The content and quality of legal education and law faculty’s participation in the development of innovative and effective ways to teach substantive law, professional skills, and the values needed to educate competent and dedicated professionals are the very heart of SALT’s mission.

As the ABA Standards Review Committee begins its extensive re-examination of the standards and interpretations for approval of law schools, SALT has revamped its Bar Exam Committee to reflect the broad range of issues currently affecting legal education.

Under the leadership of SALT board member Andi Curcio (pictured at right), Georgia State University School of Law, the SALT Bar Exam Committee has been renamed Issues in Legal Education Committee.  The Committee now has four subcommittees: Learning Assessment; Bar Admission and Alternatives to the Bar Exam; Status and Teaching; and Liaison to the ABA Council and Standards Review Committee.

October 13, 2010: SALT submitted comments on proposed authority to accredit foreign law schools that teach US law.  Read SALT's Comments. 

For background on this issue:

Special Committee on Foreign Law Schools Seeking Approval Under ABA Standards, July 2010

International Issues Report, July 2009

Comprehensive Review of Standards for Approval of Law Schools

Materials submitted during 3 year comprehensive review of standards for approval of law schools.

Learning Assessment Subcommittee

Including listings of available social science collaborators and links to the SALT Empirical Research Listserv, hosted by Washburn University

Bar Admission and Alternatives to the Bar Exam Subcommittee

Including a summary of the April 23, 2010 Performance-Based Approach to Licensing Lawyers and SALT reports on testing and licensing

Status and Teaching Subcommittee

Including reports submitted to the ABA Council and Standards Review Committee

Liaison to the ABA Council and Standards Review Subcommittee

Including regular reports to the ABA Council and Comments on proposed changes to the Standards and Interpretations for Approval of Law Schools