July 31, 2025 • 4 – 5:30pm Eastern
The workshop will address key issues and best practices for faculty hiring, including committee structure, screening interviews, and on-campus call back interviews for candidates. The workshop also will provide an overview of the video interviewing/scheduling platform that will be used for the virtual AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference on September 18 and 19. Previous participants have found this workshop useful for connecting with other hiring committees and preparing for the faculty hiring season in the absence of an in-person hiring conference.
Schedule
4:00 – 4:05 pm | Opening Remarks | Austen L. Parrish |
4:05 – 4:10 pm | Welcome, Introduction of Panelists and Workshop Overview | Chair: Paul D. Paton Panelists: Camille A. Nelson Gregory W. Bowman |
4:10 – 4:25 pm | Virtual Faculty Recruitment Conference Training | Hannah Hershfield, AALS Representative from the virtual platform vendor, Vidcruiter |
4:25 – 5:00 pm | Panel Discussion | |
5:00 – 5:25 pm | Plenary Q&A | Moderator: Paul D. Paton |
5:25 – 5:30 pm | Closing | Paul D. Paton |
Speakers

Austen Parrish
University of California Irvine School of Law

Gregory W. Bowman
Roger Williams University School of Law

Camielle A. Nelson
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, William S. Richardson School of Law

Paul D. Paton
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Chair