YLS OSCAR M. RUEBHAUSEN AND IRVING S.

RIBICOFF FELLOWSHIPS
Application Information for Fellowships Commencing in August 2008

The Yale Law School is pleased to announce two Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fellowships and the
Irving S. Ribicoff Fellowship for individuals who plan to pursue careers in law teaching. The
Fellowships will provide individuals who already hold U.S. or foreign law degrees with the time,
mentorship, and environment to develop outstanding legal scholarship. The expectation is that
Fellows will be competitive for tenure-track positions at leading law schools by the end of the
Fellowship term.

Terms of the Fellowship

Each Ruebhausen Fellowship will be of two years duration, and two fellows will be selected
each year. The Ribicoff Fellowship will be for one year, and one fellow will be selected.

The Fellows will be chosen by mid February 2008 and will arrive at Yale Law School by
approximately August 1, 2008. Fellows will receive a cash stipend of $42,250 per year as well as
health care coverage. The fellow will each be given a Law School office and full access to Yale
Universitys libraries and other facilities.

Fellows will be assigned a faculty mentor and will participate fully in the intellectual life of the
Law School. Fellows will not have teaching obligations. With the approval of the administration
and faculty, Fellows may be permitted to co-teach classes or to lead reading groups at the Law
School, to teach undergraduate seminars at Yale College, or, in rare instances, to teach a Law
School class on their own. Fellows will be expected to be in residence full time at the Law School
for the academic year(s) of the fellowship. Fellows should not accept outside employment during
their Fellowship term and will be expected to spend most of their working hours on site at the
Law School. Accordingly, Fellows should plan to live in or near New Haven. Fellows will be
expected to be available to students, particularly those working in their fields.

For the Ruebhausen Fellowships, Fellows will be required to submit one publishable piece of
scholarship at the end of their first year as a prerequisite to continuing in the second year of the
Fellowship. The Fellows faculty mentor will be responsible for certifying that the article
submitted meets high scholarly standards.

How to Apply.
Applicants must hold (or be about to acquire) a J.D. or its foreign equivalent. Applications are
invited from students in their final year of law school, from recent graduates, and from practicing
lawyers or other professionals who wish to enter law teaching. The deadline for receipt of an
application for the fellowship term commencing around August 1, 2008 is January 10, 2008. The
faculty Fellowship Committee will notify applicants of the selection results by mid February
2008.

An application must contain:

(1) A cover letter that: (a) where applicable, discloses other sources of funding that
may be available to support your pursuit of a career in law teaching; (b) gives the names and
contact information of at least two references, including those submitting letters, who are familiar
with your qualifications to become a law teacher; and (c) states whether you wish to be
considered for both the Ribicoff and the Ruebhausen fellowships, and if you indicate your desire
to be considered for both fellowships, which fellowship you would prefer.
(2) A law school transcript and, where relevant, the transcript of any other postgraduate degree
program. An unofficial transcript is fine.
(3) A copy of your resume (curriculum vitae).
(4) A brief statement, one to five pages in length, which indicates both your long-term
aspirations for work in legal academia and the writing project(s) that you would pursue during the
term of the Fellowship. The letter should situate those projects in the context of your long-term
academic aspirations. Be as specific as possible.
(5) Copies of articles or manuscripts that indicate your potential as a legal scholar.
(6) Two or three letters of recommendation, preferably from legal academics, in signed, sealed
envelopes.

Submit application materials (hard copy only) to: Yale Law School Oscar M. Ruebhausen and
Ribicoff Fellowship Programs, c/o Nikitia M. Tillman, Career Development Office, Yale Law
School, P.O. Box 208330, New Haven CT 06520-8330. For further information, please contact
Theresa Bryant, Executive Director of the Career Development Office, at
Theresa.Bryant@yale.edu.