The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Pathways to Law Teaching Workshop

The Pathways to Law Teaching Workshop will provide candidates interested in full-time law school faculty positions in the Northeast region with an opportunity to learn about area law schools, interview preparation, and how to succeed as a faculty candidate and member.
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Pathways to Law Teaching Workshop

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Pathways to Law Teaching Workshop (Northeast Region)

The Pathways to Law Teaching Workshop will provide candidates interested in full-time law school faculty positions in the Northeast region with an opportunity to learn about area law schools, interview preparation, and how to succeed as a faculty candidate and member.

Co-Sponsors

Albany Law School

Boston University School of Law

Cardozo School of Law

Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Fordham University School of Law

New York Law School

Seton Hall University School of Law

St. John's University School of Law

Touro Law Center

Vermont Law School

Western New England Law School

Thursday, August 6, and Friday, August 7, 2026
New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Program

Thursday, August 6

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check-In/Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome Remarks

Anthony W. Crowell
Dean and President, New York Law School
Professor of Law
Faculty Director, Center for New York City and State Law

Kirk D. Burkhalter
Professor of Law, New York Law School
Dean for Evening Student Engagement
Co-Chair, New York Law School Appointments Committee

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Thoughts From Law School Deans on Law School Faculty

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: The Hiring Process and Teaching — Doctrinal and Clinical

Moderator:
Gerald Korngold, Trustee Professor of Law; Director, Center for Real Estate Studies, NYLS

Panelists:
Ted DeBarbieri, Professor of Law, Albany Law School

Kim Hawkins, Professor of Law; Stephen J. Ellmann Dean of Clinical and Experiential Learning; Co-Director, Housing Justice Leadership Institute, NYLS

Taurus Myhand, Associate Professor of Law, Touro Law Center

Rosemary Queenan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Law, Albany Law School

Michelle Zakarin, Professor of Legal Process; Associate Dean, Touro Law Center

10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
Break

10:55 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Scholarship

Moderator:
Willian LaPiana, Dean of Faculty; Rita and Joseph Solomon Professor of Wills, Trusts, and Estates; Director, Estate Planning Studies, Graduate Tax Program; Co-Editor, Journal of Legal Education, NYLS

Panelists:
Laura Dooley, Professor of Law, Touro Law Center

Michael Herz, Professor of Law, Cardozo School of Law

Andrea Johnson, Professor of Law, NYLS

Timothy Webster, Professor of Law, Western New England School of Law

Benjamin C. Zipursky, Professor of Law; James H. Quinn ’49 Chair in Legal Ethics, Fordham University School of Law

11:55 a.m. – 12:35 pm
Lunch Discussion—Transitioning From Practice to Law School Teaching
A conversation with Emile Loza de Siles, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law.

12:35 p.m. – 6:05 p.m.
Individual Meetings Between Prospective Candidates and Participating Law Schools

12:35 p.m.: St. John's University School of Law
1:05 p.m.: Albany Law School
1:35 p.m.: Boston University School of Law
2:05 p.m.: Cardozo School of Law
2:35 p.m.: Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
3:05 p.m.: Fordham University School of Law
3:35 p.m.: New York Law School
4:05 p.m.: Seton Hall University School of Law
4:35 p.m.: Touro Law Center
5:05 p.m.: Vermont Law School
5:35 p.m.: Western New England Law School

6:05 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Post-Day 1 Mixer
Fifth Floor Rooftop Terrace and Lounge

Friday, August 7*

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Check-In/Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Individual Meetings Between Prospective Candidates and Participating Law Schools

*If needed.

For additional information or to be a participating law school, please contact Lillian Evans, Vice President for Institutional Affairs, at [email protected] or Dean Kirk D. Burkhalter ’04 at [email protected].

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