Join the Section of Public Contract Law

CLE Opportunities

Membership provides face-to-face and online access to conferences and programs of unparalleled quality, designed to advance your knowledge of developments and issues in procurement law. Our programs offer reduced rates for Section members, with further reductions for full time government and academic Section members.

Get involved. Connect. Join a Community.

Through meetings, programs, work products and online resources, Section communities make an impact on procurement-related regulations in their special areas of expertise. You can add real value to your membership in the ABA Section of Public Contract Law by joining any of our substantive communities that offer you direct access to the latest hot legal issues and networking opportunities that can dramatically advance your career path. And you'll become part of a unique environment where members of government, industry and private practice meet to discuss the major federal, state, and local procurement issues of the day.

Legislative Updates

Receive information on breaking public contract legislative developments, allowing you to closely monitor legislative changes as they develop.

Discounts on Books, Monographs, and Manuals

The Section of Public Contract Law provides Section members with in-depth, targeted, scholarly analyses of current procurement topics unavailable anywhere else.

Subscription to the Public Contract Law Journal

The quarterly Public Contract Law Journal, the Section's flagship publication, is dedicated exclusively to public contract and grant law and related areas of practice. A focal point for the examination of timely legal issues confronting the judiciary, administrative tribunals, and the bar, the PCL Journal presents editorial coverage that mirrors the interest of its membership and seeks to solicit and present the multiplicity of views within the Section.

Subscription to The Procurement Lawyer

The Section's quarterly network, The Procurement Lawyer, provides the latest on federal, state, and local government procurement and concise articles that discuss common issues and challenges facing private sector and government procurement professionals. Count on the Procurement lawyer for a balance of views on the topics that reflects the diverse membership of the Section of Public Contract law.