Institute of Advanced Legal Studies

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
TypeLaw school
Established1947 (1947)
Parent institution
School of Advanced Study, University of London
ChairmanLord Lloyd-Jones
DirectorCarl Stychin
Academic staff
Anat Rosenburg (Professor of Law and the Humanities and Director of LHub)
Susan Breau (Professor and Director of Research Students)
Constantin Stefanou (Professor in Practice of Legislative Drafting and Director of the Sir William Dale Centre)
Nora Ni Loideain (Reader in Law and Director of the Information Law and Policy Centre)
Administrative staff
Marilyn Clarke (Librarian)
Location,
Campus
  • Urban
Websiteials.sas.ac.uk

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is a member institute of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Founded in 1947, it is a national academic centre of excellence, serving the legal community and universities across the United Kingdom and the world through legal scholarship, facilities, and its comparative law library.

The mission of the institute is to be "the focal point of legal research for the United Kingdom and the countries of the British Commonwealth."

Since 1976, the institute's home has been Charles Clore House, located in the heart of Bloomsbury, at 17 Russell Square.