Dean - School of Law - 518175
Company: University of Alabama
Location: Tuscaloosa
Posted on: March 11, 2023
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Job Description:
Dean - School of Law - 518175
Alabama, United States
Academic Affairs
Faculty Administrative Positions
Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty
Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)
Closing at: Jul 31 2023 at 22:55 CDT
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TheUniversity of Alabama(UA) seeks a strategic and collaborative
leader with a distinguished scholarly profile to serve as the next
Dean of theSchool of Law. The Dean will develop a vision for the
school and provide leadership in matters related to planning,
curriculum, research and scholarship, and the law school's budget.
The Dean will also engage with faculty, students, alumni, the legal
community, and state and federal governmental officials to advance
the goals of the School of Law and University. The successful
candidate must possess a J.D. and/or a Ph.D. in a field related to
law and qualify for appointment at the rank of tenured full
professor in the School of Law. The candidate must also possess a
significant and progressive record of leadership in a professional
setting, including but not limited to higher education, government,
public interest, or business. They will also demonstrate a
commitment and ability to advance the University's philosophy and
practice relative to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Preference
will be given to candidates who possess leadership experience in
the legal academy and a sustained record of excellence in research
and scholarship, service, and teaching commensurate with a
comprehensive research university. Additionally, the ideal
candidate will demonstrate a readiness to advance the School of Law
through fundraising and building external partnerships.
Located in the heart ofTuscaloosa, The University of Alabama is one
of the nation's premier universities, offering bachelor's,
master's, and doctoral degrees in nearly 200 fields of study. With
more than 1,200 acres of tree-lined campus and state-of-the art
facilities, UA has been ranked among the most beautiful and most
inspiring college campuses in the nation. In Fall 2022, the
University setnew enrollment records, including record enrollment
of National Merit Scholars and racially and ethnically diverse
students. As the state's flagship university, UA is also designated
among the Carnegie classification's top doctoral research
universities. With a growing number of industry and state/federal
agency partnerships, UA's research enterprise continues to surge.
In fiscal year 2021, 38% of the 2,025 members of UA's faculty
engaged in externally funded research, the eighth straight year of
increased externally sponsored awards. In the same period, faculty
received a record 553 lifetime honorific awards from national and
international award-granting associations or agencies. In all,
sponsored awards brought $171 million to the University in fiscal
year 2021, and research and development expenditures, a measure of
output on previously funded awards, jumped 36% to $129.5 million.
More details about the University, the physical campus, and the
surrounding community are available in the latestOpportunity
Profile.
The School of Law is among the most distinguished academic units in
the state's flagship university. It is consistently ranked among
the Top 30 law schools in the nation and in the Top 10 among public
law schools. For three of the past four years, Alabama Law has
ranked in the Top 25 nationally. With a dynamic and nationally
recognized faculty, the school regularly recruits a diverse student
body that is among the most talented in the nation. Students in the
most recent entering class come from 24 states and studied at 65
colleges and universities. The median LSAT score of the class is
166, and the median undergraduate GPA is a 3.95. Thanks to
excellent academic programs and a capable Career Services Office,
the school has maintained impressive numbers for bar passage and
employment after graduation. Its judicial clerkship program is
outstanding; according to data reported to the ABA, the program
places Alabama Law among the top ten per capita among all law
schools in the nation. And the value of an Alabama Law degree is
exceptional, as Alabama Law is ranked #2 for lowest average
graduate debt among law schools in the Top 40. The School of Law is
committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. To support these
commitments, for the last five years the school has operated a
Summer Scholars Program for diverse college students to provide
pathways into law school for students from groups that are
historically under-represented in the legal profession.
Alabama Law faculty members are highly regarded and frequently
cited experts. They hold and express a diverse range of opinions on
the law, its purpose, and its function in society. Their books have
been published by Oxford University Press, Yale University Press,
Cambridge University Press, Princeton University Press, University
of Chicago Press, and Harvard University Press, among others. Their
articles have appeared in the Yale Law Journal, the Stanford Law
Review, the NYU Law Review, the Georgetown Law Review, the
University of Chicago Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, the Duke
Law Journal, the Northwestern Law Review, the Texas Law Review, the
UCLA Law Review, the Notre Dame Law Review, and the Southern
California Law Review, among many others. This scholarship is
central to the Law School's mission of excellence.
Alabama Law recently completed a multi-year strategic planning
process, which drew upon the efforts of faculty, alumni, students,
staff, and executive administrators. As that plan highlights,
strong scholarship and excellent teaching within a broad curriculum
are central to the culture of the school. The 1L curriculum
includes an Introduction to the Study of Law, which ensures that
all who enter do so on a relatively equal preparatory footing, and
a course in Legislation and Regulation, which adds coverage of
statutory and regulatory interpretation to the traditional
common-law curriculum. Pedagogic offerings also include a strong
legal writing program; nationally competitive teams in moot court,
trial advocacy, and negotiation; a first-rate semester-long
externship program in the District of Columbia; a Finch Fellows
Program that provides students hands-on experience in small-town
practice; and a variety of additional externships and internships
across the country, including with organizations such as the
Department of Justice and the Equal Justice Initiative.
The School of Law is home to four student-edited journals: the
flagship general-interest journal, the Alabama Law Review; the
Journal of the Legal Profession; the Law & Psychology Review; and
the Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review. The school
also offers guaranteed enrollment in one of six rigorous in-house
legal clinics directed by the clinical faculty: the Civil Law
Clinic, the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Children's Rights Clinic,
the Domestic Violence Law Clinic, the Mediation Law Clinic, and the
Entrepreneurship and Non-Profit Clinic. Students may earn
certificates in Public Interest Law, Governmental Affairs, and
International and Comparative Law. The Law School also offers dual
enrollment programs, including, among others, the JD/PhD, JD/LLM in
Taxation, JD/LLM Concentration in Business Transactions, JD/MBA,
and JD/MSW in Social Work.
The School of Law enjoys accomplished and engaged alumni. Graduates
are located in all 50 states, and graduates from the past five
years are working in 41 states across the nation. The Alabama Law
School Foundation recently restructured and re-incorporated to more
effectively manage and deploy the school's endowment. The
Foundation is a ready partner for addressing present needs and
future opportunities. The School of Law also recently restructured
the Alabama Law Alumni Society in ways that make it more diverse
and vigorous. The Society's Leadership Council now actively
recruits incoming students and assists current students and recent
graduates through mentoring, networking, and advising.
Applications should consist of a cover letter, a curriculum vitae,
a list of five professional references with full contact
information, and a request for confidentiality if desired. No
references will be contacted without the explicit permission of the
candidate. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest
can be submitted electronically, and in confidence, to thecandidate
portal. Applications submitted by January 30, 2023, will receive
full consideration.
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational
Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability,
or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against
because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of
this institution are protected under Federal law from
discrimination on several bases.
Confidential discussions about this opportunity may be arranged by
contacting Werner Boel or Ashlee Winters
MusseratAlabamaLawDean@wittkieffer.com
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