Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education and Associate Deans and Directors Workshop 

Saturday, May 1 – Tuesday, May 5, 2027 

Repair and Reimagine: Clinical Legal Education and The Future We are Shaping

Saturday, May 1, 2027 

4 – 7 pmAALS Registration

Sunday, May 2, 2027 

9 am – 5 pmAssociate Deans and Directors Workshop 
12 pm – 2 pmAssociate Deans and Directors Luncheon 
5 – 6:15 pmAALS Reception Featuring Clinical Legal Education Posters 

Monday, May 3, 2027 

7:30 – 9 amCoffee with Colleagues 
7:30 – 8:30 amAALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Committees 
7:30 – 8:30 amWellness/Mindfulness Session
8:45 – 10:15 amWelcome, Introduction, Keynote/General Session  
10:15 – 10:30 amCoffee with Colleagues 
10:30 am – 12 pmWorking Group discussions
12 – 1 pmLunch on Your Own 
1 – 4:15 pmClinicians of Color Workshop 
1 – 2 pmConcurrent Sessions  
2:15 – 3:15 pmConcurrent Sessions  
3:15 – 3:30 pmCoffee with Colleagues 
3:30 – 4 pmLightning Sessions  
4:15 – 5:15 pmConcurrent Sessions  

Tuesday, May 4, 2027 

7:30 – 9 amCoffee with Colleagues 
7:30 – 8:30 amAALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Committees 
7:30 – 8:30 amWellness/Mindfulness Session 
9 – 10 amConcurrent Sessions  
10 – 10:15 amCoffee with Colleagues 
10:15 – 11:45 amWorking Group discussions  
12 – 1:45 pmAALS Luncheon featuring the Section on Clinical
Legal Education M. Shanara Gilbert Award, Ellmann
Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award, William Pincus
Award, and Impact on Externship Field Award Presentations  
2 – 5:15 pmWorkshops 
2 – 3 pmConcurrent Sessions  
3 – 3:15 pmCoffee with Colleagues
3:15 – 4:15 pmConcurrent Sessions  
4:30 – 5 pmLightning Sessions  
4:30 – 6pmCommunity Gatherings 

Wednesday, May 5, 2027 

7:30 – 9 amCoffee with Colleagues
7:30 – 8:30 amAALS Section on Clinical Legal Education Committees 
7:30 – 8:30 amWellness/Mindfulness Session 
9 – 10:30 amWorks in Progress & Bellow Scholars Reports on Projects 
10:30 – 10:45 amCoffee with Colleagues 
10:45 – 12:15 pmWorking Group Discussions  
12:15 – 1 pmLunch on Your Own 
1 – 2 pmConcurrent Sessions  
2:15 – 3:15 pmConcurrent Sessions