Professor of Law

Professor of Law *Bearing the burden of instilling professional values and imparting legal knowledge to succeeding generations of lawyers *Teaching, writing, and researching in a specialized area of law. *One of the most professionally coveted positions in legal academia.

Wage and Employment Data *Wages Up 24.2% from 1999 to 2002 *Employment level increase of 24.3% from 1999 to 2002. *A niche: at national level only 10,000 employed • Data from Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oes/1999/oes251112.htm http://www.bls.gov/oes/2000/oes251112.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/oes/2001/oes251112.htmhttp://www.bls.gov/oes/2002/oes251112.htm

Significant Points • Job Outlook: according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of postsecondary teachers is expected to grow much faster than average (36%) for all occupations through 2012. Prospects for law professors will be better because the academic field offers attractive alternative nonacademic job opportunities. • The Route: “Typical Law professors studied law at a prestigious national law school, where he or she ranked at the top of the class and often served as a law review editor. After graduation, this future professor clerked for a high ranking judge and then worked in a large law firm for a couple of years ( Gary A. Munneke, Teaching Law).” Anonymous Law Professor: • Qualifications: an undergraduate degree and J.D. from a highly ranked law school is necessary. Years of academic or practice experience in a specific area of law is needed to be considered for a law professorship. Graduate degrees such as Masters, PhD, and Master of Laws (LL.M.) are not necessary but do distinguish you from other candidates. • Main Characteristics: Flexibility: Prof John Conley: “I was in private practice for six years and it was a couple of things. First, intellectual interest in becoming an academic, to be able to write and do research was very appealing. Second was an issue with control over my personal life. I was doing litigation; I was traveling all over the country constantly; I worked horrendous hours, and I was sick of doing that. I had an option so I took it. Essentially, I traded money for time and control? “ *Lure of Academia*Lower pay than Lawyers*Flexibility and Control of Time *Academic Calendar (vacation)

Professor of Law

Professor of Law

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