Event Sessions

2018 Annual Meeting

  • Date: January 3 — 6, 2018
  • Location: Top of the Market (South Patio)
  • 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm AALS Exhibit Hall - The Meeting Place
    Type: Exhibit Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    What is Fraud Anyway?

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    The Promise and Pitfalls of the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Admiralty and Maritime Law, Co-Sponsored by Art Law and International Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Sunken Treasure: Recovery of Cultural Property from Historic Shipwrecks

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Agricultural and Food Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Legal and Policy Tools for Dairy in a Changing Climate

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Defamation and Privacy and Mass Communication Law Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Fake News, Alternative Facts, and the Future of Journalism

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Economic Globalization and Governance
    Type: Section Programs

    Committed Scholarship: What is the Role of the Academy When Human Rights and Globalization are Under Attack

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples
    Type: Section Programs

    150 Years Later: The 1868 Treaties and Modern Sovereignty

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm International Legal Exchange, Co-Sponsored by North American Cooperation
    Type: Section Programs

    A Global Guide to International Legal Exchange: Practical Secrets of Success and What to Do When Things Go Horribly Wrong

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Jewish Law, Co-Sponsored by Intellectual Property
    Type: Section Programs

    Copyright and Jewish Law

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Minority Groups
    Type: Section Programs

    Structural and Procedural Hurdles to Justice Affecting Minorities

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Transactional Law and Skills
    Type: Section Programs

    Access to Justice and Transactional Law

  • 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Contemplative Space for Registrants
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Research
    Type: Section Programs

    Distance Education in Law Schools: Exploring Issues and Best Practices

  • 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Law and Economics
    Type: Section Programs

    Law and Economics

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    Access to Justice in the Age of Technology, Television, and Trump

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Administrative Law
    Type: Section Programs

    The Never-Ending Assault on the Administrative State?

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Disability Law, Co-Sponsored by Election Law, Law and Mental Disability, and Legislation and Law of the Political Process
    Type: Section Programs

    Could We Pass the ADA Today? Disability Rights in an Age of Partisan Polarization

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Empirical Study of Legal Education and the Legal Profession
    Type: Section Programs

    Empirical Studies on Legal Education and the Legal Profession: Framing an Agenda for the Work to Come

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm International Law, Co-Sponsored by International Human Rights
    Type: Section Programs

    The Relevance of Borders to International Law

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Law and Religion
    Type: Section Programs

    Governance, Resistance, and Rejection: Religion and Politics Now

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Natural Resources and Energy Law, Co-Sponsored by Environmental Law and State and Local Government Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Clean Energy Policies: International, Federal, State, and Local Conflicts, Opportunities, and Constraints

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm New Law Professors
    Type: Section Programs

    Enhancing Your Teaching Before, During, and After Class

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Pre-Legal Education and Admission to Law School
    Type: Section Programs

    How to Adapt Your Outreach Efforts, Admissions Process and Law School Community to Ensure Your Culture is Welcoming to Transgender and Gender Fluid Students

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Pro-Bono and Public Service Opportunities
    Type: Section Programs

    Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders: Mobilizing Students and Community Partner Collaboration to Respond to the Unexpected

  • 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Exhibitor Special Events
    Type: Exhibit Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AALS Arc of Career Program: A Session for First Time Meeting Attendees
    Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

    What is AALS and Why Does It Matter for My Career? And How Do I Get the Most Out of the Annual Meeting?

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Agency, Partnership, LLC's and Unincorporated Associations Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Agricultural and Food Law Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Civil Rights Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm International Legal Exchange and North American Cooperation Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Natural Resources and Energy Law Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Twelve Step Meeting
    Type: Twelve Step

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Cocktail Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm AALS Law and Film Series
    Type: AALS Programs

    The Feature Film Selection: My Cousin Vinny (1992)

  • 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm University of Houston Law Center Alumni and Friends Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM AccessLex Institute Breakfast Update for Law School Deans
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Stetson University College of Law Breakfast for Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Research
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:45 am Agricultural and Food Law Breakfast - CANCELLED
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:45 am Conflict of Laws Breakfast
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:45 am Property Law Breakfast
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 8:30 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Continental Breakfast
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Contemplative Space for Registrants
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:30 am - 8:45 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Welcome
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Opening Plenary Session
    Type: AALS Programs

    Access to Justice

  • 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Environmental Law, Natural Resources & Energy Law Joint Field Trip
    Type: Section Field Trips

    The Transnational Ecosystem of California’s Southwestern Corner

  • 8:45 am - 10:15 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference Panel: Reform Proposals for the Administrative State
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 am - 6:00 pm AALS Exhibit Hall - The Meeting Place
    Type: Exhibit Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 10:30 am - 11:45 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: 7 Minute Presentations of Works in Progress Panel 1-A
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 10:30 am - 11:45 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: 7 Minute Presentations of Works in Progress Panel 1-B
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Arc of Career Program
    Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

    Design Thinking for Law Professors

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers and Students
    Type: AALS Programs

    On the Front Line: The Role and Position of Clinical Faculty of Color in Challenging Times

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    Federalism and Sanctuary Cities

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    Mainstreaming Feminism

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Site Evaluation Workshop
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Africa
    Type: Section Programs

    Children's Rights and Responsibilities in Africa

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Animal Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Corporate Transparency, Accountability, and Animal Welfare

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Conflict of Laws
    Type: Section Programs

    Crossing Borders: Mapping the Future of Conflict of Laws Scholarship

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Election Law
    Type: Section Programs

    The Legacy of Shaw v. Reno: A Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Retrospective

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Graduate Programs for Non-U.S. Lawyers, Co-Sponsored by International Legal Exchange and North American Cooperation
    Type: Section Programs

    Focus on the Facts: Teaching Civil-Law Trained Lawyers to Work with Facts in U.S. Legal Writing

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Law and Sports
    Type: Section Programs

    Legal Implications of Social and Political Activism in Sports

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research, Co-Sponsored by Clinical Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Tips from the Trenches: Teaching Students to Help Social Justice Practitioners From First Year to Graduation

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Property Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Structural Facilitation of Property Markets

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Scholarship
    Type: Section Programs

    The Role of AALS in Legal Scholarship

  • 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Student Services
    Type: Section Daylong Programs

    Advancing Excellence for Our Students and Ourselves

  • 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Law, Medicine, and Health Care, Co-Sponsored by Aging and the Law, Biolaw, and Law and Mental Disability
    Type: Section Daylong Programs

    The Transformation of American Health Care

  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference Luncheon Debate: Declaring War
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities Service Project, Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law - CANCELLED
    Type: Section Service Projects

    Service Project at Mama's Kitchen

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Constitutional Law and Legal History Joint Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Student Services Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Panel 1: Global Trends in Election Law and Reform
    Type: Subsessions

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Arc of Career Program
    Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

    So You Want to Publish a Book

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    Using the Law and Its Enforcement to Address the Overdose Crisis: Emerging Trends and Implications

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    Visual and Popular Culture Imagery in Legal Education

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Alternative Dispute Resolution, Co-Sponsored by Litigation
    Type: Section Programs

    ADR and Access to Justice: Current Perspectives

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Antitrust and Economic Regulation
    Type: Section Programs

    Politics in Antitrust

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Commercial and Related Consumer Law and Real Estate Transactions Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Exploring New Frontiers in Real Estate Development

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Education Law, Co-Sponsored by Constitutional Law and State and Local Government Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Law, Politics, and the Public University

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm International Human Rights, Co-Sponsored by Immigration Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Immigrant Rights Under the Trump Administration

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Post-Graduate Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Beyond the JD: The Evolution of Law School Post-JD & Non-JD Programs

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Teaching Methods
    Type: Section Programs

    Something Borrowed: Using Cooperative Learning Strategies in Legal Education

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Trusts and Estates
    Type: Section Programs

    Historical and Empirical Evidence and the Law of Trusts and Estates: What Really Happened?

  • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Balance in Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Strengths-Based Access to Justice, Lawyering, and Legal Education

  • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Comparative Law and Law and South Asian Studies Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Global Trends in Election Law: Comparative Perspectives

  • 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Constitutional Law and Legal History Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Reconstruction: The Second Founding

  • 1:30 pm - 4:45 pm Institutional Advancement
    Type: Section Daylong Programs

    Advancement: A Team Approach

  • 2:15 pm - 4:15 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Young Legal Scholars Paper Presentations - Audio/Video
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Panel 2: Global Trends in Election Law and Reform
    Type: Subsessions

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm AALS House of Representatives, First Meeting
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Administrative Law
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    New Voices in Administrative Law

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Labor Relations and Employment Law, Co-Sponsored by Employment Discrimination Law
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    New and Emerging Voices in Workplace Law

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Law, Medicine, and Health Care
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Works in Progress Session for New Law and Medicine Scholars

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
    Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

    New Scholars Showcase

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Legislation and Law of the Political Process
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    New Voices in Legislation

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Minority Groups
    Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

    Strategies and Support for Persons of Color in New Law Teaching

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Securities Regulation
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Emerging Voices in Securities Regulation

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Socio-Economics
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Teaching and Scholarship in a Polarized Society: A Roundtable on Pedagogy for New Law Teachers

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Teaching Methods
    Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

    Learning Together: Diverse Models of Collaborative Learning in Law School

  • 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Technology, Law, and Legal Education
    Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

    Teaching Through Technology

  • 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm AALS Opening Reception
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 4:30 pm - 6:15 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference Panel: Third-Party Liability for Sexual Misconduct: Universities, Landlords, Employers, and Beyond
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Institutional Advancement Reception
    Type: Subsessions

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm American Constitution Society Panel Discussion on Norms and the Rule of Law
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Conventions, Norms and Constitutional Governance

  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Twelve Step Meeting
    Type: Twelve Step

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Brooklyn Law School Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm University of California, Berkeley School of Law Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00pm - 7:30 pm University of Colorado Law School Faculty, Alumni, and Friends Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm American University Washington College of Law Red, White & Brew Open House Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Cocktail reception to introduce our new Diversity and Inclusion programs.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Boston College Law School Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Cornell Law School Alumni and Faculty Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm New York University School of Law AALS Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Pennsylvania State University – Dickinson Law Alumni Reception Hosted by Dean Gary S. Gildin
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM University of California, Davis, School of Law Alumni and Friends Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm University of Denver Sturm College of Law Alumni and Faculty Reception in San Diego
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm University of Pennsylvania Law School Penn Law Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Reception (co-sponsored with the Institute for Humane Studies)
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM The University of Michigan Law School Alumni and Friends Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM American Constitution Society Reception
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Wake Forest University School of Law Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Carolina Academic Press Reception for Authors and Friends
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast for International Law Faculties sponsored by University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
    Type: Member School Events

    Trumping International Law: A Counter-Revolution in Legal Education, Scholarship and Faculty Initiatives

  • 7:00 am - 8:30 am Employment Discrimination Law and Labor Relations and Employment Law Joint Breakfast
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Academic Support Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Environmental Law Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Federal Courts Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Law School Administration and Finance Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Technology, Law, and Legal Education Business Meeting
    Type: Section Business Meetings

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Continental Breakfast
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 3:00 pm AALS Exhibit Hall - The Meeting Place
    Type: Exhibit Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm AALS Deans Forum Program
    Type: AALS Programs

    Effective Deaning

  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Contemplative Space for Registrants
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Arc of Career Program
    Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

    Opportunities and Challenges for Faculty of Color in Skills-Focused Law Teaching and Law Administration

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    Community Economic Development is Access to Justice

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    Rethinking the Campus Response to Sexual Violence: Betsy DeVos, Title IX, and the Continuing Search for Access to Justice

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    Innovations in Teaching Access to Justice Across the Law School Curriculum

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Scholarly Paper Presentation
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Agency, Partnership, LLC’s, and Unincorporated Associations, Co-Sponsored by Securities Regulation and Taxation
    Type: Section Programs

    The Challenges and Opportunities of Exotic Hybrids: Series LLC’s, Up-C’s, and Master Limited Partnerships

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Civil Procedure, Co-Sponsored by Litigation
    Type: Section Programs

    Procedure as Technology/Technology as Procedure

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Employment Discrimination Law, Co-Sponsored by Labor Relations and Employment Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Relationships in Employment Discrimination Law

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Environmental Law, Co-Sponsored by Natural Resources and Energy Law
    Type: Section Programs

    The Peril and Potential of Empirical Research for Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Professors

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Insurance Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Emerging Issues in Insurance Law

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Intellectual Property
    Type: Section Programs

    International IP Law in a Post-TPP/TTIP, Post-Brexit World

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Islamic Law, Co-Sponsored by Comparative Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Islamic Jurisprudence, Civil Rights, and Social Justice

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Legislation & Law of the Political Process
    Type: Section Programs

    Congressional Procedure, Politics, and Power

  • 8:30 am - 12:15 pm Technology, Law and Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Technology Matters

  • 8:45 am - 5:00 pm Institutional Advancement
    Type: Section Daylong Programs

    Advancement: A Team Approach

  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 am - 10:45 am Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: Financial Crisis and Regulatory Frameworks
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Aging and the Law, Children and the Law, and Family and Juvenile Law Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Keeping Up with the Changing Face of the American Family

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    Professional Identity Development Tools to Help Law Students Meet the Needs of Today’s Clients

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) at 10 Years

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Art Law, Co-Sponsored by Intellectual Property
    Type: Section Programs

    Pop Culture and Fan Art

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Business Associations, Co-Sponsored by Securities Regulation
    Type: Section Programs

    Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Clinical Legal Education and Poverty Law Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Reconsidering the Roles and Responsibilities of the Law School as Advocate in the New Normal of Federal Policy

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Law Libraries and Legal Information
    Type: Section Programs

    Using Leadership Skills to Innovate, Motivate, and Collaborate

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Litigation
    Type: Section Programs

    American-Style Litigation: A Force for Good or Ill?

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Minority Groups, Co-Sponsored by National Security Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Technology as a Sword and a Shield: Law at the Intersection of Civil Rights and Surveillance

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Taxation
    Type: Section Programs

    Tax Legislation in the 116th Congress

  • 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: 7 Minute Presentations of Works in Progress Panel 2-A
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: 7 Minute Presentations of Works in Progress Panel 2-B
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Clinical Legal Education Luncheon and Business Meeting
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Law Libraries and Legal Information Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Minority Groups Luncheon and Business Meeting
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Socio-Economics Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Socio-Economics in the Age of Robots

  • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Institutional Advancement Luncheon and Business Meeting
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    A Unique Approach to Access to Justice: Training Lawyers Ready to Serve

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    Law Professors, the Legal Academy, and Controversies Over Free Speech On Campus

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    Civil Rights Enforcement and Administrative Law

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Criminal Justice
    Type: Section Programs

    Juveniles, Incarceration, and the Constitution: A Conversation

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm East Asian Law & Society
    Type: Section Programs

    Call for Papers: Research in Progress on East Asian Law & Society

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Federal Courts and Remedies Joint Program
    Type: Section Programs

    Federal Court Remedies Against the Executive

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Law and Mental Disability, Co-Sponsored by Disability Law, Family and Juvenile Law, and Law, Medicine, and Health Care
    Type: Section Programs

    Legal Competency at the Crossroads: Mental Disability and Family Law

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm National Security Law
    Type: Section Programs

    National Security in a Time of Trump

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Nonprofit and Philanthropy Law, Co-Sponsored by Election Law
    Type: Section Programs

    The Use of Nonprofit Organizations in Political Campaigns

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Part-Time Division Programs, Co-Sponsored by Pre-Legal Education and Admission to Law School
    Type: Section Programs

    Experiential Learning - ABA Standards 303 and 304: How to Effectively Offer Clinical Education to Evening Students

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Securities Regulation, Co-Sponsored by Agency, Partnership, LLC's and Unincorporated Associations and Business Associations
    Type: Section Programs

    Offering, Selling, and Trading Securities: New Perspectives

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Torts and Compensation Systems
    Type: Section Programs

    The Role of History in Tort Theory

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Federalist Society Annual Faculty Conference: The Constitution and Campus Politics: A Conversation for Young and Nearly Young Law Professors
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm AALS House of Representatives, Second Meeting
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Inaugural Reception for AALS Fellows
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Twelve Step Meeting
    Type: Twelve Step

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Big 10 Reception (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State Law and Wisconsin)
    Type: Member School Events

    Alumni, present and former colleagues of Big 10 law school community are invited to a reception.

  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Women’s Leadership in Academia Reception, Hosted by the University of Georgia School of Law
    Type: Member School Events

    Networking reception, presentation, and round-table discussion on advancing women professors, librarians, and clinicians in leadership positions in the academy.

  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Animal Legal Defense Fund's 11th Annual Animal Law Reception
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Emory University School of Law Alumni and Friends Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Pepperdine University School of Law Reception Hosted by New Dean Paul L. Caron
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Georgetown University Law Center Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Columbia Law School Alumni Reception
    Type: Member School Events

    Presentation of the "Distinguished Columbian in Teaching" award.

  • 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm AALS Law and Film Series
    Type: AALS Programs

    The Documentary Film Selection: Gideon’s Army (2013)

  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute Reception Honoring the 2018 Recipient of the Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award
    Type: Other Organization Events

    A reception to honor the recipient of this year's Blackwell Award

  • 7:00 am - 8:00 am Twelve Step Meeting
    Type: Twelve Step

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 am - 8:30 am Post Graduate Legal Education Breakfast
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:00 am - 8:30 am State and Local Government Law Breakfast
    Type: Section Breakfasts

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 8:30 am Planning Meeting and Continental Breakfast for 2017 and 2018 Section Officers
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 7:30 am - 9:00 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Contemplative Space for Registrants
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    A New Era for Business Regulation?

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am AALS Open Source Program
    Type: AALS Open Source Programs

    Empirical Research Methods and the Experiential Curriculum: “New” Tools for Securing Justice in a Post-Fact Era?

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Biolaw
    Type: Section Programs

    Legal Challenges of Editing the Genome: Coming to Terms with CRISPR Technology

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Contracts
    Type: Section Programs

    Liability Without Assent: When Contract Occurs Without Assent, What Grounds Liability and Remedy? Seeking Positive Premises

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Type: Section Programs

    The ABI Commission on Consumer Bankruptcy: How Can Academic Research Inform the Commission's Deliberations?

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Graduate Programs for Non-U.S. Lawyers, Co-Sponsored by International Legal Exchange and North American Cooperation
    Type: Section Programs

    Added Value: Programming for International LL.M. Professional and Personal Development

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Jurisprudence, Co-Sponsored by Criminal Justice
    Type: Section Programs

    Philosophy, Criminal Law, and the Present Crisis

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Law and the Humanities
    Type: Section Programs

    Blade Runners, Hosts, and Lawyers: Communicating Images of Access to Rights and Justice for Robots and Other Artificial Intelligence

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am Professional Responsibility
    Type: Section Programs

    The Ethics of Legal Education

  • 8:30 am - 10:15 am State and Local Government Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Intergovernmental Relations During the Trump Administration

  • 8:30 am - 12:00 pm AALS Arc of Career Program
    Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

    Leadership Development in Law Schools

  • 8:45 am - 4:00 pm AALS Workshop for Pretenured Law School Teachers of Color
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 8:45 am - 5:30 pm Socio-Economics
    Type: Section Daylong Programs

    Access to Socio-Economic Justice

  • 9:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm AALS Symposium
    Type: AALS Symposiums

    Why Intellectual Diversity Matters (and What Is To Be Done)

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Academic Support
    Type: Section Programs

    Equal Access to Justice: Supporting Law Students from Diverse Backgrounds from Admission Through the Bar Exam

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm European Law
    Type: Section Programs

    The European Union and the Rise of Populist Nationalism

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Poverty Law Field Trip
    Type: Section Field Trips

    A Visit to Chicano Park

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Women in Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Whispered Conversations Amplified

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Discussion Group
    Type: AALS Discussion Groups

    Foreign Interference in Elections

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm AALS Hot Topic Program
    Type: AALS Hot Topic Programs

    The Disaster Narrative and the State

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Evidence
    Type: Section Programs

    Daubert After 25 Years: A Prospective Look at the Next Great Challenges in Expert Reliability

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services
    Type: Section Programs

    The Future of Money: Exploring Innovative Technology and Design in Banking

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm For the Law School Dean
    Type: Section Programs

    Crisis Communication: You Need a Plan

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Law and Anthropology
    Type: Section Programs

    Critical Inquiry for Critical Times: Anthropological Approaches to Legal Scholarship, Teaching, and Advocacy

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Law and the Social Sciences
    Type: Section Programs

    How I Changed a Regulation using Social Sciences Research

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Law Libraries and Legal Information
    Type: Section Programs

    Effective Assessment: Measuring Your Law Library's Impact

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm North American Cooperation, Co-Sponsored by Graduate Programs for Non-U.S. Lawyers and International Legal Exchange
    Type: Section Programs

    What Would a New NAFTA Look Like?

  • 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues
    Type: Section Programs

    Relationships Between Religious Exemptions and Principles of Equality and Inclusion

  • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM University of San Diego School of Law Luncheon for Members of the Section on Professional Responsibility
    Type: Member School Events

    The Section's Fred C. Zacharias Award presentation. Bus departs at 11:30 a.m. from Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina hotel lobby to the University of San Diego Law School and returns at 1:30 p.m.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Criminal Justice and Evidence Joint Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm East Asian Law and Society Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    What's (Still) Wrong with Credit Ratings

  • 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Women in Legal Education Luncheon
    Type: Section Luncheons

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm AALS and European Law Faculties Association Joint Program
    Type: AALS Programs

    Access to Justice in the European Union: Its Consolidation and Its Future

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Children and the Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Contemporary Legal and Political Change: A Child-Centered Analysis

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Continuing Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    The Value of CLE in Fostering Alumni Relations

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Criminal Justice
    Type: Section Programs

    Terry at Fifty: On the Books and On the Ground

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm East Asian Law and Society, Co-Sponsored by Graduate Programs for Non-U.S. Lawyers and International Legal Exchange
    Type: Section Programs

    New Directions in U.S.-Based Law Studies for Foreigners

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Immigration Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Immigration Adjudication in an Era of Mass Deportation

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Internet and Computer Law
    Type: Section Programs

    Influencing Information in the Internet Age

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research
    Type: Section Programs

    Designing Legal Writing Problems Incorporating “Access to Justice”

  • 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Women in Legal Education
    Type: Section Programs

    Speed Mentoring

  • 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Coffee with Colleagues
    Type: AALS Office

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Balance in Legal Education
    Type: Section Pedagogy Programs

    Applying Positive Psychology and Strengths-Oriented Approaches in Teaching

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Criminal Justice
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Criminal Law and Procedure Works in Progress

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Immigration Law
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Immigration Law Works in Progress

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm National Security Law
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    New Voices in National Security Scholarship Works-in-Progress

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Professional Responsibility
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    Professional Responsibility Works in Progress Session

  • 3:30 pm - 5:15 pm Property Law
    Type: Section Works-in-Progress

    New Voices in Property Law: Junior Scholars Works-in-Progress Panel

  • 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm AALS Reception for Legal Educators from Law Schools Outside the United States
    Type: AALS Programs

    Short description is not available at this time.

  • 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Society of Socio-Economists Annual Meeting
    Type: Other Organization Events

    Short description is not available at this time.