Sponsored by the Student Bar Association and the Office of the Dean, Town Hall meetings provide an opportunity for students to ask questions and share input directly with law school faculty and administration. We hope that all community members will attend. The Town Hall meeting will be held online via Zoom. Registration information will be sent via email.
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URI’s Schmidt Center for Labor Relations and Human Resources is presenting its , Labor and Employment Law Conference on Friday, April 14, 2023, . This year, the Center’s 35th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference will be hosted at Roger Williams University School of Law in the Honorable Bruce M. Selya Appellate Courtroom. The conference features labor and employment lawyers, academics, and speakers from federal and state agencies. Recent topics have included Rhode Island Court updates, legal implications of new human resource…, Early bird registration rates will be available from February 1, 2023 through March 13, 2023, . Register Here Conference Agenda & Details, Tickets will not be eligible for refund, but may be transferred with advance approval by the URI Schmidt Center Team., Questions about registration or the program? Contact the URI Schmidt Center for Labor Relations and Human Resources at 401-874-2239 or lrc@etal.uri.edu ., Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the Office of the Dean - Programs & Initiatives, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawevents@rwu.edu
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United States Supreme Court Bar Admission RWU Law Alumni Swearing-in Ceremony Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC The Roger Williams University School of Law announces its eleventh United States Supreme Court Bar Admission alumni swearing-in ceremony., Monday, March 20, 2023, Dean Gregory W. Bowman 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…, This program is full. , Questions | lawevents@rwu.edu
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Rhode Island Convention Center First Floor West Lobby One Sabin Street Providence, Rhode Island 7:45 AM – 9:15 AM Hot Buffet Breakfast Please join Dean Gregory W. Bowman and the RWU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors to hear the latest law alumni happenings. The RWU Law Alumni Association Breakfast is held in conjunction with the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting. The event is…, Registration, Kindly register by Monday, May 29 RWU Law Alumni Association, Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the RWU Law Office of the Dean - Programs & Initiatives, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawevents@rwu.edu
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BRISTOL, R.I., Feb. 13, 2023, – Judge Brian P. Stern, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, has been elected chairperson of the Roger Williams University School of Law Board of Directors. Judge Stern’s appointment comes at an exciting moment for RWU Law, which is celebrating 30 years as a law school this year. With a longstanding mission of social justice in legal education, RWU Law has become a national…, juris doctor, from Brooklyn Law School. He lives in East Greenwich with his wife, Jennifer, and has three children.
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Kiron Ireland always knew he wanted to be a lawyer. But as a child growing up in the developing nation of Antigua, he knew that the country’s educational system could not help him achieve his future goals. All roads to the law led away from his home, but they were roads he was willing to travel, knowing that there would be hardship and challenges, because he would not be deterred from his dreams…, Author: Michelle Choate
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Happy Presidents’ Day! The holiday was initially made in honor of George Washington’s birthday. However, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act , signed into law in 1968 and effective as of 1971, made it a permanent federal holiday that would fall on the third Monday in February. According to the United States Census Bureau this act was designed to give people a reprieve since the government saw the…
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BRISTOL, R.I. – , Words fail Brooklyn Crockton L'22 halfway through her video account about what she had experienced earlier that morning at a Providence courthouse. Then, the third-year Roger Williams University School of Law student quickly regains her composure and calls out a system that unfairly treats people who look like her. She never expected her TikTok message to go viral and create such a resounding…, Working for Change , The day before she graduated last May, Crockton received a job offer to be a tax litigation attorney with a Houston law firm. She remains active with the National Black Law Student Association, which is creating a reporting system that allows interns, students, paralegals and attorneys who feel they have been subjected to bias to anonymously report misconduct and initiate a sanctioning process…
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Join fellow RWU Law Alumni and meet Dean Gregory W. Bowman for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in Washington, DC Reception & Cash Bar Busboys and Poets Giovanni Reading Room 450 K St. NW Washington, District of Columbia Kindly RSVP by March 16 Register
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In April 2019 Roger Williams University School of Law honored the First Women of the Rhode Island Bar. The celebration was the start of a variety of events to honor the work women do in the field of law. Soon after, the school began the Women in Law Leadership Lecture series as well as the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Essay contest. This year, Roger Williams University School of Law will hold its 4th…, Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, before the U.S. Supreme Court. Jenny Ma’s commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession is evident in her work in the budding Center for Reproductive Rights (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) DEI Task Force. Before joining the Center for Reproductive Rights Jenny served as a law clerk for the Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…, Obergefell v Hodges, . In addition to the lecture, the program will feature the announcement of the winners of the RWU Law RBG Essay/Art Contest for RI school children . To attend the lecture with a reception immediately following please register . For additional information please visit 4th Annual Women in Law Leadership Lecture .
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