Part-Time Faculty: Arbitration, School of Law

Description

Fordham Law School invites applications for an adjunct instructor position to teach a course in International Commercial Arbitration Law and the CISG. The Law School is particularly interested in courses that combine both theory and current legal practice.

Responsibilities

• Teach an engaging course at the Law School exploring legal issues in International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG, including developing arbitration skills for International Arbitration competitions.
• Develop practice-oriented arbitration documents and teach topics including:
• Arbitration as a product of consent and a private method of dispute resolution
• Dispute resolution process and impact of the Agreement to Arbitrate
• Arbitration vs Litigation
• NY Convention / UNCITRAL Model Law
• The Civil Law approach vs. the Common Law (US) approach
• The doctrine of separability
• Fundamentals of International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG
• The Arbitration Clause and Kompetenz-Kompetenz
• Impact of the arbitration rules selected in the Agreement to Arbitrate
• Impact of the Lex Arbitri

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree
• Experience in Arbitration Law and International Sales
• Prior teaching experience (preferred)

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a brief statement outlining their approach to teaching.