AALS Directory of Law Teachers Online Faculty Forms:

Step-By-Step Instructions

General Instructions

Navigating the forms:

Present Information:

Your present information is on the bottom of each page.

Buttons:

‘Save and go to next page’: Click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button if you are done with this section and to move on to the next page.

‘Save and add another’: Click the ‘Save and add another’ button to save your current entry and add more to that page.

‘Skip this Page’: If you do not have any changes or additions to a page or you want to leave a page blank, click the ‘Skip this page’ button’ to move on to the next page. Note: Clicking the ‘Skip’ button will not save any changes to the page.

‘Delete’: You can delete an item entirely by clicking the ‘delete’ button, after clicking ‘Edit’ next to the item you want to delete.

Navigation Bar:

The navigation bar is located to the right of every page. You can use this to jump to pages. After you have completed all the forms, you will have the opportunity to preview your listing information on the summary page, which can be found on the bottom of the navigation bar to the right of each page. If you need to make changes, simply navigate back to the necessary page, make the edit, and click the save button.

General Instructions

Editing or Deleting Your Present Information:

Your present information is on the bottom of each page. To edit or delete an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link to the left of the entry:

After clicking ‘Edit,’ you can change the entry by selecting or typing new data in the

Click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button if you are done with this section or the ‘Save and add another’ button if you have more to add or edit.

General Instructions

To Add to Information:

To add information to your Directory listing, fill out the appropriate information on each page using the drop down menus and typing in the correct entries. On each page, you can add more entries on the page, or save and move on to the next page, by clicking the ‘Save and add another’ or ‘Save and go to next page’ buttons. When your entry is complete on each page, click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button. If you do not have any changes or additions to this page, or you want to leave the page blanks, click the ‘Skip this page’ button to move on to the next page.

Step-by-Step Instructions Logging In

  1. Go to: www.aals.org/dlt/

  2. Click the login link. You should now see the page below:

  3. Enter the user name (e-mail) and password that were sent to you and/or your Dean and press ‘Go.’

NOTE: If you do not want your e-mail address published in the Directory and/or the user name we sent you starts with ‘999’ please see the FAQ page located at www.aals.org/dlt/

Hints:

- Even if the e-mail we have for you is incorrect, you must use it as your user name on this screen. You will be able to change your e-mail/user name once you are logged in.

-If you check the ‘remember me’ check box, you will not have to log-in each time you come to this screen. This is NOT recommended for public computers.

-If you forgot your password you can click the ‘forgot password’ link on the bottom of the log-in screen. Enter the e-mail we have on file for you, and we will send you a new password. If you do not have a valid e-mail address and can’t log in, use the help form located at www.aals.org/dlt/.

-For more information on logging in and/or your e-mail address, please visit the FAQ page located at www.aals.org/dlt/

Changing Your Contact Information

  1. Once logged in, click the ‘My Information’ link on the left side of the screen. The page should now look like the one below, with your name, mailing address and e-mail address.

  2. Click the ‘Edit’ link next to ‘Individual Information’.

  3. You can make any changes to your name under ‘Personal Information’. Your address should already be linked to your school’s address. Faculty who have switched schools may still see their old school’s address. That, as well as adding additional/seasonal addresses can be changed by following the instructions below.

NOTE- The address information for new Law School teachers may be blank. It is imperative that new Law School teachers input their schools address in the form above.

Hint:
- If you made any changes on this page, remember to click the ‘Save’ button on the bottom of the form before proceeding.

  1. To add or change your mailing address, phone, fax, or e-mail, click the ‘Manage Contact Info’ button.

  2. To add phone, fax, mailing addresses or e-mail addresses, click the ADD link next to the one you want to change. For each, choose the type of contact (business, personal). If the mailing address is seasonal, choose ‘spring’, ‘fall’, or ‘year’ under address type. If you have more than one phone, fax, address or e-mail, select which one should be primary by checking the ‘primary’ check box.

  3. To change or delete a phone, fax, mailing address, or e-mail address, click the underlined text of the one you want to change.

NOTE- if your address is linked to your school, you will not be able to change it. You can however, create a new address and set it to primary.

Hint:
-Changing your primary e-mail address also changes your user name for logging in.

7. When you are done updating your contact information, click the ‘My Information’ link on the left.

Changing Your User name and Password

  1. Your primary e-mail address is your user name to log-in. To change it, follow the instructions in the previous section.

  2. To change your password, click the ‘My Information’ link on the left side of the screen.

  3. On the bottom of the screen, click the ‘Click here’ link next to ‘Would you like to change your password?’

  4. Enter and confirm your new password and click the ‘Change Password’ button to save it.

 

Hints:-If you forgot your password you can click the ‘forgot password’ link on the bottom of the log-in screen. Enter the e-mail we have on file for you, and we will send you a new password. If you do not have a valid e-mail address and can’t log in, use the help form located at www.aals.org/dlt/.

-If you do not want your e-mail address published in the Directory and/or the user name we sent you starts with ‘999’ please see the FAQ page located at www.aals.org/dlt/

Changing Schools

The faculty list for each school comes from the Dean’s offices of each school. If the school we have listed for you on the ‘My Information’ or ‘My Organization’ pages is incorrect, you can ‘Request an Organization Change’ by following the steps below.

1. Click the ‘Edit’ link on the ‘My Information’ page.

Hint:
-If you are visiting or joint at a school, your home school should be listed on the ‘My Information’ and ‘My Organization’ pages. If it is not, use the ‘request org change’ form as described in this section and give details of your home, visiting, and/or joint schools.

2. Click the ‘Request Org. Change’ button on the ‘Edit My Information’ page

  1. Enter the name of your new school and any other relevant details in the text box ‘details of change’ and click the ‘Continue’ button.

  2. We will contact you when your request has been made (usually 1-2 business days).

Hint:

- You can continue updating the rest of your Directory information before you receive a confirmation that your organization change request as been made.

Faculty Forms

The following pages contains instructions to update/complete the information needed to compile the AALS Directory of Law Teachers as well as statistical information on the composition of law school faculties. If you were listed in a previous edition of the Directory, most of your information will already be in our system (usually located on the bottom of each page).

Each page will have its own instructions. Please read them carefully before completing the form.

Do not attempt to abbreviate unless instructed to do so. The software will make all abbreviations automatically.

When you are finished with each page, click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button. For pages with multiple selections click the ‘Save and add another’ button after each selection and then click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button when finished. If you want to skip a page without making any changes, click the ‘Skip this page’ button on the right side of the page.

After you have completed all the forms, you will have the opportunity to preview your listing as it will appear in the Directory. If you need to make changes, simply go back to the necessary page, make the edit, and click the submit button again.

You can come back and make additional changes any time before the deadline date. You can jump to any section using the navigation links on the right side of the page.

For more help, visit www.aals.org/dlt/.

Click on the ‘Update Directory of Law Teachers Information’ link to begin updating Demographic Information.

Demographic Information

  1. Choose your gender, number of years teaching, birth year and ethnicity from the fields on this page. To select more than one ethnicity, hold down the ‘Ctrl’ button while selecting your choices with the mouse.

  2. If you do not want any of the above demographics printed in the Directory, check the appropriate check boxes under ‘Preferences.’

  3. Click the ‘Save and go to next page’ button when ready.

Emeritus/Joint Tenured

If you are an emeritus faculty at a law school other than where you are currently teaching or you hold a joint tenured appointment at another school, please fill in the information for the school. Do not list ‘on leave’ status here. If you are not emeritus or joint faculty at another school, you can click ‘Skip this page.’

  1. Type the first few words of the full name of the school where you are emeritus or joint faculty. (Ex: ‘University of Kentucky’ not ‘Kentucky’)

  2. Click the Search Icon. A list of schools whose names start with the words you searched for will appear on the next screen. Click the appropriate school. In the example below, we searched for ‘Florida’ and we clicked ‘Florida International’

  3. Choose the relationship type (Emeritus or Joint) and your title at the school you just selected. You can leave the start and end dates blank.

  4. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ when complete.

Titles

  1. To delete a current title, click the ‘Edit’ link, then click the ‘Delete’ button. Click the ‘Save and add another’ button to add a new title.

  2. To add new titles, select the title which most closely matches your job from the drop down menu. Click ‘Save and add another’ to add multiple titles, click ‘Save and go to next page’ when you have added your final title. You can ignore the ‘start’ and ‘end dates.’

Roles

  1. To delete a current role, click the ‘Edit’ link, then click the ‘Delete’ button.

  2. To add new roles, select the role which most closely matches your job from the drop down menu. Click ‘Save and add another’ to add multiple roles, click ‘Save and go to next page’ when you have added your final role. You can ignore the ‘start’ and ‘end dates.’

Status/Position

  1. Select your current status or type of position and fill in appropriate tenure year or life of contract.

  2. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ when ready.

Degrees

Undergraduate and honorary degrees may be listed, but no more than five degrees will appear in the

Directory.

Enter school code for law school degrees and Ph.D. degrees only.

Law Review

1. If you were an officer, list the office first in the ‘Position’ field and then the title of the periodical. If you were a member of the editorial board but not an officer, list just the title of the periodical.

NOTE: Abbreviate the name of the journal (ex: Note Ed., Minn L. Rev.)

  1. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

  2. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ when ready.

Admissions to Practice

Your state and year of admissions to practice are listed on the bottom of the page.

  1. To add additional admissions, choose the Country, State, and Year.

  2. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

  3. Click ‘Save and add another’ to add multiple admissions to practice, click ‘Save and go to next page’ when you have added your final admission to practice.

Employment

  1. Select your classification

  2. Type your position of employment in the space ‘position.’

  3. Enter in the location of your employment in the space ‘location.’

  4. Enter the name of your employer in the space ‘employer.’

  5. Fill in the start date of the employment. Fill in the end date if you are not longer at that job.

  6. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

  7. Once you have entered your Employment Information, you can ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and submit another.’

Subjects Taught

  1. Choose a subject which you are teaching or in which you are an experienced teacher and wish to continue to be recognized under ‘subject’. Choose those that are the nearest equivalents to the titles of your courses.

  2. Type in the course title of the subject you are teaching or have taught in ‘course title’.

  3. If the subject you are teaching or have taught is a seminar, check the ‘seminar?’ box.

  4. Select a number of year which you have been teaching or had taught the subject.

  5. If you will teach the course next year, check the ‘will you teach the course next year?’ box.

  6. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

  7. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and add another’. You can choose and up to three additional subjects in which you are an experienced teacher and wish to continue to be recognized.

Books and Book Awards

  1. Next to ‘type’, choose ‘Book’ or ‘Book Award’.

  2. In ‘title’, list only titles of your writings that have been separately published, such as books, with year of publication. Show co-authors or co-editors as follows: “Handbook or Torts (with Jons).” Do NOT List law review articles. List here also any national award received for your scholarly writing - e.g. “order of the Coif Triennial Book Award, 1980.”

  3. Enter the year in which the book was published or the award was won.

  4. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and add another’.

  5. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

Academic Awards and Honors

  1. List the academic award or honor you have received in the space ‘award’.

  2. Select the date which you received the award next to ‘date’.

  3. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and add another’. Do NOT list law review articles or awards for scholarly writing (see Book and Book Awards).

  4. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

Membership in Academic Organizations

  1. Next to ‘academic organization’ list the name of the organization in which membership has special significance in your teaching field or evidences scholarly achievement or other honor.

  2. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and add another’. Omit bar association memberships. List significant offices or special positions in parentheses following the organization

  3. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

Consultantships, Advisory Committees

  1. Next to ‘title’ List significant advisory committee memberships, significant consultant positions, or significant positions on governing bodies or organizations, governmental or private, compensated or uncompensated, that are additional to your regular occupation during the period involved. Do not list local community positions. Do not restate here entries listed under Employment or Academic Organizations.

  2. Select the organization next to ‘organization’.

  3. Select a ‘start’ and ‘end date’.

  4. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

  5. Click ‘Save and go to next page’ or ‘Save and add another’.

Leave Status

8. To edit an entry, click the ‘Edit’ link on the left.

Summary

On the Summary page, please review your information to make sure it is correct. If you have any changes, use the ‘Back’ arrow or button on your browser, then navigate to the correct page to change the information.