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1988 Newsl. 1 (1988)

handle is hein.aals/aalsnews1988 and id is 1 raw text is: WT Olt ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS * ONE DUPONT CIRCLE * WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 * NO. 88-1 FEBRUARY 1988 PRESIDENT HUBER LOOKS TO THE YEAR AHEAD (Presented to the House of Representatives of the Association of American Law Schools, January 9, 1988, Miami Beach, Florida) While this has been a year of major change in legal education, the main event for the AALS has been the retirement of Millard Ruud as our Executive Director. For myself and, I am certain, for all of you I want to thank him for the extraordinary wisdom, knowledge and experience he brought to this role. Gratitude is an Inadequate word to recognize his importance to legal education. Fortunately, In Betsy Levin we have found a remarkable replacement. I want to thank her for the assistance she has already given me. We were also fortunate that this period of transition was presided over by Vic Rosenblum who, besides having a nearly infallible instinct for finding good delicatessens, has provided the Association with excellent leadership, and me with the tutelage I have needed to succeed him. It is too obvious to more than mention that we have been undergoing and surely will continue to undergo major changes in legal education. The reduction In demand for legal education and Its consequent effect on financing is an urgent and immediate problem. Changes in the professional leadership in the Law School Admissions Council, and the appointment of new Executive Directors for NALP and CLEO, as well as our own change, may have substantial impact on the manner in which these organizations serve us. As President Rosenblum will undoubtedly note in his report, the Committee on Membership should this coming year be making Its recommendations, with anticipated standards that focus on quality, not quantity, and which encourage diversity. Because these proposals are expected to represent a markedly different focus, although having the same purpose in general as our present membership requirements, they will surely generate debates. This review Is a part of what I hope will be a continuing review of our functions and our organization. I hope the Executive Committee will concur in a recommendation that we formally review the work of the Association, and our relationships with our fellow legal educations organizations. This will not be the work of one year but, particularly when an operation is going well, a reconsideration can be strengthening, and it is time that the Association have one. Certain issues are obvious targets for study. One that will be brought up today is the role of the House of Representatives. While I anticipate that the Membership Committee report will give us the opportunity for a vital discussion next year, the House is arguably by-passed by procedures under which issues are directly referred to the law schools, and also by a complex and extensive committee structure. Another issue is clearly the overload on the national office. Six and seven day weeks, including much work well into the night, is neither healthy nor efficient. I could refer to a number of other issues that also reflect some strains in both organization and roles, but I think a committee that will, first, determine what is going well and what not so well, and second, consider what changes, if any, will assure that our potential for leadership and guidance is being met, will assist us in functioning as we should. (continued on page 3) CONTENTS President's Address 1 Annual Meeting Photographs 4,5 LSAC News 2 AALS Deputy Director Search 8 Professional Development Committee 2 IACL 8 Building Plans for Law Schools 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: BETSY LEVIN EDlIOR: STEVEN R. SMITH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR ASST. EDrIOR: CHRISTINE M. CHATHAM, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Printing and Distribution Courtesy of Foundation Press, Inc.

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