Workshop Date and Location
July 27-28, 2026 at Harvard Law School
Workshop Overview
A group of scholars working on law in Asia have come together to organize a rotating workshop for prospective law teaching job market candidates who write in this field. The workshop seeks to aid junior scholars in their initial job searches by offering them an opportunity to present their research (including potential job market papers) on law in Asia to peers, workshop co-organizers, and invited senior scholars. It will also provide a roundtable conversation on the logistics of the job market, geared toward scholars whose research concerns law in Asia. The inaugural workshop was held at Yale Law School in 2024 and proved helpful to the junior scholars who took part.
We define law in Asia capaciously for purposes of this workshop. By that, we mean papers on the law, legal history and/or legal philosophy of one or more societies in East, Southeast or South Asia, as well as papers on international law, provided they deal significantly with the pertinent parts of Asia.
We invite advanced doctoral students in law or other disciplines, recent JD graduates, and VAPs/fellows whose research focuses on law in Asia to apply to present a paper at Harvard Law School on July 27-28. This in-person workshop is open exclusively to junior scholars who plan to go on the law teaching market in the US or Canada at some point in 2026-2028 (calendar years). Applicants must have received a law degree in a program conducted in English (or be currently enrolled in such a degree program), with preference for programs in the US or Canada. Successful applicants will receive up to $750 funding for travel; lodging and meals in Cambridge will also be covered.
Application Deadline
May 8, 2026. Earlier submissions are welcome.
Application Materials
- Curriculum vitae, including a list of references;
- Completed paper of comparable length and substance to usual job talk papers, including an abstract of no more than 500 words;
- Short (no more than 250 words) description of your expected job search timeline.
- Optional: Research agenda (no more than 1,000 words)
All materials must be in English and must be in PDF or Microsoft Word format.
Application Process
Please use this Google Forms link to complete the online application form and upload your application materials. If you do not have access to a Google account, please email your application materials to [email protected]
The papers will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of senior scholars of law in Asia, including but not limited to the workshop organizers below. We anticipate notifying junior scholars whose papers are chosen by early June. Final versions of the papers will be due at a date to be specified in early to mid July.
Workshop Organizers
Bill Alford, Harvard Law School
Mark Wu, Harvard Law School
Taisu Zhang, Yale Law School