The average tenure of law school deans has fallen by more than half over the past century, with today’s deans facing unprecedented financial, institutional, and leadership challenges. Relentless: The Pressures Shortening Law School Deanships and What Must Change explores the factors contributing to declining dean tenure and identifies steps institutions can take to better support current and future law school leaders.
In the wake of a significant decline in the number of applicants to law school in the United States, AALS conducted a national study to learn more about undergraduate views on law school.
Beyond the Bachelor’s: Undergraduate Perspectives on Graduate and Professional Degrees is the second of two AALS reports based on data from the Before the JD study.
Daniel M. Filler, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Chair
AALS LENS: Legal Education News & Stories is the association’s online news and storytelling platform, designed to connect the legal education community and showcase the people, programs, research, and innovations shaping legal education. Featuring original articles, member school highlights, leadership perspectives, and important legal education news, AALS LENS serves as a timely and dynamic source of information for law school faculty, administrators, staff, and deans.
The Journal of Legal Education is an academic publication of the Association of American Law Schools. The primary purpose of the journal is to foster a rich interchange of ideas and information about legal education and related matters, including but not limited to the legal profession, legal theory, and legal scholarship.
