Please join us as we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Roger Williams University Law Clinics and bid a fond farewell to Margie Caranci, who is retiring after many years of service to the School of Law. RWU Law Clinics, Featuring a speaking program with:, Dean Gregory W. Bowman Former Dean Bruce I. Kogan Andrew Horwitz, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education Reception & Cash Bar Kindly register by Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Register Here, 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 Events, 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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Roger Williams University School of Law is proud to welcome a new member to its outstanding faculty: Professor Bernard K. Freamon is already hard at work refining and refocusing the law school’s new required course, “Race and the Foundations of American Law,” and attending planning meetings for the course. He will also teach a number of other courses, including Evidence and a seminar on slavery…, law, , we’re teaching about, justice, .” Professor Freamon brings a unique and impressive set of qualifications to the job. A Professor of Law Emeritus at Seton Hall Law School, he has visited on the law faculties of the University of Nairobi, Washington and Lee University, Rutgers University (Newark), and Pace University’s School of Law; and he has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University School of Law for the…, I’m, trying to do, too, in my teaching and in my scholarship.” It was a confirmation of what I was already thinking and doing. It was just a natural fit.” Professor Freamon envisions the “Race and the Foundations of American Law” course as a potential springboard for the establishment of a center that serves both the School of Law and the wider University. “I see it serving as the hub for what could…, place, ; a think tank of sorts, where we could strive for a critical mass on the problem of integrating race into the American legal curriculum. It would be a resource for other law professors and law schools, in terms of creating a law school curriculum that is more justice-oriented, and more sensitive to the problem of race in American law—because race is, in fact, central to how American law…, race-neutral, practice, but an, anti-racist, practice.” Professor Freamon expects that these demands will only grow with time, and that a Center on Race and the Foundations of American Law could help legal education rise to the challenge. “In five or 10 years, I think a course like this will be a mandatory course in a lot of law schools,” he said, while observing that every student will initially approach this material through their own…
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Final exams are upon us again here at RWU Law. It is the culmination of a semester’s work for students, with the support and guidance of faculty and staff, taking what they learned and applying it to final papers, exams, etc. Unfortunately, it also brings out a lot of stress and anxiety in many of us but thankfully, there are many ways to lower our stress and anxiety levels. Here in the library…
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The following Op-Ed was published in the print edition of the Providence Sunday Journal, April 24, 2022, p. A27., ~~~~~~~~~~, Gregory W. Bowman The war in Ukraine dominates our daily news. Russian President Vladimir Putin justifies the invasion with historical fictions and denies the atrocities being committed by his forces. The violence has wrecked Ukraine’s infrastructure, cost thousands of lives, and displaced millions of people. Watching the news feels like watching color footage from World War II. In hindsight,…, Gregory Bowman serves as dean of Roger Williams University School of Law. He has spent his career practicing and writing about U.S. international trade law and sanctions., To access the digital flipbook edition of the, Providence Journal, , use RWU Law library access or direct access .,
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Image of Mandell Family Prominent Rhode Island trial lawyer Mark S. Mandell has made a major matching gift to Roger Williams University School of Law, with the goal of providing $750,000 in scholarships to help diversify the legal profession and increase access to justice in the Ocean State and beyond. The Mandell-Boisclair Justice Scholarship Fund will provide endowed scholarships to RWU Law…
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No matter what you’re doing this summer the Law Library has your back!, Got a summer job?, Great! Need access to the legal research databases you’ve come to know and love like Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw? Fortunately, they all offer summer access to current students! To get the details about permissible uses of these databases, visit our summer access page . In addition, other databases will be available to current students this summer. Find all RWU Law licensed databases in…, Graduating?, Will you soon be saying goodbye to law school? Now you can take your good friends, Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance, and Westlaw Edge with you wherever you happen to go. We have obtained extended access for these legal research tools for our recent grads. Visit our website for more information about post-graduate access to these databases. The Law Library also permits alumni to check out library…, Questions about Legal Research?, Do you remember the 10 minute rule? The 10 minute rule still applies while you’re taking summer classes or working on summer jobs and externships or even after you graduate. The 10 Minute Rule is, if you cannot figure out how to do some legal research that you need to do within 10 minutes, contact a law librarian and ask for some help. Writing to lawlibraryhelp@rwu.edu will send a message to…
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The, National Criminal Defense College, will hold a Trial Practice Institute at RWU Law. This two-week trial skills program is designed exclusively for criminal defense practitioners. June 12 - 25, 2022 | Session I July 17 - 30, 2022 | Session II Additional details and registration may be found here ., 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 Events, 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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The, National Criminal Defense College, will hold a Trial Practice Institute at RWU Law. This two-week trial skills program is designed exclusively for criminal defense practitioners. June 12 - 25, 2022 | Session I July 17 - 30, 2022 | Session II Additional details and registration may be found here ., 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 Events, 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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