Becoming a Law Professor: A Candidate's Guide
8 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2010
Date Written: July 29, 2010
Abstract
This is the Table of Contents and the Introduction to a forthcoming book from the American Bar Association. The authors provide detailed advice and resources for aspiring law professors, including a description of the categories of law faculty (and what they do), possible paths to careers in the legal academy, and "how to" guides for filling out the AALS's Faculty Appointments Register, interviewing at the Faculty Recruitment Conference (the "meat market"), issues for non-traditional candidates, dealing with callbacks and job offers, and getting ready for the first semester on the job.
Keywords: law professors, AALS, meat market, FAR, FRC, callbacks, faculty candidate
JEL Classification: K10, K49
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