Professional Development for Where You Work
Legal information professionals support a variety of organizations. At the Annual Meeting & Conference, you’ll find the specialized education you need to keep you at the top of your game—wherever you work. Below you will find a sample of the tailored programming for those working in academic, law firm, and court/government libraries. You can also view the complete lineup of programs.
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For those in academic law libraries ... “It was very inspiring to see how dedicated and passionate law librarians are regarding government information. It was one of the best conference experiences I have ever had the opportunity to attend. I returned home with a renewed appreciation for the field of law librarianship and eyes on when I can attend my next AALL conference.”
– Suzanne Sears, Texas Woman’s University School of Library and Information Studies
- Data Analytics for Different Models of Faculty Services
- Marketing Sustainable Mid-Size Institutional Repositories with No Pennies
- Incorporating User Experience Design and Design Thinking into Research Guide Development
- Help! How Do I Hire a Strong Middle Manager in an Academic Law Library?
- Using Open Educational Resources to Make the Law and Law School More Accessible and Affordable
- Increasing Library Impact by Promoting Faculty Scholarly Impact
- (Re)Searching for Justice: Teaching Critical and Alternative Legal Research to Aspiring Social Justice Lawyers
- Unmasking Bias in Casebooks: From Theory to Praxis
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For those in law firm libraries ... “My focus was to attend several programs in various categories such as: technology; leadership; and, specific areas of legal practice. Once my schedule was organized, I filled my spare time with visits to the exhibit hall, networking and attending programs outside of my checklist. I planned well and, in the end, was able to capture a wide variety of topics and events. I also had the opportunity to have lunch with our firm’s library director from New York. We had a great visit discussing AALL as well as some firm-related matters.”
– Deidra Golden Mulligan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
- The Case for Legal Blog Preservation: A National Archive of Our Law
- The Law Library’s Role in Data Integration, APIs, and Attorney Workflow Initiatives
- Can’t Afford a Consultant? Go In-House Instead: How to Evaluate Key Online Resources to Showcase Legal Information Professional’s Value at Any Institution
- Aggravation or Aggregation: Managing News Information Overload
- A New Way of Working: Supporting Library Professionals in Remote and Hybrid Workplaces
- Speaking a New Language: The Whats, Whys, and Hows of Teaching Litigation Analytics
- Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain, and the Law
- Law Librarian as Algorithmic Skeptic
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For those in court/government law libraries ... “As a solo librarian—I am a law librarian in a busy courthouse law library in Connecticut—I must echo the words of AALL’s [past] president, Joyce Manna Janto: “The best part of the Annual Meeting…was the energy generated by having so many law librarians under one roof.” The opportunity to talk with other law librarians from all over the country convinced me that, regardless of library type, we all share a common commitment to providing our library patrons the best possible access to the law. The face-to-face contact—the human connection—was truly my favorite part of the conference. However, the concrete information that I took away from attending the conference programs was quite significant.”
– Roseann Canny, Law Library at Rockville
- All Boats Rise: Court Navigation Using Law Libraries
- Bringing the Law Library to the Community: Access to Justice with Remote Services
- Designing Access to Justice: User Centered Design and Technology for Self-Represented Litigants
- Research Your Rights: How Design and Plain-Language Writing Can Increase Accessibility to Legal Information
- Coping with Vicarious Trauma: Tips for Law Librarians on the Front Lines
- In the Wake of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org: What Comes Next for Freeing State Law?
- Law Library Internships: Growing Our Profession Responsibly and Sustainably
- CDL 101: Using Controlled Digital Lending to Better Serve Law Library Patrons