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Preparing To Be A Law Professor: A List Of Faculty Fellowships

By Dan Filler

One of the new realities of law faculty hiring is that appointments committees increasingly tilt toward candidates with advanced degrees, a fellowship/VAP experience, or both.  But where do you get that fellowship or VAP experience?   The answer from Paul Caron is here.  I would add, however, that many schools hire Visiting Assistant Professors on an as-needed basis.  In the aftermath of the AALS scrum, some schools realize they have unmet needs for particular courses.  It can be difficult to determine which schools have these needs but, as is always the case with job searches, a little extra effort can yield unexpected opportunities.

Full post as published by The Faculty Lounge on August 31, 2009 (boomark / email).