Sessions Information

  • January 9, 2016
    1:30 PM - 3:15 PM
    Session Type: AALS Academy Programs
    Session Capacity: 198
    Hotel: New York Hilton Midtown
    Room: Sutton Center
    Floor: Second Floor
    Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) is a health care delivery model that recognizes that some barriers to good health have legal solutions. For example, a child suffering from asthma may require legal representation to force a landlord to address the mold or other adverse housing conditions that are exacerbating her condition. Other areas where unmet legal needs create barriers to good health include public benefits, employment, insurance, interpersonal violence, immigration, end-of-life, and education. In an MLP, legal care and health care are integrated, allowing lawyers to engage in preventive legal services that impact the health of especially vulnerable populations. Traditionally, MLPs have been forged between community healthcare providers and lawyers that work for legal aid organizations or law firm pro bono departments. But law schools have much to contribute to and gain from these partnerships. This program will introduce law faculty to MLP and its potential to further the educational, research, and community engagement/social justice missions of their schools. In addition to law school faculty currently engaged in MLP, the panel will also offer perspectives from the National Center for MLP and a law school dean regarding the benefits of MLP to legal education.
Session Speakers
Georgia State University College of Law
Speaker

Georgetown University Law Center
Moderator

The George Washington University Law School
Speaker

The George Washington University Department of Health Policy and Management
Speaker

Session Fees
  • [6355] NEW: AALS Academy Program - Incorporating Medical-Legal Partnership Into Your Law School's Triple Aim: Education, Research, and Community Engagement: $0.00