SEALS Conference 2026

SEALS Conference 2026

1:00pm PDT

Bridging the Generations: How Mid- and Senior-Level Faculty Can Support Newer Colleagues TBA Making Sense of the Second Amendment after Wolford and Hemani TBA New Voices in Experimental Jurisprudence (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA Reviewing We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices that Shape America's Elections (Constitutional Law Workshop) TBA

2:45pm PDT

Break (sponsored by emDigital) TBA

3:00pm PDT

Law Professors and Public Engagement: Duty or Distraction? TBA What Is the Legal Academy and How Do I Fit in? (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop / Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Regulating Sin: A Thing of the Past? TBA Being Friendly Without Being Friends: Navigating the Professor-Student Relationship TBA Remedies Front and Center TBA SFFA Three Years Later: Navigating Law School Admissions and Legal Education in an Ever-Changing Environment TBA Voting Rights and Redistricting: The U.S. Supreme Court Decides Louisiana v. Callais TBA

6:00pm PDT

Newcomer Beer-Wine Mixer Sponsored by BARBRI | West Academic TBA

8:00am PDT

Civil Rights, Education Law, and Sports Law (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Constitutional Law (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Corporate Law, Business Entities, Investor Protection, and Tax (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Evidence and Discovery (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Navigating the Hiring Process (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA

9:00am PDT

Teaching Demonstrations at the Intersection of Professional Identity Formation and the Rule of Law TBA

10:00am PDT

Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press) TBA

10:15am PDT

Screening Interviews: How to Secure Them and What to Expect (sponsored by Strategic Brand Marking) (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Criminal Law and Procedure (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Criminal Liability and Culpability (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Generative AI and Synthetic Media (New Scholars Workshop) TBA International Law and Trademark Law (New Scholars Workshop) TBA

12:00pm PDT

AccessLex Institute and Helix Bar Review Luncheon TBA New Scholars/Prospective Law Teachers Luncheon (sponsored by Aspen Publishing) TBA

1:30pm PDT

What's in a Job Talk? (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA SEALS 2026 Call for Papers TBA SEALS Faculty Recruitment Portal: Updates to the Faculty Recruitment Process TBA Supreme Court Update: Individual Rights TBA

3:15pm PDT

Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press) TBA

3:30pm PDT

Crafting Your Scholarship Goals (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Driving Law School Revenue Through Innovation: The Rise of Legal Master's Programs TBA Medical-Legal Partnerships and Law Clinics TBA Supreme Court Update: Administrative Law, Securities, and Corporate Issues TBA Focus on the Students (Distance Education Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Incorporating Faith into the Classroom TBA Teaching Exercises at the Intersection of Professional Identity Formation and the Rule of Law TBA Bar Reform Gains Momentum: Lessons from Leading Jurisdictions and Strategies for Reform in Your State TBA

6:30pm PDT

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific Reception TBA New Scholars Happy Hour (sponsored by Themis) (New Scholars Workshop) TBA

8:00am PDT

Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Interviews (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA SEALS Pickleball Tournament (sponsored by American Bar Association) TBA SEALS Tennis Tournament (sponsored by Aspen Publishing Co.) TBA BARBRI | West Academic Golf Tournament TBA

9:00am PDT

Rise of the Interims (Deans Workshop) TBA

10:00am PDT

Break (sponsored by the National Conference of Bar Examiners) TBA

10:15am PDT

Digital Platforms and Algorithmic Tracking (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Health Policy, Law, and Medical Standards (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Policing, Prosecutorial Discretion, and Sentencing (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Procedural Standards and Systemic Inequality (New Scholars Workshop) TBA The Art of Self-Promotion (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop/Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA

12:00pm PDT

Carolina Academic Press Luncheon TBA

1:00pm PDT

Writing Connections (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Your Next Article (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Discussions with Publishers TBA The Future of Law School Accreditation TBA

2:45pm PDT

Break (sponsored by emDigital) TBA

3:00pm PDT

Designing Your Teaching Package (Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Teaching and Researching in Civil and Comparative Law TBA Embracing Efficiency, Ethics, and Equity in Law School Leadership Using AI (Deans Workshop) TBA New and Established Voices in Criminal Procedure TBA

3:30pm PDT

Focus on Teachers, Pedagogy, and Evaluation (Distance Education Workshop) TBA

6:00pm PDT

BARBRI | West Academic Reception TBA

6:30pm PDT

Prospective Law Teacher Happy Hour TBA

8:00am PDT

Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Mock Job Talks (Prospective Law Teachers Workshop) TBA

9:00am PDT

Corporate Purpose and Misconduct (Business Law Workshop) TBA Current Trends in Emerging Technologies and the Law: International, Comparative, and Domestic Perspectives TBA The Constitution and Assaults on the Federal Judiciary (Constitutional Law Workshop) TBA

9:30am PDT

Focus on AI and Other Educational Technologies (Distance Education Workshop) TBA

10:00am PDT

BARBRI | West Academic Mimosa Break TBA

10:15am PDT

One Size Does Not Fit All: Onboarding, Supporting, and Mentoring Newer Faculty TBA Bankruptcy, Contract, and Commercial Law (New Scholars Workshop) TBA Developing NextGen UBE Style Integrated Question Sets TBA Scholarship Fundamentals: Becoming a Productive and Fulfilled Scholar (Newer Law Teachers Workshop) TBA

12:00pm PDT

BARBRI | West Academic Luncheon TBA Deans Luncheon (sponsored by the American Arbitration Association) (Deans Workshop) TBA

1:30pm PDT

Working Together: Building Strong Connections Across Campus and Beyond (Deans Workshop) TBA Screens in the Law School Classroom: Perspectives on Technology, Learning, and Pedagogy TBA Working Papers on Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice Policy TBA

3:15pm PDT

Break (sponsored by MF Digital Marketing) TBA

3:30pm PDT

Teaching Fundamentals: Designing an Effective Core Law School Course (Newer Law Teachers Workshop) TBA AI and Pedagogy: Syllabi, Exercises, Rubrics, and Your Course Content TBA Focus on Institutional Needs, Co-Curricular Support, and Accreditation Standards (Distance Education Workshop) TBA Safeguarding Self-Regulation: Accountability from Classroom to Courtroom (Deans Workshop) TBA Current Trends: Corporate Democracy, Business and Human Rights, Sustainability, Labor Issues, Technology Governance, and ESG TBA Dispossessed! TBA Old Harms, New Urgency: Reimagining Justice in a Time of Reckoning TBA

6:30pm PDT

Federalist Society Reception TBA

8:00am PDT

Administrative Upheaval: Challenges and Changes for Federal Labor and Employment Agencies (Labor and Employment Workshop) TBA Business Law (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA Criminal Law (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA Innovation and Impact in Legal Research Pedagogy TBA The Book Projects Update (Distance Education Workshop) TBA Board of Trustees Breakfast TBA Anchored in Authority: Teaching Legal Research and Citation Fundamentals in an AI-Driven Age TBA

9:00am PDT

The Administration's Assault on Academic Institutions: Universities and Academic Freedom (Constitutional Law Workshop) TBA

9:30am PDT

(Re)Making Tax: Addressing Tax Policy Challenges from Multiple Angles TBA

10:00am PDT

Break (sponsored by Complete Equity Markets) TBA

10:15am PDT

Legal Mentoring TBA Demonstrating How to Engage and Motivate Students (Newer Law Professors Workshop) TBA Failure, Fear, and Self-Doubt: The Emotions We (as Professors) Dare Not Name TBA Family Law in Courts (Family Law Workshop) TBA

12:00pm PDT

Steering Committee Luncheon (sponsored by BARBRI | West Academic) TBA

1:30pm PDT

Constructing and Grading Exams to Enhance Assessment and Learning (Newer Law Teachers Workshop) TBA Contemporary Challenges in Business Bankruptcy (Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Workshop) TBA Revisiting the Trump Administration's Use of Force: International and Constitutional Law Issues (Constitutional Law Workshop) TBA

3:15pm PDT

Break (sponsored by All Campus) TBA

3:30pm PDT

AI and Emerging Technologies in the Workplace (Labor and Employment Workshop) TBA Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Roundtable (Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Workshop) TBA Innovating as an Associate Dean for Faculty Research TBA Child Welfare and Family Policing (Family Law Workshop) TBA

6:30pm PDT

Aspen Publishing Reception TBA

8:00am PDT

Anchored in Authority: Strategies for Teaching Legal Research and Citation in an AI-Driven Age TBA Global Climate Change and the Trump Administration TBA Leadership and Professional Identity Formation in the 1L Year TBA

9:00am PDT

New Developments in Reproductive Rights and Justice (Family Law Workshop) TBA Pedagogy and Assessments in Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Courses (Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Workshop) TBA The Administration's Assault on Law Firms and the Legal Profession (Constitutional Law Workshop) TBA Transforming Global Agriculture: Farmers' Rights, Animal Law, Trade, Sovereignty, Ethics, and Innovation for Sustainable Future TBA

9:30am PDT

Pedagogy: Future Themes for Employment and Employment Discrimination Courses (Labor and Employment Workshop) TBA

10:00am PDT

Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press) TBA

10:15am PDT

Health Equity Under the Trump Administration TBA

12:00pm PDT

White Collar versus Street Crime: Weighing the Relative Moral and Economic Costs TBA

1:00pm PDT

Administrative Law (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA Constitutional Law (Works-in-Progress Workshop) TBA The Somewhat-Settled Cannabis Law TBA Duties, Enforcement, and Accountability in Bankruptcy (Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Workshop) TBA Sex, Sexuality, and Marriage (Family Law Workshop) TBA The Human Factor: Legal Thinking and Identity in an Algorithmic Age TBA

2:45pm PDT

Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press) TBA

3:00pm PDT

Freedom of Speech in the Workplace (Labor and Employment Workshop) TBA U.S. Domestic Tax Policy, 1981-2025: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves TBA Current Events in Health Law and Bioethics TBA Family Law Pedagogy Discussion Group (Family Law Workshop) TBA The Best Interest of the Athlete TBA The Human Factor: Legal Scholarship in an Algorithmic Age TBA

6:00pm PDT

Carolina Academic Press Closing Reception TBA

8:00am PDT

The Evolution of the SEC as Regulator (Business Law Workshop ) TBA Current Issues in Commercial and Consumer Law (Consumer Law, Commercial Law, and Bankruptcy Workshop) TBA Reproductive Rights and Justice (Family Law Workshop) TBA

9:00am PDT

Measuring the Impact of AI on Legal Writing, Assessment, and Feedback TBA Civil Procedure Discussion Group: Federal Courts/State Courts TBA Enhancing Experiential Learning in Environmental, Energy, and Sustainability Law and Policy Education TBA

10:00am PDT

Developments in Corporate and White-Collar Crime (Business Law Workshop) TBA