Associate Deans and Clinical Program Directors Workshop 

The biannual Associate Deans and Clinical Law Program Directors Workshop will be held Sunday May 2, 2027 from 9am – 5pm. 

Conference Opening Plenary  
Monday, May 3, 8:45 – 10:15 am 

Session description and speakers to be announced. 

Awards Luncheon 

The awards luncheon will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 12 – 1:45 pm, featuring the presentations of the Section on Clinical Legal Education M. Shanara Gilbert Award, Stephen J. Ellmann Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award, William Pincus Award, and Impact on the Externship Field Award, plus recognition of new clinicians. 

Community Gatherings 

Community Gatherings are an expansion of working group sessions but are not limited to any specific topic areas. They will be held on Tuesday May 4. 4:30 – 6 pm; topics will be announced soon. 

Planning Committee

Deleso A. Alford, Southern University Law School
Paul M. Holland, Seattle University Law School
Renee Hutchins Laurent, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Gowri J. Krishna, Fordham University School of Law
Beth Locker, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Bethany Schols, Penn State Dickinson Law, chair
Robin Walker Sterling, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Jessica L. West, Mitchell Hamline School of Law