The Conference
Find out about the upcoming Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference 2027, including its themes, executive committee and ways you can get involved.
Who are the Association of Law Teachers?
The Association of Law Teachers is a vibrant, welcoming, and inclusive community of academics, professionals and practitioners engaged in legal education. Their members support legal learning in schools, colleges, universities and professional sectors, on campus, face-to-face and online. Their aim is to inspire and celebrate excellence in law teaching, and to share the understanding and practice of legal learning.
Find out more about the Association of Law Teachers.
Purpose of the conference
The Annual Conference of the ALT offers an opportunity for academics, professionals and practitioners to convene and exchange ideas, share successful or emergent practices, and provides opportunities to collaborate across the sector in order to prepare our learners for the future.
The conference will focus on pedagogical innovations related to teaching and assessment, human-centred legal education, and the development of emerging skills and competencies into the core law curriculum: from soft skills and professional ethics training to digital lawyering and entrepreneurial skills, including the use of AI and other technologies.
At the 61st Annual Conference, which took place at the University of Exeter in April 2026, it was announced that the host university for the 2027 ALT Annual Conference would be Queen Mary University of London. It will take place in-person at Queen Mary University of London's Mile End campus.
This year's theme
This year's theme is Legal Education in Transformation: Skills, Technology and Justice’. The 2027 ALT Annual Conference offers an opportunity for academics, professionals and practitioners to convene and exchange ideas, good practice, and opportunities to collaborate and ensure that students are ready for the future.
The Conference will focus on legal skills, clinical legal education and other experiential learning opportunities; legal technology, including AI and other forms of legal tech; and access to justice, and educating students about access to justice. We are excited to receive proposals for presentations on a wide range of topics related to this theme.
Conference Executive Committee
The 2027 ALT Annual Conference is being organised by Queen Mary's School of Law and is being Chaired by:
- Professor Christina Perry, Director of Scholarship;
- Professor Sanmeet Kaur Dua, the Deputy Head of Department and;
- Dr Nicola Georgiou, the Deputy Director of Education.
Interested in working with us?
If you are interested in receiving further information regarding the 2027 ALT Annual Conference, please contact the Executive Committee at law-altconference2027@qmul.ac.uk. You can also check out our sponsorship packages and find out how you can present at this year's Conference.