AALS Discussion Group

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Session Type: AALS Discussion Groups

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC

Room: Mount Vernon Square

Floor: Level M3

Law schools are a tremendous repository of knowledge, including many of the country’s leading experts on virtually every policy theme. However, there is a challenge in translating legal scholarship into tangible policy outcomes, because of a lack of incentives among faculty to prioritize policy engagement, and broader structural obstacles that stand in the way of political engagement by non-commercial interests. The purpose of this session is to engage in a constructive and inclusive conversation on avenues for external policy engagement and ways to break down academic silos that limit the ability of faculty to translate their ideas into tangible change.