Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS' MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL EDUCATION.
THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS' (AALS) MISSION IS TO UPHOLD AND ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL EDUCATION. IN SUPPORT OF THIS MISSION, AALS PROMOTES THE CORE VALUES OF EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DIVERSITY, INCLUDING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS, WHILE SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE LEGAL PROFESSION, TO FOSTER JUSTICE, AND TO SERVE OUR MANY COMMUNITIES - LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, DC, ATTRACTED OVER 2500 ATTENDEES AND IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF LAW FACULTY AND DEANS IN THE WORLD WITH OVER 200 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ON NUMEROUS SUBJECTS. DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE AALS OFFERS A WORKSHOP FOR PRETENURED LAW SCHOOL TEACHERS OF COLOR. AALS SECTIONS PLAN MOST PROGRAMS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
MEMBER SERVICES - THE AALS IS AN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS WITH 176 MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS REPRESENTING OVER 7,000 FULL-TIME LAW FACULTY IN THE UNITED STATES. AALS MEMBERSHIP IS BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA ARE BASED ON CORE VALUES: EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP, ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DIVERSITY, INCLUDING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS. THE AALS REPRESENTS U.S. LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE LAW PROFESSORIATE TO OTHER ENTITIES. LAW SCHOOL FACULTY RECRUITMENT SERVICES INCLUDE AN ANNUAL FACULTY RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE, AN ON-LINE REGISTRY OF FACULTY CANDIDATES AND A "PLACEMENT BULLETIN" THAT LISTS FACULTY OPENINGS AT LAW SCHOOLS. OVER 100 VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN AALS SECTIONS PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SHARING IDEAS AND INFORMATION AMONG LAW SCHOOL FACULTY; MUCH OF THAT CENTERS ON TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP.
COMMUNICATIONS - AALS COMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASE THE INNOVATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS. THE AALS STAFF REGULARLY UPDATES THE WEBSITE CONTENT AND HAS ESTABLISHED A PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, RETWEETING AND SHARING MEMBER SCHOOL POSTS ON SEVERAL PLATFORMS. THE AALS PRODUCES SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS. THE DIRECTORY OF LAW TEACHERS IS A COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF LAW SCHOOLS AND LAW FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES. THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL EDUCATION IS EDITED BY FACULTY AT TWO MEMBER SCHOOLS AND HOSTS ARTICLES RELATED TO LAW SCHOOLS, LEGAL THEORY, SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION. THE PLACEMENT BULLETIN IS A LISTING OF LAW TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF POSITIONS. AALS NEWS IS A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER THAT KEEPS THE FACULTY AT MEMBER SCHOOLS INFORMED ABOUT ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES AND ISSUES. THE HANDBOOK HAS INFORMATION ABOUT AALS STRUCTURE INCLUDING BYLAWS, REGULATIONS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND AALS COMMITTEES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Judith C Areen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO | 37.5 | $465,717 |
| Barbara A Studenmund | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP R | 37.5 | $146,134 |
| Jeffrey Allum | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & DATA ANALYTICS | 37.5 | $128,790 |
| Mary Dillon Kerwin | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 37.5 | $125,258 |
| Marisa Guevara-Michalski | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICE | 37.5 | $123,055 |
| Tracie L Thomas | DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS | 37.5 | $117,431 |
| Camille A Nelson | MEMBER (UNTIL 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
| Erwin Chemerinsky | MEMBER (UNTIL 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
| Melanie D Wilson | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| L Song Richardson | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Austen L Parrish | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Gillian Lester | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| D Benjamin Barros | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Mark Alexander | MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Wendy Collins Perdue | IMMED. PAST PRESIDENT (UNTIL 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
| Vincent Rougeau | PRESIDENT-ELECT (FROM 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
| Vicki Jackson | PRESIDENT (UNTIL 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
| Darby Dickerson | PRESIDENT (FROM 1-4-20) | 6 | $0 |
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