Albany Law Professor Sarah Rogerson to receive Shanara Gilbert Award from AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
ALBANY LAW — On May 5, the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Clinical Legal Education presented the 2019 M. Shanara Gilbert Award—one of the most prestigious national honors in clinical legal education—to Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of Albany Law School’s Immigration Law Clinic.
Read More about Albany Law Professor Sarah Rogerson to receive Shanara Gilbert Award from AALS Section on Clinical Legal EducationAALS researchers detail Before the JD findings in National Conference of Bar Examiners article
THE BAR EXAMINER — In the years immediately following the Great Recession, American law schools found themselves suffering from significant reductions in the number of applicants, experiencing a 38% decline between 2010 and 2015 alone. In the face of these circumstances, legal education leaders were posing questions
Read More about AALS researchers detail Before the JD findings in National Conference of Bar Examiners articleInspired by Before the JD, Georgetown Law visits underserved high schools to encourage students to consider law school
LAW.COM — Andy Cornblatt, the dean of admissions at Georgetown University Law Center, was speaking on a panel for college pre-law advisers last spring when another presenter’s statistic caught his eye. More than half of law students started thinking about pursuing a legal career back in high school or earlier.
Read More about Inspired by Before the JD, Georgetown Law visits underserved high schools to encourage students to consider law schoolHarvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS President
HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Law School professor and constitutional law expert Vicki C. Jackson will serve as the next president of the Association of American Law Schools, the organization announced earlier this month.
Read More about Harvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson discusses her focus as AALS PresidentA look at the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education’s Oral History Project
LAW.COM — The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is in the process of interviewing pioneering women law professors for an oral history project. The project seeks to collect the stories and wisdom of the academy’s female pioneers and preserve those insights for current and future law teachers.
Read More about A look at the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education’s Oral History ProjectHarvard Law Professor Vicki Jackson to serve as 2019 AALS President
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Vicki C. Jackson, a leading expert on U.S. constitutional law, comparative constitutional law and federal courts, was named president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) at its January 2019 annual meeting in New Orleans.
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LAW.COM — At the largest annual gathering of legal academics in the nation, the atmosphere was sunnier than it has been in years, women took center stage, and the academy honored a rock star law professor.
Read More about Law.com newsletter: Recap of the AALS Annual MeetingAALS Survey: Law class of 2018 contributed nearly $86 million in pro bono services
PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST — Students at law schools across the country contributed pro bono legal services valued at nearly $86 million in 2018, a survey by the Association of American Law Schools in Washington, D.C., finds.
Read More about AALS Survey: Law class of 2018 contributed nearly $86 million in pro bono servicesUniversity of Illinois Law Dean Vikram Amar discusses highlights from the AALS Annual Meeting
ABOVE THE LAW — Early each January, the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), a national organization that promotes interaction and shared values among law schools, especially with regard to faculty scholarship, hiring, and governance.
Read More about University of Illinois Law Dean Vikram Amar discusses highlights from the AALS Annual MeetingAALS Annual Meeting panel discusses the law of “the internet of bodies”
LEGAL TECH NEWS — A January 5 program at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in New Orleans entitled, The Internet of Bodies: Cyborgs and the Law, discussed the legal, regulatory, and societal impact of this new living and breathing platform for data discovery.
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