Candidate Webinar Series • AALS

School recruitment committees may begin to reach out to candidates in the FAR as soon as the first distribution is made available to them on August 13. If you submit your FAR profile and payment in time for the first distribution, you will be invited to attend a series of virtual events in August designed to help you brush up on your interviewing skills and deliver your best throughout the hiring season.

The links to register for these events will be emailed to FAR registrants after the August 4 FAR submission deadline.

Virtual Candidates Workshop

Thursday, August 6, 2026

During this workshop, you will have an opportunity to hear from a panel of law school professors and administrators with experience in faculty hiring, discuss interview questions, and solicit advice in small groups. The Workshop will not be recorded.

Candidates Workshop Schedule

3:30 – 3:35 PM	Welcome from the AALS President
3:35 – 3:40 PM	Welcome and Introduction to AALS
3:40 – 4:20 PM	Opening Tips and Information
4:20 – 4:35 PM	Virtual Faculty Recruitment Conference and the software platform (VidCruiter)
4:35 – 4:55 PM	Breakout Room Discussions
4:55 – 5:00 PM	Final Tips from Facilitators to Entire Group
5:00 – 6:00 PM	International Candidates Program

Speakers

Nikita Aggarwal
University of Miami
School of Law

Margie Alsbrook
Mercer University
School of Law

D. Benjamin Barros
Stetson University
College of Law

Shih-Chun Chien
The University of Nevada,
Las Vegas William S. Boyd
School of Law

Danielle Conway
Penn State Dickinson Law

Angel Diaz
LMU Loyola Law School,
Los Angeles

Darby Dickerson
Southwestern Law School

Laura C. Hoffman
Cleveland State University
College of Law

Sarah B. Lawsky
University of Illinois
College of Law

Michael P. Scharf
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Shelly Simana
Boston College School of Law

Kyle C. Velte
University of Kansas
School of Law

AALS Section Webinars

Three AALS Sections will host Q&A webinars in August to offer candidates guidance and an open forum for discussion. Each will have a separate registration, which will be open to candidates who meet the deadline for the first distribution of the FAR.

These sessions will help prepare individuals for interviews and give an opportunity to ask questions and seek personalized advice from experienced faculty in the Sections on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research, Minority Groups, and Women in Legal Education. The webinars will be discussion-based with attendee participation and questions strongly encouraged.