The University of Chicago Law School encourages graduates and students to consider careers in law teaching and provides a range of resources and services designed for the individual interested in the academic marketplace.  In the Law School’s experience candidates for academic jobs increase their chances of success in the market by working with the Law School’s faculty and staff. 

If you are a University of Chicago Law School alumnus/a and are considering a career in law teaching now or in the near future, please contact one of the following University of Chicago Law School faculty members:

• Douglas G. Baird, Harry A. Bigelow Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Chair, Law Teaching: Placement of Graduates Committee. phone: 773-702-9571
• Lisa Bernstein, Wilson-Dickinson Professor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Civil Justice. phone:  773-834-2881
• Brian Leiter, John P. Wilson Professor of Law

We strongly encourage you to contact one of these faculty members as soon as you begin your preparation for the academic job search, and especially before submitting your paperwork to AALS.

We also organize each fall a workshop on preparing for the law teaching market.  The next conference is scheduled for October 3, 2008.  If you are interested in attending, please contact one of the committee members.