Record number of students graduate from Stetson University College of Law
A record number of students—more than 250—graduated from the Stetson University College of Law this year. Three graduates who stand out are Matt Bachman, Vanessa DeRosa, and Genevieve Whitaker. Bachman helped the Gulfport City Council draft policies and procedures for implementing a new human rights ordinance for the City of Gulfport, and DeRosa organized a panel to address immigration-reform issues. Whitaker introduced the first chapter of Amnesty International to the Stetson campus last July and is the Florida legislative coordinator for the organization. More than 100 years old, Stetson University College of Law was Florida's first law school and is ranked among the top 100 U.S. law schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Former senior legal executive at Levi Strauss & Co. Jay A. Mitchell will launch a new business clinic at Stanford Law School. Following his appointment this summer as a lecturer, Mitchell will also direct the school's new nonprofit and general counsel clinic. One of 10 clinical programs at Stanford Law School, the new nonprofit and general counsel clinic will draft and negotiate contracts, assist with funding and financing projects, and advise on governance matters. It will also handle communications, compliance issues, and provide general corporate support to the clinic's clients. Mitchell hopes the new clinic will "encourage discussion of the broader constituencies of an organization and consequences of a problem," in addition to "teaching students about technical legal issues." Many of Stanford Law's clinics have contributed to important federal rulings in the areas of immigrant rights, environmental protection, and disability rights, among others.
A two-day national conference entitled "Jurisgenesis 2007: New Voices on the Law" is being organized at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. The conference, which is scheduled for June 18 and 19, will be open to a select group of new legal faculty from 11 schools as well as their mentors. The participants will present their works in progress and receive feedback from associate deans and other senior faculty. The conference is meant to provide new law professors with opportunities to interact with and learn from experienced legal scholars. Professor Peter J. Wiedenbeck, associate dean of faculty at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, said he hoped the new faculty members would profit from the "informal discussion" of their papers. Instructors in legal education often present works in progress at other institutions. This growing practice helps them keep abreast of educational standards as well as establish their legal learning in a public setting.
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