It has been a tremendous professional honor to hold a leadership role in an organization that has pursued and supported excellence in legal education for 125 years. When I look back at the individuals who have served as president, I feel privileged, indeed, awed to be among them. Herma Hill Kay, Deborah Rhode, Michael Olivas, Lauren Robel, Erwin Chemerinsky, just examples.

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 […]

The first law school in the city of Dallas was founded at Southern Methodist University in 1925. Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law is a private legal institution that features distinctive programs that benefit our students and the communities they will serve

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 1912 and located in the beautiful Inland Northwest, Gonzaga University School of Law delivers a top-tier private legal education informed by Gonzaga’s Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic traditions and values.

University of California, Irvine School of Law and New York Law School are in the process of editing their first issues as the new host schools leading the Journal of Legal Education (JLE). The JLE is the peer-edited journal of record for the legal academy. Published since 1948 by AALS, it provides a scholarly forum […]

Located in Phoenix, AZ, with additional locations in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., ASU Law provides a dynamic learning environment enriched by its proximity to the legal, business, government, and nonprofit sectors.

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.