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Festschrift For Michelle Simon, Harriet R. Feldman Jul 2015

Festschrift For Michelle Simon, Harriet R. Feldman

Pace Law Review

While Interim Provost, one of the outstanding ideas Michelle came to me with was to establish the Pace Community Law Practice. The practice would have a dual mission, to employ and continue to build the skills of a select group of graduates and to provide quality, affordable legal services to individuals in need. In view of the employment situation overall and specifically as it affected those new to the profession of law, I thought this was a great idea. I quickly gave my endorsement to move forward. This has become a respectable operation and one that has great merit for …


Festschrift For Dean Simon, Leslie Garfield, Audrey Rogers Jul 2015

Festschrift For Dean Simon, Leslie Garfield, Audrey Rogers

Pace Law Review

We write together about our dear friend Michelle Simon because of her enormous contribution to our professional and personal lives. Working with someone who becomes more than a colleague, but a friend as well, is a special gift. Michelle not only paved our path, she became a trail blazer in legal education. The professional trajectory of Michelle Simon speaks volumes to her talent, tenacity, and consensus building skills.


A Triumphant Day In Pace Law School’S History: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’S November 12, 2012 Visit To Our Campus, Emily Gold Waldman Jul 2015

A Triumphant Day In Pace Law School’S History: Justice Sonia Sotomayor’S November 12, 2012 Visit To Our Campus, Emily Gold Waldman

Pace Law Review

“Read through and then we can discuss. Don’t forward to anyone,” stated a March 2012 e-mail from Dean Emeritus Michelle Simon to me. The e-mail’s subject line was unremarkable – “FW: Your Pace Visit” – but its actual subject was anything but: Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor had officially agreed to visit Pace Law School. It was time for intensive planning to begin. The fruition of that planning – Justice Sotomayor’s full-day visit to our campus on November 12, 2012, the first-ever visit of a Supreme Court Justice to Pace Law School – was a wonderful highlight of Michelle’s …


A Dean For All Seasons, Steven H. Goldberg Jul 2015

A Dean For All Seasons, Steven H. Goldberg

Pace Law Review

The average tenure of a law school dean in the United States is three years, in large part because the task is both eclectic and difficult. Michelle Simon, the longest tenured Dean at our law school, was able to surpass that average because she was a dean for all seasons: Leadership and care of faculty; attention to student concerns; financial acumen; curricular relevance; keeping the day-to-day operation of a multi-faceted institution on track; maintaining a close but arms-length relationship with the university; and managing external relations on all fronts.


Festschrift For Dean Simon, Jay C. Carlisle Jul 2015

Festschrift For Dean Simon, Jay C. Carlisle

Pace Law Review

Others in the Festschrift will list Dean Simon’s many decanal accomplishments and initiatives, and I join them in their praise. I understand and accept the principle that law school faculty should be primarily engaged in teaching and scholarship, but I will always remember Dean Simon’s commitment to encouraging and supporting faculty involvement in outreach activities that benefit legal reform, the bench and bar, and the citizens of our community and state. I hope her successors will continue her outreach work and wish my old friend and valued colleague Dean Michelle Simon many more years of professional success and personal happiness.


Do Law Schools Mistreat Women Faculty? Or, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Dan Subotnik Jul 2015

Do Law Schools Mistreat Women Faculty? Or, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Dan Subotnik

Akron Law Review

How much fire, if any, is there to charges, first leveled more than fifteen years ago and continuing today, that a harsh law school culture oppresses women faculty? As Martha Chamallas, a well-known feminist law critic, writes,—and perhaps professes in class as well—“[f]or both new and senior women law professors, gender bias is still a major fact of life.”... After evaluating the complaints against law schools, which I spell out below—and renouncing any presumption in my favor—I conclude, unindignantly, that the charges are almost entirely unproven...The principal charges leveled against the male establishment in terms of hiring, retention and promotion …


In Memoriam Professor Malina Coleman (1954-2009) Jul 2015

In Memoriam Professor Malina Coleman (1954-2009)

Akron Law Review

Article about and written in memory of Professor Malina Coleman.


July 2015 Magazine Jul 2015

July 2015 Magazine

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Launching The Los Angeles Incubator Consortium, Laura Dym Cohen, Luz E. Herrera, William T. Tanner Jul 2015

Launching The Los Angeles Incubator Consortium, Laura Dym Cohen, Luz E. Herrera, William T. Tanner

Faculty Scholarship

This Article offers a snapshot of the initial two-month development process of a new law firm incubator program-the Los Angeles Incubator Consortium (LAIC). LAIC is a collaborative project of Pepperdine University School of Law, Southwestern Law School, and UCLA School of Law that was launched in collaboration with the Los Angeles Law Library and various local legal aid providers through seed funding from the California Commission on Access to Justice.14 Part II discusses the leadership role of California's Commission on Access to Justice in promoting incubators as models to increase the availability of affordable legal services for the modest-means population. …


Scholar, Father, And Friend: A Tribute To Professor Justice T. Modibo Ocran, Edward L. Gilbert Jun 2015

Scholar, Father, And Friend: A Tribute To Professor Justice T. Modibo Ocran, Edward L. Gilbert

Akron Law Review

Last November, the Akron community lost a dear friend. For twenty years, he was a faculty member at the University of Akron School of Law, teaching students the intricacies of international and corporate law. His name was Tawia Modibo Ocran, and he was one of the smartest men I have ever met. Born and educated in Ghana, Professor Ocran brought to the classroom a unique perspective; he inspired generations of students with his real-life experiences and understanding of international global issues. He had an impressive, detailed knowledge of international issues and never ceased to amaze me with his ability to …


Law Schools And The Legal Profession: A Way Forward, Peter A. Joy Jun 2015

Law Schools And The Legal Profession: A Way Forward, Peter A. Joy

Akron Law Review

This essay proceeds in four parts. Part II briefly examines the disengagement of law schools from the legal profession both in much of the scholarship produced and through courses required for graduation. Part III analyzes why some state bar regulators are imposing admission requirements in response to law schools failing to prepare students better for the practice of law. Part IV discusses the types of bar admission requirements being considered. Finally, in Part V, I argue that rather than being reactive and resistant to change, law schools should be forward looking and incorporate changes that will not only better prepare …


Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Diana Hassel's Post: Providence, Here We Come!, Diana Hassel Jun 2015

Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Diana Hassel's Post: Providence, Here We Come!, Diana Hassel

Law School Blogs

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Trending@Rwu Law: Tom Peterson, 2l'S Post: An Alternative Spring Break "Post-Ex", Tom Peterson May 2015

Trending@Rwu Law: Tom Peterson, 2l'S Post: An Alternative Spring Break "Post-Ex", Tom Peterson

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Trending@Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Serving The Public Interest And Serving Our Graduates, Michael Yelnosky May 2015

Trending@Rwu Law: Dean Yelnosky's Post: Serving The Public Interest And Serving Our Graduates, Michael Yelnosky

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


2015 Recognition Ceremony Program May 2015

2015 Recognition Ceremony Program

Recognition Ceremony

No abstract provided.


Dean's Desk: Stewart Fellows Bring Global Experience To Indiana, Austen L. Parrish May 2015

Dean's Desk: Stewart Fellows Bring Global Experience To Indiana, Austen L. Parrish

Austen Parrish (2014-2022)

No abstract provided.


May 2015 Newsletter May 2015

May 2015 Newsletter

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Does Law School Still Make Economic Sense?: An Empirical Analysis Of "Big" Law Firm Partnership Prospects And The Relationship To Law School Attended, Edward S. Adams, Samuel P. Engel May 2015

Does Law School Still Make Economic Sense?: An Empirical Analysis Of "Big" Law Firm Partnership Prospects And The Relationship To Law School Attended, Edward S. Adams, Samuel P. Engel

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reframing The Socratic Method, Jamie Abrams May 2015

Reframing The Socratic Method, Jamie Abrams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

While innovations in law teaching are everywhere, these innovations are being constructed upon and limited by the ancient architecture of the case-based Socratic method, which still endures and persists throughout first-year and upper-level courses. This article highlights how the Socratic method limits the depth and breadth of innovations in law teaching and can be reframed to better catalyze other teaching innovations, create more practice-ready lawyers, and cultivate more inclusive and inviting law classrooms. Within the existing framework of law teaching – the same casebooks, class sizes, and teaching style – the case-based Socratic method can be reframed in three straight-forward …


Acknowledgements, D. Paul Holdsworth May 2015

Acknowledgements, D. Paul Holdsworth

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tribute To Gail F. Zwirner, Paul M. Birch May 2015

Tribute To Gail F. Zwirner, Paul M. Birch

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dedication To Dean Timothy L. Coggins, W. Clark Williams Jr. May 2015

Dedication To Dean Timothy L. Coggins, W. Clark Williams Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Addressing Access To Justice Through New Legal Service Providers: Opportunities And Challenges, Alice Woolley, Trevor C. W. Farrow Apr 2015

Addressing Access To Justice Through New Legal Service Providers: Opportunities And Challenges, Alice Woolley, Trevor C. W. Farrow

Articles & Book Chapters

Most informed observers of the Canadian and American legal systems accept the existence of a significant crisis in access to justice. One possible solution is to permit paralegals, notaries or other licensed individuals with training more limited than that enjoyed by a licensed attorney to practice in certain areas of law. This paper supports these developments, arguing for a regulated and incremental introduction of new legal service providers into the legal services market. It considers the appropriate training and scope of practice for new legal service providers, and some of the associated opportunities and challenges.


Trending@Rwu Law: David Zlotnick's Post: Earning Academic Credits On The Job In D.C., David M. Zlotnick Apr 2015

Trending@Rwu Law: David Zlotnick's Post: Earning Academic Credits On The Job In D.C., David M. Zlotnick

Law School Blogs

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The Legal Academy Under Erasure, Richard E. Redding Apr 2015

The Legal Academy Under Erasure, Richard E. Redding

Catholic University Law Review

We hear much about the “crisis” in legal education: steep declines in law school enrollments and graduates unprepared for practice who cannot find jobs. Proposals to address the crisis enjoy wide support and are poised to dramatically change the landscape of legal education. These reforms are harmful to law students and the legal profession, placing the legal academy “under erasure,” as Jacques Derrida would say. They erase the academic nature of law school by: (1) reorienting it from an academically-grounded legal education towards vocational training, (2) requiring just two years of study for the J.D. degree, (3) allowing graduates of …


Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Andrew Horwitz's Post: Experiential Education: Fundamental And Critical, Andrew Horwitz Apr 2015

Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Andrew Horwitz's Post: Experiential Education: Fundamental And Critical, Andrew Horwitz

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.


Vol. 48, No. 14 (April 20, 2015) Apr 2015

Vol. 48, No. 14 (April 20, 2015)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.


2015 Academy Of Law Alumni Fellows Dinner And Induction Ceremony Program Apr 2015

2015 Academy Of Law Alumni Fellows Dinner And Induction Ceremony Program

Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

No abstract provided.


Efficient Collaboration: How To Build Pathways Between Silos, Model Behavior Ideal For Professional Identity Formation, And Create Complex Experiential Modules All While Having Fun, Christine Cerniglia Brown Apr 2015

Efficient Collaboration: How To Build Pathways Between Silos, Model Behavior Ideal For Professional Identity Formation, And Create Complex Experiential Modules All While Having Fun, Christine Cerniglia Brown

Journal of Experiential Learning

No abstract provided.


Defining Experiential Legal Education, David I.C. Thomson Apr 2015

Defining Experiential Legal Education, David I.C. Thomson

Journal of Experiential Learning

No abstract provided.