Schedule of Upcoming Meetings
Open Session Materials
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