Association of American Law SchoolsAssociation of American Law Schools https://www.aals.org/ 125 Years of Advancing Excellence in Legal Education Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:46:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.aals.org/app/uploads/2015/07/cropped-AALS_LogoTwoTone_7470-32x32.png Association of American Law Schools https://www.aals.org/ 32 32 UC Irvine Law announces Shawn Kim and Anna Nahm as inaugural Korea Law Center scholars  https://news.law.uci.edu/2025/08/06/uc-irvine-law-shawn-kim-anna-nahm-inaugural-korea-law-center-scholars/ https://www.aals.org/uc-irvine-law-announces-shawn-kim-and-anna-nahm-as-inaugural-korea-law-center-scholars/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:26:09 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135166 UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Incoming first-year J.D. students Shawn Kim and Anna Nahm have been named as the inaugural Korea Law Center Scholars at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The recipients were selected through a competitive process for their academic accomplishments, demonstrated commitment to community engagement, and interest in legal...

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]]> UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Incoming first-year J.D. students Shawn Kim and Anna Nahm have been named as the inaugural Korea Law Center Scholars at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The recipients were selected through a competitive process for their academic accomplishments, demonstrated commitment to community engagement, and interest in legal issues affecting the Korean American community. 

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]]> https://www.aals.org/uc-irvine-law-announces-shawn-kim-and-anna-nahm-as-inaugural-korea-law-center-scholars/feed/ 0 Tulane Law appoints Randel Young as executive director of Energy Law Center  https://law.tulane.edu/news/tulane-law-renames-energy-law-center-and-appoints-new-executive-director https://www.aals.org/tulane-law-appoints-randel-young-as-executive-director-of-energy-law-center/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:25:29 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135164 TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Randel Young, a leading voice in global energy law and policy, has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the newly expanded and renamed Tulane Energy Law & Policy Center, Tulane Law School Dean Marcilynn Burke announced today.

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]]> TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Randel Young, a leading voice in global energy law and policy, has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the newly expanded and renamed Tulane Energy Law & Policy Center, Tulane Law School Dean Marcilynn Burke announced today.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/tulane-law-appoints-randel-young-as-executive-director-of-energy-law-center/feed/ 0 Mitchell Hamline Law welcomes professor Jessica West to the faculty   https://mitchellhamline.edu/news/2025/08/07/mitchell-hamline-welcomes-jessica-west-to-faculty/ https://www.aals.org/mitchell-hamline-law-welcomes-professor-jessica-west-to-the-faculty/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:24:46 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135162 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Joining the Mitchell Hamline faculty as an assistant professor of law, Jessica West combines a passion for student success with her experience as a practitioner to help law students build the skills they need for the real world. She is one of two new faculty members for the 2025-26...

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]]> MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Joining the Mitchell Hamline faculty as an assistant professor of law, Jessica West combines a passion for student success with her experience as a practitioner to help law students build the skills they need for the real world. She is one of two new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/mitchell-hamline-law-welcomes-professor-jessica-west-to-the-faculty/feed/ 0 Vanderbilt Law names Cristina Gapasin Tortal as dean of admissions  https://law.vanderbilt.edu/cristina-gapasin-tortal-named-dean-of-admissions/ https://www.aals.org/vanderbilt-law-names-cristina-gapasin-tortal-as-dean-of-admissions/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:24:14 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135160 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Dean Chris Guthrie announced that Cristina Gapasin Tortal has been named the next Dean of Admissions for Vanderbilt Law School. Tortal assumes the role from Todd Morton, who is retiring this summer.

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]]> VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — Dean Chris Guthrie announced that Cristina Gapasin Tortal has been named the next Dean of Admissions for Vanderbilt Law School. Tortal assumes the role from Todd Morton, who is retiring this summer.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/vanderbilt-law-names-cristina-gapasin-tortal-as-dean-of-admissions/feed/ 0 University of Iowa Law adds professor Katharine Baker to the faculty   https://law.uiowa.edu/news/2025/08/faculty-appointment-katharine-baker https://www.aals.org/university-of-iowa-law-adds-professor-katharine-baker-to-the-faculty/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:23:30 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135158 IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Iowa College of Law is excited to welcome Katharine Baker, professor of law and Aliber Family Chair in Law. A renowned expert in family law, Baker brings expertise on marriage, parenthood, and the law’s intersection with women’s intimate lives.

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]]> IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Iowa College of Law is excited to welcome Katharine Baker, professor of law and Aliber Family Chair in Law. A renowned expert in family law, Baker brings expertise on marriage, parenthood, and the law’s intersection with women’s intimate lives.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/university-of-iowa-law-adds-professor-katharine-baker-to-the-faculty/feed/ 0 NIU Law welcomes new legal writing faculty   https://law.news.niu.edu/2025/08/12/niu-college-of-law-welcomes-new-legal-writing-faculty/ https://www.aals.org/niu-law-welcomes-new-legal-writing-faculty/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:22:37 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135156 NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Mary McDonnell teaches legal writing, advocacy, and lawyering skills courses. She also contributes to the Academic Success Program. Prior to her academic career, Professor McDonnell served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, primarily prosecuting cases involving United States Postal Service employees.

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]]> NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Mary McDonnell teaches legal writing, advocacy, and lawyering skills courses. She also contributes to the Academic Success Program. Prior to her academic career, Professor McDonnell served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, primarily prosecuting cases involving United States Postal Service employees.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/niu-law-welcomes-new-legal-writing-faculty/feed/ 0 Washington and Lee Law and German Law Journal adds professor Jule Mulder to the faculty   https://columns.wlu.edu/wl-law-and-the-german-law-journal-welcome-prof-jule-mulder-for-the-fall-term-as-the-wl-glj-global-teaching-fellow/ https://www.aals.org/washington-and-lee-law-and-german-law-journal-adds-professor-jule-mulder-to-the-faculty/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:21:57 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135154 THE COLUMNS — Prof. Jule Mulder will join the W&L Law School community this fall as the W&L/GLJ Global Teaching Fellow. Prof. Mulder will contribute to the law school’s comparative law seminar, which surveys German law and legal culture.

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]]> THE COLUMNS — Prof. Jule Mulder will join the W&L Law School community this fall as the W&L/GLJ Global Teaching Fellow. Prof. Mulder will contribute to the law school’s comparative law seminar, which surveys German law and legal culture.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/washington-and-lee-law-and-german-law-journal-adds-professor-jule-mulder-to-the-faculty/feed/ 0 Mitchell Hamline Law adds legal writing expert Eleanor Frisch to the faculty   https://mitchellhamline.edu/news/2025/08/07/eleanor-frisch-joins-legal-writing-faculty/ https://www.aals.org/mitchell-hamline-law-adds-legal-writing-expert-eleanor-frisch-to-the-faculty/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:21:05 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135152 MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Having a strong sense of justice and being skilled at argumentation are what first led Eleanor Frisch (they/she) to a career in law, but it is a much deeper passion that has turned her now to teaching—a love for the written word.

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]]> MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Having a strong sense of justice and being skilled at argumentation are what first led Eleanor Frisch (they/she) to a career in law, but it is a much deeper passion that has turned her now to teaching—a love for the written word.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/mitchell-hamline-law-adds-legal-writing-expert-eleanor-frisch-to-the-faculty/feed/ 0 UC Irvine Law appoints Amy Atchison as Law Library Director    https://news.law.uci.edu/2025/08/05/uc-irvine-law-amy-atchison-law-library-director/ https://www.aals.org/uc-irvine-law-appoints-amy-atchison-as-law-library-director/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:20:30 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135150 UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law appointed Amy Atchison Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. As Director, she will oversee Law Library operations and collections to ensure these resources support the Law School’s mission. Dean Atchison served as the Law Library’s acting director over the past year and...

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]]> UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law appointed Amy Atchison Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library. As Director, she will oversee Law Library operations and collections to ensure these resources support the Law School’s mission. Dean Atchison served as the Law Library’s acting director over the past year and previously as deputy director.  

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]]> https://www.aals.org/uc-irvine-law-appoints-amy-atchison-as-law-library-director/feed/ 0 Boston College Law appoints professor Diane Ring to named professorship    https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2025/08/ring-named-the-marianne-d-short-and-ray-skowyra-professor/ https://www.aals.org/boston-college-law-appoints-professor-diane-ring-to-named-professorship/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:19:52 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=135148 BC LAW — Diane Ring has been named the inaugural Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Professor at Boston College. The internationally esteemed tax scholar, who marks twenty years at BC Law this summer, is being recognized for her decades of stalwart scholarship and service.

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]]> BC LAW — Diane Ring has been named the inaugural Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Professor at Boston College. The internationally esteemed tax scholar, who marks twenty years at BC Law this summer, is being recognized for her decades of stalwart scholarship and service.

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