Assistant Professor / Professor - Lateral - School of Law

Position overview

Position title :

Assistant Professor of Law; Professor of Law

Salary range :

The current salary range for this position is $196,000 -$321,600 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start : July 1, 2026

Application Window

Open date : September 10, 2025

Next review date : Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

Berkeley Law is one of the nation's great centers for legal education, ever exploring and pushing new intellectual boundaries while tackling urgent, real-world issues. The law school is also known for its vibrant and engaged community of students and scholars who are committed to providing leadership and making a difference on problems of local, national and global import. Currently ranked among the top law schools in the country, the School of Law has ambitious development goals as it looks to continue producing leaders in law, government, and society.

Berkeley Law invites applications from tenured and untenured lateral candidates for full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty positions. We welcome applications from candidates across all areas of law, although subject areas of particular interest include business law, criminal law and procedure, evidence, health law, and national security law.

Berkeley Law strives to educate responsible, effective, and forward-thinking advocates who serve the public through legal practice, public policy, academic scholarship, and related fields. In doing so, the school addresses some of society's most pressing challenges by leveraging its strengths in teaching and research to improve law, policy, and public institutions. At the heart of Berkeley Law's public mission is a commitment to access, affordability, and empowering students from all backgrounds to pursue impactful careers across a wide range of professional paths.

Berkeley Law is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit : http : / / ofew.berkeley.edu / new-faculty .

School : https : / / www.law.berkeley.edu /

Public Mission : https : / / www.law.berkeley.edu / public-mission /

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

(required at time of application)

Candidates must either : a) hold a J.D. or equivalent international degree by date of application, or b) hold a Ph.D. or equivalent international degree.

Preferred qualifications

• Ability to teach at least one 1L service course
• Ability to work with students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
• Ability to mentor a diverse student body, including those from non-traditional and underrepresented minority backgrounds.
• Ability to contribute to building an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, including those with nontraditional backgrounds.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Statement of Research, Teaching, and Service - Please provide a statement discussing your scholarship, teaching and mentoring, and service.

In discussing your scholarly research, we are interested in your accomplishments and future plans, for example, your publication record and / or future agenda as well as any awards, presentations, or efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and scholarly field.

In discussing your teaching interests, we are interested in, for example, your experiences, approach to teaching and mentoring, including working with students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, accomplishments and future plans to mentor, teach, and build an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all students through curriculum design, classroom environment, and pedagogy.

In describing your service, we are interested in, for example, your prior and proposed academic, professional and / or public service activities that align with our School's public mission. This could include efforts to build an equitable and diverse learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, and conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds.

Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form .

Reference requirements

Apply link :

https : / / aprecruit.berkeley.edu / JPF05134

Help contact : marcina.b1464@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d ). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community , which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy .

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website .

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

Job location

Berkeley, CA