This interactive session will build on recent publications addressing the inequity of a two-track system at most law schools for tenured, podium faculty and non-tenured, legal research and writing faculty. A panel comprised of a federal district court judge, an associate law school dean, and podium and legal research and writing faculty will address head-on whether separate hiring tracks, lower status, and less pay for legal research and writing faculty are defensible in the context of a post-modern world where legal education has been under heavy attack for failing to prepare students for law practice. The panel will explore the various social and financial obstacles to integrating faculty as well as institutional and faculty support for maintaining the status quo. The goal is to share opposing views in a respectful manner and build consensus on measures that could be taken to improve status for legal writing faculty more generally.
Business meeting at program conclusion.