AALS Southern California Regional Faculty Recruitment Conference

Thursday, August 7, 12:00pm - 5:00 pm

Hosted by UC Irvine Law
401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine, CA 92697-8000

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is offering a faculty hiring conference with several in-person events held in different regions of the country. UC Irvine Law will be hosting the Southern California regional conference. This conference will include panel discussions designed to help applicants prepare with the different steps of the process: gathering and submitting materials, navigating screening and callback interviews, and making the most out of return visits and negotiating offers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Stephen Lee (slee@law.uci.edu) or Sam Domingo (sdomingo@law.uci.edu).

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Registration closes July 31, 2025. 

Tentative Schedule

Time Event Details

12:00 to 12:15 pm

Welcome remarks (lunch)
Dean Austen Parrish
Associate Dean Stephen Lee

12:15 to 1:30 pm               

Panel 1: Gathering and submitting materials
Professor Mario Barnes
Professor Song Richardson
Professor Rachel Croskery-Roberts
Professor Katie Tinto

1:30 to 2:00 pm               

Coffee break

2:00 to 3:15 pm              

Panel 2: Interviews and offers
Professor Annie Lai
Professor Ann Southworth
Professor Shauhin Talesh
Professor Ari Waldman

3:15 to 3:30 pm               

Closing remarks
Associate Dean Stephen Lee

3:30 to 5:00 pm               

Community-building mixer

AALS Resources and Info

More about AALS faculty recruitment events and resources can be found at the AALS website.