University Appoints Berman To Post of Law Professor

Harold J. Berman, an authority on Soviet law and international trade, has been appointed Professor of Law at the University effective July 1, Dean Erwin N. Griswold of the Law School announced yesterday.

Berman, a graduate of Dartmouth in 1938, will continue in his position as associate professor at the Law School and his work on the staff of the Russian Research Center until the appointment date.

Before coming to Harvard, Berman taught law at Stanford University. He joined the faculty of the Harvard Law School as Visiting Professor in 1948.