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University of Florida

Dean of the Levin College of Law

The University of Florida Levin College of Law invites applications, nominations and inquiries for the position of Dean.

University of Florida

The University of Florida (UF) is a premier public, research university. With an enrollment of nearly 50,000 students, it is one of the largest universities in the country. It is home to 16 colleges, including the colleges of law, medicine, business, and engineering, and more than 150 research centers and institutes. Singularly located in Gainesville, UF is among the nation’s most academically diverse universities.

UF is consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities: No. 14 in U.S. News & World Report “Top Public Universities” (2013); No. 3 in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” (2013); No. 3 in the Fiske Guide to Colleges list of Best Buys Among Publics (2014); No. 15 on the Forbes list of best public universities (2013); and No. 1 on Washington Monthly magazine’s list of national universities that offer the best value (2013). Job recruiters ranked UF 9th on the list of places where corporations prefer to recruit new employees (2010) and No. 2 on SmartMoney magazine’s list of universities whose graduates get the highest salary return for their tuition dollars (2012).

The State of Florida is the 4th largest state, and UF is an economic powerhouse in the state. UF’s annual economic impact exceeds $8.76 billion. UF activities generate an estimated 106,118 statewide jobs, including more than 41,000 university employees and those employed by supporting businesses. Every state dollar appropriated to UF results in a $15 return on investment.

From 2003 to 2013, UF has grown annual university research funding from $470 million in 2003-04 to $641 million in 2013. In 2013, UF launched an ambitious “UF Preeminence Plan,” supported by $150 million in combined state-university dollars and an $800 million fundraising campaign. In the upcoming years, the Preeminence Plan will fill new positions for at least 100 faculty members, establish more than 100 new endowed chairs and professorships, and upgrade research and education facilities across campus. UF College of Law has already become a beneficiary of the Preeminence Plan. The ambition of the Preeminence Plan is to elevate UF to the highest echelon of American research universities. As a part of that goal, UF is committed to support faculty research and hiring in all areas of need.

On January 1, 2015, Kent Fuchs (pronounced “Fox”) will assume the office of the President. He is the past Provost of Cornell University. Over his career, Provost Fuchs was personally responsible for raising $1 billion in gifts, including donations of $130 million, $80 million and $50 million. He also developed a strategic plan for achieving preeminence as one of the world's top-10 universities and launched a university-wide initiative to enhance Cornell's academic stature. Among his other major accomplishments was his role in the university's selection by New York City to build a graduate school of applied sciences on Roosevelt Island.

University of Florida Levin College of Law

The mission of UF Law is to achieve excellence in educating professionals, advancing legal scholarship, serving the public, and fostering justice. UF Law has a longstanding tradition of producing national leaders and is one of the nation’s best values in legal education.

UF Law has outstanding faculty, students, and alumni. It currently has 54 tenure/tenure-track faculty, and 24 legal skills faculty. The faculty is highly productive with respect to research and scholarship, and is committed to high level of teaching and service. The law faculty has embraced and engaged in a multi-year process of strategic planning. It is invested in that ongoing process. UF Law has a total student body of approximately 1,000 students. The 2014 median LSAT/GPA were 158/3.50, and the July 2014 bar passage was 90.6%, the highest bar pass rate among law schools in the state. UF Law has approximately 21,000 loyal alums. The generosity of its loyal alumni and friends, including college namesake Fredric G. Levin, a prominent trial lawyer, makes the college one of the nation’s best endowed public law schools.

U.S. News & World Report ranks UF Law 49th overall and 24th among public law schools. UF Law has a Tax Law program that ranks 2nd overall and an Environmental Law program that ranks 14th overall. UF Law continues to be highly rated in terms of reputation: 16th among publics and 38th overall in the assessment of practicing lawyers and judges; and 14th among publics and 35th overall in the assessment of academics. In addition to the J.D., the college offers four LL.M. programs (Taxation, International Taxation, Environmental and Land Use Law, and Comparative Law), and it has one of the country’s few programs awarding S.J.D.’s in Taxation.

A major competitive advantage of UF Law is that it is one of the nation’s best values in legal education. UF Law is third most affordable among the nation’s top 50 law schools based on American Bar Association data for tuition and fees plus annual expenses. The in-state and out-of-state tuitions are $22,230 and $38,835. These tuition levels make UF Law a desirable school for law applicants.

UF Law has a longstanding tradition of preparing its graduates for significant leadership roles and professional accomplishments. UF Law is 4th among public law schools (8th overall) for the number of degrees granted to sitting federal judges as of 2014, according to Federal Judicial Center data. More than 250 graduates serve as state appellate and trial judges in Florida and many serve in those roles in other states. No other law school has produced as many presidents of the American Bar Association (five since 1973). Four Florida Governors and hundreds of state senators, representatives and cabinet members hail from UF Law. Twelve graduates also became college presidents, and more than a dozen have served as deans of law schools. UF Law is particularly proud of our track record in producing diverse leaders for the legal profession. According to a 2012 article in the Journal of Legal Education, UF Law ranked 11th among publics and 29th overall in the number of alumni graduating from 1986 to the present serving as partners in the National Law Journal 100 law firms.

The State of Florida is the 4th largest state by population, and demographic trends indicate that the state may soon become the 3rd largest state. Florida has four major metropolitan legal markets (Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and Miami), plus the state capitol of Tallahassee. Gainesville is located in North Central Florida, one of the country’s most desirable areas in terms of quality of living. It has been highly rated by such publications as Money Magazine, Forbes and Popular Mechanics. It is consistently ranked as one of the top “college towns” in the nation, and offers the cultural and entertainment attractions and ambiance that come with a premier public university.

Responsibilities of the Dean

The Dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer of UF Law. The Dean is an intellectual leader of a community of scholars, teachers, and students. The Dean also serves as the school’s public voice, articulating its contributions to and role in local, state, national and international communities.

The Dean reports directly to the Provost and serves as a member of the University’s senior administrative team. The Dean provides strategic, operational, and intellectual leadership including:

▪ fundraising and alumni engagement to assure continued financial strength and stability of the institution, and the school’s connection to the profession

▪ representing UF Law within the University community and to external constituencies, including alumni, bench, bar, and state government

▪ managing operations, staff, budgeting, planning, and law school resources

▪ promoting and fostering continued excellence in research, teaching, service, and intellectual engagement of a committed faculty and student body

▪ overseeing faculty hiring, promotion, tenure, and professional development

▪ assessing new or entrepreneurial or interdisciplinary initiatives in the changing landscape of legal education, the legal profession, and UF Law’s impact on education and training in the legal profession and broader economy

Qualifications of the Dean

UF Law seeks a creative and energetic individual with the vision and intellect necessary to build on the school’s momentum in a challenging and complex environment for legal education and profession. Applicants for Dean of UF Law should possess a record of academic or professional accomplishments appropriate for the position of Dean and a record to secure tenure as a member of the faculty. Candidates should possess the following attributes:

▪ vision for UF Law’s preeminence

▪ leadership, management, and interpersonal skills, and ethical compass to administrate and lead a major public law school

▪ ability to work effectively with the Provost and other university officials in the enterprise of a major public university

▪ intellectual depth to be a leader of scholars, academics, and teachers

▪ respect for faculty governance, dialogue, diversity, and collegiality

▪ ability to foster faculty and staff development, and to promote student employment outcomes

▪ commitment to diversity in faculty hiring and promotions and student admissions

▪ sophisticated understanding of legal education, the legal profession, and their evolving dynamics

▪ ability to work effectively with alumni and members of the bench and bar, and to connect the law school to the legal profession

▪ ability and strong interest in fundraising and alumni engagement

Process

Review of applications, nominations and expressions of interest will begin immediately. Applications and written inquiries (including emails) are subject to Florida’s Open Government and Public Records laws, Florida Statutes, chapter 286. Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications by February 20, 2015, to ensure full consideration, though the search will remain open until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter summarizing qualifications and interest, along with a CV to: Isaacson, Miller, c/o Tim McFeeley, Vice President, 1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036, by email to: tmcfeeley@. Inquiries may also be directed to Isaacson, Miller by phone at 202-682-1504.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff.

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