Location: Richmond, Virginia Founded: 1870 Joined AALS: 1920 Dean: Wendy C. Perdue Located on a beautiful college campus in Richmond, Virginia, the University of Richmond School of Law is a private school that combines a rigorous academic program with an extensive selection of clinical placements and experiential learning opportunities. The faculty pride themselves on their close…
Read More about Member School Highlight – The University of Richmond School of LawThe annual award serves as a memorial to Deborah L. Rhode, who died in January 2021 after an illustrious career in law. She was the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School. Rhode served as president of the Association of American Law Schools…
Read More about Deborah L. Rhode AwardLocation: Grand Forks, ND Founded: 1899 Joined AALS: 1910 Dean: Brian A. Pappas The University of North Dakota School of Law is a public legal education institution founded in 1899 and joined the Association of American Law Schools in 1910. North Dakota School of Law has served as the state’s only law school and has…
Read More about Member School Highlight – University of North Dakota School of LawPress Release Contact: Jim Greif [email protected] (202) 296-1593 San Diego, Calif. (January 3, 2023) – The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) again measured law schools’ contribution to the delivery of much-needed legal services through pro bono efforts, legal clinics, and other law-related public service projects by law students. In November, 80 law schools reported…
Read More about AALS Survey: Law Class of 2022 Contributed More Than $80 Million Worth of Pro Bono Legal ServicesThe Association of American Law Schools (AALS) for the fifth year measured law schools’ contribution to the delivery of much-needed legal services through pro bono efforts, legal clinics, and other law-related public service projects by law students. The survey was not conducted in 2020 or 2021 due to complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
Read More about 2022 AALS Law Student Pro Bono Hours Survey ReportPress Release Contact: Jim Greif [email protected] (202) 296-1593 Washington, D.C. (December 29, 2022) – The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is proud to announce the winners of its 2023 section awards. The awards are hosted by several of the association’s 106 sections that are organized around various academic disciplines and topics of interest. This…
Read More about AALS Announces 2023 Section AwardsMaryam Ahranjani, Ronald and Susan Friedman Professor at University of New Mexico School of Law and Jamelia N. Morgan, Professor and Director, Center for Racial and Disability Justice at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law have been awarded the Deborah L. Rhode Award, a joint recognition by four AALS sections. “I am extremely grateful to receive…
Read More about Maryam Ahranjani and Jamelia N. Morgan to Receive Deborah L. Rhode Award from Four AALS SectionsContact:Jim [email protected](202) 296-1593 Washington, D.C. (December 12, 2022) — Maryam Ahranjani, Ronald and Susan Friedman Professor at University of New Mexico School of Law and Jamelia N. Morgan, Professor and Director, Center for Racial and Disability Justice at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law have been awarded the Deborah L. Rhode Award, a joint recognition by four sections…
Read More about Maryam Ahranjani and Jamelia N. Morgan to Receive Deborah L. Rhode Award from Four AALS SectionsLocation: Coral Gables, FL Founded: 1891 Joined AALS: 1926 Dean: David Yellen An AALS member school founded in 1926, the University of Miami School of Law is a private institution that stands at the core of the 21st century’s most significant challenges, from fostering innovation in technology, business, and health care to transforming criminal justice to…
Read More about Member School Highlight – University of Miami School of LawDate: Monday, June 20, 2022, 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET Webinar Description: During the next term, the Supreme Court of the United States will decide two consolidated cases challenging colleges’ affirmative-action admissions policies. Some pundits predict that the Court will overrule its previous holding in Fisher v. University of Texas, which upheld the University of…
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