AALS Arc of Career Program

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Session Type: AALS Arc of Career Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Room: Grand Salon Section 22

Floor: First Floor

This session addresses starting collaborative and interdisciplinary centers, programs, and initiatives at law schools. Panelists have founded or lead robust centers or initiatives that engage in research, advocacy, curricular work, and programming that address complex and enduring social problems. Discussion will include the following: How can collaborative centers and initiatives advance social justice and build bridges? What are different models for working through centers? How can centers’ activities complement classroom teaching, clinical teaching, legal scholarship, job placement, and other work of law schools? What avenues can centers provide for collaboration across disciplines and between communities? What are challenges for law school-based centers in pursuing advocacy, research, curricular work, and policy reform through centers and related initiatives? How does stage of career affect the benefits and challenges of pursuing work through centers? How does type of law school influence the possibilities and scope of center work?