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If you would like to organize your own session at the 2025 meeting without being connected to a particular section, consider submitting a proposal for a Hot Topic session. These programs, focusing on topics that emerged too late in the year to be included in other types of programs, require no set format. Most Hot…
Read More about 2025 Annual Meeting: Call for Hot Topics SessionsAALS is pleased to announce New York Law School (NYLS) as a new co-host law school for the Journal of Legal Education (JLE). The school will join University of California, Irvine School of Law to provide editorial leadership for the publication starting in July 2024. “The Journal of Legal Education is an essential resource for…
Read More about AALS Selects New York Law School as Co-Host of the Journal of Legal EducationJunior scholars, jumpstart your scholarship! Law faculty who have been teaching for five years or fewer are encouraged to submit a scholarly paper to the annual Scholarly Papers competition—note that time spent as a VAP or law fellow counts toward the requirement of being a full-time educator. If you are a full-time teacher at an…
Read More about Scholarly Papers CompetitionAcademic SupportSusan Landrum, University of Illinois College of Law, ChairTitichia Jackson, Penn State Dickinson Law, Chair-Elect Administrative LawGlen Staszewski, Michigan State University College of Law, ChairAnuj Desai, University of Wisconsin Law School, Chair-Elect Admiralty and Maritime LawWilliam Dunlap, Quinnipiac University School of Law, ChairKristen van de Biezenbos, California Western School of Law, Chair-Elect AfricaMatiangai Sirleaf,…
Read More about 2024 Section Chairs and Chairs-ElectAALS hosted two webinars in April: How to Become a Law Professor, which provided resources, advice, and practical demonstrations to assist potential law school teachers with the academic job market, and a preview of the upcoming Supreme Court term for emeritus and retired law faculty. How to Become a Law Professor For the second time,…
Read More about Spring Webinars on Becoming a Law Teacher, Upcoming Supreme Court TermThis spring, AALS launched a new webpage featuring resources for early career law professors. The page contains information about how to get the most out of the AALS and links to commonly used pages. The webpage explains the benefits of attending the AALS Annual Meeting including speaking, mentorship, and networking opportunities. The page also details…
Read More about AALS Launches Webpage With Resources for New Law ProfessorsAALS sections provide opportunities for law school faculty and staff to connect on issues of shared interest. Each section is focused on a different academic discipline, affinity group, or administrative area. For a full list of sections and information on how to join, visit www.aals.org/sections. As part of the ongoing “Spotlight on Sections” series, AALS…
Read More about Spotlight on Sections: Employment Discrimination LawFaculty Perspectives is an ongoing series in which AALS presents opinions from law faculty on a variety of issues important to legal education and the legal profession. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily the opinions of the Association of American Law Schools. Faculty interested in contributing a piece for the series can contact [email protected]. This…
Read More about Faculty Perspectives: The Experiential SabbaticalAALS sections provide opportunities for law school faculty and staff to connect on issues of shared interest. Each section is focused on a different academic discipline, affinity group, or administrative area. For a full list of sections and information on how to join, visit www.aals.org/sections. As part of the ongoing “Spotlight on Sections” series, AALS…
Read More about Spotlight on Sections: Aging and the LawThe recently released issue 71-4 of the Journal of Legal Education highlights the growth of programs and resources focused on access to legal education. Articles examine the expansion of online and clinical programs, programs for students facing financial and other barriers, and contrasting views on law school admission approaches. This issue was edited by American…
Read More about Journal of Legal Education Issue Examines Access to Legal Education and Current Trends