Legal Education Matters: Overview and Introduction

Welcome to Legal Education Matters. This substack will report developments and issues in legal education taking place in law schools and the broader legal education space. I will advocate for change where needed and argue for continuity when that might be the better course of action. All of this with the aim of supporting legal education programs that work well for students, serve well their important roles in our justice system, and help advance the rule of law here and around the world.

I arrive at this undertaking having been a law student, lawyer, law teacher, law school dean, and long-time participant in the regulation of law schools and legal education. I have worked at law schools in both large public university and smaller college settings. I have worked in both the traditional and for-profit higher education sectors. I have worked at both ABA-approved and non-ABA-approved law schools. My final post was serving as the Managing Director of Legal Education and Accreditation at the American Bar Association, with responsibility for the operation of the ABA law school accreditation process. I was grateful for that opportunity, which gave me a unique perspective on the legal education and bar admissions landscape in the United States.

I welcome your comments, suggestions, and critiques.