The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UC Irvine Law) is delighted to share that several members of the UC Irvine Law faculty and staff hold leadership positions, and are featured speakers, moderators and presenters at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2025 Annual Meeting, in San Francisco, January 7-11, 2025. The theme of the conference is “Courage in Action.”
UC IRVINE LAW AALS LEADERSHIP
- Rachel E. Croskery-Roberts, Chair-Elect, AALS Section on Teaching Methods
- Joseph F.C. DiMento, Executive Committee Member, AALS Section on Animal Law
- Veena Dubal, Executive Committee Member, AALS Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law
- Sung Eun (Summer) Kim, Executive Committee Member, AALS Section on Business Associations
- Dana Lee, Chair, AALS Section on Islamic Law
- Alison Mikkor, Editor, Journal of Legal Education
- Austen L. Parrish, 2025 President, AALS; Deans Steering Committee Member; Editor, Journal of Legal Education
- Mary Ann Soden, Newsletter Editor, AALS Section on Institutional Advancement
- Ann Southworth, Executive Committee Member, AALS Section on Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession
- Shauhin Talesh, Executive Committee Member, AALS Section on Insurance Law
- Heather Tanana, Chair, AALS Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples
- Colleen Taricani, Co-Chair of the AALS Section on Institutional Advancement
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Jan. 8
- Prof. Archer will receive the 2025 AALS Section Award for Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research, from 11:40-12:30 p.m. in the Imperial A Ballroom.
- Speaker, Islamic Law, Co-Sponsored by Law and South Asian Studies, 12:50-2:20 p.m., Golden Gate 8.
- Speaker, Election Law, 12:50-2:20 p.m., Continental Ballroom 8.
- Speaker, AALS Open Source Program, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Plaza A.
- Speaker, AALS Arc of Career Program, 5:00-6:00 p.m., Imperial A.
Jan. 9
- Speaker, Law and the Social Sciences, 8:00-9:30 a.m., Golden Gate 7.
- Prof. Tanana will receive the Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples Early Career Scholarship Award
- Speaker, Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Continental Ballroom 2.
- Speaker, Journal of Legal Education, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Continental Ballroom 8.
- Speaker, Journal of Legal Education, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Continental Ballroom 8.
Mary Basick and Christine Francis
- Speakers, AALS Hot Topic Program on the bar exam, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Golden Gate 1.
UC Irvine Law Alumni Dinner Reception With Dean Austen Parrish
- 6:00-7:30 p.m., Hotel Nikko San Francisco, Bay View Room
Jan. 10
- Speaker, Opening Plenary Panel – Reflections on Leadership, 9:15-10:30 a.m., Cyril Magnin II & III.
- Speaker, Breakout Sessions on Leadership, 10:45-11:45 a.m., Mission.
- Speaker, Issues Management Panel, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Golden Gate 1
- Speaker, Internet and Computer Law, 8:00-9:30 a.m., Golden Gate 2.
- Speaker, National Security Law and Insurance Law Joint Program, 12:50-2:20 p.m., Continental Ballroom 9.
- Speaker, Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference 7 Minute Presentations of Works in Progress Panel 2-B, 11:00 – 12:15 p.m., Yosemite C
- Speaker, National Security Law and Insurance Law Joint Program, 12:50-2:20 p.m., Continental Ballroom 9.
- Speaker, Natural Resources and Energy Law, Co-Sponsored by Environmental Law, Property Law, and State and Local Government Law, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Golden Gate 2.
- Moderator, Issues Management Panel, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Golden Gate 1.
Jan. 11
- Speaker, Teaching Methods, Co-Sponsored by Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research, 8:00-9:30 a.m., Golden Gate 7.
- Speaker, Section Leadership Breakfast & Information Session, 7:00-8:00 a.m., Imperial A.
- Dean Parrish will deliver the presidential address at the AALS House of Representatives from 1:00-2:20 p.m. in Continental Ballroom 5.
- Speaker, Reception for Legal Educators From Outside the US, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Vista.
- Speaker, Critical Theories, 2:40-4:10 p.m., Golden Gate 1.
- Professor Baradaran will be recognized as the inaugural winner of the Patricia J. Williams award at the Race and Private Law reception.