Dedicated to Clarifying and Improving the Law
Membership Overview
To further its law-reform work, the Institute seeks individuals who reflect the excellence and diversity of today's legal profession. ALI membership is a distinct professional honor, and the number that can be admitted is limited to 3000 (not including life, honorary, and ex-officio members).
Our elected membership consists of eminent judges, lawyers, and law professors from all areas of the United States and from many foreign countries, selected on the basis of professional achievement and demonstrated interest in improving the law.
Current members may propose for membership only those who combine high character and ability, as well as manifest professional standing. Active ALI members not only make significant contributions to the legal profession and to society, they reap substantial personal benefits as well, including the opportunities to participate in important legal work, to continue to develop their abilities, and to forge valuable friendships and professional relationships with other members.
Members are expected to take an active part in the Institute's activities, and such involvement is highly esteemed in the legal profession. Ways that members can participate include attending Annual Meetings, submitting comments on drafts, and participating in Members Consultative Groups for Institute projects. Members should write, speak, and vote on the basis of their own personal and professional convictions, without regard to client interests, so as to maintain ALI's respected reputation for thoughtful and impartial analysis.