UPDATED AND MOVED TO THE FRONT 5/26: I realize I don't have many Canadian law faculty readers, but I'm moving this to the front in the hopes that we get some more responses. Thanks.
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An assistant professor at a U.S. law school (and with a U.S. law degree) writes with the following questions:
"(1) How is the law faculty hiring process different in Canada from the U.S.?
"(2) How does a U.S. professor get a faculty position in Canada, and vice versa? And how is such movement affected by experience or familiarity with their different legal education systems and bodies of law?"
The U.S. hiring process--at least at the junior level--is described here. In the lateral market--i.e., hiring of those already in teaching positions--my impression is that Canada is not much different from the U.S.: faculty are recruited based on their scholarly record and the area needs of the hiring school. Of course, salaries are generally higher in American law schools than in Canadian ones, so most of the movement is south rather than north (though Michael Byers [international law] recently went from Duke to British Columbia to take up a lucrative Canada Research Chair). It also strikes me that most, but not all, of the cross-border faculty movement is by faculty in fields less bounded by national law: e.g., international and comparative law, jurisprudence, law and economics.
I've opened comments, and invite those knowledgeable about the Canadian law teaching market to offer their insight and advice. The usual rule applies: NO ANONYMOUS POSTINGS.
