Programs by Library Type

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.

  • For those in academic law libraries ...

    • A More Inclusive Classroom: Considerations for the Legal Research Professor Teaching Neurodivergent Students
    • Batch Please: Leveraging Batch Record Loading for Integrated Library System Improvements and Enhancing Resource Discovery
    • Case Study on enhancing accessibility to State Legal Content in Massachusetts and Michigan
    • Cheers [To Being an Academic Law Library Director]: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
    • Developing an Online Legal Research Course for Non-JDs
    • Discovering Diversity Through Linked Data
    • Mastering the Lawless Science of Our Law: The Subjectivity of Citators
    • Researching the Implementation of Foreign and International Law on International Indigenous Peoples
    • Researching South African Government and Legal Information
    • Selector School: Teaching your Team How to Build a Collection of the Future
    • The ‘Strait’ Road to a Diverse Profession: Creating and Supporting a Successful Fellowship Program
    • The Niagara Movement: How Far Have We Come with Voting Rights
    • What is Legal Technology Competency?: A Model Framework
    • What You Need to Know About the NextGen Bar Exam
    • Where Do We Draw the Line in Making “Highly Sensitive” Information Available or Not?
    • Withdrawing Large Collections: History, Methods and Paths Forward
    • Words Matter: Incorporation of “Wise” Techniques in Critical Feedback for Better Learning Outcomes in Legal Research Curriculum

  • For those in law firm libraries ...

    • Better Than Basic – How to Use Your Internal Firm Data for Better CI Reporting
    • Developing an Online Legal Research Course for Non-JDs
    • Higher Standards: The SALI Alliance and the Push for Standardization Across the Legal Industry
    • Out of Mind Out of Sight: Staying Connected and Relevant in an Increasingly Virtual Workplace
    • Patent Storytelling: Creating Concise Narratives Out of Big Data
    • Real World APIs: Who Is Using Them, and What Are They Doing with Them?
    • Short-Form Teaching: Best Practices for Developing and Delivering Single-Session Trainings, CLEs, and Instructional Programs
    • Where Do We Draw the Line in Making “Highly Sensitive” Information Available or Not?

  • For those in court/government law libraries ...

    • Expanding Access to Justice by LEPs and Bounds: Resources for Limited English Speakers
    • Incarcerated people are patrons too! Improving Legal Information Services for Incarcerated People
    • Recognizing the Third Sovereign: Promoting Awareness of, Respect for, and Access to Native American Tribal Law
    • Selector School: Teaching your Team How to Build a Collection of the Future
    • SCOTUS: A Year in Review
    • The Crossroads of Licensing and Copyright
    • The Law Library as Virtual Hearing Hub
    • Withdrawing Large Collections: History, Methods and Paths Forward

  • For those in any library setting ...

    • AALL Annual Meeting Art Gallery
    • A Robot Wrote This Session Proposal
    • Are You Ready?: Succession Planning Done Right
    • Collaborating with Vendors: Marketing, User Needs, and Product Development
    • Cool Tools Café
    • Cultural Humility, Putting Actions After Words
    • Data 411: Terminology, Coding, and Telling Stories
    • Digging Through Dockets: How to Optimize Docket Searching and Find Gold
    • Diversity and Inclusion Committee Symposium: Are We Neglecting “Inclusion”?
    • Get Out the Map: Finding Our Way Toward a Stronger Professional Pipeline
    • Hear Me Out! Concise Communication for All Law Librarians
    • Hunting and Gathering on the Legal Information Savannah
    • Kill a Stupid Rule to Streamline Processes and Build Engagement
    • Leveraging User Data to Increase & Improve Engagement
    • Machine Learning Fundamentals for Librarians
    • Map Your Future as a Confident Public Speaker
    • ‘Min Quals’ – What’s Really Needed in a New Law Library Hire?
    • Planning Welcoming Spaces with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Mind
    • Preserving and Promoting History: Libraries with Long Memories
    • Pronouns, Best Practices, and Gender Inclusivity in the Law Library: Understanding the Needs of Nonbinary Individuals
    • Setting Up for Success: Designing and Delivering a Reference Training Course for New Law Library Staff
    • Whiskey and the Law
    • Whose Story Is Missing? How Law Libraries Can Adapt Collection Development Policies for DEI
    • Why I Left: Charting a New Path Toward Career Fulfillment