Early career[edit]

In 1987, Schill joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Wharton School. He served as assistant professor of law from 1987 to 1992, and became professor of law in 1992. From 1993 to 1995 he was professor of law and real estate. In 1995 he moved to the New York University School of Law and Wagner School of Public Service, becoming professor of law and urban planning. Simultaneously, he became the founding director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. He held both positions until 2004, and in 2003 he additionally became the Wilf Family Professor in Property Law.^[3]


In 2004, Schill became dean and professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.^[7] During his five and one-half years at UCLA, Schill recruited leading legal scholars from top schools across the nation and established thirteen endowed chairs. He launched three new legal research centers and two academic specialization programs. Alumni participation in fundraising doubled during his tenure as dean, and private philanthropy tripled.^[8] Schill served as chair of the Council of Professional School Deans and sat on the UCLA Chancellor's Executive Committee.^[3]


During Schill's tenure as dean of the University of Chicago Law School, from 2009 to 2015, the law school expanded its faculty, increased incoming student credentials to record levels, doubled its fundraising, and established new centers and curricula in law and economics, business leadership and public interest law. In addition to serving as dean of the law school, Schill was appointed professor in the college, where he taught a course in law and urban problems.