Faculty Hiring & Academic Careers

SEALS/iLAW Faculty Recruitment Portal Available

Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) is pleased to announce that its Faculty Recruitment Initiative (powered by iLaw) is now operational for applicants. It will open to law schools (who are seeking to hire) in June. With the technical expertise of iLaw, SEALS has designed this new website with an eye towards transforming the hiring process. This recruitment service will enable schools to search for both entry-level candidates and lateral candidates. It will also enable schools to search for visiting professors, emeritus professors, and VAPs (visiting assistant professors). To assist lateral candidates, who may not want to have their materials open to the entire world, candidates can select the schools who should (or should not) be given access to their

Prospective Law Teachers Workshop at SEALS 2018

Each year, SEALS hosts a Prospective Law Teachers Workshop, which provides opportunities for aspiring law teachers to network and prepare themselves for the actual teaching market. The program gives them a chance to do mock interviews and mock job talks, and receive feedback on both. The Committee also schedules 1-on-1 sessions for candidates to receive faculty feedback on their CVs. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in SEALS workshops that are targeted to newer law professors, and that focus on teaching, scholarship and other aspects of the professorial career. See http://sealslawschools.org/submissions/program/programwp.asp This year’s Prospective Law Teacher’s Workshop will be held at The Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Monday, August 6, and Tuesday, August 7, 2018. If you are interested

SEALS New Scholar Panel Policy Change

SEALS New Scholar Participants Can Now Appear on Another Substantive or Works-In-Progress Panel The SEALS new scholar program is among the very best things we do at SEALS every year. The New Scholars Program allows newer and pre-tenure law professors to present their work/scholarship in a welcoming and supportive environment. We assign a mentor with expertise in the field to each new scholar and try to group the papers by subject matter. We think it works great. Recently, however, we have had some new scholars bump up against the “one person, one panel” rule, placing them in an awkward position. Do they choose the new scholar experience or move on to a different panel? Rather than let this problem continue

Job Posting: American University Seeks Diversity Director

Posting on behalf of American University American University invites applications for Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion and Affinity. The Senior Director for Diversity, Inclusion, and Affinity (DIA) works with all segments of American University (AU) WCL including students, administration, faculty, staff, and alumni, to address issues that are important to maximizing our institutional diversity and optimize the participation of individuals and groups that historically, socially, or legally have been discriminated against or underrepresented in legal education. Reporting directly to the Associate Dean of Student Affairs, the Senior Director DIA originates and engages in programming and activities related to admission and retention, academic success and bar passage, professional preparedness, job placement, and cultural celebration among the diverse and marginalized populations in WCL. The

SEALS Prospective Law Teachers Workshop

Each year, SEALS hosts a Prospective Law Teachers Workshop, which provides opportunities for aspiring law teachers to network and participate in mock interviews and mock job talks — prior to the actual teaching market. The Committee also schedules 1-on-1 sessions for candidates to receive faculty feedback on their CVs. This year’s Prospective Law Teacher’s Workshop will be held at The Boca Resort in Boca Raton, Florida on Wednesday, August 2 and Thursday, August 3. On Wednesday, there will be mock interviews between 8 and 10 AM with CV review sessions at 1:00. On Thursday, mock job talks will take place from 8 to 10 AM. And at 3:00 on Thursday, we will have a panel entitled “Navigating the Hiring Process”