Bernard A. and Lenore S. Greenberg Legal Scholar Fellowship 2024-26

Position description

The UCLA School of Law is pleased to offer a fellowship designed to attract UCLA law school alumni who are interested in becoming a law professor.

This two-year fellowship program is expected to begin in the fall. It is potentially renewable for one additional year based on the fellow’s scholarly progress.

Program

The Greenberg Fellow will be expected to teach a total of three courses over the term of the fellowship and produce at least one legal academic article of publishable quality during each of the two years in residence.

The fellow will receive substantial faculty mentorship with their scholarly writing and teaching, and they will participate in the intellectual life of the law school, including faculty workshops.

The position is full-time, year-round, non-tenure track, limited-term appointment. The annual salary rate is $75,000 plus a competitive benefits package, and some research and travel support.

Qualifications

A JD from UCLA Law School is required. (Please note that the fellowship used to be open only to the alumni of the UCLA Law Review, but Law Review membership is no longer a requirement.

UCLA Law LLM degree holders are also eligible to apply but they must also hold a JD degree or other doctoral degree not necessarily from UCLA.

Applicants should have a strong law school record and have demonstrated an outstanding aptitude for producing independent legal scholarship.

Fellows will be chosen on the basis of their demonstrated commitment to a scholarly career, the quality of their research proposal, and an assessment of their potential for success on the legal academic market.

UCLA School of Law is committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.

About the Donor

Support for the Fellowship comes from Bernard Greenberg ’53, JD 58 and Lenore Greenberg ’57. The Greenbergs established this program in recognition of the importance to UCLA Law of increasing the number of alumni who pursue academic careers.

Bernard is currently a member of the UCLA Law Board of Advisors, served as editor-in-chief of Volume 5 of the UCLA Law Review, was a teaching fellow at Harvard, and served on the UCLA Law faculty as an adjunct professor.

Both Bernard and Lenore are serious patrons of the arts in Los Angeles, and Bernard maintains a private law practice in Beverly Hills.

Application Materials and Deadlines

Applicants should apply online at by submitting pdf copies of the following :

• A cover letter summarizing the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the fellowship;
• A resume or CV (that includes any publications);
• An official law school transcript;
• A detailed research proposal of no more than 10 pages in length;
• A description of teaching interests (course abstract and / or course outline);
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two from former professors that focus on the applicant’s potential as a scholar and teacher)

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

J.D. or LL.M. degree from UCLA Law School

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Cover Letter - A letter summarizing the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the fellowship

Curriculum Vitae - A current resume or CV (that includes any publications)

Transcript - An official law school transcript

Research Proposal - A detailed research proposal of no more than 10 pages in length

Statement of Teaching - A description of teaching interests (course abstract and / or course outline)

List of References - Three letters of recommendation (at least two from former professors that focus on the applicant’s potential as a scholar and teacher)

Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our document.

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Reference requirements

3 letters of reference required

Three letters of recommendation (at least two from former professors that focus on the applicant’s potential as a scholar and teacher)

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