Join us for an evening of events designed to introduce you to RWU Law. This event will be open to admitted students and their guests only.
Tentative Agenda
Please RSVP online by Tuesday, February 14th or call us at 800-633-2727.
Temple Lounge at the Renaissance Hotel
5 Avenue of the Arts
Providence, Rhode Island
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres & Cash Bar
RSVP to the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events by February 9, 2012 at lawevents@rwu.edu or 401-254-4659.
Join Dean David Logan, Associate Dean Andrew Horwitz, and Assistant Dean of Admissions Michael Donnelly-Boylen for a School of Law networking reception.
Hors d'oeuvres & Cash Bar
RSVP by February 15, 2012 to the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at lawevents@rwu.edu or call 401-254-4659
The Roger Williams University School of Law announces its fourth United States Supreme Court swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
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Dean David A. Logan and Associate Dean Andrew Horwitz will invite the candidates for admission to join them for breakfast the morning of the swearing-in ceremony. The breakfast will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court oral arguments will take place after the ceremony.
Space is limited to twelve (12) attorney admissions. Alumni must be a member in good standing of the highest court of their jurisdiction for the past three years. Priority of acceptance into this program will be given to RWU Law graduates in order of receiving their email intent. A wait list is now being taken. If you wish to be placed on the wait list, please email your intent to Chelsie Horne at chorne@rwu.edu. You are allowed only one guest inside the courtroom. Once you receive confirmation from the School of Law, you must follow the steps below to complete the application process.
The following criteria must be met for admission of U.S. Supreme Court Bar:
For complete admission information and forms, visit the U.S. Supreme Court Bar Admission website (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/bar/baradmissions.html)
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8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome:
Dean David A. Logan & Federal Judge William Smith
9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
In popular and political discourse, the United States Constitution has become a visceral symbol of civic faith, fundamental values and national character – placing it at the center of the 2012 elections in a way it has rarely been before.
Among Republican presidential candidates, Newt Gingrich argues that courts are usurping the Constitution, Rick Perry calls Social Security unconstitutional, Ron Paul calls the EPA unconstitutional, and all assert that the health care reform law is unconstitutional. The Tea Party movement paints President Obama’s policies as not merely wrong, but unconstitutional
and fundamentally un-American. Further to the political left, however, many participants in the Occupy/ 99 Percent movements also proclaim a constitutional vision of “We the People.” Lawyers and judges, meanwhile, generally understand the Constitution as a discrete legal document, comprised of technical terms that have been construed over generations to establish a complex set of doctrines.
The resulting dichotomy between “popular” and “legal” readings of the Constitution raises a host of important questions: Should the Constitution’s meaning be determined solely in courts? If not, what should be the role of public opinion? How do the two streams influence one another? Using a broad range of historical, theoretical and philosophic perspectives, top legal experts from both ends of the political spectrum will examine the meaning and implications of the constitutional rhetoric that plays a pivotal and ever-increasing role in contemporary American politics.
Moderator:
Jared Goldstein, RWU Law
Keynote Speakers:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Senator, Rhode Island;
Jack Balkin, Yale Law School.
Confirmed speakers include Carl Bogus (RWU Law), Steven Calabresi (Northwestern), Elizabeth Price Foley (Florida International), William Forbath (Texas), Douglas NeJaime (Loyola of L.A.), Reva Siegel (Yale), Lawrence Solum (Georgetown), Ilya Somin (George Mason), and Mark Tushnet (Harvard).
6.5 Rhode Island C.L.E. credit hours, includes 0 ethics credits.
AGENDA
The program is complimentary, however registration is required. A box lunch will be provided to all registered participants.
Please complete REGISTRATION here.
Please contact the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at lawevents@rwu.edu or (401) 254-4659 with any questions.
Deciding which law school is the right fit for you can be one of the most difficult yet important decisions you will ever make. With that said we encourage you to come visit RWU Law for our March 2nd Info Session.
Our Info Sessions an excellent opportunity to see the school, meet with Admissions staff and current students, and find answers to the many questions you will have as you consider your legal education options.
This session will include sitting in on a first year Torts class in session. Class starts at 9:00 AM and is optional.
Light Refreshments will be served.
RSVP
Please RSVP by 4:00 PM March 01, 2012 to 800-633-2727 or to Admissions@rwu.edu. Please include your full name, address, and contact phone number with e-mail RSVP. Please also indicate whether you plan to arrive at 8:45 AM to attend class (optional).
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19th Annual Barrister’s Ball
Sponsored by the Student Bar Association
Reception – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner & Dancing – 7:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
A special overnight event room rate at the Newport Marriott of $109 has been secured. Attendees may make their reservations by calling the Newport Marriott directly at 401-849-1000 or http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/pvdlw?groupCode=lawlawa&app=resvlink&fromDate=3/3/12&toDate=3/4/12 . Please refer to "Roger Williams University School of Law Barrister's Ball" when making your reservation.
Check back for more details.
Roger Williams University School of Law
Family & Divorce Mediation Training Course
40 Hours - Winter 2012
This forty (40) hour skills development training course is intended to provide lawyers, counselors and others with an understanding of the contexts in which family conflict arises, the various legal and practical issues in play when families disintegrate, and with in-depth training in the skills that a mediator might employ to help the divorcing parties resolve their differences. The training course exposes the participant to relevant factors and normative approaches used by courts in dividing property, determining child support, custody, visitation, and spousal support among other issues, while recognizing that parties in mediation are empowered to reach their own agreements with the aid of the mediator. Role playing exercises are used to integrate theory with practice.
Participants successfully completing this training course are issued Certificates of Completion of Family & Divorce Mediation Training. Rhode Island Attorneys successfully completing the training are also eligible for 20 hours of MCLE credit including 2 hours of ethics credit.
COURSE MEETINGS:
This class will be conducted intensively during the three-week period from March 6th through March 24th. Classes will meet in accordance with the following schedule:
Tuesdays, 03/06, 03/13 & 03/20/2012 from 6:00 - 9:15 p.m. in Providence
Thursdays, 03/08, 03/15 & 03/22/2012 from 6:00 - 9:15 p.m. in Providence
Saturdays, 03/10, 03/17 & 03/24/2012 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Bristol
The Tuesday and Thursday evening classes are scheduled at the Providence, RI clinical facility at 150 Washington Street. The Saturday sessions are at the law school in Bristol, RI
TUITION & ENROLLMENT LIMIT:
The cost of this training course is $1,000, with an early enrollment discount of $100 for participants who sign up and pay by January 31, 2012. This training course will have an enrollment limited to no more than twenty (20) participants.
Instructors:
Lori Giarrusso, Esquire, RI Family Court Mediator
Bruce I. Kogan, Esquire, RWU Law School Professor & Mediation Clinic Director
Ruth Kohorn Rosenberg, Esquire, MIT Mediation Director
Please contact Professor Bruce I. Kogan at 401-254-4699 or bkogan@rwu.edu for more information.
Join Dean David Logan, alumni, School of Law friends, and faculty at our annual New York City reception.
New York Yacht Club
37 West 44th Street
New York, New York
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Hors d'oeuvres & Cash Bar
RSVP to the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events by March 1, 2012 at lawevents@rwu.edu or 401-254-4659.
Joint Prof. Susan Farady and staff attorney Julia Wyman for the second roundtable luncheon of the semester. The topic for this luncheon will be Sea Grant Law Fellowships: A Student Perspective.
Come learn more about the Sea Grant Law Fellow program and the experiences some of your classmates have had with the fellowships. It will be an informal opportunity to ask your classmates how the fellowships have fit into their overall law school experiences.
Please RSVP to cferris@rwu.edu no later than March 2.
Accepted Students Day is a wonderful opportunity for those admitted to RWU Law for fall 2012 to meet each other, tour the school, chat with faculty members, and get better acquainted with the law school community.
Attendance is by invitation only. Invitations will be mailed in early March, 2012.
Additional details will be posted on our Admitted Students web site as they become available.
Hosted by RWU School of Law
March 28, 2012 - April 1, 2012
REGISTRATION
AGENDA
Each year, the National Conference of Law Reviews (NCLR) holds a conference which allows law reviews from around the country to come together for four days to discuss the multitude of issues regarding the operation of a student-edited publication. This conference is hosted annually by one of the member law reviews. Over the past three years, the NCLR annual conference has been hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Law Review, the Texas Wesleyan Law Review, and the Southern University Law Review.
We are proud to announce that the Roger Williams University Law Review will be hosting the conference on the RWU Law campus in Bristol and in Providence, Rhode Island. The event will give attending publications the opportunity to converse with faculty advisors, academic authors, and distinguished members of the legal community, while also mixing in various social events to allow attendees to experience all that Providence has to offer. Timothy Grimes, the current Editor-in-Chief of the Roger Williams University Law Review, commented on the importance of hosting this conference to both the law review and the school in general: “Hosting the annual National Conference of Law Reviews in 2012 is an excellent opportunity to improve the reputation of a young school like Roger Williams University School of Law on a national scale.”
Accommodations A room block has been secured for NCLR conference attendees at the Westin Providence, One West Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island for $139 per night plus applicable taxes. When calling to make reservations at 888-627-8449 or direct at 401-598-8000, please refer to “National Conference of Law Reviews, 2012” to receive the special rate.
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Conference Fee: $375.
Please see the registration link above to complete your registration online.
For questions regarding the conference, please contact the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at (401) 254-4659 or lawevents@rwu.edu
If you would like to sponsor or co-sponsor an NCLR event, please contact Tara Harrington at 401-254-3416 or tharrington@rwu.edu.
Thank you to our sponsors! (as of January 20, 2012)
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Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture featuring
Martha Minow
Dean and Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor
Harvard Law School
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Lecture
RWU School of Law
Appellate Courtroom
The School of Law presents its fifth lecture in this series, which honors the memory of Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall was a key architect of the legal strategy that convinced the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the doctrine of "separate but equal," which had allowed racial segregation in public education and many other aspects of American life. Thurgood Marshall later served with distinction and as a protector of civil rights as Solicitor General of the United States and later as the first African-American Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Sponsored by Hinckley Allen Snyder LLP.
Join our students and admissions staff online for an informal, hour-long question and answer session.
Get the "inside" scoop on:
This is an excellent opportunity to hear more about RWU Law from our students' prospectives.
Log in to connect with our students and staff.
The ceremony will take place on the Bristol Campus.
Open Seating
Please call the Office of Alumni, Programs & Events at (401) 254-4658 with any questions.
