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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to have publications in main law reviews and top recommendations. It's not something you get just by being smart and having some prestigious stuff on your resume.

The people I know who transitioned from practice to teaching got fellowships at law schools to produce articles, got jobs as legal writing teachers, or clinical jobs. [/quote]

I've known a few people who made the move from practicing law to teaching.  Many teach legal writing or run clinics, which is great if that's something you're interested in.  Otherwise, they wrote a bunch of scholarly articles while practicing, and worked to become a recognized authority in some specific area of the law (conferences, articles, commissions, committees, etc.).

I think it used to be more common.  I took several classes from former practitioners -- partners in law firms, or people who had been GC for a federal agency, etc.  But they were older, and in the past couple of decades, things have changed.  [/quote]

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