To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

August 28, 2025 marked 125 years since the founding of the Association of American Law Schools. On that day in 1900, delegates from 35 law schools gathered in Saratoga Springs, New York to address how law schools could better meet the needs of a rapidly changing nation and world. In the video below, AALS President […]

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law is a public institution that has distinguished itself for the quality of its graduates, talented faculty, practice-ready educational opportunities, and one of the most affordable legal educations in the country.

AALS sections provide opportunities for law school faculty and staff to connect on issues of shared interest. Each section is focused on a different academic discipline, affinity group, or administrative area. For a full list of sections and information on how to join, please visit www.aals.org/sections.   As part of the ongoing “Spotlight on Sections” series, […]

AALS sections provide opportunities for law school faculty and staff to connect on issues of shared interest. Each section is focused on a different academic discipline, affinity group, or administrative area. For a full list of sections and information on how to join, please visit www.aals.org/sections.   As part of the ongoing “Spotlight on Sections” series, […]

The recently released issue (73-3) of the Journal of Legal Education includes articles that examine the relationship between legal pedagogy, curricular design, and the structure of organizations related to legal education and the legal profession. This issue was edited by New York Law School and the University of California, Irvine School of Law and features […]

In honor of the 125th anniversary of the Association of American Law Schools, the Journal of Legal Education (JLE) website archive is being expanded to include the full catalog of past volumes. Established in 1948, the JLE is a quarterly publication that addresses central issues facing legal education and the profession, including teaching methods and […]

To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations with other schools, faculty accomplishments, awards, clinical activities, and special events. You can share news and updates with the editors of the weekly digest here. With the launch of our online platform LENS, we will be sharing a weekly roundup of legal education news, highlighting the most important stories.

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Rosenblatt’s Deans Database (RDD), a comprehensive resource on law school leadership developed by Dean Emeritus Jim Rosenblatt of the Mississippi College School of Law (MC Law) and hosted at lawdeans.com. The acquisition will enhance the ability of AALS to provide up-to-date […]