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Association of American Law Schools

December 17, 2023

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), formed in 1900, is a non-profit organization of 176 law schools in the United States.[1] An additional 18 schools pay a fee to receive services but are not members.[2] AALS incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization in 1971. The association is a member of both the American Council on Education and the American Council of Learned Societies[3] its headquarters are in Washington, D.C.

Association of American Law Schools
Formation1900; 123 years ago (1900)
TypeLearned society
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Location
  • U.S.
Official language
English
President
Mark C. Alexander (since January 2023)
Executive Director and CEO
Judith Areen
Key people
Erwin Chemerinsky
Melanie D. Wilson
Websitewww.aals.org

History edit

In August 1905, a new quarterly law publication was announced in the annual meeting held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Henry Wade Rogers, dean of Yale Law School served as the president and 25 law schools were represented.[4]

Leadership edit

Mark C. Alexander, dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, became president of AALS on January 7, 2023[5].  The president-elect is Melanie D. Wilson, dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley School of Law, is the immediate past president.[6]

Judith Areen became executive director and chief executive officer of AALS in February 2014[7].  Prior to coming to AALS, Areen was on the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center where she served as dean from 1989 to 2004[8] and as interim dean in 2010.[9]

Meetings edit

AALS hosts a number of events throughout the year.[10] The AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education is the association's second largest conference with the 2015 conference having approximately 700 clinicians in attendance.[11] The conference's sessions focus on practice areas and common areas of concern for clinicians.

Involvement in the Solomon Amendment edit

The AALS requires its members to follow a nondiscrimination policy regarding "race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation," and for member law schools to require this of any employer to which it gives access for recruitment.

The United States Armed Forces' "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy was seen by the AALS as impermissible discrimination. However, the AALS excused its members from blocking access to the military since the passage of the Solomon Amendment, which denies federal funding to the parent university of a law school as well as the school itself if military recruiters are not given full campus access. However, the AALS at the time required schools to take "ameliorative" measures when allowing military recruiters on campus, including placing "warning" signs on campus when military recruiting takes place, scheduling interviews off campus away from "core" areas, "prohibit[ing] entirely the delivery of discretionary support services" to military recruiters, charging military employers who use law school resources "reasonable fees for use of law school staff, facilities and services," etc.[12] The AALS at the time encouraged law schools to deny benefits to military recruiters that they would ordinarily provide employers, such as coffee and free parking. Specifically, the AALS wrote in a memo to all law school deans in the United States:

The main point of this Report therefore is that reasonable access does not dictate equal access. Though schools should conduct themselves professionally regarding the military on this issue, the language of the law does not obligate schools to do anything else beyond providing reasonable access; within the bounds of professional conduct, reasonable access does not in the Section's view imply that schools are obligated to provide other free services or amenities (such as, perhaps, scheduling appointment times, collecting and transmitting resumes, free parking, endless supplies of coffee, snacks or lunches and the like). Beyond providing the "reasonable access" mentioned in the law, schools should avoid entanglement with military on-campus activities and devote their energies and resources to maximizing amelioration.[13]

The AALS engaged in litigation challenging the Solomon Amendment as violative of the First Amendment (see e.g., Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc.). In an interesting coincidence, The Judge Advocate General's School of the United States Army is a fee-paying nonmember of AALS.

Although DADT has been ended, and although President Barack Obama called upon college campuses to welcome military recruiters during his 2011 State of the Union address, some law professors have questioned why the AALS has issued no statement declaring an end to its recommendations.[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Member Schools." AALS Website https://www.aals.org/member-schools/. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. ^ "History." AALS Website https://www.aals.org/about/history/. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  3. ^ "About". Association of American Law Schools. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ^ "American Law Schools". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Fort Wayne, Indiana. 24 August 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Villanova Law Dean to Become Next AALS President". Law.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ^ "AALS Announces 2023 Leadership". Association of American Law Schools. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ^ "Judith Areen '69 Named Seventh Executive Director of AALS". law.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  8. ^ Lewin, Tamar (1998-04-22). "Georgetown President Ends Push to Replace Law School Dean". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  9. ^ "Georgetown University names William Treanor law school dean - academicjobs.net". www.academicjobs.net. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  10. ^ "Professional Development." AALS Website https://www.aals.org/about/professional-development/. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
  11. ^ Memorandum, AALS Activities Report, May 15, 2015. http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/legal_education_and_admissions_to_the_bar/council_reports_and_resolutions/June2015CouncilOpenSessionMaterials/2015_may_aals_report.authcheckdam.pdf
  12. ^ On-Campus Military Recruiting – Balancing AALS Rules, Other Nondiscrimination Policies and the Solomon II Amendment, December 15, 1998, . Archived from the original on 2004-02-10. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  13. ^ AALS Section on Gay and Lesbian Legal Issues, September 15, 1998, . Archived from the original on 2003-10-17. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  14. ^ DADT Repeal and On-Campus Military Recruiters, PrawfsBlawg, December 24, 2010, http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblawg/2010/12/dadt-repeal-and-on-campus-military-recruiters.html

External links edit

  • AALS official site

December 17, 2023
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The Association of American Law Schools AALS formed in 1900 is a non profit organization of 176 law schools in the United States 1 An additional 18 schools pay a fee to receive services but are not members 2 AALS incorporated as a 501 c 3 non profit educational organization in 1971 The association is a member of both the American Council on Education and the American Council of Learned Societies 3 its headquarters are in Washington D C Association of American Law SchoolsFormation1900 123 years ago 1900 TypeLearned societyHeadquartersWashington D C LocationU S Official languageEnglishPresidentMark C Alexander since January 2023 Executive Director and CEOJudith AreenKey peopleErwin ChemerinskyMelanie D WilsonWebsitewww wbr aals wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 Meetings 4 Involvement in the Solomon Amendment 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn August 1905 a new quarterly law publication was announced in the annual meeting held in Fort Wayne Indiana Henry Wade Rogers dean of Yale Law School served as the president and 25 law schools were represented 4 Leadership editMark C Alexander dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law became president of AALS on January 7 2023 5 The president elect is Melanie D Wilson dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law and Erwin Chemerinsky dean of University of California Berkeley School of Law is the immediate past president 6 Judith Areen became executive director and chief executive officer of AALS in February 2014 7 Prior to coming to AALS Areen was on the faculty of Georgetown University Law Center where she served as dean from 1989 to 2004 8 and as interim dean in 2010 9 Meetings editAALS hosts a number of events throughout the year 10 The AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education is the association s second largest conference with the 2015 conference having approximately 700 clinicians in attendance 11 The conference s sessions focus on practice areas and common areas of concern for clinicians Involvement in the Solomon Amendment editThe AALS requires its members to follow a nondiscrimination policy regarding race color religion national origin sex age disability or sexual orientation and for member law schools to require this of any employer to which it gives access for recruitment The United States Armed Forces don t ask don t tell DADT policy was seen by the AALS as impermissible discrimination However the AALS excused its members from blocking access to the military since the passage of the Solomon Amendment which denies federal funding to the parent university of a law school as well as the school itself if military recruiters are not given full campus access However the AALS at the time required schools to take ameliorative measures when allowing military recruiters on campus including placing warning signs on campus when military recruiting takes place scheduling interviews off campus away from core areas prohibit ing entirely the delivery of discretionary support services to military recruiters charging military employers who use law school resources reasonable fees for use of law school staff facilities and services etc 12 The AALS at the time encouraged law schools to deny benefits to military recruiters that they would ordinarily provide employers such as coffee and free parking Specifically the AALS wrote in a memo to all law school deans in the United States The main point of this Report therefore is that reasonable access does not dictate equal access Though schools should conduct themselves professionally regarding the military on this issue the language of the law does not obligate schools to do anything else beyond providing reasonable access within the bounds of professional conduct reasonable access does not in the Section s view imply that schools are obligated to provide other free services or amenities such as perhaps scheduling appointment times collecting and transmitting resumes free parking endless supplies of coffee snacks or lunches and the like Beyond providing the reasonable access mentioned in the law schools should avoid entanglement with military on campus activities and devote their energies and resources to maximizing amelioration 13 The AALS engaged in litigation challenging the Solomon Amendment as violative of the First Amendment see e g Rumsfeld v Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights Inc In an interesting coincidence The Judge Advocate General s School of the United States Army is a fee paying nonmember of AALS Although DADT has been ended and although President Barack Obama called upon college campuses to welcome military recruiters during his 2011 State of the Union address some law professors have questioned why the AALS has issued no statement declaring an end to its recommendations 14 See also editAmerican Bar Association Law School Admission Council Law School Admission TestReferences edit Member Schools AALS Website https www aals org member schools Retrieved 2015 10 15 History AALS Website https www aals org about history Retrieved 2015 10 19 About Association of American Law Schools Retrieved 2022 06 22 American Law Schools The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Indiana 24 August 1905 p 5 Retrieved 26 November 2020 Villanova Law Dean to Become Next AALS President Law com Retrieved 2022 04 25 AALS Announces 2023 Leadership Association of American Law Schools Retrieved 2023 04 25 Judith Areen 69 Named Seventh Executive Director of AALS law yale edu Retrieved 2022 06 22 Lewin Tamar 1998 04 22 Georgetown President Ends Push to Replace Law School Dean The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 06 22 Georgetown University names William Treanor law school dean academicjobs net www academicjobs net Retrieved 2022 06 22 Professional Development AALS Website https www aals org about professional development Retrieved 2015 10 16 Memorandum AALS Activities Report May 15 2015 http www americanbar org content dam aba administrative legal education and admissions to the bar council reports and resolutions June2015CouncilOpenSessionMaterials 2015 may aals report authcheckdam pdf On Campus Military Recruiting Balancing AALS Rules Other Nondiscrimination Policies and the Solomon II Amendment December 15 1998 Dec 15 1998 Supplemental Report on Amelioration Archived from the original on 2004 02 10 Retrieved 2011 01 26 AALS Section on Gay and Lesbian Legal Issues September 15 1998 AALS Section Sept 15 1998 Report and Recommendation Archived from the original on 2003 10 17 Retrieved 2011 01 26 DADT Repeal and On Campus Military Recruiters PrawfsBlawg December 24 2010 http prawfsblawg blogs com prawfsblawg 2010 12 dadt repeal and on campus military recruiters htmlExternal links editAALS official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Association of American Law Schools amp oldid 1185484708 Other Activities and Publications, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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