Association of American Law Schools

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS), formed in 1900, is a non-profit organization of 176 law schools in the United States. An additional 18 schools pay a fee to receive services but are not members. AALS incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization in 1971. The association is a member of both the American Council on Education and the American Council of Learned Societies its headquarters are in Washington, D.C. History In August 1905, a new quarterly law publication was announced in the annual meeting held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Henry Wade Rogers, dean of Yale Law School served as the president and 25 law schools were represented. Leadership Mark C. Alexander, dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, became president of AALS on January 7, 2023.  The president-elect is Melanie D. Wilson, dean of Washington and Lee University School of Law, and Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley School of Law, is the immediate past president.