Association of American Law SchoolsLegal Education News Archives | Association of American Law Schools 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 Legal Education News Archives | Association of American Law Schools 32 32 US law school graduations focus on the rule of law https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/rule-law-takes-center-stage-law-school-commencements-2025-05-21/%20 https://www.aals.org/133714-2/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:06:14 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133714 Reuters

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]]> https://www.aals.org/133714-2/feed/ 0 Harvard Law, AALS, and other organizations co-host gathering on access-to-justice and the rule of law https://clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hub/insights/watch-inequality-access-to-justice-and-the-rule-of-law/ https://www.aals.org/harvard-law-aals-and-other-organizations-co-host-gathering-on-access-to-justice-and-the-rule-of-law/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:23:10 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133138 HARVARD LAW SCHOOL — On April 3, the HLS Center on the Legal Profession hosted the conference, “Inequality, Access to Justice, and the Rule of Law,” where we explored the systemic and reinforcing relationship between societal inequality and access to justice. 

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]]> https://www.aals.org/harvard-law-aals-and-other-organizations-co-host-gathering-on-access-to-justice-and-the-rule-of-law/feed/ 0 AALS LENS: Legal Education News & Stories debuts https://lens.aals.org/ https://www.aals.org/aals-lens-legal-education-news-stories-debuts/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:16:44 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133136 AALS LENS — Since I began my tenure at AALS last July, I have sought to find ways to better connect our members to AALS and to one another, and to amplify the many accomplishments of our member schools, faculty, administrators, staff, and deans. This redesigned newsletter, which we have named AALS LENS, is part...

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]]> https://www.aals.org/aals-lens-legal-education-news-stories-debuts/feed/ 0 ABA sued by conservative group over law school scholarships https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/aba-sued-over-diversity-scholarships-by-conservative-group-2025-04-14/ https://www.aals.org/aba-sued-by-conservative-group-over-law-school-scholarships/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:10:06 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133134 REUTERS — A prominent conservative group sued the American Bar Association on Saturday, alleging that a scholarship program meant to boost the number of racially and ethnically diverse law students is discriminatory.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/aba-sued-by-conservative-group-over-law-school-scholarships/feed/ 0 Law students sue US civil rights agency over probe into law firm diversity programs https://www.reuters.com/legal/law-students-sue-us-civil-rights-agency-over-crackdown-law-firm-dei-policies-2025-04-15/ https://www.aals.org/law-students-sue-us-civil-rights-agency-over-probe-into-law-firm-diversity-programs/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:04:09 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133132 REUTERS — Three law students on Tuesday sued a U.S. civil rights agency, claiming that its probe into diversity policies at 20 large law firms is illegal and could expose the personal information of lawyers and job applicants.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/law-students-sue-us-civil-rights-agency-over-probe-into-law-firm-diversity-programs/feed/ 0 Law students sue Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over their investigations into law firm diversity programs https://www.hrdive.com/news/law-students-dei-eeoc-lawsuit/745508/ https://www.aals.org/law-students-sue-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-over-their-investigations-into-law-firm-diversity-programs/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:59:59 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133130 HIGHER ED DIVE — The plaintiffs said they “are deeply worried that their data will be divulged, and that they may be targeted as a result,” per the complaint.

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]]> HIGHER ED DIVE — The plaintiffs said they “are deeply worried that their data will be divulged, and that they may be targeted as a result,” per the complaint.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/law-students-sue-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-over-their-investigations-into-law-firm-diversity-programs/feed/ 0 Some law schools move up law firm summer associate job interviews to May and June https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/top-law-schools-move-up-summer-associate-job-interviews-may-june-2025-04-17/ https://www.aals.org/some-law-schools-move-up-law-firm-summer-associate-job-interviews-to-may-and-june/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:53:34 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133128 REUTERS

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]]> https://www.aals.org/some-law-schools-move-up-law-firm-summer-associate-job-interviews-to-may-and-june/feed/ 0 Opinion: Law students can hold law firms accountable during the interview process https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/we-need-law-students-to-clean-the-stain-on-the-legal-profession https://www.aals.org/opinion-law-students-can-hold-law-firms-accountable-during-the-interview-process/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:49:17 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133126 BLOOMBERG LAW — Now that nine of the largest firms in the US have chosen their own financial interests over protecting the rule of law, leverage in the form of courage remains hard to find. But law students may offer some hope.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/opinion-law-students-can-hold-law-firms-accountable-during-the-interview-process/feed/ 0 Vermont Law and Graduate School president Rodney Smolla to step down in July https://vtdigger.org/2025/04/17/president-of-vermont-law-and-graduate-school-to-step-down-this-summer/ https://www.aals.org/vermont-law-and-graduate-school-president-rodney-smolla-to-step-down-in-july/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:45:13 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133124 VTDIGGER — Vermont Law and Graduate School President Rodney Smolla is stepping down from his leadership role later this year to return to writing and teaching.

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]]> https://www.aals.org/vermont-law-and-graduate-school-president-rodney-smolla-to-step-down-in-july/feed/ 0 Opinion: How the Florida Supreme Court is affecting law schools https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2025/04/16/then-they-came-for-the-law-schools-opinion/83090576007/ https://www.aals.org/opinion-how-the-florida-supreme-court-is-affecting-law-schools/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:43:16 +0000 https://www.aals.org/?p=133122 TALLAHASSE DEMOCRAT — The state recently expanded its attack on higher education, setting its sights on law schools.

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