BRISTOL, R.I., Jan. 10, 2019, – Rachael Rollins, the first African-American woman to serve as District Attorney in Massachusetts and the first female DA in Suffolk County, will deliver this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote Lecture at Roger Williams University School of Law. In one of her first speaking engagements since being sworn in on Jan. 2, Rollins will appear for a conversation with RWU Law students, faculty,…
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CLE: Limited Scope Representation , Complimentary CLE for RWU Law Alumni, Registration Fee $20 for Non-Alumni, Thursday, March 7, 2019, Presented by: Lynda L. Laing, Esq. J. Robert Weisberger, Esq. This seminar will introduce attendees to the provisional rules for limited scope representation (LSR) in Rhode Island, adopted by order of the Rhode Island Supreme Court on May 23, 2017. Attendees will learn what LSR is, why the provisional rules for LSR were adopted, how LSR can increase access to justice, and ethical obligations for…, ONE (1) Rhode Island M.C.L.E. ethics credit is approved for this program., CLE Program open to RWU Law alumni and the legal community. Please complete this brief survey if you are interested in attending this CLE. Your results will help RWU Law gain insight on existing use of limited scope representation. Sponsored by RWU Law Alumni Association.
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The Animal Legal Defense Fund defines animal law as “the combination of statutory and case law that relates to or has an impact on nonhuman animals. It encompasses companion animals and wildlife and animals used in entertainment, research and ones raised for food.” The Library’s new book display highlights many interesting and important resources on animal law available through the RWU Law…
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AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 11, 2019 –, Bangor defense attorney and three-term state representative Aaron M. Frey '08 was sworn in on Jan. 8 as Maine’s new Attorney General, succeeding Janet Mills, who was elected the state’s first-ever female governor. "I am honored and excited to lead a department with such a talented professional staff who work tirelessly on behalf of the people of Maine," Frey said. "I look forward to working…, Much Work to Do, Two of Frey's early goals as AG, he said, include finding better ways to fight Maine’s growing opioid crisis, and instituting criminal justice reform – issues he sees as intimately related. “Our jails are essentially being used to control populations that are already under siege by drug and economic issues,” he explained. “There has been too much focus on retribution and not enough on addressing…
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Prospective students, admitted students, and current applicants are invited to join us at our Experiential Campus in downtown Providence on Thursday evening, February 28th, 2019 beginning at 4:45 PM to learn about the experiential education offerings available to RWU Law students. You will hear from our clinical faculty, current students, and alumni about the advantages of clinical education and…
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Join us at Juniper Bar , located at 237 W. 35th Street in New York City, for an Admissions Reception on Wednesday, February 6th from 6:30- 8:00 PM. Mingle with Assistant Dean of Admissions Michael Donnelly-Boylen , Assistant Dean for Career Development, Veronica Paricio, Director of the Feinstein Center for Pro Bono and Experiential Education, Laurie Barron , and other members of our…
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As Rhode Island’s only law school, RWU Law is uniquely positioned to offer its students broad educational options, deep experiential opportunities, and unparalleled access to the region’s legal, business, nonprofit and government communities – ensuring that they graduate with the tools they need to change their world. At Roger Williams Law, experiential education is a priority. That's why every…, Clinical Programs, By the time the school’s first class reached its 3L year in 1996, there were two clinics up and running. Today there are four: the Business Start-up Clinic, the Criminal Defense Clinic, the Immigration Clinic, and the Veterans Disability Appeals Field Clinic. Three are based at Roger Williams' dynamic new experiential campus in downtown Providence (the Veterans Clinic is located a few blocks away…, Externship Programs, In addition to developing its clinical programs, Roger Williams Law has also expanded its externship offerings in powerful ways. Just a decade ago, there were only two such options: the Judicial Externship Program and the Public Interest Externship Program. Today, they have been joined by the Corporate Counsel Externship Program, the Environmental & Land Use Law Externship Program, the D.C.…, clinical, externship programs,” Horwitz notes. “Because they remain true to our emphasis on clinical depth.” The Semester-in-Practice, in particular, has become a popular option because it enables students to earn academic credit while training full-time (locally or anywhere in the U.S. or abroad) in a government, nonprofit or judicial setting, under the supervision of attorneys or judges. “It’s a five-day…, Pro Bono Programs, RWU Law’s Pro Bono Experiential Learning Requirement means that every student must provide at least 50 hours of pro bono legal service – law-related volunteer work for neither compensation nor credit – prior to graduation, a requirement that only a handful of law schools can match. In 2009, the requirement was raised to 50 hours from the 20-hour requirement set in 1997, and one of the biggest…, intentional, PBC projects – meaning that students receive consistently high-quality training while also gaining an understanding of, why, the work is considered pro bono.” “The goal is twofold,” Barron notes, “We want students to provide as much service as possible while they are in law school, but also to really instill in them a pro bono ethic – trying to maximize the likelihood that they will continue to see providing pro bono legal services as part of their professional responsibility.” In the process, RWU Law has successfully…, is, experiential in nature; there’s training involved, there’s journaling, there are ethical requirements, there’s reflection at the end.” Notes RWU Law Dean Michael Yelnosky, “I like to say that at RWU Law we teach students not only ‘how to think like lawyers’ (the traditional explanation of what law schools do), but also how to act like lawyers. Students benefit from this approach because –…
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Effective midnight December 21, 2018, the federal government began a partial shutdown of government operations which will continue until a budget at is passed into law. Not exactly sure what a government shutdown is? This video could help explain why shutdowns generally happen. This government shutdown is officially the longest shutdown in U.S. history. There are many side effects of the…
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Applicants admitted to the RWU Law Class of 2023 are invited to attend an Accepted Students Day event this spring. Please register below for which date you would like to attend.
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