The Association of American Law Schools Section on Leadership, for which I serve as Chair this year, is hosting the program described below tomorrow on scholarship in the area of lawyer leadership. Business law and leadership are a natural fit, and each time we argue for change through our scholarship, we are assuming a role of leadership in law. Yet, many of us never expressly acknowledge that connection in our research and writing.
Moreover, many of us may not talk about lawyer leadership in our classrooms or assign law leadership scholarship to our students. Yet, our students begin to lead in the law and otherwise develop their professional identities while we are teaching them in law school. Encouraging and guiding that part of our students’ journey into lawyering is, in my view, one of the great joys of being a law faculty member.
The section is excited to offer this program featuring national experts on law leadership who engage in research and writing relating to that field. Come and listen in to learn how the scholarship of lawyer leadership may matter to you and your work. Links to further information and registration are included below.
Advancing Lawyer Leadership: Why Scholarship Matters
Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 1:00 – 2:00pm EST/12:00 – 1:00pm CT/11:00am – 12:00pm MT/10:00 – 11:00am PT
Panelists
Neil Hamilton, Holloran Professor of Law and Co-director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Kenneth Townsend, Executive Director, Wake Forest University Program for Leadership and Character
Moderator
Leah Teague, Professor of Law and Director of Leadership Development Program, Baylor University Law School