Standing Committees and other committees established by action of the Executive Committee are appointed by the president and provide reports, program content, and policy advice to the Association.

Every spring the president-elect begins work on committee appointments for the subsequent year and appoints members of the following standing committees for three-year terms and the following special committees and planning committee for one-year terms.

Click on the name of a committee below for more information.

Standing Committees


Christy's Test Committee (DELETE)Christy's Test Committee (DELETE)

Christy's Awesome Committee

Committee on Arc of Career ProgramsCommittee on Arc of Career Programs

This standing committee solicits and selects proposals for programs at the Annual Meeting that focus on the different stages of careers in legal education rather than on substantive fields of law. The committee also organizes a session for first-time meeting attendees.

Committee on SectionsCommittee on Sections

The Sections Committee mission is to improve the operation of Sections throughout the year, as well as their programming for the Annual Meeting.

Membership ReviewMembership Review

The Membership Review Committee reviews law school applications for membership in the Association and approves sabbatical site evaluation reports on member law schools. The committee meets twice a year to evaluate schools up for sabbatical review and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on the actions it should take.

Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law TeachersRecruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers

This committee is charged with recommending to the Executive Committee how the Association can better assist member and fee-paid schools in the recruitment and retention of law teachers and students.

Tech Advisory CommitteeTech Advisory Committee

The Journal of Legal Education Editorial BoardThe Journal of Legal Education Editorial Board

The Editorial Board assists the Coordinating Editors of the Journal in reviewing manuscripts presented for possible publication in the Journal and provides general policy guidance. The Journal is a quarterly publication devoted to issues confronting legal educators, including curriculum development and legal scholarship. It also serves as an outlet for emerging areas of scholarship and teaching.

Special Committees

Nominating - Officers and Members of the Executive CommitteeNominating - Officers and Members of the Executive Committee

The Nominating Committee has the task of nominating faculty from member law schools to serve on the AALS Executive Committee in the following year. The committee reviews nominations solicited by the AALS and recommends to the AALS House of Representatives two nominees for the Executive Committee and the next President-Elect. The Committee meets once in September.

Planning Committee for the 2025 Dean Forum ProgramPlanning Committee for the 2025 Dean Forum Program

Description for POC

This committee solicits and selects proposals for “open submission” programs for the Annual Meeting that do not come from Sections. There are four types of “open submission” programs: symposium programs, small discussion groups, open source programs not sponsored by a Section, and hot topics. The Committee meets early in the year to review and critique all “open submission” programs and to plan for the new year.

Scholarly Papers for Annual MeetingScholarly Papers for Annual Meeting

The committee selects the winner(s) of the Scholarly Papers Competition that is open to faculty at AALS member and fee-paid schools who have been in teaching for five years or less. The winning author(s) is/are recognized at the next Annual Meeting. The Committee meets by conference call in October or November to select the awardee(s) after a winnowing process that begins in August.