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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