SEALS 2021 Conference Program (At a Glance)
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Monday, July 26
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Social Media Platforms and Free Expression
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break (sponsored by iDesign)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Discussion Group: Incorporating Racial Justice Issues in the Classroom
NEWER LAW PROFESSORS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Time Management for Newer Law Professors
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Navigating the Hiring Process
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Beating the Odds
WORKSHOP ON CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Discussion Group: From Police to Prisons: Pandemic & Post-Pandemic Reforms in the Criminal Legal System
WORKSHOP ON ONLINE EDUCATION
Discussion Group: The Business of Online Legal Education—Accreditors and External Stakeholders' Interests in Shaping Online Education
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
New Member Reception
The Albany Law School, the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law, Quinnipiac University School of Law, St. John's University School of Law, and the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, are the newest members of SEALS.They are hosting this reception to introduce themselves to SEALS.
7:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Newcomer Beer-Wine Mixer Sponsored by West Academic
Tuesday, July 27
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 1)
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 2)
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 3)
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 4)
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 5)
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Job Talks (panel # 6)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press)
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Supreme Court and Legislative Update (Individual Rights)
Discussion Group: Silver Linings Playbook: Lessons Learned During a Pandemic
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Screening Interview Demonstrations and Debriefings
NEWER LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Training Session on Mentoring Law Students
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: CV Review
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: CV Review
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Carolina Academic Press Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bostock v. Clayton County: Causation Analysis
Discussion Group: Philosophical Perspectives on Freedom of Speech in a Liberal Democracy
Pollution and Its Impact on COVID-19, Health, Housing, and Learning
Discussion Group: Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor—Perspectives on the Breonna Taylor Case
Supreme Court and Legislative Update (Administrative, Corporate, and Intellectual Property)
NEWER LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Teaching Law: The Essentials
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press)
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Discussion Group: How to Assure Effective Formative and Summative Assessment
National Security Law: Recent Trends and Developments
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Discussion Group: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Forced Expansion of Online Education
Discussion Group: Planning Forward: Taking the Lessons We Have Learned from Emergency and Planned Distance Education
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Designing Your Teaching Package
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
West Academic Reception
Wednesday, July 28
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
PROSPECTIVE LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mock Interviews
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
West Academic Golf Tournament
Wolters Kluwer Tennis Tournament
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break (sponsored by MF Digital Marketing)
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: Dean's Only Roundtable
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Corporate Law, Financial Markets, and Taxation I
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Criminal Law & Law and Philosophy
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
New Scholars Luncheon (sponsored by Wolters Kluwer)
Ticket Required.
Call for Papers Luncheon (sponsored by ETS)
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
"Who, me? I'm not racist!": Addressing Implicit Bias in Legal Education
Initial Thoughts on Law Schools of 2050—An Academic Master Plan for the Future
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
What's in a Job Talk
NEWER LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Assessment and Feedback Across the Curriculum
NEWER LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Scholarship Fundamentals: Becoming a Productive and Fulfilled Scholar
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break (sponsored by the American Bar Association)
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
WORKSHOP ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Discussion Group: Work in the Digital Age
WORKSHOP ON ONLINE EDUCATION
Discussion Group: Practical Considerations for Online, Hybrid, and Blended Instruction
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Discussion Group: Black Lawyers Matter
Discussion Group: New Perspectives in Technology Law and Intellectual Property
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Mapping Academic Opportunities
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Your Next Article
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
President's Reception
Thursday, July 29
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Corporate Law, Financial Markets, and Taxation II
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Environmental, Economic, and Racial Justice
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Federal and State Courts
WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Empirical Patent Law
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
WORKSHOP ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Discussion Group: Is Remote Justice Still Justice? Shifting Dispute Resolution Processes Online
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
West Academic Mimosa Reception
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Confident or Crazy: Calling all Potential Deans
Cultural Self-Awareness & Professional Identity Formation Across the Curriculum
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: The Art of Self-Promotion
WORKSHOP ON ADVANCEMENT
Discussion Group: Fundraising Post-COVID
WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
New Inquiries in Copyright Law
WORKSHOP ON TAX LAW
Tax Law and Policy - International, Federal, State
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
West Academic Luncheon
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Discussion Group: "Wow - that was unexpected!": Deaning in a Time of Crisis
How to Create a Proposal: Best Practices for Marketing, Enrollment, and Instructional Design for Online Legal Masters and Hybrid JD Programs
SCOTUS: Post-RBG
WORKSHOP FOR ASSOCIATE DEANS FOR RESEARCH
Discussion Group: Obtaining Funded Research
WORKSHOP ON ADVANCEMENT
Discussion Group: Building a Culture of Philanthropy
WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS LAW
Discussion Group: First Things First: Is Short-Termism the Problem?
WORKSHOP ON TAX LAW
Tax Reform in the 21st Century
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Intellectual Property Law, Culture, and Race
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break (sponsored by Fast Case)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Discussion Group: Advice for Newer Law Professors from Law School Deans
WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Tensions Within Law & Technology
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Legal Research and Writing
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Discussion Group: Professional Responsibility in Our Turbulent Times
NEW SCHOLARS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Your Next Article
WORKSHOP ON ONLINE EDUCATION
Discussion Group: Online & Hybrid Learning Pedagogy Best Practices and Standards Development
WORKSHOP ON TAX LAW
Discussion Group: Tax Law and Policy in the 21st Century
Friday, July 30
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Board of Trustees Meeting
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
WORKSHOP ON HEALTH LAW
Public Health Law and Covid-19. Where Did We Go Wrong?
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Administrative Law
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Public Law
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Reason on Trial: Interrogating and Disrupting the Legal Writing Canon
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ASPIRING LAW TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Crafting Your Scholarship Goals
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: T&E Pedagogy: Pushing Boundaries
Discussion Group: Trending Topics in Health Law and Health Policy
WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS LAW
Discussion Group: “Contract Creep”: The Legal Treatment of Business Entity Organic Documents as Contracts
WORKSHOP ON REMEDIES
Discussion Group: Remedies and Statutes
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: Constitutional Orphan, Paving the Way, Shortlisted, Unequal Profession, We the Women—New Books on Women’s Rights
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press)
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
WORKSHOP ON ADVANCEMENT
Discussion Group: Building an Effective Advisory Board
WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Tensions in Patent Law
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Constitutional Law
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Curriculum Changes Caused by COVID-19: What We Love, and What We Love to Hate
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Steering Committee Luncheon (sponsored by BarBri Legal Education)
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Team Based Learning for International Collaboration, Simultaneous and Otherwise.
WORKSHOP ON ADVANCEMENT
Discussion Group: Best Practices in Engaging Donors & Potential Donors
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Criminal Law
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Criminal Law
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Balance in the Age of Covid-19
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break (sponsored by Carolina Academic Press)
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Discipline Building: Professional Identity Formation
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
WORKSHOP ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Discussion Group: Contract Issues in Employment Law
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Discussion Group: Reorganizing, Restructuring, and Reforming the Federal Courts
Discussion Group: T&E Scholarship Discussion Group - Current and Evolving Trusts & Estates Scholarship
WORKSHOP FOR ASSOCIATE DEANS FOR RESEARCH
Discussion Group: Faculty Research & Development Deans—Promoting Scholarship in Challenging Times
WORKSHOP ON TAX LAW
Discussion Group: Tax Law
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Legal Philology Cocktail Reception
Saturday, July 31
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
WORKSHOP ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
Academic Freedom in an Era of Change
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS WORKSHOP
Private Law
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
WORKSHOP ON CIVIL PROCEDURE
Discussion Group: Civil Procedure Roundtable on Adjudication
WORKSHOP ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Discussion Group: Post-Election Preview: Labor and Employment Law under a New Biden Administration
WORKSHOP ON TAX LAW
Tax Law, Policy, and Human Beings
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP
Registration
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break (sponsored by Wolters Kluwer)
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: Current Issues in Immigration
ELFA Perspectives on Teaching During the Covid-19 Era
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Discipline Building: Interrogating and Disrupting the Legal Writing Canon
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM
MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP
New Reality and Mindfulness in Law Schools
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
WOLTERS KLUWER LUNCHEON: INTRODUCING THE NEW CONNECTED EBOOK
Connected Casebooks are now called Connected eBooks, and the name is not the only thing changing.
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Bias and Disparate Outcomes in the Bar Examination
The ELPIS Approach: How the Pandemic Changed the Face of Law, as Well as Law Teaching and Learning
Helping International Students Succeed at American Law Schools: Overcoming Cultural and Other Challenges
The Evolution of Legal Storytelling
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Break (sponsored by Wolters Kluwer)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Discipline Building: Balance in the Age of Chaos
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Discussion Group: Feeling Property
Discussion Group: Reproductive Justice Scholarship & Pedagogy Discussion Group
WORKSHOP ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN AN ERA OF CHANGE
Discussion Group: Academic Freedom Around the Globe
WORKSHOP ON CIVIL PROCEDURE
Discussion Group: Civil Procedure Roundtable: Jurisdiction and Court Access
WORKSHOP ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Discussion Group: COVID-19 and Worklaw
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP
Mini-Retreat
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Carolina Academic Press Closing Reception
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Federalist Society Desser Reception
Sunday, August 1
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
WORKSHOP ON BUSINESS LAW
Discussion Group: Insider Trading and Markets
WRITING CONNECTIONS WORKSHOP
Discussion Group: Discipline Building: Scholarship and Status in the Legal Academy
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
WORKSHOP ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
Discussion Group: Pedagogical Trends in Teaching Employment Discrimination
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Discussion Group: New and Established Voices in Criminal Procedure
Discussion Group: Family Law Scholarship (& Beyond)