2008 Entry Level Hiring Report: Version 4.1
Here is Version 4.1 of the 2008 Entry Level Hiring Report, with updates since Version 4.0 in red, including new reports from the Catholic University, George Mason University, Georgetown University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, the University of California-Hastings, the University of Chicago, the University of Connecticut, the University of Denver, the University of Maryland, the University of Nevada-Las Vega, the University of North Dakota, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of the Pacific, and the University of Wisconsin. Reports that were new in Version 4.0 included those from Boston College, Catholic, Drexel Emory, George Mason University, Harvard University, Indiana-Indianapolis, John Marshall (Atlanta); Louisiana State University, Mercer University; Rutgers-Camden, Samford University, Texas Tech, Texas Wesleyan, University of Akron, University of Arizona, University of Cincinnati, University of Houston, University of Virginia, and Willamette University.
As of April 27, 2008, I have received 148 reports. Results are in the continuation of this post, which will remain at the top of the blog while data is still coming in. For newer posts, just scroll down.
Follow this link for instructions on submitting a report: How to Submit Data. All reports are welcome. If you have incomplete data or a "no hire report," please send that along.
The JD Placement Tournament is now underway, with the following initial results:
1. Yale University-25
2. Harvard University-24
3. Columbia University-9
4. Stanford University-8
5. University of Michigan-7
6. New York University-6
7. University of Chicago-5
8. Northwestern University-3, University of Virginia-3
The rest of the JD tournament, and the listings of all entry-level hires by school are in the continuation of this post. Just click to view.
The rest of the JD tournament results are as follows:
Two Placements: Emory University-2, Georgetown University-2, Tulane University-2, University of California-Hastings-2, University of Illinois-2, University of Minnesota-2, University of Georgia-2, Vanderbilt University-2
One Placement: Boston University-1, Case Western Reserve University-1, City University of New York-1, Howard University-1, Humboldt University-1, National Law School of India-1, Rutgers-1, Tel-Aviv University-1, University of California-Berkeley-1, University of California-Los Angeles-1, University of Cincinnati-1, University of Florida-1, University of Giessen-1, University of Hawaii-1, University of Helsinki-1, University of Iowa-1, University of Kansas-1, University of Melbourne-1, University of New South Wales-1, University of North Dakota-1, University of Notre Dame-1, University of Pennsylvania-1, University of Southern California-1, University of Texas-1, University of Torino-1, University of Washington-1, Tel-Aviv University-1, Villanova University-1, Wilamette University-1.
Entry Level Hiring by Hiring Intitution
Reports that are new in Version 4.0 are in blue. Reports that are new subsequent to Version 4.1 are in red.
American University
Mary Fan, JD 2003 Yale University, MPhil 2008 Anthropology Cambridge University
Ave Maria School of Law
W. Edward “Ted” Afield, JD 2001 Columbia University, LLM 2005 Law (Tax) University of Florida
Boston University
Anna di Robilant, BA (Law) 1999 University of Torino, PhD 2004 Law (Comparative) University of Trento, SJD 2008 (expected) Harvard University, Visiting Assistant Professor Boston University
Boston College
Brian Quinn, JD 2003 Stanford University, MPP 1994 Public Policy Harvard University, Teaching Fellow-Corporate Governance Stanford University
Brooklyn Law School
Jonathan Askin, JD Date? Rutgers-?
Miriam Baer, JD 1996 Harvard University, Lawyering Professor New York University
Robin Effron, JD 2004 New York University, Fellow DAAD Program for International Lawyers, Teaching Fellow University of Chicago
Rebecca Kysar, JD 2004 Yale University
California Western School of Law
Jessica Fink, JD 2001 Harvard University, Teaching Fellow California Western School of Law, Visiting Assistant Professor California Western School of Law
Catholic University
Roger Colinvaux, Degree? Date? Law School?
Amanda Leiter, JD 2000 Harvard University, MS Oceanography University of Washington, Visiting Assistant Professor Georgetown
Chapman University
Deepa Badrinaryana, BALLB 1997 National Law School of India University, LLM 2001 Law (Environmental Law) Pace University, SJD 2007 Law (Environmental Law) Pace University, Visiting Scholar Columbia University, Environmental Law Fellow Pace University, Visiting Assistant Professor Chapman University
Kenneth Stahl, JD 2000 Yale
Charlotte College of Law
No Entry Level Hiring
Columbia University
Jamal Greene, JD 2005 Yale, Research Fellow NYU
Cornell University
Josh Chafetz, JD 2007 Yale University, DPhil 2004 Political Science Oxford University
Oskar Liivak, JD 2005 Yale University, PhD 2000 Physics Cornell University, Visiting Assistant Professor Cornell University
Jens Ohlin, JD 2005 Columbia University, PhD 2002 Philosophy Columbia University, Associate in Law Columbia University
Creighton University
David Weber, JD 2005 University of Minnesota
Drexel University
Adam Benforado, JD 2005 Harvard University
Richard Frankel, JD 2001 Yale University, Teaching Fellow Georgetown
Anil Kalhan, JD 1999 Yale, MPPM Date? Business Yale University , Visiting Assistant Professor Fordham
Emory University
Alexander (“Sasha”) Volokh, JD 2003 Harvard University, PhD 2004 Economics Harvard University, Visiting Assistant Professor Georgetown University, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Houston
Florida Coastal School of Law
Andrew Long, JD 2003 Willamette University, LLM 2005 Law New York University, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
George Mason University
Laura; Bradford, JD 1997 Stanford University, Visiting Assistant Professor George Mason University, Visiting Associate Professor George Washington University, Acting Assistant Professor New York University
Tun-Jen ("TJ") Chiang, LLB 2001 University of Melbourne, JD 2004 University of Chicago
Rachelle Holmes, JD 2002 Columbia University, Transactional Studies Research Fellow, Columbia University
Jonathan Mitchell, JD 2001 University of Chicago, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Chicago
J.W. Verret, JD 2006 Harvard University, MA 2006 Harvard University Public Policy, Research Fellow Harvard University
Chris Newman, JD 1999 University of Michigan, Research Fellow UCLA
David Schleicher, JD 2004 Harvard niversity, MSc 2001 Economics London School of Economics, Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law Harvard University
Georgetown University
Marty Lederman, JD? Date? Institution?
Georgia State University
Leslie Wolf, JD 1998 Harvard University, MPH Johns Hopkins University Public Health
Golden Gate University
Heather Murr, JD 1994 University of California, Hastings, Visiting Assistant Professor University of San Diego
Harvard University
I. Glenn Cohen, JD 2003 Harvard University, Academic Fellow Petrie-Flom Center and Lecturer on Law Harvard University
Benjamin Roin, JD 2005 Harvard University, Petrie-Flom Academic Fellow, Harvard University
Benjamin Sachs, JD 1998 Yale University, Goldstein Fellow and Visiting Lecturer on Law;Yale University
Hofstra University
Ashira Ostrow, JD 2003 Columbia, Visiting Assistant Professor Hofstra
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Shawn Boyne, JD 1991 University of Southern California, MBA 1985 University of Minnesota, PhD 2007 Political Science University of Wisconsin-Madison, Post-doctoral Fellow Max-Planck-Institute
Max Huffman, JD 1998 University of Cincinnati, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Cincinnati
Emily Michiko Morris, JD 2002 University of Michigan, Visiting Assistant Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent)
John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
Kim Chanbonpin, JD 2003 University of Hawaii, LLM 2006 Law Georgetown University, Teaching Fellow Loyola University New Orleans
Shahram Dana, JD 1997 Boston University, PhD 2008 Law Maastricht University, LLM 2002 Law Leiden University, Assistant Professor Maastricht University
Mary Jean Dolan, JD 1984 Northwestern University, Visiting Assistant Professor, John Marshall Law School
John Marshall (Atlanta)
Lee Adams, JD 1994 University of Georgia
Louisiana State University
Christina Sautter, JD 2002 Villanova University, Teaching Fellow Loyola University New Orleans
Melissa Lonegrass, JD 2005 Tulane University
Loyola Marymount University
Aaron Caplan, JD 1991 University of Michigan
Loyola University Chicago
Krivinskas Lea, JD 2004 Harvard University
Loyola University New Orleans
Trey Drury, JD 1996 University of Michigan
Johanna Kalb, JD 2006 Yale University, MA 2006 International Relations Johns Hopkins University
Marquette University
No Entry Level Hiring
Mercer University
Scott;Titshaw, JD 1990 University of Georgia, LLM 1993 Law University of Hamburg
Michigan State University
Michigan State University, Catherine Grosso, JD 2001 Iowa, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Illinois
Mark Totten, JD Yale University 2005, PhD Philosophy Yale University 2005, Visiting Scholar George Washington University
Ohio State University
Stephanie Hoffer, JD 2001 Case Western Reserve University, LLM 2005 Law (Tax) New York University, Visiting Assistant Professor Northwestern University
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Shannon Roesler, JD 2000 University of Kansas, LLM 2004 Georgetown University, MA 2006 Political Science University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pennylvania State University
David;Flatto, JD year Columbia University, PhD year? Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Harvard University
Rutgers University-Camden
Gerardo Vildostegui, JD 2000 Yale, PhD Expected Fall 2008 Philosophy University of California-Berkeley, Visiting Assistant Professor Rutgers-Camden
Rutgers University-Newark
Joshua Blank JD 2002 Harvard University, LLM 2007 Law (Tax) New York University, Acting Assistant Professor, New York University
Samford University
No entry level hiring
Santa Clara University
No Entry Level Hiring
Seattle University
Tom Antkowiak, JD 2003 Columbia, Visiting Scholar George Washington University
Won Kidane, JD 2001 University of Illinois, LLM (International Law) Date? Georgia, LLB Date? Addis Ababa University, Visiting Assistant Professor Pennylvania State University
Dean Spade, JD 2001 UCLA, Teaching Fellow Harvard, Teaching Fellow UCLA, Lecturer Columbia
South Texas College of Law
Matthew Festa; JD 2002 Vanderbilt University, MA 2002 History Vanderbilt University, MPA 2001 Murray State University, Visiting Professor South Texas College of Law, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Georgia
St. John's University
Katharina de la Durantaye, JD 2000 Humboldt University, PhD 2003 Law Humboldt University, LLM 2005 Law Yale Law School, Visiting Assistant Professor Boston University, Associate in Law Columbia University
[Name withheld by request]
St. Louis University
Jeff Redding, JD 2000 University of Chicago, Research Fellow Yale University
Suffolk University
Bernie Jones, JD 1992 New York University , PhD 2002 History University of Virginia, Assistant Professor University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Temple University
Sandra Sperino, JD 1999 University of Illinois, MS 1999 Journalism University of Illinois, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Illinois
Texas Tech
Michele Kwan, Degree? Date? School?
Texas Wesleyan
Gary Lucas, Degree? Date? School?
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Luz Herrera, JD 1999 Harvard University, AM 1995 Sociology Stanford University, Visiting Assistant Professor Chapman University
Alex Kreit, JD 2004 University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Assistant Professor Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Rebecca Lee, JD 2004 Georgetown University, MPP 2001 Public Policy Harvard University, Visiting Researcher Georgetown University Law Center
University of Akron
Carrie Newton Lyons, JD 2005 Harvard University
Kalyani Robbins, JD 1999 Stanford University, LLM Law (Environmental and Natural Resources) expected 2008
University of Alabama
Grace Lee, JD 2003 Northwestern University, MA 1998 Sociology University of Chicago
David Patton, JD 1999 University of Virginia
Fred Vars, JD 1999 Yale University, Research Fellow Yale University
University of Arizona
No entry level hiring
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Brian Gallini, JD 2002 University of Michigan, LLM 2008 Law Temple,
Friedman Fellow & Lecturer in Law Temple UniversityUniversity of California-Davis
Shannon Weeks McCormack, JD 2003 Harvard University, LLM 2005 Law (Tax) Georgetown University; Research Fellow, Harvard University
University of California-Hastings
Darien Shanske, JD 2006 Stanford, PhD 2001 Rhetoric University of California Berkeley, MA 1996 Philosophy McGill
Keith Hand, JD 200 University of Washington, MA 1997 International Relations University of Washington, Research Scholar Yale University
Jaime King, JD 2000 Emory, PhD Expected 2008 Health Policy Harvard University
Osagie Obasagie, JD 2002 Columbia University, PhD 2008 (expected) Sociology University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
Jon Michaels, JD 2003 Yale University, MA 2006 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Oxford University
University of Chicago
Daniel Abebe, JD 2000 Harvard, PhD 2009 (expected) Political Science University of Chicago, MA 2006 Political Science University of Chicago, "Bigelow Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago
Anu Bradford, Master of Laws 2000 University of Helsinki, Licentiate in Laws 2001 University of Helsinki, SJD 2007 Law Harvard University
Rosalind Dixon, LLB 2001 University of New South Wales, LLM 2004 Harvard, SJD 2008 (expected) Law Harvard
University of Cincinnati
Stephanie McMahon, JD 2000 Harvard, PhD 2008 (expected) American History University of Virginia, MA, 2004 American History University of Virginia
University of Colorado
William Boyd, JD 2002 Stanford University, PhD 2002 Energy and Resources University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Schwartz, JD 2001 Columbia Columbia University
Harry Surden, JD 2005 Stanford, Research Fellow Stanford University
University of Connecticut
Sara Bronin, JD 2006 Yale University, MSc 2003 Oxford Architecture, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Connecticut
Sachin Pandya, JD 1999 Yale University, MA 1995 Sociology University of California-Berkeley, Associate-in-Law Columbia, Visiting Assistant Professor University of Connecticut
University of Denver
Erik Bluemel, JD 2004 New York University, LLM 2008 Georgetown University, Teaching Fellow Georgetown University
Michael Harris, JD 1995 University of California-Berkeley, MSL Law 1992 Vermont Law School, Visiting Assistant Professor Vermont Law School
Justin Marceau, JD 2004 Harvard
University of Florida
Daniel Sokol, JD 2001 University of Chicago, MSt 1997 History Oxford, Teaching Fellow University of Wisconsin, Visiting Associate Professor University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Georgia
Hillel Levin, JD 2002 Yale, Teaching Fellow Stanford University
University of Houston
Brigham Daniels, JD 2003 Stanford University, PhD expected 2009 Environmental Policy Duke, MPA 2000 Public Administration University of Utah, Lecturing Fellow Duke
Gavin Clarkson, JD 2002 Harvard University, DBA 2004 Business Harvard University, MBA1992 Business Rice, Visiting Professor University of Michigan, Teaching Fellow;Harvard
Jim Hawkins, JD 2006 University of Texas
University of Illinois
Jamelle Sharpe, JD 2003 Yale University, Teaching Fellow University of Chicago
Nicola Sharpe, JD 2002 Yale University, MBA 2002 Business Yale University, Visiting Assistant Professor Northwestern University, Visiting Assistant Professor Florida Coastal University
Paul Stancil, JD 1996 University of Virginia, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
University of Kentucky
Scott Bauries, JD 2005 Univeristy of Florida, PhD 2008 (exepcted) Education University of Florida, MEd 2001 University of South Florida
Stephen Clowney, JD 2006 Yale University
University of Louisville
Luke Milligan, JD 2002 Emory University, Visiting Assistant Professor Emory, Visiting Assistant Professor Louisville
University of Maryland
David Gray, JD 2003 New York University, PhD 2004 Philosophy Northwestern, Visiting Assistant Professor Duke
Sonja Starr, JD 2002 Yale University, Climenko Fellow Harvard University
University of Miami
Caroline Corbin, JD 2001 Columbia University, Teaching Fellow;Columbia University
Osamudia James, JD 2004 Georgetown University, Research Fellow, University of Wisconsin
Markus Wagner, erstes juristisches Staatsexamen 2002 University of Giessen, JSM 2006 Law Stanford
University of Mississippi
No Entry-Level Hiring
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Anne Traum, JD 1996 University of California-Hastings, Degree? Christian-Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany
Ann; Cammett, JD 2000 City University of New York, LLM 2007 Georgetown University LawUniversity of North Dakota
Kendra Fershee, JD 2003 Tulane University, Visiting Assistant Professor Pennsylvania State University, Visiting Assistant Professor University of North Dakota
William Johnson, JD 2001 University of Michigan
Keith Richotte, JD 2004 University of Minnesota, LLM Law 2007 University of Arizona, PHD expected 2008 American Studies University of Minnesota, Teaching & Research Fellow University of North Dakota
Rhonda Schwartz, JD 1987 University of North Dakota, MLS 1983 Library Science University of Pittsburgh, PhD 2003 Educational Leadership University of North Dakota
University of Oregon
Carrie Leonetti, JD 2000 Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
David Abrams, MS 2000 Physics Stanford, PhD 2006 Economics MIT, Olin Fellow (research and teaching) University of Chicago
University of the Pacific
No Entry Level Hiring
University of Richmond
William Fisher, JD 1976 Yale University, MA 1976 Public Policy; Harvard University, Visiting Associate Professor Tulane University
John Preis, JD 2000 Vanderbilt University, Visiting Assistant Professor Brooklyn Law School, Visiting Assistant Professor, Washburn Law School
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
No Entry Level Hiring
University of Texas
Mira Ganor, LLB 1998 Tel-Aviv University, LLM 2003 University of California Berkeley, JSD 2008 University of California, Berkeley
Angela Littwin, JD 2002 Harvard Law School, Teaching Fellow Harvard
Sean Williams, JD 2004 University of Chicago, Climenko Fellow and Lecturer in Law Harvard University
University of Toledo
No Entry Level Hiring
University of Tulsa
Carrie Griffin Basas, JD 2002 Harvard University, Visiting Assistant Professor Penn State University-Dickinson School of Law (University Park)
University of Utah
Clifford Rosky, JD 2001 Yale University, Research Fellow University of California-Los Angeles, Research Fellow Yale University
University of Virginia
Charles Barzun, JD 2005 University of Virginia, Climenko Fellow Harvard University
Josh Bowers, JD 2001 NYU, Teaching Fellow University of Chicago
University of Wisconsin
Andrew Coan, JD 2005 Stanford, Gaither Fellow Stanford
Brad Snyder, JD 1999 YaleVanderbilt
Amanda Rose, JD 2002 University of California Berkeley, Lecturer University of California Berkeley
Wake Forest University
No Entry Level Hiring
Washington & Lee University
Sean Seymore, JD 2006 University of Notre Dame, PhD 2001 Chemistry University of Notre Dame, Visiting Assistant Professor Northwestern University
West Virginia University
William Rhee, JD 1998 Northwestern Univeristy
Widener University (Harrisburg)
Tonya Evans-Walls, JD 1998 Howard University
Willamette
Caroline Davidson, JD 2000 Harvard University, Research Fellow University of Toronto
David Friedman, JD 1999 Yale University, Visiting Assistant Professor Willamette University
