As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
As part of this workshop, participants have the opportunity to engage in mock interviews and receive feedback. Note: Participants for this session were previously selected.
Sometimes a call to service is hard to ignore. The group discusses the catalysts that led to their decision to accept interim dean posts. Interim dean terms of service are indefinite and may lead to a future deanship or a return to the faculty. Discussants explore the motivations for service and the skills developed in serving through crises. Such positions are filled with such challenges as budgetary issues, student concerns, and human resources matters. Through the experience, there are still rewards. This discussion engages in a candid conversation about leadership and pitfalls in responding to a call to serve. This program is open to all who are interested.
This workshop gives New Scholars the opportunity to present a work-in-progress in a welcoming and supportive environment and to receive feedback on their presentation from more senior scholars in their fields. New Scholars are also assigned a mentor. The program is open to junior faculty at member schools. New Scholars are nominated to participate in the New Scholars Workshop by the deans of their respective law schools
This workshop gives New Scholars the opportunity to present a work-in-progress in a welcoming and supportive environment and to receive feedback on their presentation from more senior scholars in their fields. New Scholars are also assigned a mentor. The program is open to junior faculty at member schools. New Scholars are nominated to participate in the New Scholars Workshop by the deans of their respective law schools
This workshop gives New Scholars the opportunity to present a work-in-progress in a welcoming and supportive environment and to receive feedback on their presentation from more senior scholars in their fields. New Scholars are also assigned a mentor. The program is open to junior faculty at member schools. New Scholars are nominated to participate in the New Scholars Workshop by the deans of their respective law schools
This workshop gives New Scholars the opportunity to present a work-in-progress in a welcoming and supportive environment and to receive feedback on their presentation from more senior scholars in their fields. New Scholars are also assigned a mentor. The program is open to junior faculty at member schools. New Scholars are nominated to participate in the New Scholars Workshop by the deans of their respective law schools
This panel explores packaging, marketing, and promotion strategies for your academic reputation and your scholarly ideas. Speakers discuss conventional and controversial methods of enhancing your academic brand. They also address potential pitfalls, including consequences of public ideological battles. Should professors stay in their lane of expertise and maintain professional etiquette? Can professors afford to stay silent? Last, panelists offer tips on how to balance personal and professional interests in social media dissemination.
This workshop gives faculty the opportunity to present a work-in-progress and to receive substantive feedback on their work from scholars with varying degrees of experience in the academy who write in similar or related fields. Each participant both submits their own work and reviews that of their fellow participants in advance of the meeting, leading to a more interactive exchange of ideas. Unlike other works-in-progress programs, the participants in this session are chosen from a request for submissions.
Is my next idea one that will become a good article? I've done some initial research where do I go now? Should I take a different approach? These are common questions that new (and even experienced) scholars ask themselves as they progress with developing an idea into an article. The primary purpose of this panel is to provide participants in our New Scholars Workshop with input on direction and development of their scholarship. It offers New Scholars an opportunity to present a developing piece or a few ideas about potential projects in an informal setting and receive feedback on the idea. Additionally, this discussion group explores motivation, creativity, and the process for finding your next great idea._x000D_ _x000D_
Is my next idea one that will become a good article? I've done some initial research where do I go now? Should I take a different approach? These are common questions that new (and even experienced) scholars ask themselves as they progress with developing an idea into an article. The primary purpose of this panel is to provide participants in our New Scholars Workshop with input on direction and development of their scholarship. It offers New Scholars an opportunity to present a developing piece or a few ideas about potential projects in an informal setting and receive feedback on the idea. Additionally, this discussion group explores motivation, creativity, and the process for finding your next great idea.
Is my next idea one that will become a good article? I've done some initial research where do I go now? Should I take a different approach? These are common questions that new (and even experienced) scholars ask themselves as they progress with developing an idea into an article. The primary purpose of this panel is to provide participants in our New Scholars Workshop with input on direction and development of their scholarship. It offers New Scholars an opportunity to present a developing piece or a few ideas about potential projects in an informal setting and receive feedback on the idea. Additionally, this discussion group explores motivation, creativity, and the process for finding your next great idea._x000D_ _x000D_
Are you interested in writing a casebook, study aid, or other book? A panel of publishers will discuss what they are seeking in book proposals._x000D_ _x000D_
The ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar serves as the nationally recognized accrediting body for U.S. law schools, and in most states only graduates of Council-accredited law schools may sit for the bar examination. Recently the Council's accreditation standards have come under increased scrutiny from critics within legal education and from some state Supreme Courts. This panel examines the critiques of the accreditation project and considers the best path forward.
This panel offers advice on determining your areas of teaching and research interests. The panel will explore the importance of connection to your research, passion, and expertise. Topics include how to articulate these connections and show flexibility. Discussants also weigh how aspirants might consider market demands and advise on how to research, compare, and adjust to varied institutional needs. Finally, the group suggests ways to communicate and develop individualized teaching approaches, including styles, methods, and tools.
This discussion group explores innovative approaches to teaching and researching civil and comparative law. Discussants examine curricular integration, pedagogical strategies, and scholarly trends, with attention to the unique insights that civilian and comparative forms of legal analysis may provide to teachers and scholars at institutions where civil law is part of the curriculum and at institutions where it is not. The session aims to foster collaboration, share best practices, and highlight the value of comparative perspectives in legal education and scholarship.
There has not been enough discussion about how law school deans can leverage artificial intelligence to streamline administrative tasks, such as drafting thank-you notes, supporting business planning, and assisting with staff and faculty evaluations. Panelists will discuss practical applications that save time and enhance efficiency, while also addressing critical considerations like confidentiality, data security, and the risk of bias in AI-generated outputs. The discussion will emphasize the importance of transparency and disclosure when AI tools are used in decision-making or communications, ensuring stakeholders understand when technology is involved. Attendees will gain insights into balancing innovation with ethical and legal responsibilities, avoiding pitfalls that could compromise trust or institutional integrity.
This discussion group is a forum for new and established scholars to discuss their forthcoming articles, works in progress, and ideas for articles on constitutional criminal procedure.
This discussion group builds on years of tips, tricks, and best practices designed to address the opportunities and challenges of online pedagogy with additional considerations of how pedagogies must evolve in response to student use of AI. The discussion will feature how to design a course, uses of synchronous and asynchronous instruction, learning management systems, videoconference tricks, how to use online techniques in in-person classes, and much more.
