Moderated by Professor Mattias Kumm, this panel discussion will provide a brief introduction to job opportunities in legal academia across a range of jurisdictions, pre- and post- pandemic. Our guests—from the US, Canada, France/UK, Germany, Holland, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand/Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Chile—will discuss:

• how open are law schools to foreign academics in their respective countries
• are there certain law schools or subject areas that are more open than others?
• what are the particular requirements and expectations for entry level positions?
• Are there global trends in legal academic hiring and how does the pandemic affect them in the short and long runs?

Panel Participants:

Simon Chesterman (NUS, Singapore)

Machiko Kanetake (Utrecht University, Netherlands)

Lisa Kerr (Queens University, Canada)

Jedidiah Kroncke  (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Fabio Morosini (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Roberto Niembro (ITAM, Mexico)

Niels Petersen (University of Münster, Germany)

Guy Sinclair (Victoria University, New Zealand)

Naomi Sunshine (ACP@NYU, United States)

Sergio Verdugo (Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile)

Anne Witt (EDHEC, France/UK)

To join please register here.