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Mission
The Association of American Law Schools’ mission is to uphold and advance excellence in legal education. In support of this mission, AALS promotes the core values of excellence in teaching and scholarship, academic freedom, and diversity, including diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints, while seeking to improve the legal profession, to foster justice, and to serve our many communities–local, national, and international.
Statements
- AALS selects UC Irvine School of Law as co-host of the Journal of Legal Education (June 5, 2023)
- AALS Survey: Law Class of 2022 Contributed More Than $80 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal Services (January 3, 2023)
- AALS Announces 2023 Section Award Winners (December 29, 2022)
- Maryam Ahranjani and Jamelia N. Morgan to Receive Deborah L. Rhode Award from Four AALS Sections (December 12, 2022)
- UC Davis Dean Kevin R. Johnson Awarded Inaugural Olivas Award from Five AALS Sections (November 28, 2022)
- AALS Selects 2023 Scholarly Papers Competition Winner (November 22, 2022)
- Alena Allen Named Deputy Director of the Association of American Law Schools (May 31, 2022)
- New Report Details the Career Pathways, Responsibilities, and Challenges Facing Law School Deans (April 5, 2022)
- AALS Announces Sections of the Year: Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities and Property Law (January 9, 2022)
- AALS Announces 2022 Leadership (January 8, 2022)
- AALS Announces 2022 Section Award Winners (December 29, 2021)
- AALS Selects 2022 Scholarly Papers Competition Winner (November 17, 2021)
- AALS Honors Kimberlé W. Crenshaw with Lifetime Service Award (September 23, 2021)
- AALS Announces 2021 Leadership (January 4, 2021)
- AALS Announces Sections of the Year: Balance in Legal Education and Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Research (January 9, 2021)
- AALS Announces 2021 Section Award Winners (December 17, 2020)
- AALS Selects 2021 Scholarly Papers Competition Winner (November 20, 2020)
- AALS to Present Inaugural Impact Award to Law Deans Who Created Antiracist Clearinghouse Project (October 29, 2020)
- AALS Announces 2020 Leadership (January 4, 2020)
- AALS Selects 2020 Scholarly Papers Competition Winners (January 3, 2020)
- AALS Survey: Law Class of 2019 Contributed More Than $111 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal Services (December 17, 2019)
- AALS Announces Sections of the Year: Environmental Law and Legal Writing, Reasoning & Research (November 26, 2019)
- AALS Announces 2020 Section Award Winners (November 25, 2019)
- AccessLex Institute Awards Grant to AALS for Research and Support of Law Schools and Deans
(May 7, 2019)
- AALS Announces 2019 Leadership (January 4, 2019)
- AALS Survey: Law Class of 2018 Contributed More Than $85 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal Service (January 3, 2019)
- AALS Honors Michael A. Olivas with Lifetime Service Award (December 3, 2018)
- AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution Named Section of the Year (December 3, 2018)
- AALS Announces 2019 Section Award Winners (December 3, 2018)
- AALS Selects 2019 Scholarly Papers Competition Winners (November 13, 2018)
- AALS/LSAC/Gallup Survey: Parental Education a Key Factor in Considering Grad School (October 23, 2018)
- AALS/Gallup Report: College Students’ Reasons for Attending Law School Focus on Public Service and Opportunity to Make a Difference (September 20, 2018)
- Sean Scott Named Associate Director of the Association of American Law Schools (April 30, 2018)
- AALS Announces 2018 Leadership (January 5, 2018)
- LSAC and AALS Partner on Projects Supporting Legal Education and the Rule of Law (January 5, 2018)
- AALS Survey: Law Class of 2017 Contributed More Than $81 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal Services (January 3, 2018)
- AALS Announces 2018 Section Award Winners (December 8, 2017)
- AALS Announces Inaugural Section of the Year Honorees (November 16, 2017)
- AALS Announces 2018 Scholarly Papers Competition Winners (November 15, 2017)
- AALS Opposes Proposed Revision to ABA Standard on Use of Part-Time Faculty After First Year of Law School (August 3, 2017)
- AALS Relocates 2018 Conference on Clinical Legal Education from Texas and Plans No Future Meetings in the State (July 20, 2017)
- AALS Announces 2017 Leadership (January 9, 2017)
- AALS Survey: Law Class of 2016 Contributed More Than $52 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal Services (January 4, 2017)
- AALS Announces 2017 Section Award Winners (December 8, 2016)
- AALS Announces 2017 Scholarly Papers Competition Winners (December 1, 2016)
- AALS Announces 2016 Leadership (January 9, 2016)
- AALS Elects University of California, Irvine School of Law into Membership (January 7, 2016)
- AALS Announces 2016 Section Award Winners (December 7, 2015)
- AALS Announces 2016 Scholarly Papers Competition Winner (December 7, 2015)
- AALS Receives Access Group Grant to Support Public Outreach Efforts (October 6, 2015)
- AALS Launches New Journal of Legal Education Website (September 22, 2015)
- AALS Honors Herma Hill Kay with Lifetime Service Award (September 17, 2015)
- AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Issues Statement on the California Task Force on Admissions Regulation Recommendations (TFARR)
(August 19, 2015)
- AALS Deans Steering Committee Issues Statement on the California Task Force on Admissions Regulation Recommendations (TFARR)
(July 6, 2015)
- AALS to Hold AALS Midyear Meeting in Orlando, Florida (June 19, 2015)
- AALS Announces 2015 Scholarly Papers Competition Winners (December 16, 2014)
- AALS Announces 2015 Section Award Winners (November 25, 2014)
AALS News Publications
Media Contact
Jim Greif
Director of Communications
(202) 296-1593
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