Boston College Law School Appointments Announcement: Academic Year 2021-22

Boston College Law School expects to make several faculty appointments this year, including:

  • Tenure-track faculty appointments with a focus on entry-level or junior lateral candidates. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law, although we are particularly interested in the following fields: commercial law, family law, civil rights law, privacy/cybersecurity, law and social science, civil procedure, contracts, professional responsibility, environmental law and justice, criminal law, and constitutional law. Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree and outstanding academic credentials. Relevant experience in private practice, government service, public service, or a judicial clerkship, or a Ph.D., is strongly preferred. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law.  We strongly encourage those who would enrich the diversity of our academic community to apply. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office of Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity. Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university, is located in Newton, Massachusetts, approximately 7 miles west of downtown Boston. Interested applicants should contact: Kent Greenfield, Chair, Appointments Committee, at lawappts@bc.edu, or at Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459.

  • Boston College Law School seeks to deepen its commitment to scholarship and teaching in areas that bear on issues of race, equality and justice. As part of that vision, Boston College Law School expects to make a tenured appointment this year of an accomplished scholar with an established track record in civil rights, critical race theory, racial justice, race and law, or related fields. Applicants must possess a J.D. or equivalent degree and outstanding academic credentials. Relevant experience in private practice, government service, public service, or a judicial clerkship, or a Ph.D., is strongly preferred. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected under federal, state or local law. We strongly encourage those who would enrich the diversity of our academic community to apply. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity. Boston College, a Jesuit, Catholic university, is located in Newton, Massachusetts, approximately 7 miles west of downtown Boston. Interested applicants should contact: Kent Greenfield, Chair, Appointments Committee, at lawappts@bc.edu. Although the search will be open until the position is filled, those interested are invited to apply by September 15 via lawappts@bc.edu