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Hiring Announcement: University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law (Director of Legal Writing)

From a recent email message:

The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law seeks to hire a Director of Legal Writing.  This position can be tenure or non-tenure track.  The position has an anticipated start date of July 2024. 

The successful candidate will oversee the Knudson School of Law’s legal writing program which begins in the 1L year and extends throughout 2L and 3L years.  The successful candidate will have an opportunity to teach other courses in addition to assigned legal writing courses.

The Faculty Appointments Committee will begin review of applications on December 22, 2023.  Interested candidates should submit their application materials to Professor Robert Miller ([email protected]). 

Salary is negotiable depending upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications. 

The University of South Dakota is an equal opportunity employer.  USD is committed to fostering dynamic and welcoming working and learning environments for all.  USD provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to ideological, political, or sectarian opinions or perspective; or race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, disability, national origin, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  USD is committed to the principles of free expression and encourages the timely and rational discussion of topics in an environment that is intellectually and ideologically diverse.

Drifting Up, On, Under

Among their big hits in the early 1960s, The Drifters charted three songs with prepositions beginning the titles: "Up on the Roof," "On Broadway," and "Under the Boardwalk." The group itself was extremely unstable, with lead and backup singers coming and going at frequent intervals. Both Clyde McPhatter and Ben E. King were Drifters' lead singers before going on to successful solo careers, although neither sang lead on the "prepositional" songs featured in this post. The name for the group was owned by their manager George Treadwell, a former jazz trumpeter and once the husband of Sarah Vaughn. Treadwell cycled over 60 vocalists under The Drifters' name, paying most of them poorly, in a lineage often described as "Treadwell's Drifters." Early members of the group sometimes competed under other names, including "The Original Drifters," led by early member Bill Pinckney, who obtained the rights to the variant name in binding arbitration with Treadwell.

"Up on the Roof" was written by Gerry Goffin and Carol King and released in 1962 with Rudy Lewis singing lead (Clyde McPhatter and Ben E. King having already left). Goffin, the lyricist, said it was his favorite of all their songs. It reached number 4 on the Hot 100.

There are clips of "On Broadway" and "Under the Boardwalk" after the jump, with some additional covers of the Drifters' songs.

NYU Law Birnbaum Women's Leadership Center Seeks Visiting Fellows-In-Residence

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The Birnbaum Women's Leadership Center (BWLC) at NYU School of Law invites applications for Visiting Fellows-in-Residence for the 2024-25 academic year. Ideal candidates are legal scholars with sabbatical funding who seek to undertake research and writing, organize events, and otherwise collaborate on projects focused on women's rights and gender equity and justice.

Visiting Fellows-in-Residence work directly with BWLC's faculty director, executive director, staff, and students for the duration of a semester or full academic year. During that time, Visiting Fellows-in-Residence are provided with a shared on-campus office equipped with tech/support, as well as access to Law School events, communication networks/listservs, libraries, etc.

 

Washington University St. Louis Danforth Center on Religion and Politics Seeks Two Fellows

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The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics seeks applications from junior scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates for up to two postdoctoral fellowships in residence at Washington University in St. Louis. The appointment is for one year, renewable for a second year. Eligible applicants must complete the Ph.D. by July 1, 2024, and are expected to have completed it no earlier than January 1, 2019. In exceptional cases a qualified applicant who completed the Ph.D. prior to 2019 or who hold a J.D. without a Ph.D. may be considered. Research associates will spend most of their time pursuing research and writing for their own projects. They will also serve the intellectual life of the Danforth Center on Religion and Politics through participation in its biweekly interdisciplinary seminar and events hosted by the Center. Their teaching responsibilities will include: 1) developing one course per year to complement and contribute to the Center’s curricular offerings, and 2) possibly assisting in one additional course each year (depending on the particular teaching needs of the Center). Washington University in St. Louis is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and especially encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply.

Required Qualifications: Applicants should hold a doctorate in religious studies, politics, anthropology, law, philosophy, theology, American studies, history, Jewish studies, Islamic studies, sociology, or another relevant field. Scholars should be engaged in projects centrally concerned with religion and politics in the United States, historically or in the present day.

Application Instructions: To apply, send a letter of application including an overview of the postdoctoral research project, current curriculum vitae, relevant writing sample (25-35 pages), and two undergraduate course proposals (a summary paragraph for each will suffice) to our Interfolio listing at: https://apply.interfolio.com/134356. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio.

Applications are due in full by January 8, 2024. Applicants will be notified of fellowship decisions by March 1, 2024. For more information, contact the Center at (314) 935-9345 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Salary Range: Competitive salary commensurate with experience; approximately $57,000/annually.

Taboo Trades Podcast: Menstruation Matters with Bridget Crawford & Emily Waldman

On today’s episode, Bridget Crawford and Emily Waldman of Pace University School of Law join me and UVA Law 3Ls Kate Granruth and Jenna Smith. Bridget Crawford’s scholarship focuses on taxation and gender and the law. She teaches courses on Federal Income Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; and Wills, Trusts and Estates. Emily Waldman teaches courses on Constitutional Law, Law & Education, Employment Law, and Civil Procedure. Today we’re discussing their book, Menstruation Matters: Challenging the Law’s Silence on Periods, published by NYU Press in 2022 and their 2022 article, Contextualizing Menopause in the Law, co-authored with my UVA colleague, Naomi Cahn, and published in the Harvard Journal of Gender and the Law.

 

Show Notes:

"Menstruation in a Post-Dobbs World," 98 NYU L. Rev. Online 191 (2023) (Crawford and Waldman)

"Pink Tax and Other Tropes," 33 Yale J.L. & Feminism 88 (2023) (Crawford)

"Managing and Monitoring the Menopausal Body," 2022 U. Chi. Legal Forum (forthcoming 2022) (Cahn, Crawford, & Waldman)

"Contextualizing Menopause in the Law," 43 Harv. J. Gender & Law 1 (2022) (Cahn, Crawford, and Waldman)

"Working Through Menopause," 99 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1531 (2022) (Cahn, Crawford, and Waldman)

Andrew Jennings and Kimberly D. Krawiec, Vice Capital (forthcoming 2024)

University of Memphis Law Seeks Dean

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The University of Memphis seeks an innovative leader to serve as its next Dean of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.  

The School of Law

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law provides a vibrant, supportive, intellectually rigorous, and practice-oriented legal education and promotes student success, community engagement, research, diversity and inclusion, professional responsibility, and justice. The School is proudest of its outstanding alumni and students and impactful role in the region as the only law school in west Tennessee.

The School was founded in 1962 and was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1965. The School occupies a majestic and historic building with state-of-the-art functionality, which consistently has been recognized as one of the top law school facilities in the country. Located in downtown Memphis overlooking the Mississippi River and 15 minutes from the main University of Memphis campus, the School enjoys close proximity to state and federal courthouses. The School receives continued support from its many alumni now serving in the judiciary or practicing in the local Bar association.

 

Whisky in the Jar

"Whisky in the Jar" is a traditional Irish song of unknown origin, one of many celebrating bandits and (in this case implicitly) resistance to the British. Folk versions were popularized in the 1960s by the Irish Rovers, in the UK, and the Highwaymen in the U.S. (not the supergroup with Willie Nelson, et al, the folk quartet with Stephen Trott, later of the Ninth Circuit), followed by rock versions from Thin Lizzy and Metallica. I'm not crazy about the latter, but they were obviously very popular leading to many covers. Regrettably, I can only find audio cuts of many of the major Irish bands. Oh well.

Hiring Announcement: South Texas College of Law Houston

From a recent email message:

South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL) invites applications from both experienced and entry-level faculty for a one-year visiting position teaching legal research and writing for the 2024-25 academic year. LRW faculty teach the required first-year legal writing course, which includes legal research, legal analysis, legal writing, and oral advocacy. LRW faculty develop assignments, meet with students individually as needed, and provide detailed feedback on students’ writing assignments. STCL has evening as well as daytime classes, so candidates should be available to teach in either. LRW teaching experience is preferred but not required.

STCL is committed to fulfilling our mission of providing a diverse body of students with the opportunity to obtain an exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and the profession with distinction. STCL is known for its supportive and collegial culture and its commitment to student success. The school, located in downtown Houston, was founded in 1923 and is the oldest law school in the city. STCL is a private, nonprofit, independent law school, fully accredited by the American Bar Association and a member of the Association of American Law Schools, with 55 full-time, 58 adjunct, and six visiting assistant professors serving a student body of 989 full- and part-time students. The school is home to the most decorated advocacy program in the U.S. and the nationally recognized Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution. Additional information regarding South Texas is available at http://www.stcl.edu.

Applications (cover letter, CV, LRW teaching evaluation (if any)) may be directed to Professor Kevin Yamamoto, Chair of Faculty Appointments ([email protected]).  Please also contact Professor Yamamoto with any questions that you may have. Review of applications will begin on January 8, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

South Texas College of Law Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.