Sessions Information

  • January 4, 2018
    10:30 am - 12:15 pm
    Session Type: Section Programs
    Session Capacity: N/A
    Hotel: N/A
    Room: Pacific Ballroom Salon 21
    Floor: North Tower/Ground Level

    The Association of American Law Schools’ mission is "to uphold and advance excellence in legal education." To further this purpose, AALS "promotes the core values of excellence in teaching and scholarship, academic freedom, and diversity, including diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints, while seeking to improve the legal profession, to foster justice, and to serve our many communities-–local, national, and international." Legal academics have regularly engaged in debate over whether AALS serves as a trade association or as a learned society. One critical facet of this debate concerns the importance of scholarship and scholarly engagement within the organization's general scope of activities. This panel will explore the ways in which AALS currently promotes scholarship. It will consider whether an expanded role would be appropriate and, if so, potential avenues for expansion. After remarks from our panelists, we look forward to a discussion amongst panelists and audience members over the topic's larger themes as well as practical concerns and possibilities.

    Business meeting at program conclusion.

Session Speakers
Saint Louis University School of Law
Moderator

Georgetown University Law Center
Speaker

University of California, San Diego
Speaker

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Speaker

Harvard Law School
Speaker

Georgetown University Law Center
Speaker

Session Fees
  • [4190] Scholarship - The Role of AALS in Legal Scholarship: $0.00