THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications from both entry level and experienced faculty for possible tenure-track faculty positions beginning in the 2018- 2019 academic year. We seek candidates with superior academic records whose performance to date has demonstrated excellence in scholarship and teaching or a strong potential to excel as scholars and teachers. The areas of interest may include, but are not necessarily limited to, cyber law, cyber security, energy, natural resources, social justice, human rights, health law, constitutional law, civil procedure, property, and other first year and required courses. The University of Tulsa College of Law, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, is committed to equality of opportunity in its employment of faculty and staff, without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. If you would like to learn more about the College generally, you may visit our website at http://www.law.utulsa.edu. Please submit letters of interest and résumés to Prof. Robert Spoo, Chair, Appointments Committee, University of Tulsa College of Law, 3120 E. 4th Place, Tulsa, OK 74104, or by email to robertspoo@utulsa.edu.

Note that natural resources is a secondary area of interest for this search.

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law seeks applications from entry-level candidates for at least one tenure-track position, to begin in the 2018-2019 academic year. Our primary areas of need are Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Legal Writing, and Race and the Law. Secondary areas of need are Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Banking and Insurance Law, Business Law (including Business Associations and Securities Regulation), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Employment and Labor Law, Evidence, Law and Technology, Natural Resources (e.g., water, wildlife, energy, oil and gas, mining, land use), Poverty/Social Welfare Law, Professional Responsibility, Torts, and Wills & Trusts. A J.D. (or the equivalent) is required. Interested candidates should send resumes and a cover letter to Professor Daniel Tokaji, Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee, tokaji.1@osu.edu.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER seeks to hire three (3) tenure-track or tenured faculty members.  Areas of particular interest to us include the following: business & transactional law; civil procedure; criminal law & procedure; environmental law; energy law; ethics and professionalism; evidence; family law; and juvenile justice clinical teaching. We may consider applications who specialize in areas other than those listed. We also seek applications for the position of Director of the John P. Laborde Energy Law Center.

Applicants should have superior academic credentials and publications or promise of productivity in legal scholarship.  Contact:  Melissa T. Lonegrass, Chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, c/o Pam Hancock, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, 1 East Campus Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-0106.  The Paul M. Hebert Law Center of LSU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and encourages applications from female and minority candidates.

Pam Hancock – Pamela A Hancock <phancock@lsu.edu>

http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520580/assistantassociate-professor-of-law

The University of Oregon School of Law invites applications for an assistant or associate professor (with tenure) in Land Use/Transportation/Green Development Law, to begin in August 2018. Preference will be given to applicants with scholarship, teaching, or practice expertise in land use law, transportation law, green development law, and related fields.

Tenure track faculty position opening announcement:

The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, the only law school in the state, anticipates hiring one or more full-time, tenured or tenure-track professor(s) beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year to teach Natural Resources/Environmental law courses and direct our Land Use and Natural Resources Clinic and/or to teach Indian law related courses and potentially assist with supervising the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic. The selected candidate may also have the opportunity to teach or assist with other courses related to the candidate’s practice area or expertise.

We are committed to integrating theory with practice, making substantial practice experience in the areas to be taught particularly valuable. Situated in the recreational center of Western Montana, the law school has a vibrant faculty, a state-of-the-art facility, and a close connection with our students, the bench, and bar.  Missoula is home to a wide range of renowned writers, artists, musicians and outdoor enthusiasts, in addition to being a wonderful place to raise a family.

We encourage applications from and nominations of women, Native Americans, persons of color, persons with disabilities, veterans, and other individuals from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession.  For more information about the position and to apply, please visit https://umjobs.silkroad.com/.  The chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, Professor Andrew King-Ries, can be reached at andrew.king-ries@umontana.edu.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in the fall of 2018, pending final approval of funding. We welcome applicants whose primary area of expertise is Environmental Law with a willingness to teach either Civil Procedure or Property. We are particularly interested in candidates whose scholarship aligns with Loyola’s mission of social justice, as well as candidates who are members of communities traditionally under-represented in the legal profession. We seek applicants whose research and teaching will contribute to Loyola University’s commitment to solving societal and environmental problems, and advance Loyola’s position as a national university leader on environmental research, policy and justice. Appointment rank will be determined commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Qualifications: Applicants for this position should hold a J.D. or LL.B. degree from an
accredited law school and have distinguished academic credentials. Candidates for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) distinguished scholarship.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Questions about the position can be directed to the Chair of the Committee. Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae, a
teaching statement and research agenda, sample publications, and a letter of interest to http://www.careers.luc.edu. Please also provide the names and email addresses of three
individuals prepared to speak to your professional qualifications for this position. Please note: these references will not be contacted immediately, but may be contacted at an appropriate later point in the review process. Additional materials related to teaching excellence and samples of scholarly publications may be submitted electronically at the above website, or emailed or mailed to:

Sacha M. Coupet
Chair, Faculty Appointments Committee
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
25 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
scoupet@luc.edu
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at http://www.luc.edu/mission/. Applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged.

(1)    VERMONT LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position teaching environmental law courses and potentially a first-year course. Hiring rank will be dependent on the background and experience of the applicant. The successful candidate will be an environmental expert with a strong academic background including a demonstrated interest in scholarship; a commitment to excellence in teaching; and relevant experience in private practice, government service, or non-governmental organization.  Vermont Law School is the top-ranked school for environmental law in the country.  Our graduates become attorneys and environmental professionals who work across the country and the globe.  We offer a rich array of environmental courses and a range of degrees including a Master of Environmental Law and Policy and an LLM in Environmental Law as well as certificates in the JD program in climate law, energy law, food and agriculture law, land use law, and water resources law.  More information about our environmental program is available at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/environmental-law-center.

Vermont Law School’s mission is to educate lawyers for the community and the world. The faculty believes that its scholarship, teaching and service should be meaningful and relevant to the local, national, and international communities. The law school is dedicated to building a diverse faculty, and it strongly encourages candidates of color, women, veterans, and members of other underrepresented groups to apply. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and references to Vice Dean Stephanie J. Willbanks, Vermont Law School, 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, VT 05068.  Electronic applications are strongly preferred and can be submitted tofacultyappointments@vermontlaw.edu. Materials should be submitted by October 20, 2017, although submissions received after this time may be considered until the position is filled.

(2)    VERMONT LAW SCHOOL invites applications for a clinical professor at the law school’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic. The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic at Vermont Law School and Earthjustice are partnering to expand our environmental justice capacity through the creation of a new environmental justice initiative.  We are hiring an attorney professor who will be located at the Clinic and will work with Earthjustice’s Healthy Communities program and as part of the Clinic’s growing environmental justice program area. Cases and projects will include Vermont and New England-based initiatives as well as efforts at the national level and in other areas of the United States.

About Vermont Law School

Vermont Law School’s top-ranked environmental program includes a curriculum of more than 60 environmental law courses, as well as master’s and LLM degrees in three areas – environmental law and policy, energy regulation and law, and food and agriculture law and policy.

Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic

The ENRLC forms a key component of the environmental education we offer our students.  The program functions as a pro bono public interest environmental law firm and gives students the opportunity to hone their skills in real-world cases and projects.  The ENRLC is organized into four main program areas – Water and Justice, Coal and Climate, Healthy Communities, and Biodiversity – and we retain the flexibility to take on cases and projects outside these areas as well.  The clinic’s work includes a mix of litigation, administrative agency proceedings, client counseling, and other forms of environmental advocacy.  Our clients are community groups and conservation organizations, and we partner with a wide variety of organizations at the local, regional, and national level. We are seeking to grow our environmental justice program.  Clinic Director Jill Witkowski Heaps is a leader in the environmental justice field, serving as Vice-Chair of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The addition of an environmental justice attorney will lay the groundwork for a more formalized program and the Clinic and in the law school as a whole.  More information is available on the ENRLC website:  http://www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/clinics-and-externships/ENRLC.

About Earthjustice

Earthjustice is the nation’s original and largest nonprofit environmental law organization.  Earthjustice has more than a hundred attorneys in offices across the country, and it leverages its expertise and commitment to fight for justice to advance the promise of a healthy world for all. In the Healthy Communities program, Earthjustice fights for a future where children can breathe clean air, no matter where they live; where products in our homes are free of toxic chemicals; and where all communities are safer, healthier places to live and work. Like the ENRLC, Earthjustice represents its clients free of charge. More information is available on the Earthjustice website: http://earthjustice.org/.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Earthjustice Clinical Professor will be a full-time attorney housed within the Clinic. This position will be dedicated to working on environmental justice issues, with cases and projects chosen in collaboration between Earthjustice and the Clinic. Specific responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with and under the direction of Earthjustice and Clinic attorneys, developing and implementing a suite of environmental justice cases and projects. Cases and projects may include state and federal litigation, influencing administrative agencies, legislative work, client counseling, and other advocacy.
• Working with clients and/or community advocates to help build capacity and sustainability to empower them to continue efforts in conjunction with or subsequent to any litigation in their communities.
• Managing and fostering relationships with co-counsel, clients, and partners.
• Coordinating with and contributing to other aspects of environmental justice campaign work, including education, outreach, and messaging.
• Supervising and providing extensive feedback to students on project and casework.
• Teaching in the ENRLC seminar program.
• With other ENRLC faculty and staff, assisting in the administration of the Clinic through regular participation in staff meetings, helping with the student recruitment process, assisting with public relations materials and reports, etc.
• Participating in the life of the law school through attendance at faculty meetings and campus events, service on committees, and the like.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of significant legal experience, including litigation.
• Licensed in Vermont or willing to become immediately licensed in Vermont.
• Must have a passion for and experience with environmental justice communities and issues.
• A background in community organizing and an understanding of health disparities or public health background are preferred
• Must possess: cultural competency and significant exposure to communities that are vulnerable, disadvantaged and/or communities of color; an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working with environmental justice communities and on environmental justice issues;  solid grounding in some aspect of environmental law that is relevant to the projected work of the environmental justice initiative; good narrative skills; history of supervising others in a legal context; excellent communication, analysis, and writing skills; demonstrated good judgment and sensitivity in a variety of situations; very strong academics, initiative, and work ethic; the ability to work exceedingly well with others; project management capability, including strong creative and strategic thinking skills; and a commitment to engaging in clinical teaching.
• All types of diversity are welcome and encouraged.

Application Instructions

Vermont Law School is dedicated to building a diverse faculty, and it strongly encourages candidates of color, women, veterans, and members of other underrepresented groups to apply.  Please submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and references online here https://vermontlaw.interviewexchange.com/static/clients/494VLM1/index.jsp.

The cover letter should clearly convey your interest in and experience with environmental justice communities and issues.  The writing sample need not be a traditional legal writing sample but may reflect your past work on environmental justice issues.  Electronic applications are strongly preferred and can be submitted online.  Applications will be considered as they are submitted. Please submit your information no later than September 15, 2017.

University of Oregon School of Law is hiring a tenure-track faculty member to teach in the area of land use, transportation, and green development. This position will work in partnership with the University’s Sustainable Cities Initiative, a multi-disciplinary initiative at UO focussed on sustainability and the built environment. Applicants should send a cover letter and c.v. to Professor Stuart Chinn, Associate Dean for Programs and Research (schinn@uoregon.edu) and copy Jill Elizabeth (jillf@uoregon.edu).

The position posting is linked below:
http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/520580/assistantassociate-professor-of-law.

https://vermontlaw.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=85506

Legal Fellow – Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

The Legal Fellow at the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) will work with faculty, staff, and students on legal projects and initiatives, helping to oversee and implement grant-funded legal and policy projects to support sustainable food and agriculture. CAFS initiatives include the Healthy Food Policy Project and the Farm to School State Legislative Survey, among others. The Legal Fellow develops novel legal tools to improve food and agriculture; translates those tools for broad use (e.g., through social media, web resources, and in-person trainings); supervises students; conducts outreach to local, regional, and national organizations to create strategic partnerships that amplify our progressive work; and helps to develop funding sources.  This is a two-year position, with the second year contingent on funding availability and on performance.

Qualifications

• Bar Licensure (VT Bar a plus, but not required)
• A demonstrated commitment to public interest work – a background in food and agriculture is desirable but not required
• Excellent legal analysis, research, and writing
• High degree of professionalism in all aspects of lawyering
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Creativity and flexibility in approaching and solving problems

For more information on this and other positions, please visit our website at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/community/about-vls/employment-opportunities.

Apply via the link above or send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to Human Resources, Vermont Law School, P.O. Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068 or to cbrackett@vermontlaw.edu.

Vermont Law School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in our workforce.

Click to access 2017_scholarship-application-form.pdf

The annual Yosemite conference for the section is scheduled for October 19-22, 2017.

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Sections/Environmental-Law/Education/Yosemite

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The Environmental Law Section of The State Bar of California is pleased to offer at least 25 tuition scholarships AND five (5) Michael H. Remy Scholarships which include tuition, transportation, and hotel accommodations, courtesy of Remy Moose Manley LLP.

Criteria:

Students, practitioners and other environmental law professionals are invited to apply. The Scholarship Committee will review all applications received by the deadline. Scholarships will be awarded based on the following considerations:

1. Financial Need

2. Environmental Law Interest (for Students)

3. Environmental Law Practice (for Practitioners and other Environmental Law professionals)

4. Environmental Law Section Membership & Support (for Practitioners and other Environmental Law professionals)

Applications:

To apply for a 2017 Scholarship, complete the Scholarship Application Form [see link at top], attach resume only, and return both by mail or email. Application and resume must be received by July 13, 2017. Note: we cannot confirm receipt of scholarship applications, and recommend that you include the “read receipt requested” option with an email filing.

Mail: Environmental Law Section Yosemite Scholarship The State Bar of California 180 Howard Street, San Francisco CA 94105

Email: enviroyosemite@calbar.ca.gov

Successful applicants will be notified by email after August 21, 2017.

For additional information please contact State Bar staff at (415) 538-2582.

In early August, the 2017 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite brochure will be posted on the Section’s website: http://environmental.calbar.ca.gov.