Description:

A Law School is seeking to hire a Fellow focused on corporate governance, sustainability, climate risk, and ESG.

A Law School is based at UC Berkeley School of Law, which benefits from one of the leading business law programs in the nation. The Center was a leading voice in environmental and social issues in corporate governance and the project is related to this goal.

The Fellow will work on projects related to the politics of corporate law, which are taking up board and management attention in recent years. At the same time, corporate choices are now becoming a core issue in the main political agenda and affects issues from proxy proposals and board oversight to court strategies. The project will involve research in legal literature, research in corporate practice on the ground, interview participation and organization, and legal memo drafting.

Primary Responsibilities:

Conducting research on business law, under the direction of and in collaboration with Berkeley Law faculty, researchers, and colleagues at other institutions;
Drafting white papers, reports, and outreach materials (including social media, op-eds, and other) for policy-focused audiences, under the direction of faculty;
Assisting faculty and other researchers in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and other convenings;
Assisting with other miscellaneous tasks for the project broadly.
Duties will be adjusted as applicable in response to campus guidelines relating to COVID-19.

This position is in Berkeley but can be located remotely with willingness to travel to Berkeley as needed.

Qualifications:

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in a J.D. or Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Candidate must hold a J.D. degree or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) by start date.

Preferred Qualifications:
Publications or contributions to publications in academic journals in business law or law more generally

Application Requirements
Document requirements

Additional materials may be requested of finalists.
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Writing Sample 1 - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or other writing sample of no more than 10 pages
Writing Sample 2 - Such as a policy brief, comment letter, white paper, or other writing sample of no more than 10 pages
Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley. More Information and guidelines.
(Optional)

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only)