Florida International University Law professors and student named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) has selected Professor Juan Gomez, Ms. Zoraya Ledesma, and Ms. Jameesha Rock (3L) to the inaugural AALS Pro Bono and Access to Justice award (Honor Roll) for their exceptional work on behalf of underserved individuals with the goals of advancing access to justice.
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — Erwin Chemerinsky, the Dean and the Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, will be the guest speaker for the inaugural lecture of the Professor Ronna Greff Schneider Constitutional Issues in Education Law Speaker Series. His lecture, “The First Amendment in…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law lecture looks at the constitutional battleground in educationAALS survey: Law class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono legal services
LEGAL NEWS — 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.
Read More about AALS survey: Law class of 2022 contributed more than $80 million worth of pro bono legal servicesAALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander discusses the state of legal education
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — About 2,000 law school professors, deans and other legal scholars gathered in San Diego Jan. 3-7 for the Association of American Law Schools annual conference, the group’s first in-person gathering in three years. The incoming president, Mark Alexander, dean of the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University, sat…
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THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE — At the 2023 Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Annual Meeting, 14 ALI members were honored with section awards for excellence in legal education.
Read More about American Law Institute members honored with AALS section awardsPodcast: AALS Immediate Past-President and UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses free speech in law schools
ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law, and outgoing president of the Association of American Law Schools, talks about how he encourages free speech and inclusivity in his classroom, looks ahead to the 2023 AALS Conference, and reflects on his time as president.
Read More about Podcast: AALS Immediate Past-President and UC Berkeley Law dean Erwin Chemerinsky discusses free speech in law schoolsDuke Law professors Darrell A. H. Miller and Joseph Blocher serve as first co-chairs of AALS Section on Firearms Law
DUKE LAW — Two Duke Law School faculty members are leading a new Association of American Law Schools (AALS) section devoted to the study of the Second Amendment and firearms law. Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law Darrell A. H. Miller and Lanty L. Smith Professor of Law Joseph Blocher, who co-direct the Duke Center…
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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW — At the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, GW Law’s Sophia Sim, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, serves as Vice-Chair and Chair-Elect, with the Executive Board. Dean Sim’s section was honored with Section of the Year, Pre-Law and Admissions to Law School. This…
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN LAW — Two members of the Texas Law community were recognized by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) with national awards on Jan. 5, 2023: Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Elizabeth Bangs and the Alice McKean Young Regents Chair Emeritus Douglas Laycock.
Read More about University of Texas Law professors Elizabeth Bangs and Douglas Laycock honored for excellence in legal educationDuke Law professor Anne Gordon elected to AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education executive committee
DUKE LAW — Clinical Professor Anne Gordon was elected to the Executive Committee for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Clinical Legal Education at the organization’s annual meeting earlier this month. One of three members, Gordon will serve a three-year term.
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