Jon Lee

I second the Billy Joel doc!

So now I have to know the reference. Cooleyhighharmony was my jam in middle school.

Make sure to talk to your mentors at your school as well—different institutions have different policies and norms. Write it all down!

(6) If it's not a fit for you, that's OK. I'd much rather someone decline a callback than come on campus out of a feeling of obligation.

(5) Don't get discouraged if you don't hear back from a school shortly after screening. We are scheduling screeners around our teaching schedules, and sometimes it takes a few weeks. At OU, we finished all of our screeners before extending the first callback.

(4) Be ready for the "Why X school?" question. Do a little bit of research. You might not be entirely on point, but it shows that you've done the work.

(3) What I look for is someone who I would like to be my teacher. Accordingly, I look for someone who provides clear and organized answers--not too long and not too short.

(2) Take your nervousness and turn it into excitement. Appointments committees do lots of screeners and might be tired during your interview. We feed off of your energy.

Given that Oklahoma Law is not hiring on the entry-level, (we are searching for a Con Law chair), feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Some advice: (1) Paint a picture of who you are as a scholar and teacher. Flexibility is welcome, but don't come off as not knowing what you want.🧵

I have heard rumblings. But I come by my em dashes honestly and would prefer to keep (over)using them.

And my article “Disability and the Legal Profession: Disqualifying or Discrimination?” is still looking for a good home!

Dear law review editors: Please don’t kick out my submission because I have a penchant for em dashes. I can guarantee you I know far too little about ChatGPT to trust it to do anything.

What a week…from SEALS to the National Organization of Bar Counsel…to a cancelled flight back to Maine. Somehow I’m back in Oklahoma City, and I just might collapse.

Legal Ethics friends: There is a CFP for new voices in Professional Responsibility. This is a great way to get feedback and mentorship from an experienced scholar in the field. Check it out here! www.thefacultylounge.org/2025/07/cfp-...

Stability is a value that underlies and unites the various realms of family law. I question family law's veneration of stability in this article, "The Illusion of Stability in Family Law," that just came out in the Vanderbilt Law Review. Check it out here!: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Associate Professor of Law - Torts, Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure Syracuse University College of Law invites applications from entry-level candidates for tenure-track positions on the law facultySyracuse University College of Law invites applications from entry-leve...

We are hiring!

The Promise, and Failure, of the Americans With Disabilities Act - Dame Magazine I was 8 years old when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. I didn’t yet understand legislation, or what “civil rights” meant. But I already knew there were places I couldn’t go — res...

Tomorrow is the 35th anniversary of the ADA. It changed lives—but it was never enough. As disability rights face growing threats, I wrote about the law’s promise, its failures, and what’s at stake now.
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#ADA35

Join an amazing group of scholars at UH incl. @chrismirasola.bsky.social @leahfowler.bsky.social @nikenberger.bsky.social @petersalib.bsky.social @lauraportuondo.bsky.social @jessiebregant.bsky.social @amangebru.bsky.social @dfroomkin.bsky.social and more with better things to do than Bluesky!

Temple Law Faculty Application - Temple Law

Temple Law is hiring this year. We're looking in torts, tax, constitutional law, civil procedure, race/bias and the law, business law, and legal writing. The full ad and application portal is here. I'm chairing the committee; please reach out! law.temple.edu/engage/prosp...

📢 We are hiring! Come join us at the University of Houston.

- 3 entry-level tenure-track faculty members in crim; employment and labor law; and torts;

- a clinical assistant/associate professor to teach lawyering skills and strategies;

- a full/associate professor in health law.

Qs? Reach out!

David Geffen's Estranged Husband Sues Billionaire Mogul for Breach of Oral Contract David Geffen's 32-year-old husband is suing the billionaire, 82, with claims Geffen reneged on an oral contract to pay "lifelong" financial support.

Contracts and Family Law Profs: A contemporary variation of Marvin v. Marvin: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Incredibly grateful to be joining the outstanding faculty at OU Law!

ICYMI: Oklahoma Law hired three outstanding laterals who start this fall: (1) Noah Chauvin (@noahchauvin.bsky.social), (2) Brittany Deitch (@profdeitch.bsky.social), and (3) Michael Smith (@msmith750.bsky.social). Excited for them to join our community!

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Even more so when I was not on the tenure track and paid for my own submissions. Fun times.

Love this and all of your good news in the last year!

Congratulations to @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Prof. Taylor Peshehonoff, who was selected to serve as co-Vice President of Moot for the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators!

I'm happy to talk to anyone who's interested in learning more about Norman and OU Law. DM me!

Looking for a clinical position, either as entry-level or lateral faculty member? OU Law is hiring! We have identified several possible areas, but we are open to creative proposals for clinics. Come make your mark and join some awesome colleagues.

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OU Law is committed to cultivating faculty excellence. In the past year, we hired four amazing faculty members along with several VAPs.

I'm excited to be chairing OU Law's faculty appointments committee this year. We are searching for an outstanding constitutional law professor to be the inaugural holder of the Puterbaugh Foundation Chair. Questions about the position or living in Norman? Contact me!

apply.interfolio.com/168669