Section Officer Resources

This page provides the answers to most questions regarding being a section officer.

Essential Leadership Resources

• 2025 – 2026 Officer Planning Guide
• How to Establish a Section
• Executive Committee Regulations on Sections
• Terms of Use for Section Discussion Lists

Deadlines for Section Chairs

You will find the updated submission forms for these items on this webpage, and they will be shared with section chairs via the discussion list.

Friday, August 8
– Requests for your section’s timeslot for the 2026 AM
– Requests for up to $900 in non-law speaker travel reimbursement funding 

Friday, September 26
– Finalized program description, title, and confirmed speakers and moderator 

Friday, October 17
– Names of section award winners
– Nominations for: Section of the Year Award, Michael Olivas Award, and Deborah Rhode Award 

Wednesday, November 19 
– Early Bird Registration Rate Deadline for the 2026 Annual Meeting  

Friday, December 5 
– Section Check-in Survey  

Friday, January 16, 2026
– Section Officers and Outgoing Chair Survey 

Helpful Tips

• Posting to an AALS Discussion List
• Updating Your Discussion List Preferences/Unsubscribing
• Section Officer Election Tips – Virtual
• Hosting a Section Webinar or Discussion
• Amending Section Bylaws Request

Templates

• Call for Section Officer Nominations
• Section Newsletter
• Annual Meeting Call for Papers Announcement
• Welcoming New Section Members

Current Submission Forms

General

• Section Webinars and Discussions
• Section Website Posting

Awards

• Section Award FAQ’s
• Trophy and Plaque Companies
• Reimbursement Request Form