Seton Hall Law School’s Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law & Policy has announced the Eleventh Annual Health Law Works-in-Progress Retreat (WIP Retreat). The purpose of the retreat is to give health law scholars an opportunity to share their work and exchange ideas in a friendly, informal setting.

The retreat will be held on 15 January 2027 as a live event at Seton Hall’s Newark, New Jersey campus, with an option for remote participation for those unable to attend in person.

Format

The retreat involves an in-depth discussion of 4-5 draft papers. For each paper, two commentators are designated, each of whom has about 10 minutes to present comments and suggestions. The author then has 5 minutes to respond, after which the floor opens to a general discussion among all retreat participants.

Eligibility

The retreat is open to anyone with an academic appointment in health law, including professors, fellows and visitors, in any institution of higher education (not just law schools). Faculty members, fellows and visiting scholars at Indian universities working in health law may therefore submit. Students without an academic appointment are not covered by the call.

What to submit

A preliminary draft of the paper or, if that is not possible, a detailed introduction or outline of at least 5 pages.
Submissions are anonymised before being distributed to the selection committee, so remove any statements in the draft that may identify you (such as references to “my previous work”).
Do not send your submission directly to any Seton Hall Law School faculty member, as that would breach anonymity.

How to apply

Email your draft or detailed outline to healthlaw@shu.edu no later than 13 November 2026.

Selection and final drafts

The organisers will select the papers to be presented by early December 2026 and will then identify two commentators for each paper. Final drafts are due on 8 January 2027. Drafts will be made available to all participants on a password-protected website.