Apply to be a Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellow

Each year the University of Chicago Law School awards six Harry A. Bigelow teaching Fellowships. The Fellowships offer law school graduates an opportunity to prepare for an academic career. Fellows can pursue scholarly interests, attend workshops, interact with other faculty, and audit courses or seminars. The Bigelow program has been very successful in placing its Fellows in tenure-track academic positions in law schools.

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 Law School considers the program to be a major element in the first-year curriculum and an indispensable aid in developing students’ critical and analytical skills.

Initial Fellowship appointments are for one year and can be renewed for a second year; most Bigelow Fellows serve for two years. Bigelow Fellows who return for a second year typically teach an upper-level seminar on a topic of their choosing (subject to approval) in addition to the legal research and writing course.

Applications are invited from students now finishing the work for their first degree in law and from law graduates who wish to enter the academic field. If you have questions about the program, please contact Professor Vince Buccola (vbuccola@uchicago.edu) or Professor Samuel Bray (sbray@uchicago.edu).

To be considered as a candidate for this position, you MUST apply on the UChicago Academic Careers site. You will be required to furnish a resume, cover letter, law school transcript, sample writing, and reference contact information for two or three recommenders who are writing letters on your behalf. The writing may be published or unpublished.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination. Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-1032 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.

Job Placements for Every Bigelow Fellow, 2001 to the Present
Academic YearsNameFirst job after completion of fellowshipCurrent institution
1999-2001Eric R. ClaeysSaint Louis UniversityGeorge Mason University
1999-2001Lee A. FennellUniversity of TexasUniversity of Chicago
1999-2001Robert A. KatzIndiana University IndianapolisIndiana University Indianapolis
2000-02James P. MadiganGoldberg KohnGreenberg Traurig LLP
2000-02Jonathan NashTulane UniversityEmory University
2000-02Ryan GoodmanHarvard UniversityNew York University
2001-03Adam FeibelmanUniversity of CincinnatiTulane University
2001-03Andrea BjorklundUniversity of California, DavisMcGill University
2001-03Tom ColbyGeorge Washington UniversityGeorge Washington University
2002-04Adam B. CoxUniversity of ChicagoNew York University
2002-04Jenia Iontcheva TurnerSouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University
2002-04Jide O. NzelibeNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University
2003-04Stephanie SternLoyola University ChicagoUniversity of Arizona
2003-05Elizabeth EmensColumbia UniversityColumbia University
2003-05John BronsteenLoyola University ChicagoLoyola University Chicago
2004-06Kirsten SmolenskyUniversity of ArizonaLeft legal academia
2004-06Lesley WexlerFlorida State UniversityUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2004-06Rachel BrewsterHarvard UniversityDuke University
2004-06William FordUniversity of Illinois ChicagoUniversity of Illinois Chicago
2005-07David FagundesSouthwesternEmory University
2005-07Jonathan MasurUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2006-08Daniel AbebeUniversity of ChicagoColumbia University
2006-08Jamelle SharpeUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2006-08Joshua BowersUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
2006-08Robin EffronBrooklynBrooklyn
2007-09Irina MantaCase Western Reserve UniversityHofstra
2007-09Shyamkrishna BalganeshUniversity of PennsylvaniaColumbia University
2008-10Adam BadawiWashington University in St. LouisBerkeley Law
2008-10Adam MuchmorePennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University
2008-10Arden RowellUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2008-10Mary Anne FranksUniversity of MiamiGeorge Washington University
2009-11Tony CaseyUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2009-11Anthony NiblettUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
2009-11Matt ToksonSupreme Court - Justice SouterUniversity of Utah
2010-12Naomi SchoenbaumGeorge Washington UniversityGeorge Washington University
2010-12Andres SawickiUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Miami
2010-12Julia Simon-KerrUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut
2011-13Anya BernsteinSUNY BuffaloUniversity of Connecticut
2011-13Alex Boni-SaenzChicago-KentUniversity of Minnesota
2011-13Victoria SchwartzPepperdine UniversityPepperdine University
2012-14Vince BuccolaWharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Chicago 
2012-14Roger FordUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire
2012-14Greg ReillyCalifornia WesternChicago-Kent
2013-14Adam ChiltonUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2013-15Genevieve LakierUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2013-15John RappaportUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2014-16Paul CraneUniversity of RichmondGeorge Washington University
2014-16Nadia Nasser-GhodsiConsumer Financial Protection Bureau (tenure-track offer declined)Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
2014-16Ryan DoerflerUniversity of PennsylvaniaHarvard University
2014-16Heather WhitneyTenure-track offer declinedPhD candidate in philosophy at New York University
2015-17Ben GrunwaldDuke UniversityDuke University
2015-17Michael C. PollackCardozoCardozo
2016-18Brian FeinsteinWharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
2016-18Hiba HafizBoston CollegeBoston College
2016-18Dorothy Shapiro LundUniversity of Southern CaliforniaColumbia University
2016-18Diego ZambranoStanford UniversityStanford University
2017-19Emma KaufmanNew York UniversityNew York University
2017-19Manisha PadiUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley
2018-19Stephanie Holmes DidwaniaTemple UniversityNorthwestern University
2018-20Travis CrumWashington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis
2018-20Cree JonesBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University
2018-20Roseanna SommersUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
2019-21Elizabeth ReeseStanford UniversityStanford University
2019-21Ryan SakodaUniversity of IowaUniversity of Iowa
2019-21Erin MillerUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
2020-22Adam DavidsonUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
2020-22Aneil KovvaliIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University Bloomington
2020-22Daniel Wilf-TownsendGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
2021-22Alison GockeUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
2021-23Michael MorseUniversity of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
2021-23Hannah Shaffer Harvard UniversityHarvard University
2022-24Jonathan GreenArizona State UniversityArizona State University
2022-24Meighan ParkerUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of Georgia
2022-24Zalman RothschildCardozoCardozo