University of Wisconsin Law staff member Eric Taylor and student Julia Hoff named to 2023 AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll

November 6, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL — University of Wisconsin Law School staff member Eric Taylor and law student Julia Hoff were named to the 2023 Association of American Law Schools’ Pro Bono Honor Roll. 

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Elon Law professor Sue Liemer to be honored by the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research 

October 12, 2023

TODAY @ ELON — A longtime law professor and administrator who has continued to guide the growth of Elon Law’s Legal Method & Communication program is the latest recipient of a national award that recognizes “outstanding contribution(s) to the field of legal writing, reasoning and research.”

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University of Virginia Law professor Kenneth Abraham honored by AALS Section on Torts and Compensation Systems

September 25, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Kenneth S. Abraham will receive the 2024 Prosser Award from the Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems.

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Cleveland State University Law professor Howard E. Katz presents at AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers

August 10, 2023

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the annual AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. One was on teaching methods: Inside the Classroom. The other was the concluding plenary session: Keeping It All Together. He also facilitated two group discussions.

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University of New Mexico Law professor Mitchell Zamoff honored by AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution for scholarship

August 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO LAW — Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell Zamoff and co-author Leslie Bellwood have been awarded “Best Scholarly Paper” by the the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section for their paper, Proposed Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity, 23 Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution 1 (2022).

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How law schools are adjusting admissions policies following the US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

August 9, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — After last month’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion that found race-conscious university admissions decisions to be unconstitutional, the clock is ticking for law schools determining what to do when the new applications cycle begins in September.

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AALS President and Villanova Law dean Mark Alexander discusses law school admissions following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

July 27, 2023

ABA JOURNALS — After last month’s U.S. Supreme Court opinion that found race-conscious university admissions decisions to be unconstitutional, the clock is ticking for law schools determining what to do when the new applications cycle begins in September.

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U.S. News Law School Rankings Panel At Today’s AALS Institutional Advancement Conference

June 19, 2023

(TaxProf Blog) by Paul Caron — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that he will be moderating a panel about US News law school rankings during the AALS Institutional Advancement Conference.  The conference took place on June 14 and 15.

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UC Davis Law dean Kevin R. Johnson presents at the AALS Conference on Defending Democracy

June 13, 2023

UC DAVIS LAW — On May 4, Dean Kevin R. Johnson took part in the virtual, nonpartisan Association of American Law Schools’ Conference on Defending Democracy. Johnson presented on the panel “Beyond Imagination? The State of the Union Three Years After January 6.”

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UC Irvine Law to serve as co-host of AALS Journal of Legal Education

June 13, 2023

UC IRVINE LAW — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is pleased to announce University of California, Irvine School of Law as a new co-host law school for the Journal of Legal Education (JLE). The school joins American University Washington College of Law to provide editorial leadership for the publication.

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