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Mizzou Law faculty are composed of outstanding teachers and scholars with national and international reputations.
- Scholarship by Mizzou Law Faculty has been cited by all levels of the federal courts – including the United States Supreme Court – as well as by the legislatures and supreme courts of several states. The faculty ranks consistently high in studies measuring scholarly productivity and impact. More than a dozen casebooks authored by Mizzou Law faculty members are used in law schools throughout the United States.
- Mizzou Law faculty are committed to educating students and preparing them for the practice of law and boasts a number of award-winning teachers.
- Mizzou Law faculty contribute to the profession in a number of ways. Faculty serve as Commissioners of the National Conference on Uniform State Law, as officers of the Association of American Law Schools, as State Supreme Court Fellows, as Fulbright Scholars, and as members of the American Law Institute.

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Faculty Scholarship
Mizzou Law faculty have been published in national academic journals, called upon by media outlets around the country, and have presented around the world on a variety of legal issues.

Exploring New Scholarship
Faculty Speaker Series
The Mizzou Law Faculty Speaker Series explores new scholarship by Mizzou law faculty, professors from other law schools, and University of Missouri scholars whose work intersects with law.

Faculty News

June 11, 2025
Professor Jayne Woods presents on AI
Professor Jayne Woods presented “Using AI to Prepare for Moot Court” at the AI & Legal Skills: Innovation, Impact, and Integrity Virtual Conference hosted by the Legal Writing Institute and the University of Wisconsin Law School in early June.

June 9, 2025
Professor Oliveri publishes essay on sexual harrassment in housing
Professor Rigel Oliveri recently published an essay, “Legal and Policy Responses to Sexual Harassment in Housing,” in the Connecticut Law Review. Her piece was part of a symposium put on by the Connecticut Law Review on the subject of Fair Housing in the 21st Century. To read the full essay, visit: https://connecticutlawreview.law.uconn.edu/2025/06/03/legal-and-policy-responses-to-sexual-harassment-in-housing/

June 5, 2025
Professor Renee Henson presents at conference on AI
In late May, Professor Renee Henson presented at the Conference on AI, Insurance Law, and Regulation at UConn School of Law. Professor Henson participated on a panel, “How can and should insurance influence the law of AI and AI itself.”