Updated with recordings. New York Law School hosted a symposium on October 8, 2025 where scholars presented their views on some of the most important work that has appeared in the Journal of Legal Education over the preceding decades.

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.

Location: Honolulu, HawaiʻiFounded: 1973Joined AALS: 1989Dean: Camille A. Nelson Located in Honolulu, the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is Hawai‘i’s only law school and a vital academic institution serving the Pacific region and beyond. Founded in 1973 through the vision of Chief Justice William S. Richardson, the law school […]

Ela Leshem, Associate Professor at Fordham University School of Law, is the winner of the 2026 AALS Scholarly Papers Competition for “Law’s Shifting Circles.”

January 6-9 | New Orleans, LA  Austen Parrish, AALS President and Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine School of Law I am looking forward to returning to New Orleans for the 2026 Annual Meeting. The meeting will take place in a familiar venue: the Hilton Riverside New Orleans, located just a few […]

Women Attorneys in Higher Education Leadership explores the experiences, career pathways, and obstacles faced by women attorneys who serve or have previously served as college and university presidents, provosts, and deans.

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.

We are pleased to announce that AALS is now the exclusive host of TaxProf Blog, a leading source for news, scholarship, and commentary on legal education and tax law for over 20 years. The blog is now available at taxprofblog.aals.org. Founded in 2004 by Paul L. Caron (Dean, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law), TaxProf Blog […]

The AALS Nominating Committee for 2026 Officers and Members of the Executive Committee recommends the following accomplished teacher-scholars and highly capable volunteers for positions on the AALS Executive Committee. The Committee will present these nominees to the AALS House of Representatives for election this fall. The candidates will be confirmed at the yearly meeting of […]