Microsoft President Brad Smith Looks to the Future of Legal Education in AALS Plenary Address By Barbara Elenbaas Brad Smith, President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft, Inc., delivered the plenary address “Preparing a Diverse Profession to Serve a Diverse World” at the 2017 AALS Annual Meeting and discussed what it means to…
Read More about AALS 2017 Plenary AddressAmended through January 2022 CHAPTER 1. SECTIONS 1.1 Sections: Purpose. The purpose of Sections of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is to enable the AALS to serve as the learned society for legal educators and law school professional staff. Sections are encouraged to advance AALS’s core values by presenting programs at the AALS…
Read More about Executive Committee RegulationsMichael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center The following is the Presidential Address of Michael A. Olivas before the House of Representatives at the AALS Annual Meeting on January 7, 2011. In preparation for this talk, I went into training, but I always knew what my theme would be. I read and produce higher…
Read More about Academic Freedom and Academic DutyBy Michael A. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center Until you have actually put on a professional meeting, you have no idea how hard they are to coordinate. Over the years, I have put on perhaps fifteen or twenty academic conferences, where you assign a topic or theme, invite experts to a convenient venue, edit…
Read More about Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All HereWhat is a JD? A JD is defined as Juris Doctor and serves as the first professional law degree required to practice law in the United States. The JD degree is offered by law schools approved by the American Bar Association (ABA), by law schools that are not ABA-approved, and by many Canadian schools. For…
Read More about FAQ2024 Workshop for New Law School TeachersJune 6-8Washington, DC Advanced Workshop for Newer DeansJune 20 – 22Washington, DC Workshop for Adjunct FacultyAugust 1, 3:30 – 5:30 pm EasternVirtual Workshop for Appointments CommitteesAugust 8, 4 – 5:30 pm EasternVirtual Candidates WorkshopAugust 15, 4 – 5:15 pm EasternVirtual 2025 Annual MeetingJanuary 7 – 11San Francisco, CA Conference…
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