications should include a curriculum vita, copies or links to any published work in law or a related field, a transcript, any available letters of reference from academic advisors, and a written summary of the candidate’s research plans. Applications for the Fall semester have historically been due in January of the same calendar year.

Washington University Law
Visiting Faculty Fellows Program

The objective of the Faculty Fellows Program is to train a select few talented law graduates for success in the entry-level law teaching market by providing intensive feedback and assistance in developing academic legal scholarship, as well as an opportunity to gain teaching experience with the mentoring of experienced faculty. Serving for two consecutive academic years, the fellows will have the opportunity to participate fully in the intellectual life of the law school, including faculty workshops, colloquia, and conferences.

University of Wisconsin Law School
William H. Hastie Fellowship Program

Candidates are encouraged to take full advantage of long-established ties between the law faculty and faculty in other disciplines, and they will have easy access to the vast resources of the entire University. Each Hastie fellow, before beginning work, establishes a relationship with several faculty members who will constitute his or her advisory committee. One of the three committee members will serve as the Hastie fellow's principal research advisor, guiding the fellow's research project.

Fellows are encouraged to become involved in the life of the law school by attending colloquia, faculty meetings, and social gatherings; engaging with the many scholars and public officials who visit at the school each year; participating in student-sponsored activities; and simply joining in the oftentimes rich exchanges that occur over lunch or morning coffee. The Hastie fellow is treated more as a junior colleague than as a graduate student. If time permits, Hastie fellows may take one or more courses (for credit or audit) to broaden their knowledge generally, to acquire knowledge relevant to research or to learn about teaching styles. But such enrollment is not encouraged if it is at the cost of completing work on the thesis and not essential to that work.

The first year of the program is devoted exclusively to work on the thesis. Fellows are discouraged from pursuing any employment opportunities during this period. By the fall of the second year, it is expected that Hastie fellows will be sufficiently advanced in their research to enable them, as they seek employment, to submit their draft materials and make oral presentations based on their work. The final semester in residence focuses on providing, whenever possible, a teaching experience and finishing work on the thesis or publication derived from it.

To apply for the Hastie fellowship, an applicant should submit:
a current résumé official transcripts from all higher education institutions you attended (undergraduate, law school, and possible others, depending on your situation), a completed graduate admission application AND a record of residence, a research proposal (The research proposal is a critical part of the application process, but it need not be detailed. Our experience is that it is helpful to have a general indication of the applicant's interest so that we can involve one or more members of the faculty who share this interest in the review process, and be assured that the research will have the active interest and involvement of a faculty member who will then serve as the Hastie fellow's advisor. The specific focus of the research will most likely be altered or refined through the initial collaboration of the fellow and his or her advisor.), a short statement explaining the interest in the Hastie Fellowship, three original letters of reference from persons who can, in detail, assess the applicant's past performance and his or her potential as both teacher and scholar. The letters should be on letterhead and should have a waiver attached. (The statutory provisions related to the record of residence are available here for your information.) Historically applications have been due in March.

University of Windsor
Visiting Assistant Professor Program

The Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) program at the University of Windsor is designed to provide an opportunity for aspiring law professor to gain experience in teaching and research in an academic environment. The purpose of the program is to enable individuals to learn how to be successful legal academics through the opportunity to teach law courses and engage in research with the benefits of salaried employment and an academic affiliation. Participants in the VAP will have gained the appropriate experience, support and mentoring to be highly competitive on the academic job market at the end of their tenure.

The program is designed for individuals who have earned graduate degrees in law (or possess a doctorate in another discipline in addition to the LL.B. or J.D.) or who have equivalent qualifications or experience. Doctoral candidates must have satisfied their residency requirements prior to taking up the VAP. LL.M. candidates will be considered in extraordinary circumstances.
Applicants will include a:

• a letter of application, including a statement of citizenship/immigration status;
• a current curriculum vitae;
• law school and graduate degree program transcripts;
• three current letter
• letters of reference at least one of which must come from a graduate supervisor. One or more of these references must comment on the candidate’s potential as a legal academic
• Applicants must also include a statement indicating areas of legal interest and capability, a research agenda, and copies of publications (where relevant).

Applications are typically due in December.

Yale Law School
Robert M. Cover Fellowship

The Cover Fellowships help train clinical law teachings during a two year term by offering the chance to supervise students in the clinic, formulate scholarly research and publishable work, and develop strong mentoring relationships with clinical faculty. www.law.yale.edu/lso. Kathryn.Stoddard@yale.edu, 203-432-4800.