Conference: Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop

Emory University School of Law School will host the Ninth Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop on March 31 – April 1, 2017.

The workshop pairs a senior scholar with a panel of junior scholars presenting works-in-progress.  The workshop is open to untenured and recently tenured academics who teach and write in federal courts, civil rights litigation, civil procedure, and other associated topics. Those who do not currently hold a faculty appointment but expect to do so beginning in fall 2017 are welcome. The program is also open to scholars wanting to attend, read, and comment on papers but not present.  There is no registration fee. The conference will begin with a dinner on Friday March 31; panels will take place on Saturday, April 1. Each panel will consist of approximately 4 junior scholars, with a senior scholar serving as moderator and commenter and leading a group discussion on the papers.

Emory Law will provide all lunches and dinners for those attending the workshop, but attendees must cover their own travel and lodging costs. Those wishing to present a paper must submit an abstract to federalcourtsworkshop2017@gmail.com by November 1, 2016. Papers will be selected by a committee of past participants, and presenters will be notified by early July. Those planning to attend must register by February 20, 2017.

Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Civil Procedure. 

Call for Papers: The Roberts Court and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The AALS Section on Civil Procedure invites papers for its program, The Roberts Court and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, at the AALS Annual Meeting (Jan. 3-7, 2017). The selected paper will be presented on Thursday, January 5; the panel will be 8.30AM to 10.15AM. Papers are due by Aug. 19, 2016.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Conferences & Symposia; Constitutional Law; Civil Procedure.

Call for Papers: Civil Procedure Workshop

The second annual Civil Procedure Workshop at the University of Washington is seeking papers for discussion in the workshop, which will be held July 14-15, 2016.  Two page abstracts should be submitted by January 15, 2016.  All scholars are welcome to submit papers, but preference may be given to those with less than ten years teaching experience.  Send all submissions and questions to Liz Porter at egporter@uw.edu.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Civil Procedure.

Calls for Papers: 2015 New Voices in Civil Justice Scholarship Workshop

Vanderbilt Law School’s Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program is seeking submissions, for its 2015 New Voices in Civil Justice Scholarship Workshop, to be held May 11-12, 2015 at Vanderbilt Law School. The Branstetter Program draws on a multimillion dollar endowment to support research and curriculum in civil litigation and dispute resolution. Submitted papers should address an aspect of civil justice.

Submissions for the workshop should be e-mailed to branstetter.program@vanderbilt.edu no later than January 1, 2015. Include your name, current position and contact information in the e-mail.

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Topics: Calls for Papers; Civil Procedure; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Evidence

Workshop: George Mason Law & Economics Center LEC Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Litigation and Civil Procedure

The Law & Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law is hosting a workshop for law professors on the Economics of Litigation and Civil Procedure to be held from Thursday, January 29 to Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key, Florida.  The workshop is aimed at law professors interested in teaching and conducting research related to civil procedure and litigation and will focus on how economic analysis is used to examine the rules of civil procedure and their effect on litigants’ incentives and litigation outcomes.

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Topics: Conferences and Symposia; Civil Procedure.

Call for Papers: Seventh Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop

The University of Georgia School of Law will host the Seventh Annual Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop on October 10-11, 2014. The workshop pairs a senior scholar with a panel of junior scholars presenting works-in-progress.
The workshop is open to untenured and recently tenured academics who teach and write in federal courts, civil rights litigation, civil procedure, and other associated topics. Those wishing to present a paper must submit an abstract by June 20, 2014. Papers will be selected by a committee of past participants, and presenters will be notified by early July.

Send abstracts to federalcourtsworkshop@gmail.com For more details, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Civil Procedure

Exploring Civil Society through the Writings of Dr. Seuss

This conference will be hosted by the New York Law School Law Review and the Racial Justice Project at New York Law School.  It will examine aspects of civil society reflected in a selection of Dr. Seuss books, including tolerance, punishment, equality, civil and human rights, land use and property rights, and corporate responsibility, with the help of a cross-disciplinary group of scholars from law, humanities, and philosophy who are recognized leaders in these fields. Each of the panels will address these topics as they relate to a specific Dr. Seuss title.  For more information and to register, go here.

Topics: Conferences & Symposia; Civil Procedure; Race & The Law; Interdisciplinary; PropertyLaw; Business Law

Call for Papers: Society for Empirical Legal Studies

The Seventh Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies is currently accepting paper submissions for its conference to be held November 9-10, 2012. Submission deadline is July 8, 2012 at midnight. To submit a paper for consideration, go to the CELS 2012 Conference page on SSRN. For more information, go here.

Topics: Calls for Papers; Empirical Research

Call For Papers Vanderbilt Law School – Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program

Vanderbilt Law School and the Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program announce the 2012 New Voices in Civil Justice Scholarship Workshop to be held at Vanderbilt on April 20, 2012, and invite submissions for the workshop.

Submitted papers should address an aspect of civil justice. Subject areas may include, but are not limited to, civil procedure, complex litigation, evidence, federal courts, judicial decision-making, alternative dispute resolution, remedies, and conflict of laws.

The format for the workshop is designed to maximize collegial interaction and feedback. All participants will have read the selected papers. A senior faculty member will provide a brief overview and commentary on the paper, and then we are off and running with interactive discussion. Paper authors thus do not deliver prepared “presentations” as such. Rather, the overwhelming majority of each session is devoted to collective discussion of the paper involved.

Author qualifications: To be eligible to submit a paper, scholars must currently hold a permanent faculty position. In addition, scholars may not have held a position at assistant professor or higher (including visiting assistant professor) prior to 2004.

Format:  Papers may be sent in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format. To maintain the anonymity of the process, remove any self-identifying information from the submission.

Deadline:  Submissions should be e-mailed to Branstetter.Program@vanderbilt.edu no later than January 13, 2012. Include your name, current position, and contact information in the e-mail accompanying the submission. If you’re work is chosen, you will be contacted by February 15.

FURTHER INFORMATION: The Branstetter Program will pay all reasonable travel expenses within the United States for invited participants. If you have any questions, email Professor Tracey George, Branstetter Program Director, at Branstetter.Program@vanderbilt.edu

Topics: Calls for Papers; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Procedure; Evidence

Call for Papers: Civil Litigation as a Tool for Regulating

Valparaiso University School of Law is issuing this call for papers as part of their 25th Annual Monsanto Lecture/Conference on Tort Law and Jurisprudence, to be held at Valparaiso School of Law on February 18, 2011.  If you are interested in presenting, submit an abstract of your proposed paper. Abstracts are due on or before December 1, 2010.  A limited number of stipends are available to defray travel and lodging costs of some participants.  For more information go here or here or contact JoEllen Lind, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Joellen.Lind@valpo.edu

Topics: Calls for Papers; Civil Procedure