Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
Legal Ed Conferences
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New Law Teacher’s Workshop
Later this week, AALS will host its annual Workshop for New Law Teachers in Washington, D.C. From the program description: The Workshop for New Law Teachers is an opportunity for faculty who have been teaching for three years or less to build networks, establish mentors, and share their experiences, questions, and concerns as new academics…
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How Heavy is the State’s Hand?
The AALS Clinical Conference begins today (May 1) in Portland, Oregon. https://clinical.aals.org/. A topic on everyone’s mind will be how the dramatic shift in political winds in Washington has influenced faculty teaching in clinical progams throughout the U.S. Washington University Professor Robert Kuehn offers us a cogent analysis. You can find the abstract here. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6668559.…
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Remembering Charles Ogletree
The Harvard Law School Library recently hosted an event commemorating the legacy of Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. ’78 and celebrating the completion of the Charles J. Ogletree Jr. Working Papers Digitization Project, ensuring his deep insights will continue to benefit future scholars. Ogletree, who died in 2023, was a champion for racial equality and…
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Summer Global Legal Education
Terrific discussion from the ABA Section on International Law on “Models of Summer Global Legal Education Programs.” You can find the video and panel discussion on the ABA website. In the video, “law school education leaders join to discuss models of summer international law education experiences around the globe.” Led by Carole Silver (Northwestern Univ.…
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AALS Webinar – Part 5 (Professional Independence and the Legal Profession)
Looking forward to today’s Webinar hosted by Indiana University Bloomington’s Maurer School of Law and the Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession – “At a Crossroads: U.S. Anti-Corruption Policy and the Changing Landscape of International Enforcement.” The webinar begins at 6pm ET (3pm PST). It’s not too late to register and join. Videos of…
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AALS Hosting Teach-In Webinar on Professional Independence in the Legal Profession
The Association of American Law Schools will host a new six-part teach-in webinar series—open to students, staff, and faculty at law schools throughout the nation, as well as lawyers, law firms, and others—that will explore the ethical and other issues related to professional independence in the legal profession. Registration is here. The weekly webinar series…
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Journal of Legal Education Symposium at New York Law School
In case you missed it on AALS LENS: For more than 75 years, the Journal of Legal Education (JLE) has played an essential role in chronicling the development of legal education in the United States. New York Law School (NYLS) hosted a symposium on October 8, 2025, where scholars presented their views on some of…
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Penny Andrews Honored
The AALS Section on Women in Legal Education is hosting its annual conference at Boston University, today, Feb. 13. The full program is here. Last night’s opening dinner and panels celebrated and honored the work of Penny Andrews, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law and Director of the Racial Justice Project at New York…
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LIFT 2026-The Resilience Conference
The University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Legal Initiative for Fortitude & Transformation (LIFT) and Mitchell Hamline School of Law have announced that they will co-host LIFT 2026: The Resilience Conference. Scheduled for May 21–22, 2026, the event will take place at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. This marks the second biennial Resilience Conference presented by LIFT. It…
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Forum on ABA Accreditation
Next Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 2:00 p.m. EST The Federalist Society will host a virtual forum on states’ moving away from ABA Accreditation. You can find details and register here. Featured speakers are Prof. Derek T. Muller, Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Prof. Daniel B. Rodriguez, Harold Washington Professor of Law, Northwestern University Pritzker…
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Memorable Moments from the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting
Over at AALS Lens, there’s highlights and photos of the recent 2026 AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Last week, we welcomed over 2,200 law school faculty, deans, professional staff, and sponsors to New Orleans for the 120th AALS Annual Meeting * * * * Spanning four days from January 6-9, the meeting included: two annual traditions, the AALS Awards Ceremony and the AALS Reception;…
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Presidential Program for the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting
The AALS Annual Meeting is scheduled for January 6-9, 2026 in New Orleans. The theme — Impact, Excellence, Resilience: the Enduring Contributions of Legal Education — is designed to provide opportunities to reflect on the positive contributions that law schools have made, in part to mark celebration of AALS’s 125th Year Anniversary. The program looks…
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Last Day For Annual Meeting Early Bird Pricing
The 2026 Annual Meeting will take place in New Orleans from 1.6.26 -1.9.26. Today is the last day to take advantage of early bird pricing.https://am.aals.org
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AALS Annual Meeting Reminder (Early Bird Registration Deadline)
The Annual Meeting for the Association of American Law Schools will take place in place in person from Tuesday, January 6 to Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Loews New Orleans Hotel. The early bird registration deadline is next Tuesday, November 18. AALS has scheduled the annual meeting to provide…
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25 years strong: Critical Race Studies program marks a milestone with an all-star symposium
Critical Race Theory has been under attack. But it remains alive and well at some law schools. A few weeks ago, leaders from across the generations gathered for a summit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UCLA’s Critical Race Studies program and to reflect on its massive impact in the law and education, and look ahead. The…
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November Calendar of Law School Symposia
AALS just updated its calendar of symposia at law schools across the country for the month of November.
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Inaugural Conference Rule of Law Academic Partnership
The inaugural conference, The Role of Law Schools in Advancing the Rule of Law, will take place in person and virtually on November 8, 2025 at the Osgoode Hall Law School. The conference emerged from an international discussion among law deans led by Professor Hari Osofsky, who convened academic leaders to consider how legal education…
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Today’s AALS Southwest And Big 12 Law Faculty Pre-Recruitment Workshop: So, You Want To Be A Law Professor
Houston Law Center hosts the AALS Southwest and Big 12 Law Faculty Pre-Recruitment Workshop: So, You Want to Be a Law Professor today (registration): 9:00 AM: Welcome Leonard Baynes (Dean, Houston) Daniela Landers (President, Houston Bar Association) 9:10 AM: Panel 1 – So, You Want to Be A Law Professor: The Hiring Process Steve Clowney…
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AALS Call For Papers: Reflecting On The Journal of Legal Education
AALS, A Symposium Issue of the Journal of Legal Education The Journal of Legal Education is the official scholarly journal of the AALS and in that role it has and continues to play an important role in chronicling the development of legal education in the United States. For a special symposium issue dedicated to analyzing that role,…
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Pepperdine Caruso Law’s Nootbaar Institute Co-Sponsors Orthodox Union’s Landmark Conference: Combating Antisemitism Through The Law
Surf Report, Pepperdine Caruso Law’s Nootbaar Institute Co-Sponsors Orthodox Union’s Landmark Conference “Combating Antisemitism Through the Law”: Pepperdine Caruso School of Law’s Nootbaar Institute for Law, Religion, and Ethics co-sponsored the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center’s inaugural “Combating Antisemitism Through the Law” conference, held February 2-4, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first-of-its-kind gathering convened judges,…
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Harvard Law’s Fast Track To The American Elite Is Losing Black Students
Bloomberg, Harvard Law’s Fast Track to the American Elite Is Losing Black Students: Harvard Law School has a long history of catapulting Black students into the American elite. Barack Obama graduated in 1991. Kenneth Chenault led American Express Co., while Ken Frazier rose to CEO at Merck & Co. and investment bank Lazard Inc. tapped…
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AALS Tax Section Program Today: Teaching Tax — Textbooks, Tools, And Techniques
Section on Taxation, Teaching Tax: Textbooks, Tools, and Techniques 2:40 – 5:10 pm Moscone Center, Level Two South (Room 205) This panel, designed for new law teachers as well as more experienced teachers, will explore the opportunities and challenges of selecting and developing course materials in tax courses. How do you choose the right textbook for…
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Please Join Us: Pepperdine Caruso Law AALS Reception TODAY (6:00-8:00 PM)
Pepperdine Caruso Law School invites law professors and deans to a receptionhosted by Dean Paul Caron at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Friday, Jan. 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.Feinstein's Theater/Kanpai Lounge (Lobby Level) | Hotel NikkoPlease join us for wine & beer and hors d'oeuvres
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AALS Tax Section Program Today: The Expiration Of The TCJA And The Future Of Tax Policy
Section on Taxation, The Expiration of the TCJA and the Future of Tax Policy4:30 – 6:00 pm Moscone Center, Level Two South (Room 212) As the expiration of several provisions of the TCJA looms and as a new administration takes over, there is a potential for significant tax policy changes in the coming years. The…
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Please Join Us: Pepperdine Caruso Law AALS Reception (Friday, Jan. 10)
Pepperdine Caruso Law School invites law professors and deans to a receptionhosted by Dean Paul Caron at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Friday, Jan. 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.Feinstein's Theater/Kanpai Lounge (Lobby Level) | Hotel NikkoPlease join us for wine & beer and hors d'oeuvres