The following professor(s) are hiring JD and LLM students for the upcoming Fall 2026 semester. Please see below and CSM/Symplicity:
*Note to Incoming LLMs: Until your Symplicity Accounts are made, you can view the RA listings below and apply.
Fall 2026 Islamic Finance Course – Teaching Assistants (2Ls and 3Ls)
Deadline: September 17th (or until the position is filled)
Prof. Ehab Elsonbaty & Prof. Sinem Sonmez are seeking teaching assistants for their Fall 2026 Islamic Finance course (LAW-LW.12236) at NYU. Applicants should have taken at least one semester of Contracts (LAW-LW.11672) and Bankruptcy (LAW-LW.11460), preferably. The class will take place on Mondays from 11:00am-1:00pm. For general information about TA-ing, see here: https://www.law.nyu.edu/academicservices/academic-policies/non-classroom-credits/teaching-assistants.
To apply, please send a resume, transcript (or unofficial grade history), and a few sentences about your interest to Dr. Sinem Sonmez at: ss22740@nyu.edu
Fall 2026 Research Assistant (Part-Time) – Prof. Samaha (2Ls and 3Ls)
Deadline: September 17th (or until position is filled)
Professor Samaha seeks part-time research assistants for the Fall semester to work on projects involving constitutional interpretation and judicial decision-making and, secondarily, administrative law and possibly disability law. Hours are negotiable. Please email a resume, transcript, and short statement of interest to Madison Kelts (mlk469@law.nyu.edu).
Fall 2026 Research Assistant – Prof. Yvette Borja (JDs and LLMs)
Deadline: September 28 (or until position is filled)
Compensation: $17.00/hour and/or Academic Credit
Prof. Yvette Borja is seeking research assistant(s) for the fall of 2026. The research assistant(s) will conduct research on shadow docket immigration-enforcement related cases & how the law has historically shaped and created the Latinx racial category. Hours are negotiable. Please email a resume, transcript, and short statement of interest to ayb5084@nyu.edu as soon as possible.