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Pierre Schlag is University Distinguished Professor & Byron R. White Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School, where he teaches jurisprudence, constitutional law, torts, and various seminars on ethics, law and economics, and contemporary legal theory. His Spring 2025 teaching schedule includes Jurisprudence (LAWS 7128-801), reflecting his ongoing active role in legal education.
Schlag received his undergraduate education at Yale College and earned his J.D. from UCLA, where he served as Articles Editor of the UCLA Law Review. Prior to entering academia, he practiced law with Covington & Burling in Washington D.C., focusing on antitrust and tax law while dedicating significant time to pro bono constitutional law work involving racial discrimination, freedom of speech, and unreasonable searches and seizures.
Schlag's research spans multiple domains within legal theory, with particular emphasis on jurisprudence, constitutional interpretation, legal reasoning, law and economics, freedom of speech, and the aesthetics of law. His scholarly output demonstrates a consistent engagement with foundational questions about law's nature, function, and relationship to broader social and philosophical frameworks. Over his career, he has developed distinctive critiques of conventional legal thinking while exploring the conceptual architecture underlying legal doctrine.
His most recent publications reveal a sustained interest in the epistemological dimensions of legal knowledge, the conceptual boundaries between law and adjacent disciplines, and the methodological challenges inherent in legal reasoning. Schlag's work often bridges continental philosophy with American legal thought, creating distinctive theoretical syntheses that challenge established paradigms.
- University Distinguished Professor (prestigious university-wide honor)
- Byron R. White Professor of Law (named professorship)
Schlag has mentored numerous students through his teaching and scholarly work, though specific advisees are not documented in the provided materials. His courses regularly attract students interested in theoretical approaches to law, including his Spring 2025 Jurisprudence course. His scholarly impact extends internationally, with works translated into French, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, and Spanish, reflecting his global influence in legal theory.
