Women in Law Leadership Lecture

Carrie Goldberg, Esq. and Emily Sack
Carrie Goldberg, Esq. and RWU Law Professor Emily J. Sack

The seventh annual Roger Williams University School of Law Women in Law Leadership Lecture featured Carrie Goldberg, Esq., founder of victims’ rights law firm C. A. Goldberg, PLLC, and was held as a fireside chat with Roger Williams University School of Law Professor Emily J. Sack on March 4, 2026.

Carrie Goldberg, Esq. has done groundbreaking work nationally fighting for survivors of sexual violence and representing victims of catastrophic injuries caused by tech giants. Her clients have included several Harvey Weinstein accusers, former Congresswoman Katie Hill, and 28 families currently suing Amazon for selling a suicide poison to their children. In a Title IX case, Goldberg exposed a pattern of discrimination and retaliation against girls of color who reported sexual assaults in their NYC K – 12 schools.  Goldberg has spent her career fighting for justice for victims, focusing both on direct perpetrators and the tech platforms that facilitate them.

Thank you to the 2026 RWU Law Women in Law Leadership Lecture Sponsors!
Adler Pollock & Sheehan PC 
Cervenka Green LLC
Ducharme Law LLC
Hinckley Allen
Sally P. McDonald, Esq., L'09
The Hon. Arlene Violet H’23

Our Third Annual Women in Law Leadership Lecture on March 22, 2022, featured Her Justice Executive Director Amy Barasch, Esq. in conversation with Professor Emily Sack. Emma Dinnerstein, President of the Women’s Law Society, announced the Annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Essay Contest winners.

Watch the lecture here:

Columbia Law Dean Gillian Lester with RWU Law Professor Emily Sack

Columbia Law Dean Gillian Lester with RWU Law Professor Emily Sack at the Women in Law Leadership Lecture in February 2020.

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Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.