George Mason University School of Law hosts the 40th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy September 21-23, 2012. Conference organizers seek abstracts of papers, proposals for panels and tutorials, demonstrations, and student papers. Submission opens on March 1, 2012. Deadlines are as follows:
March 31, 2012: Main conference abstracts, and proposals for panels, tutorials and demonstrations.
April 30, 2012: Student papers.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 27th, 2012
| Law and Cyberspace, Communications Law, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Comparative Law, Intellectual Property, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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The graduate students at Cornell University Law School will be hosting the Eighth Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference April 13 & 14th, 2012 in Ithaca, NY. The theme of the conference will be “Changing Faces in Legal Thinking: Revisiting
Legal Methodologies.” The hosts invite graduate students, particularly from JSD, SJD, & PhD programs to submit papers in areas of legal scholarship. The call for papers deadline is Jan. 6, 2012.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 15th, 2011
| Empirical Legal Studies, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Science, Law and Technology, Law and Society, Law and Economics, Legal Education, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law |
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The Law & Social Sciences (LSS) Program at the National Science Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a new funding solicitation. There are full proposal target dates of Jan. 24, 2012, July 16, 2012, and July 15 annually thereafter.
The LSS program supports social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between law or legal processes and human behavior. The program funds the best proposals submitted within the field broadly defined, regardless of specific subfield, and strives to support an interdisciplinary community of scholars studying relevant topics.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 14th, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Society, Jurisprudence |
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Harvard University hosts Religion and Civilization in International History, The Twelfth Annual Harvard Graduate Student Conference on International History, March 8-9, 2012. The call for papers is here. The organizers write: “There will be faculty commentators, and perspectives from law are especially welcome.” Paper proposals are due Dec. 15, 2011. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 9th, 2011
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Religion, Legal History, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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The Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University School of Law is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for junior academics who wish to spend a year in residence at the Law School engaging in research and producing a significant piece of original, publishable scholarship. New York University School of Law is currently accepting applications for the following fellowships:
- Hauser Research Scholar – for junior scholars –Deadline: January 6, 2012.
- Global Fellows Program – for academics, lawyers, government officers, and doctoral students – Deadline: January 13, 2012
- Emile Noël Fellowship – for people writing “on the themes prioritized by the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law & Justice” – Deadline: January 13, 2012
- Global & Senior Global Emile Noël Research Fellows are post-doctoral or tenured academics with a demonstrable background of legal scholarship.
- Global Emile Noël Fellowships are also open to government officials, judges, officials from international organizations and lawyers in private practice who wish to take a semester or academic year away from their posts to engage in serious scholarship.
- Visiting Doctoral Researcher Program – for doctoral candidates from foreign universities – Deadline: January 13, 2012
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on December 1st, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Comparative Law, International Law |
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The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School seeks candidates for the 2012-2014 Academic Fellowship Program. Applications will be accepted starting Sept. 1, 2011. Completed applications must be received at petrie-flom@law.harvard.edu by 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2011. Details are here. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 9th, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, Law and Technology, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Health Law |
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The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers awards prizes to written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, or book chapters; books; and student case note or comment. The entry deadline is Dec. 1, 2011. Works must have been written or published within the past twelve months. Details are here. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 9th, 2011
| Consumer law, OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Commercial Law |
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The Younger Comparativists Committee of the American Society of Comparative Law is pleased to invite submissions for its inaugural conference to be held on Apr. 20, 2012, at George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. The purpose of the conference is to highlight and develop the scholarship of new and younger comparativists, hence the title of the conference: New Perspectives in Comparative Law. Completed papers should be sent to Judy Yi at judy.yi[at]bc.edu by Feb. 15, 2012. Please direct all inquiries to Richard Albert, Chair of the Younger Comparativists Committee, by email at richard.albert[at]bc.edu or telephone at 617.552.3930.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 6th, 2011
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Comparative Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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Stanford, Yale, and Harvard Law Schools announce the Junior Faculty Forum (the successor to the Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum that has convened for the past twelve years) to be held at Harvard Law School on June 1-2, 2012, and seek submissions for this meeting.
The Forum’s objective is to encourage the work of young scholars by providing experience in the pursuit of scholarship and the nature of the scholarly exchange. Meetings are held each spring, alternating between Yale, Stanford, and Harvard.
Paper submissions for the Forum should be sent to Ms. Kaitlin Burroughs at Harvard Law School (1525 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138). Electronic submissions should be sent to kburroughs[at]law.harvard.edu. The deadline for submission is February 15, 2012. Please note on the cover letter which topic your paper falls under.
Inquiries concerning the Forum should be sent to Adriaan Lanni (adlanni[at]law.harvard.edu) or Gabriella Blum (gblum[at]law.harvard.edu) at Harvard Law School, Joseph Bankman at Stanford Law School (jbankman[at]stanford.edu), or Ian Ayres at Yale Law School (ian.ayres[at]yale.edu)
The focus of this year’s session will be public law and the humanities. The topics to be addressed are:
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law, Social Welfare Policy, and Anti-Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Family Law
Jurisprudence and Philosophy
Law and Humanities (including Law and Literature, Critical Legal Studies, and Gender Studies)
Legal History
Public International Law
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on November 2nd, 2011
| Law and Psychology, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Race, Law and Gender, Law and Religion, Law and Sexuality, Law and Humanities, Public Interest Law, Law and Philosophy, Law and Politics, Law and Science, Labor and Employment Law, Law and Literature, Jurisprudence, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, International Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Law and Society, Legal History, Civil Rights Law, Administrative Law, CONFERENCES |
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The Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis will host a Junior Faculty Interdisciplinary Scholarship Workshop March 22-23, 2012. The Workshop will explore “Objectivity in the Law” and is open to non-tenured academics whose research is interdisciplinary in nature. Interested participants must submit a 500 work abstract to Professor Cynthia Adamas at cmadams[at]iupui.edu before Nov. 15, 2011. Submitted papers should focus on a chosen area of law and examine that law’s objective purpose and the relationship between its purpose and its actual implementation. The program is also open to other scholars wanting to attend, read, and comment on the papers but not present. There is no registration fee. nh
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on October 8th, 2011
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Humanities, Law and Philosophy, Law and Psychology, Law and Society, Jurisprudence, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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The 2011 Central States Law School Association (CSLSA) Annual Conference will be held Oct. 28-29, 2011, at the University of Toledo College of Law. Abstracts are due by Sept. 30, 2011.
The purpose of CSLSA is to foster scholarly exchanges among law faculty across legal disciplines. The annual CSLSA conference is a forum for legal scholars, especially more junior scholars, to present working papers or finished articles on any law-related topic in a relaxed and supportive setting where junior and senior scholars from various disciplines are available to comment. More mature scholars have an opportunity to test new ideas in a less formal setting than is generally available for their work.
Although CSLSA is a regional association, faculty from around the U.S. are encouraged to participate. nh
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 28th, 2011
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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FIU College of Law will host the Fourth Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop on February 2-4, 2012.
The workshop is open to non-tenured and recently tenured academics who teach and write in Federal Courts, Civil Rights Litigation, and associated topics. Those who do not currently hold a faculty appointment but expect to do so beginning in fall 2012 are welcome. The program is also open to scholars wanting to attend, read, and comment on papers but not present. There is no registration fee.
Abstracts are due by Nov. 15, 2011. Details on PrawfsBlawg. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 21st, 2011
| Civil Procedure, Courts, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, Constitutional Law, CONFERENCES |
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George Mason Law offers Robert A. Levy Fellowships to entering law students who have a Ph.D. or have complete all requirements but the dissertation in economics or related fields. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 20th, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS |
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Stanford Law School and the Stanford Constitutional Law Center announce an Academic Fellowship program for future scholars. Fellows must be committed to producing publishable research in constitutional law. It is expected that fellows will enter the teaching market during the second year of the fellowship. The deadline for applications is Sept. 30, 2011. Hat tip: PrawfsBlawg. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 20th, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Constitutional Law |
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Fellows, visiting assistant professors, pre-tenured faculty, and all those interested in transforming their careers in academia are invited to the day and a half long LatCrit/SALT Junior Faculty Development Workshop. Oct. 6-7, 2011
This Workshop will take candidates through all of the steps needed to complete the AALS forms, interview at the AALS faculty recruitment event, and prepare candidates for interviews and job talks. The purpose of the Junior Faculty Development Workshop is to reveal the “secrets” of success and to help devise a strategy for scholarship, service, and teaching.
This event coincides with the Sixteenth Annual LatCrit Conference Oct. 6-9, 2011. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 20th, 2011
| JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Legal Education, CONFERENCES |
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The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) Dissertation Award ($1500) recognizes students of extraordinary potential who are writing graduate-level dissertations on topics related to the United Nations system. Eligible candidates may be citizens of any country and must be at the dissertation-writing stage of a Ph.D., J.S.D. or LL.M. level and engaged in the writing stage of their program. The application deadline is Feb. 27, 2012. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 18th, 2011
| OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, International Law |
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GW Law is pleased to invite applications for the Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant for 2012.
The Cummins Grant provides a stipend of $10,000 to support short-term historical research using the Special Collections Department at GW’s Jacob Burns Law Library, which is noted for its continental historical legal collections, especially its French collection, with strengths in Roman and canon law, church-state relations, international law, and many incunabula holdings.The grant is awarded to one doctoral, LL.M., or S.J.D. candidate, postdoctoral researcher, faculty member, or independent scholar. The successful candidate may come from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to, law, history, religion, philosophy, or bibliography.
The application deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. mw
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 17th, 2011
| Law and Philosophy, OTHER SCHOLARLY OPPORTUNITIES, Law Librarianship, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, Law and Religion, Legal History |
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The Charleston School of Law hosts the second Southeastern Law Scholars Conference Oct. 28-29, 2011.
This regional conference will bring together junior law school faculty to present published papers or works-in-progress across all disciplines within the law. The conference is open to all junior law faculty (one to seven years teaching experience) at law schools in the southeastern United States. To ensure an atmosphere conducive to feedback, space is limited to twenty participants.The conference will begin with dinner for all participants on Friday, October 28, 2011. On Saturday, October 29, 2011, conference participants will present either a completed paper or work-in-progress, and comment on the papers and ideas presented by others. As the host school, the Charleston School of Law will provide dinner on Friday, October 28, as well as breakfast and lunch on Saturday, October 29. There is no registration fee. Participants, however, are responsible for their own travel expenses.
To participate in the conference, please send an email to conference organizer, Associate Professor Sheila B. Scheuerman at sscheuerman@charlestonlaw.edu by Friday, September 29, 2011. Please note whether you will be attending dinner on Friday, October 28, in your email. In addition, please include the title of your presentation topic. A short abstract would also be helpful. Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions to Sheila B. Scheuerman at the email address above.
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Posted by uwlegalscholarship on September 16th, 2011
| ***, JUNIOR SCHOLARS, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES |
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