The purpose of this award is to encourage and recognize excellent legal scholarship and to broaden participation by new law teachers. It is open to those who will have been full-time law teachers at an AALS member or fee-paid school for five years or less.

The AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll acknowledges and highlights the exceptional work of individuals engaging in, expanding, and/or supporting their law school community in providing pro bono legal services. For the purposes of this award, pro bono is defined as work that is primarily legal in nature, supervised by a licensed attorney (for law students), not for pay or academic credit, and of service to underserved individuals, groups, or those with barriers to access to justice. Each law school may select up to three people to be included in the Pro Bono Honor Roll each year: one staff member, one faculty member, and one student. Fewer than three people may be selected but no more than one person in each category may be selected in a given year.

The award recognizes innovative contributions to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in the legal academy and profession more broadly. The Section especially seeks nominations that focus on the inclusion of LGBTQ+ students, before, during, and after their legal education. The Section will give two awards, one individual award and one institutional / program award.

The Buxbaum Prize for Teaching in Comparative Law recognizes teaching excellence in any subject of comparative public or private law by an early stage scholar (who has been engaged as a law teacher, lecturer, fellow, or in another academic capacity for less than 10 years) in a tenure-track position at an ASCL Member Institution or who is an Individual Member of the ASCL (Category A or B).

The American Society of International Law recognizes excellence in the field of international law and human rights with three annual honors.
• The Manley O. Hudson Medal is awarded to a distinguished person of American or other nationality for outstanding contributions to scholarship and achievement in international law.
• The Goler T. Butcher Medal is awarded to a distinguished person of American or other nationality for outstanding contributions to the development or effective realization of international human rights.
• The Honorary Member Award is conferred on an individual of American or other nationality who has rendered distinguished contributions or service in the field of international law.

The Charles L. Goldberg Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to one lawyer in recognition of lifetime service in the public interest.