Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
Open Session Materials
November 20, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental and employer restrictions regarding travel and meeting size, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association will not have an in-person meeting in November 2020. The Council will conduct its accreditation business by video conference and will have an open session on Friday, November 20, beginning at 2:30 p.m. CST.
If you would like to attend the open session, please register at https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jMFd8AIST8aPaQpsHA1qBg.
A. Approve the August Open Session Minutes
B. Standards Committee Report
1. October Roundtable Summary
2. Rule 29 Memo
3. Teach-Out Agreement Approval Form
4. Teach-Out Plan Approval Form
5. Proposed Changes to the Standards, Rules, and IOP's Memo
6. SALT Statement on Standard 316
C. Questionnaire and Template Committee Report
1. 2021 Bar Passage Questionnaire Memo
2. 2021 Bar Passage Questionnaire
D. Governance Committee Report
1. Proposed Changes to the Bylaws
E. Oral Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6. NALP
7. NCBE
F. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. Accesslex
2. AALL
3. AALS
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6a. NALP
6b. NALP Employment and Salary Data
7. NCBE
8. SALT
G. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair
August 14, 2020
A. Approval of May 2020 Open Session Minutes
B. Standards Committee Report
1. Rule 2 Memo
2. Proposed SRS Agenda for 2020-21
3. Summary of Comments and Recommendations
4. Comments on SRS Agenda for 2020-21
5. Letter to Council Regarding Bias, Cultural Awareness, and Anti-Racist Practices Education and Training
6. SALT Statement on ABA Standard 316 and 206
C. Employment Questionnaire/Employment Summary Report
1. Employment Summary Report for the Class of 2020
2. Employment Protocols for the Class of 2020
D. Questionnaire, Data Reporting, and COVID-19 Issues
1. Standard 509 Report Mockup
2. 2020-2021 SEQ-SRT Instructions
E. Finance Committee Report
F. Oral Report from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALS
2. AccessLex
3. LSAC
4. NALP
5. NCBE
6. SALT
G. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AALL
2. AALS
3. AccessLex
4. CLEA
5. LSAC
6a. NALP
6b. NALP Class of 2019 Summary
7. NCBE
8. SALT
H. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair
July 31, 2020
Annual Section Business Meeting Materials
1. Agenda
2. Minutes
3. 2019-2020 Council Slate
4. Revised Bylaws
5. Report of the Managing Director
Friday, May 15, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental and employer restrictions regarding travel and meeting size, the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (the “Council”) held its May 2020 meeting by video conference and held a brief open session conference call on Friday, May 15.
A. Approval of February 2020 Minutes
B. Standards Review Subcommittee Report
1. Preliminary Recommendations on Proposed Changes related to Distance Education
2. Final Recommendations on Proposed Changes related to Distance Education
3. Proposed Changes to Rule 2
4. SALT Statement Regarding Standard 316
5. AASE Statement Regarding Standard 316
6. CLEA Statement Regarding Standard 316
C. Governance Committee Report
1. Memo on Bylaw Changes
D. Questionnaire Related to Law School Responses to COVID-19
1. Emergency Questionnaire
E. Written Reports from Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. Association of American Law Schools
3. Law School Admission Council
4. National Association for Law Placement
5. National Conference of Bar Examiners
F. Reports
1. House of Delegates Representatives
2. Section Director
3. Young Lawyers Division
4. Law Student Division
5. Managing Director
6. Chair
February 21, 2020
Tampa, FL
A. Welcome
B. November 2019 Minutes
C. Standards Review Subcommittee
1. Preliminary Recommendations on Proposed Changes to the Standards and Rules
2. Proposed Changes to Standards on Distance Education
D. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
1. AccessLex
2. American Association of Law Libraries
3. Association of American Law Schools
4. Clinical Legal Education Association
5. Law School Admission Council
6. National Association for Law Placement
7. National Conference of Bar Examiners
E. AQ and Self Study Questionnaires for 2020-2021
1. Memo to Council: 2020-2021 Drafts of SEQ, Site Report Template and the Annual Questionnaire
2. 2020-2021 Draft of SEQ
3. 2020-2021 Draft of Site Report Template
4. 2020-2021 Draft of AQ
5. Report 4 Teaching Resources
6. 2020-2021 Non-SAT Score Chart
F. Report on 2019 Employment Questionnaire Outcomes and Process
1. Memo: Employment Questionnaire: Class of 2018 Random Graduate Reviews and Elevated
Reviews
G. Report on 2020 Bar Pass Questionnaire Outcomes
1. Bar Passage News Announcement
2. 2017 Ultimate Outcomes
3. 2019 First Time Outcomes
H. Reports
1. Managing Director Search
2. House of Delegates Representatives
3. Section Director
4. Young Lawyers Division
5. Law Student Division
6. Managing Director
7. Chair
I. Other Information
November 22, 2019
Austin, TX
A. Welcome
B. Action Items
1. Approve August 2019 Minutes
C. Standards Review Subcommittee Report
1. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Standards, Rules, and IOP's
2. Memo on Proposed Change to Rule 27
3. IOP 13: Conflicts of Interest Memo
4. Rule 2: Council Responsibility and Authority with Regard to Accreditation Status
D. Presentation and Discussion Items
1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. American Association of Law Schools
b. Association of Legal Writing Directors
c. Law School Admission Council
d. National Association for Law Placement
e. National Conference of Bar Examiners
f. Society of American Law Teachers
E. Revisions to Standard 509 Guidance Memo
1. ABA Memo
F. Discussion of State Task Force Reports on Regulatory Reform in the Profession and Implications for the Council’s Work, Legal Education and Bar Admissions
1. Council Discussion of State Regulatory Reform Initiatives – Memo
2. AZ Supreme Court Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services Report
3. CA State Bar Study of Online Delivery of Legal Services –Landscape Analysis
4. IL Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Regulatory Sandboxes for the Legal Industry
5. A Regulatory Sandbox for the Industry of Law - Jiménez & Hagan
6. Utah Work Group on Regulatory Reform - Narrowing the Access-to-Justice Gap by Reimagining Regulation
G. Reports
1. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. AccessLex Institute
b. Association of American Law Libraries
c. Association of American Law Schools
d. Association of Legal Writing Directors
e. Law School Admission Council
f. National Association for Law Placement
g. National Conference of Bar Examiners
h. Society of American Law Teachers
2. Council Reports
a. Section Director
b. Delegates to the House
c. Young Lawyers Division
d. Law Student Division
e. BOG Liaison
f. Managing Director
g. Chair
August 23, 2019
Chicago, IL
A. Welcome
B. Action Items
1. May 2019 Council Open Session Minutes
C. Presentation and Discussion Items
1. Oral Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
b. American Association of Law Schools (AALS)
c. AccessLex
d. Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)
e. Law School Admission Council (LSAC)
f. National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
g. National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)
D. Standards Subcommittee
1. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Criteria for Foreign Programs
2. Memo on Proposed Changes to the Standards and Rules
3. Proposed Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20
4. Memo on Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20
5. Comments Received on Standards Review Agenda for 2019-20
a. Request for Change Regarding Non-Compliance with Standard 205(b)
b. Comments on Substance Abuse and Well-Being
c. Request for Changes to ABA Standard 306
d. Request to Change ABA Standard 501 Admissions Standards
e. Request for Change to ABA Standard 501 (Inter. 501-3)
f. Request for Change to Standard 507
6. August 21 Notice and Comment Hearing Transcript
E. Bar Passage Outcomes Reporting
1. 2019-2020 Bar Passage Outcomes Questionnaire and 509 Reporting Form Memo
2. Bar Pass Questionnaire and 509 Form
F. Employment Data Collection Process & Council Action
1. ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019 (Marked Up Copy)
2. Memo: Updates to the ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019
3. ABA Guidance Document: Employment Protocols for the Class of 2019 (Clean Copy)
G. 509 Reporting of Admission Test Scores
1. 2019 509 Mockup Without Non-LSAT Section
2. 2019 509 Mockup With Non-LSAT Section
H. FY20 Budget
I. Reports
1. Written Reports of Affiliate Organizations
a. AALL
b. AALS
c. CLEA
d. LSAC
e. NALP
f. NALP-Class of 2018-Preliminary ERSS Findings
g. NCBE
2. Council Reports
a. Section Director
b. Delegates to the House
c. Young Lawyers Division
d. Law Student Division
e. BOG Liaison
J. Managing Director
K. Chair