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WCL faculty presence contributes to strong return to in-person AALS annual meeting Washington College of Law professors made a strong showing as presenters for at least 10 sessions at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) annual meeting. The first in-person national meeting since January 2020, more than 2,000 law professionals, representing 176 law schools from across the country, convened in San Diego, California to explore challenges and opportunities centered around the event theme, “How Law Schools Can Make a Difference.” The four-day gathering included hundreds of sessions on a wide range of topics, including several led by WCL faculty.

The law was at the center of the biggest stories of 2022 — and WCL professors published leading research, testified before Congress, and offered their analysis to national media.

When it was founded in 1972, the Clinical Law Program at Washinton College of Law was at the forefront of clinical legal education. Over the past five decades, it has grown to include 11 in-house clinics and is recognized as one of the top programs in the country. 

When it was instituted in 2003, the NFL’s Rooney Rule was hailed as a landmark step toward diversifying the coaching and front office ranks.

Forty years ago, WCL launched its International Legal Studies Program to prepare lawyers for the complex realities of working across borders. Since then, the program has trained more than 4,500 lawyers from 60 countries in areas including international commercial arbitration, international business and trade, human rights law, and intellectual property law. Program alumni lead prominent law firms, international organizations, diplomacy, and non-governmental organizations.