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The legal market has endured a significant shift over the last five years. RWU Law is responding to the changing landscape by, among other efforts, increasing our already significant commitment to experiential education – more clinical opportunities, pro bono initiatives, simulation and skills courses and externships – all of which emphasize learning by doing, making our students more practice…
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Swansea Country Club 299 Market Street Swansea, Massachusetts 8:00 AM Registration 9:00 AM Shotgun Start 1:00 PM Lunch & Awards Player Registration We have sponsorship opportunities and the return of the popular on-course contests: closest to the pin, longest drive, mulligans and more! All sponsorships will be highlighted at the tournament and shared via email to the RWU Law Alumni Community., Net proceeds benefit the RWU Law Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund., 2022 RWU Law Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Tournament , 2025 RWU Law Alumni Association Golf Tournament Committee Chairs, Ericka Lezcano L'16, Chair Max Daley L'15, Vice President, RWU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors Jamie Gau L'18, Secretary, RWU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors Regina Curran L'10 Zachary Lyons '12, L'17, RWU Law Alumni Association Golf Tournament Honorary Chair, Anthony R. Leone L'97 Please direct any sponsorship or registration questions to Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations, Kelly Scafariello '99 at lawalumni@rwu.edu ., Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact Kelly Scafariello '99, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawalumni@rwu.edu
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Pack your bags and get ready to jet off for Library Week: Passport to Knowledge! From Monday, April 7th through Friday, April 11th, the Law Library will host Library Week, our celebration of National Library Week , an event that highlights the services, programming, and the people that make libraries amazing resources. This year, our theme, Passport to Knowledge, will give you the chance to…
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Our faculty’s impressive credentials, academic accomplishments and deep connections throughout the legal field are harnessed into a collective force that provides the most cutting-edge legal education available. At RWU Law, our faculty offer the best of both worlds – our professors are top-rated by The Princeton Review and our adjunct faculty include top-notch practicing justices, judges and…, New York Times, , the , Wall Street Journal, , the , Washington Post, , , USA Today, , the , Chicago Tribune, , the , Boston Globe, , the , Providence Journal, and virtually every other major news outlet in the United States – from , CNN, to , NPR, . They've testified before Congress, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, practiced with top law firms and respected nonprofit organizations, represented detainees at Guantanamo, served in the United Nations and the Armed Forces, and held leadership positions in such organizations as the American Bar Association and the American Law Institute. The best part? Because of our small class sizes, our…
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One day a few years ago, Associate Professor of Law Natasha Varyani’ s property class was discussing a case about a homeowner on Martha’s Vineyard. A student raised her hand and asked, “Why are we reading all of these cases about these rich white people when there are things happening in the world?” Varyani was taken aback by the question but realized that a lack of representation in legal…, “Otherness all around”, Varyani’s new book is a natural extension of a teaching career dedicated to helping students understand the language of law. Varyani’s parents immigrated to the United States shortly before she was born. Before they moved, they were part of a Hindu minority in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Varyani’s extended family eventually moved to India. “There’s otherness all around,” she notes. As a first-…, Tools to learn, "I think everyone's got a little bit of otherness in them, particularly when they come to law school," says Varyani. "I think it can be really scary. The way that law school is built is that it's different from any other educational experience you've had. Traditionally, it's easy for everyone to come into the classroom and feel scared, or like they're a fish out of water, or like there's a…
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Upon graduating from law school, Professor Monica Teixeira de Sousa—who joins the faculty of Roger Williams University School of Law this fall—was well positioned to slip into a comfortable role at any number of elite law firms. Instead, she returned to her adopted home state of Rhode Island to work as a public interest lawyer. Later, as an academic, Professor Teixeira de Sousa’s focus would…, First-Gen Law Students, Beyond her pursuits in public interest law, Teixeira de Sousa has also developed a profound academic interest in first-generation law students, on both the individual and societal levels. Her individual concerns sprang largely from her experiences as a tenured law professor at New England Law | Boston, where she created and served as the director of that school’s First Generation Students Program…, Roger Williams University Law Review, , titled “The Law Professor and the Therapist”, subtitled “Beyond Belonging: There’s a Place and a Need for Group Solidarity.” “When I was at New England, the approach that I developed was to partner with a clinician, a therapist,” she said. “We would co-facilitate these regularly occurring group meetings for the first-generation students—think of an AA meeting in a church basement! You go around…, Home to Rhode Island, For Professor Teixeira de Sousa, returning to Rhode Island is a true homecoming—in both a professional and personal sense (her mother and many other relatives still live here). But the biggest attraction, she said, is the feeling she gets from the law school itself. “One of the main attractions for me is the genuineness of the people here,” she said. “The first word that comes to my mind is ‘…
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Roger Williams University School of Law welcomes the community to attend a conversation with Eddie Ahn, Executive Director at Brightline Defense , an accomplished environmental lawyer, and graphic memoirist, on Thursday, March 20, at 2:45 p.m. Ahn will join a discussion in RWU Law Professor Natasha Varyani’s class, at the Judge Bruce M. Selya Appellate Courtroom, on the university’s Bristol…, Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice, (Penguin Random House, 2024), has already garnered critical acclaim, earning recognition as a, Washington Post, and American Library Association Best Graphic Novel of the Year and an Asian Pacific American Literature Award Honoree. Professor Natasha Varyani , who invited Ahn to RWU Law, was deeply moved by, Advocate, and saw its powerful connection to the work she does with students. “The emphasis on wanting to use your law degree to improve the world, navigating cultural expectations, and overcoming challenges resonated with me. Eddie’s story was so authentic and full of heart,” she said. As an author herself, Varyani saw in, Advocate, an innovative way to bring environmental justice concepts to life and wanted students to experience firsthand how legal storytelling can inspire advocacy. Knowing Ahn’s Rhode Island connection—he is a Brown University alumnus—she reached out, and he enthusiastically accepted the invitation. With a career dedicated to environmental justice and legal advocacy, Ahn has worked on groundbreaking cases…, Advocate, exemplifies how attorneys can expand their impact by communicating beyond traditional legal arguments, engaging broader audiences and inspiring action through creative expression. RWU Law has long been recognized as a leader in environmental law, preparing students to tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This event reflects not just the law school’s commitment to…
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Eddie Ahn, Executive Director of the environmental justice nonprofit Brightline Defense and author of, Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice, , visited Roger Williams University School of Law on Thursday, March 20. Hosted during Professor Natasha Varyani’s Property Law class, Ahn’s visit provided first-year law students and community members an opportunity to engage in a conversation about his book and its themes of family, advocacy, and environmental justice. Varyani, reflecting on why she invited Ahn to RWU Law, explained, “Engaging…, Advocate, evoked a change in perspective for me and brought new life to concepts I have been teaching for over a decade. I knew the students at RWU Law would respond to his story of family, community, and environmental justice because of what I see them bring to the classroom every day.” Ahn opened the discussion with a slideshow, showcasing the artwork from his memoir and sharing personal stories that…, “, Ahn’s story reinforced my commitment to dedicate my legal career to serving underrepresented minority communities. Representation and advocacy matter; seeing leaders like Eddie Ahn succeed in nonprofit and public interest law is inspiring and reassuring.” Ahn’s visit was co-sponsored by RWU Law, the Asian American Lawyers of Massachusetts, the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, and…, Advocate, and had the opportunity to have it signed by Ahn.
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