Gillian Lester, Acting Dean of Berkeley Law, Appointed Next Dean of Columbia Law School
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"I'm delighted to announce that
Lester is a nationally recognized authority in employment law and policy, whose research has explored distributive justice and the welfare state, workplace intellectual property, paid family leave and the design of social insurance programs. She is presently the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law and the Werner and Mimi Wolfen Research Professor. She joined the faculty at Berkeley Law in 2006 and has served as co-director of the
She has held external appointments as the Sidley Austin Visiting Professor at
"I'm honored to take on the leadership of
Lester holds degrees from
Lester is the author of numerous books and articles and is co-author of one of the leading casebooks on employment law, Employment Law Cases and Materials. She is also an advisor to the American Law Institute Restatement of Employment Law.
Between the end of the current academic year and
"I want to thank the diligent members of the search committee for their efforts that led to this impressive appointment, especially its co-chairs
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