Attention Class of 2013: A $10,000 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship is Now Available – Apply by June 17

Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship Application Now Available!  Application deadline is June 17, 2011.   Baker Donelson is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where the individual differences among us are understood, respected, appreciated and recognized as sources of strength of the Firm. These qualities enrich the environment in which we work. With this in mind, Baker Donelson will again award three scholarships to diverse law students who will complete their first year of law school by June 2011. Each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid prior to the student’s third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses.

Additionally, recipients will be awarded a six-week, salaried 2L Summer 2012 Associate position in one of our following offices: Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Baton Rouge and New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; or Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, TN. 
 
For complete eligibility criteria, instructions, and to apply for the Scholarship Program please visit: www.bakerdonelson.com/diversity-scholarship-diversity-practices
 
If you have any questions, please contact Helen Beasley at beasley@bakerdonelson.com or phone (205)328.0480.

Albany Law School Announces Connie Mayer to serve as Interim Dean

Connie Mayer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, will serve as interim president and dean of Albany Law School effective July 1, 2011, when Thomas F. Guernsey steps down after nine years as president and dean. 
Dean Mayer served in this capacity three years ago when Dean Guernsey took a semester-long sabbatical.  “We are pleased that Dean Mayer will once again serve as interim dean,” said Board of Trustee Chair Mary Ann Cody McGinn.  “She proved to us that she can seamlessly step into that position, without disruption, and continue to advance the mission of Albany Law School.” 

Mayer is expected to serve in the new position until the ongoing search results in a permanent president.  “The board will continue its search for a new president, and is currently reviewing candidates,” said Cody McGinn. “The person to lead Albany Law School into its next era is a very important decision.  While we would like to have someone in place for the fall semester, we are more concerned with hiring the right person with the right leadership qualities.”

Dean Mayer practiced law with East Texas Legal Services and subsequently worked in a private criminal and civil law practice.  She joined the faculty of Albany Law School in 1986.  She was formerly the director of the Disabilities Law Clinic (1986-1992), the AIDS/HIV Law Clinic (1992-1996), and the Clinical Legal Studies Program (1992-2001).  She earned her B.A. at Eastern Illinois University, her M.A. at the University at Albany, and her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.  Her scholarship is largely focused on health care and disability issues.

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL is a small, independent private school in the heart of New York State’s capital since 1851. As the oldest law school in New York and the oldest independent law school in the nation, the institution offers students an innovative, rigorous curriculum taught by a committed faculty.  Several nationally recognized programs—including the Government Law Center and the Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center—provide opportunities for students to apply classroom learning.  Students have access to New York’s highest court, federal courts and the state legislature.  With more than 9,500 alumni practicing in every state in the country, the employment rate for graduates has been well above the national average for law schools for more than 25 years.  Visit www.albanylaw.edu.

Albany Law School’s Commencement is May 13th: Congratulations to the Class of 2011

The 160th commencement of Albany Law School will be held on Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY.  

Watch a live webcast of the ceremony beginning at 10am.  Visit our website at www.albanylaw.edu for a weblink.  Congratulations!   We are very proud of your accomplishment.

Women’s Health Week: May 8 – 14, 2011

John Jay College (CUNY) pre-law students visit to Albany Law School, May 5, 2011

On Thursday, May 5^th, the Director of Diversity Affairs welcomed twenty students (sophomores, juniors and seniors),  Vielka Holness, JD, MPA, Director of the Pre-Law Institute, and Ms. Louise Freymann, Academic Advisor from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) to Albany Law School.  Our guests day began at 10:30am with Pershia Wilkins, Director of the Diversity Affairs Office greeting them and along with third-year law students, Vivian Sober, ’11 (a John Jay College graduate) and Michal Falkowski, ‘11.　

Highlights of their day included: Welcome remarks (discussing why they should choose the legal profession)  by Susan J. Feathers, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs; a mock Contract Law class taught by Professor Nancy Ota; a presentation on the Application and Admissions Process, by Gail Bensen, Assistant Dean for Admissions; a law student and alumni panel discussion; a presentation (Entitled: “Beyond the First Year”) by members of the Albany Law Clinic & Justice Center.  It was a rewarding day for students and their advisors.  

See Photo album below and see detailed Program Flyer Here.

 

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On May 21: The Schenectady County Bar Association presents: The 1st Annual Trial Skills Workshop