Erin Winters
Section Director
The Section continues to deliver on a key component of its mission: “To be a creative national force in providing leadership and services to those responsible for and those who benefit from a sound program of legal education and bar admissions.” Below, you will find a list of the Section’s recent publications including its Annual Report and the 2025 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements; upcoming programs including the Associate Deans Conference, New Deans’ and Deans’ Workshops, Law School Development Conference, and plans for a student debt webinar; and finally, an update on the valuable and relevant work of the Section’s Outcomes and Assessments Committee.
- In December, the Section published the 2023-2024 Annual Report, which provides an overview of the activities and accomplishments of the Section during the previous Association year.
- Earlier this month, the Section published the 2025 Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements in collaboration with NCBE. To learn more and purchase a copy, visit the Section’s Publications page.
- The Section hosted a webinar, Road To Zero: Strategizing, Managing, and Repaying Student Loans (For Young Lawyers) in December and is planning to host another webinar for law students in April.
- The Section’s Associate Deans Conference is scheduled for June 25-27 in Salt Lake City, Utah. With a theme of Stability in a Time of Transition, the planning committee is hard at work planning relevant and engaging sessions. Registration will open in March. Please visit the Section’s Events page for updated information.
- The Section’s New Deans’ and Deans’ Workshop, and Law School Development Conference are scheduled for the week of July 13 at New York Law School. Registration will open in March. Please visit the Section’s Events page for updated information.
- The Section’s Outcomes and Assessments Committee is working on its draft of a sourcebook on outcomes and assessments based on the recent ABA House of Delegates concurrence in Resolution 301, related to revisions to the standards on outcomes and assessments. The Committee has also gathered and continues to gather resources which can be found on its committee page in an effort to assist law schools with the implementation of the standards.
I’d like to conclude this column by thanking our workshop and conference planning committee members for the hard work and time they put in to planning important, relevant, and engaging sessions; the many panelists who give of their time and expertise to participate on our program panels, and our committee members who regularly volunteer their time to spearhead important projects and initiatives. We appreciate YOU and look forward to the great work we will do together this year!