The Central States Law Schools Association has issued a call for papers for its Annual Conference on September 24-25, 2010 at the University of North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks, North Dakota:

The purpose of CSLSA is to foster scholarly exchanges among law faculty across legal disciplines. The annual CSLSA conference is a forum for legal scholars, especially more junior scholars, to present working papers or finished articles on any law-related topic in a relaxed and supportive setting where junior and senior scholars from various disciplines are available to comment. More mature scholars have an opportunity to test new ideas in a less formal setting than is generally available for their work.

For those who are interested, we plan to continue the mentorship program started two years ago, pairing interested junior scholars with more senior mentors in their fields of expertise to provide feedback on their presentations or papers. If you would like to participate in the mentorship program as either a mentor or mentee, please contact Vice President Jelani Jefferson Exum.

In keeping with tradition, CSLSA is able to pay for one night’s lodging and meals for presenters from member schools. There is no registration fee for participants from member schools. Additional information regarding registration will be forthcoming in future announcements. Schools interested in joining CSLSA should contact the Association's Treasurer, Carolyn Dessin.

To allow scheduling of the conference, please send abstract or précis of no more than 500 words to Secretary Wes Oliver at  by August 31, 2010; earlier statements of interest would be helpful. Every effort will be made to accommodate all interested participants.