Accreditation
This committee is charged with the administration of the ABA accreditation process, including review of site evaluation reports, progress reports, and fact finding reports. It reviews J.D. programs, post-J.D. programs, foreign summer programs, semester abroad programs, cooperative programs for foreign study and individual student programs for foreign study.

Adjunct Faculty
This committee provides a forum for law schools to discuss ways to better recruit, train, mentor and supervise adjunct faculty, and to provide a locus within the Section for discussion of issues that are of particular interest to adjunct faculty.

Bar Admissions
This committee relates to the second part of the Section’s responsibility -- bar admissions. Composed of bar examiners and administrators, legal educators, supreme court judges and bar examiners, it serves as the principal interface between the Council and the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Current topics under consideration relate to character and fitness, bar admission requirements, and foreign-trained law graduates.

Clinical Skills
This committee reviews, disseminates and makes recommendations with respect to the role of skills training in law schools including programs of instruction and the status of teachers. Membership of the committee is comprised of clinical and non-clinical faculty, judges and practicing lawyers.

Communication Skills
This committee examines and promotes effective communication skills, prepares materials for dissemination to law schools and the practicing bar, and plans programs on current issues relating to communication skills.

Curriculum
This committee collects and reviews innovative curriculum programs and prepares materials for dissemination to law schools currently studying curricular change.

Deans' Workshop
The chairperson is responsible for planning the annual Deans’ Workshop held during the midwinter meeting of the ABA.

Diversity
This committee is charged with developing suggestions and strategies for greater diversity in American legal education in furtherance of the aims of Standards 211, 212, and 213.
1998 Committee Report
Minority Admissions in Law Schools: A Selected Bibliography
1999-2000 Committee Report
ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law: Law School Disability Programs

Government Relations and Student Financial Aid
This committee monitors Congressional legislation and executive directives affecting legal education. It works closely with the ABA Washington Office and cooperates with the Joint Task Force on Student Financial Aid.

Graduate Legal Education
This committee is charged with developing guidelines and criteria for review of post-J.D. legal education including suggestions for possible interpretations of Standard 307. The committee coordinates its efforts with the Accreditation Committee.

Grievance
Pursuant to the Statement of Ethical Practices in the Process of Law School Accreditation this committee reviews complaints filed against Council members, Committee members, staff members at the Consultant’s Office, and Site Team Evaluators.

Independent Law Schools Forum
The forum is composed of the deans of all free-standing and quasi-free standing law schools. It reviews common problems and concerns and periodically conducts workshops for law school staff members.

Kutak Award
This committee receives nominations and determines a nominee for the Section’s Annual Kutak Award. The Award is presented annually to a “candidate who meets the highest standard of professional responsibility and demonstrates substantial achievement toward increased understanding between legal education and the active practice of law.” It honors the late Robert J. Kutak, a distinguished member of the Section’s Council.

Law Libraries
This committee reviews matters relating to law libraries including periodic review of the Standards relating to law libraries and the law library section of the annual questionnaire and site evaluation questionnaire. Membership includes law librarians and law school deans and faculty.

Law School Administration
This committee supports associate/assistant deans of law schools and presents the biennial Associate Deans Conference.

Law School Development
This committee prepares materials relating to law school development and undertakes planning and administration of a highly successful conference on law school development which brings together law school deans, faculty and development officers.

Law School Facilities
The Law School Facilities Committee supports the efforts of law schools planning for new construction or renovation of their buildings. The Committee last sponsored a national conference on March 23-25, 2006 in Seattle, Washington.2006 Conference . The committee's Web page draws together a number of resources that schools can use in facilities planning. The programs for past conferences and other resources can be found at www.abanet.org/legaled/committees/bricks-bytes/bricks-bytes.html.

New Deans' Seminar
This committee coordinates in-depth seminars for new deans just beginning their deanship, held each June.

Nominating
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Section, this committee receives suggestions and makes nominations for Section Officers and members of the Council.

Parliamentarian
The Parliamentarian serves at the annual meeting of the Section.

Pre-Law
This committee works with regional conferences of pre-law admissions officers to promote accurate and current information about legal education to those interested in attending law school.

Professionalism
This committee is charged to review the role of law schools in instilling law students with a sense of professionalism during their law school study.

Questionnaire
This committee is responsible for reviewing all law school informational questionnaires and instructions for recommending changes to minimize the duplication of requested information and to meet the accreditation and other needs of law school data.

Standards Review
This committee is charged with reviewing proposed changes in or additions to Standards, Interpretations, Rules, Policies, Procedures and Criteria. Proposed changes are referred to the committee by the Council for its review and recommendations.
Standards for Approval of Law Schools and Interpretations

Technology and Education
This committee is charged with keeping abreast of technology advancements and how they relate to legal education