Washington U. Hosts Symposium Today on The Law School in the New Legal Environment

Washington University hosts a symposium today on The Law School in the New Legal Environment:

Welcome and Introduction:  Kent D. Syverud (Dean, Washington University)

Plenary: Change and the New Legal Environment:

• Andrew F. Puzder (CEO, CKE Restaurants), Managing Change
• Lauren Robel (President, AALS; Interim Provost, Indiana-Bloomington), Change and Academic Mission
  
• Brian Tamanaha (Washington University), Failing Law Schools

Affordability and Access to Legal Education in the New Legal Environment:

• Chris Chapman (President & CEO, Access Group)
• Deborah Jones Merritt (Ohio State)
• Kyle McEntee (Executive Director, Law School Transparency)
• Jerry Organ (University of St. Thomas)
• Steve Willborn (Chair, Board of Trustees, Law School Admission Council; Former Dean, Nebraska)

The Future of Faculty in the New Legal Environment:

• Michael Fitts (Dean, Pennsylvania)
• Cynthia Nance (Arkansas)
• Michael A. Olivas (Houston)
• Ian Weinstein (Past President, Clinical Legal Education Association; Associate Dean, Fordham)

Preparation for Practice and Placement in the New Legal Environment:

• Mary Beth Beazley (Ohio State)
• Christine Durham (Chief Justice, Utah Supreme Court)
• William D. Henderson (Indiana-Bloomington)
• John F. O’Brien (Dean, New England)
• Roy Stuckey (South Carolina)

How Will Online Education Change Law Schools in the New Legal Environment:

• Chip Paucek (CEO, 2tor Inc.)
• Barry Currier (Interim Consultant on Legal Education, ABA)
• Leo P. Martinez (UC-Hastings)

Discussion of the Whole: Five Highest Priorities for Change:

• Daniel Bernstine (President, Law School Admission Council)
• Ruth McGregor (Retired Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court)

• National Law Journal, Big Guns Gathering to Discuss the Future of Law Schools