Articles by Austen L. Parrish

Almost 125 years ago, in August 1900 in Saratoga Springs, representatives of 35 law schools convened to establish the AALS, as way to strengthen American legal education, with the goal of producing lawyers, judges, and legal thought-leaders with the expertise and integrity essential for the country’s future. Today AALS continues as a critically vital resource to faculty, staff, and law school leaders, at each stage of their professional journey. AALS also continues its advocacy for excellence in American legal education and legal education’s critical role in advancing law, justice, and the rule of law.

Houston’s first law school, founded in 1923, is located in the vibrant downtown of the nation’s fourth largest city, and it attracts diverse students from across the country.

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.

Over the last decade, AALS has kept law school leadership, faculty, and staff informed with its weekly Legal Education News Digest and Blogs Digest. Sign up to receive these digests by email. To keep law school faculty and staff up to date with the latest legal education news, we collect articles on new programs, collaborations […]

Austen L. Parrish, Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, was inducted as President of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) after delivering his inaugural address at the AALS Annual Meeting. 

Founded in 1891, Moritz is known for its rigorous academic program, the pioneering research of its world-class faculty, a deep commitment to teaching and professional training, and the development of future leaders.

As Rhode Island’s only law school, RWU Law offers students unparalleled access to clerkships, internships, career networking, connections, and experience that few institutions can rival.

As the world grows smaller yet more complex, McGeorge School of Law responds by rigorously training our 202 first-year JD students for leadership positions in the global economy of the 21st century.

Arizona Law has a 100-year history of graduating successful lawyers and leaders. Because of its influential and accessible faculty, supportive student community, and home to their research universities, Arizona Law is uniquely poised to prepare its students for success.