The Office of Career Development at Roger Williams University School of Law offers a variety of ways for employers to engage with RWU Law students and graduates. We regularly hold recruiting events, participate in regional and specialty career fairs and conferences, and invite employers to contact us directly any time they have positions to fill. We greatly appreciate your interest, and we look…
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Monica Teixeira de Sousa is a Distinguished Research Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Policy Clinic at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol, Rhode Island. At RWU Law, she teaches Property, Housing Law and Policy, Education Law, Family Law, and Race & the Foundations of American Law. Professor Teixeira de Sousa joined the RWU Law Faculty in 2022, where she was…, Articles, , ", Class Houses: Fragility and Disunity in the Ranks of Academe or Democratizing the Future of Legal Education According to the Vision of Ivan Illich," 15, Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal, 1 (2018) , ", Violence Against Women and the Law," 10, Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought, (2017)(with David L. Richards and Jillienne Haglund), ", Compelling Honesty: Amending Charter School Enrollment Laws to Aid Society's Most Vulnerable," 45, The Urban Lawyer, 105 (2013) , ", The State of Our Unions: How President Obama’s Education Reforms Threaten the Working Class," 50, University of Louisville Law Review, 201 (2011) , ", A Race to the Bottom? President Obama’s Incomplete and Conservative Strategy for Reforming Education in Struggling Schools or The Perils of Ignoring Poverty," 39, Stetson Law Review, 629 (2010) , ", The Politics of Supplementing Failure Under NCLB: How Both Left and Right Are Forcing Low-Income Children to Choose Between a Deficient Education and Working Overtime," 10, Nevada Law Journal, 118 (2009)
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At the School of Law, we know that our students will make stronger attorneys if they are enrolled in a classroom that challenges them to consider legal concepts from a variety of perspectives. Our students come from more than 22 states and five countries. We work hard to offer an experience for all of our students that prepares them for success in the legal profession and promotes social justice…
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At RWU Law, we recognize that students who have the added responsibility of parenthood while attending law school face unique issues and circumstances. The School of Law provides many resources and services to support our student parents/students with families and happily assists students who have questions about child care, local school systems, course schedules, housing and related concerns. , Resources and Services Available , Referral assistance and resource materials for parents seeking childcare. Information about school vacation and recreational summer camp programs for children Information about family-friendly housing options Support for the Older Wiser Law Students (OWLS) student group and collaboration with OWLS to sponsor programs related to balancing school and family and to hold family-based social…, Academic Support, RWU Law also offers our student parents options that allow them to fulfill their academic/course obligations while avoiding or minimizing conflicts that may arise with their parental obligations (for example, childcare obligations) and are unavoidable despite a student’s best efforts to avoid or resolve such conflict. With regard to academic concerns, we can help our student parents with the…, Childcare Options For Parents Attending RWU Law, We know that juggling law school and parental obligations is challenging. Just as working parents need to make childcare arrangements for their children, so do student parents attending law school. There are a host of childcare options available to student parents and we know that each student parent will make regular childcare arrangements that are best for his or her individual family…, Local Childcare Options
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Law students personally handle all stages of criminal litigation in the Criminal Defense Clinic, beginning with interviewing the client and including investigating the case, counseling the client, negotiating with the prosecution, and ultimately, if the case proceeds that far, trying the case. Some clinic students will also be assigned to appellate and post-conviction work. The majority of the…
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Building community is a critically important piece of your journey here. While COVID-19 prevents us all from building community in person as we have been used to, getting to know each of you is integral to all of our success and collective knowledge. To get you started on building our new community, we have provided some tools and guidelines below to help you get to know your fellow classmates…, Chosen Name Policy and Gender Pronouns, RWU Law has implemented a Chosen Name Policy to honor lived experiences, affirm gender identity, and respect the self-expression of our students, faculty, staff, and administration. If you would like more information about the policy or would like to make changes to your current student record/identification, please visit the following law school link for instructions: Adding Your Chosen Name and…, Gender Neutral Bathrooms, Roger Williams University School of Law strives to create and sustain a campus environment that supports and values all members of our community. One aspect of creating a comfortable environment is providing safe, accessible, and convenient restroom facilities. Consequently, the School of Law encourages individuals to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity. In addition, the…, Name Pronunciation Tool, Bridges, our course management system, allows you to upload an audio clip of the correct pronunciation of your name as part of your student profile. These audio uploads will be available to your classmates and professors. For information on how to upload your audio clip, click on the following law school link: How to Add Name Pronunciation to Your Bridges Profile , Video Uploads and Introductions on Bridges, Bridges is our online learning portal where you are able to connect directly with professors and classmates at the law school for your respective classes. We would like you to record a short video introduction of yourself to be uploaded to the Bridges site. In this 2-3 minute introduction, we would like for you to share your name, gender pronouns, where you currently call home, your undergraduate…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, The School of Law celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of activities to highlight his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement., Diversity Dinner , This annual event brings together Rhode Island attorneys and judges with high school, college, and law students to discuss issues of interest to members of populations traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession and the justice system., Street Law Program, Original URL: http://www.streetlaw.org/en/home. Click or tap if you trust this link., Street Law, is a national program that partners law students with local public schools and community-based organizations to teach disadvantaged youth about their legal rights and responsibilities. Law students teach law-related lessons in schools and community organizations throughout Rhode Island and in Fall River., Thurgood Marshall Lecture Series, The Thurgood Marshall Lecture Series is held biennially and is sponsored by the School of Law, a local law firm and the Marshall family., Stonewall Lecture, In 2017, Roger Williams University School of Law established our annual Stonewall Lecture honoring the numerous individuals who have fought for LGBTQ+ equality and justice, and the many contributions they have made to advance this modern-day civil rights movement. Past speakers have included Original URL: https://law.rwu.edu/why-rwu-law/our-stories/lgbtq-hero. Click or tap if you trust this link., Marek Bute '05, , Original URL: https://law.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/hate-and-bigotry-have-no-place-america. Click or tap if you trust this link., Congressman David Cicilline, , Original URL: https://law.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/broadening-perspective. Click or tap if you trust this link., Blake Liggio, , and Original URL: https://law.rwu.edu/events/4th-annual-stonewall-lecture. Click or tap if you trust this link., Bendita Cynthia Malakia, ., Immigration Clinic, This clinical program provides students with hands-on opportunities to represent immigrant clients. Students enrolled in the immigration clinic represent noncitizens in their applications for relief from removal before the Immigration Court in Boston. Visit DiscoverLaw.org to Learn More
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Student Groups, Accessibility in the Law Student Society (ALSS) Alliance (LGBTQ+) American Indian Law Student Association (AILSA) Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Christian Legal Society (CLS) First Generation Law Student Association (FGLSA) Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA) Justinian Law Society Latino Law Students Association (LLSA) Middle…, Legal Associations, Thurgood Marshall Law Society, The mission of the Thurgood Marshall Law Society (TMLS) is to advance the distinguished legacy of Thurgood Marshall through the active participation of attorneys, judges, law professors and law students of color in the science of jurisprudence, to uphold the honor of the legal profession, to promote collaboration and networking among Rhode Island attorneys, and to protect the civil and political…, Rhode Island Bar Association Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Committee, The duty of this committee is to promote professional and educational opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Association and to promote for all members of the RIBA greater awareness of professional and educational programs relative to the legal issues affecting the LGBT community., Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association, The mission of the RIWBA is to promote the advancement of women in the legal profession in the State of Rhode Island., Justinian Law Society, The Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island members are engaged in activities directed toward fostering a spirit of good fellowship, maintaining honor and dignity of the legal profession, performing civic duties, administering justice and promoting the law. The membership of The JLS are men and women sharing a common heritage drawn together as a professional organization whose purpose is to promote…
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Professor Charette currently serves as Executive Law Clerk for Judge Lara E. Montecalvo at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Prior to her current role, she served as a law clerk in Rhode Island's state courts at both the trial and appellate level. She also practiced at a law firm in Providence, litigating commercial matters in both state and federal court. Professor Charette…
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Michael Donnelly-Boylen brings over two decades of legal education experience to his position as Associate Dean of Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives at Roger Williams University School of Law. He has become a leader on issues relating to the inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population in legal education. Dean Donnelly-Boylen joined RWU Law in 2002, was…
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