This is an announcement for an upcoming conference and call for papers.
CONFERENCE: October 2-3, 2015, Phoenix, AZ
ABSTRACTS DUE: July 15, 2015
Arizona Summit Law School (ASLS) will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a
conference for legal educators, law students, the legal community, and anyone
interested in legal education. The Conference will be opened by Professor Gerald Hess,
a leading American scholar on legal education, and founder of the Institute for Law
School Teaching at Gonzaga University School of Law. The Conference will include
panels and workshops intended to address an array of challenges facing law schools in
the early 21st Century.
TOPICS: Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
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Applying the latest teaching techniques, methods and technology in the
classroom
Integrating practice-ready skills with doctrinal teaching
Teaching the underprepared student
Keeping higher performing students engaged and challenged
Teaching alternative and second career students
Preparing students for the new legal marketplace
Building an excellent academic support program
Preparing students to serve underserved communities
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Select papers will be published in the Arizona Summit Law Review, ASLS's flagship
publication, or Accord, the internet-based sub-journal of Arizona Summit Law Review.
To submit a paper, please send the following information by July 15, 2015:
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Author(s) name, contact information, and school affiliation
Author(s) CV
Title of the proposed paper
A brief description (500 words or less) of the paper
Participants will be notified of their selection by August 15, 2015. Please note that travel
assistance is not available.
Please direct all questions and final submissions to the Conference Chair, Dr. Marren
Sanders, at ASLSConference@azsummitlaw.edu
PRESENTATION PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
The Conference Committee welcomes proposals for 25-minute conference
presentations or panel discussions, and anticipates a limited number of 50-minute slots
as well. To submit a proposal, please send the following information by July 15, 2015:
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Presenter(s) name, contact information, and school affiliation
Presenter(s) CV
Title of the proposed presentation
A brief (one paragraph) description of the presentation, including a description of
the presentation format (lecture with Q&A, interactive, PowerPoint, etc.)
A two-sentence summary of the presentation for the conference program, if
accepted
Length of presentation
Technology needs for the presentation
Participants will be notified of their selection by August 15, 2015. Please note that travel
assistance is not available.
Please direct all questions and final proposals to the Conference Chair, Dr. Marren
Sanders, at ASLSConference@azsummitlaw.edu
ABOUT PROFESSOR GERALD HESS
Professor Gerald Hess is at the forefront of the movement to improve teaching and
learning in law school. Professor Hess founded the Institute for Law School Teaching at
Gonzaga University School of Law in 1991, served as a Co-Director of the Institute for
Law Teaching and Learning through 2013, and became an ILTL Consultant in 2014. He
has served as a co-editor of The Law Teacher, as a member of the Advisory Committee
for the Journal of Legal Education, and as an inaugural member of the editorial board of
the Canadian Legal Education Annual Review. Professor Hess is a frequent speaker at
national conferences about legal education. He has conducted dozens of workshops on
law teaching at law schools in the United States, Canada, Japan, Turkey, and the
Republic of Georgia. Professor Hess has been the chair of the AALS Teaching Methods
Section and is a faculty member and educational consultant at the National Judicial
College.
Professor Hess is a leading American scholar on legal education. He is a co-author and
co-editor of six books on teaching and learning in law school:
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 What the Best Law Teachers Do (2013)
 Techniques for Teaching Law 2 (2011)
 Teaching Law By Design for Adjuncts (2010)
 Teaching Law By Design: Engaging Students from Syllabus to Final Exam (2009)
 Teaching the Law School Curriculum (2003) and
 Techniques for Teaching Law (1999).
He has published sixteen journal articles on faculty development, curriculum design,
and teaching and learning in law school and is a frequent recipient of teaching awards.
ABOUT ARIZONA SUMMIT LAW SCHOOL
Founded in 2005, Arizona Summit Law School is a private, ABA-accredited law school
dedicated to diversifying the legal profession by advancing advocates and civic-minded
leaders and serving historically underrepresented communities. The school earned
early accolades from the ABA and in 2009, received the highly regarded E. Smythe
Grambell Professionalism Award for its innovative approach to legal education. Arizona
Summit Law School has also received top honors for two consecutive years from prelaw
Magazine for its innovative approach to legal education. As Arizona's only private law
school, it aims to establish the private law school as a benchmark Institution for legal
education in the 21st century. The school is located in the heart of the legal community
in downtown Phoenix, providing students with proximity and access to prospective
employers and externship opportunities. For more information, visit
www.AZSummitLaw.edu.
Thank you for your time and willingness to share this information with interested parties.