Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice
Review of Law and Social Justice
Symposium
Announcing
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
REVIEW OF LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
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Diversity in the Legal Profession Symposium
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USC Gould School of Law
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
11:00AM to 4:30PM
Lunch: 12:20PM
Sessions:
11:00AM-12:10PM Stereotypes in the First-Year Curriculum USC Law, room 7
12:20PM-1:15PM Lunch: keynote speaker Dean Rasmussen USC, Town and Gown
1:30PM-3:00PM State of Diversity in the Legal Profession USC, Town and Gown
3:15PM-4:30PM Law School Admissions & Diversity USC Law, Faculty Lounge
Hosted by the Southern California Review of Law & Social Justice
and the Diversity Affairs Committee
Sponsored by:
USC Gould School of Law | USC Graduate and Professional Student Senate
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Please RSVP for the lunch to events@law.usc.edu or 213.740.3841
by March 4, and indicate dietary restrictions.
Parking is available at PS2 for $8.
Symposium Synopsis
On March 11, 2009, the Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice, collaborating with USC Law’s Diversity Affairs Committee, will be hosting a small symposium entitled “Diversity in the Legal Profession.” The purpose of the symposium is to discuss the state of diversity in the legal profession, including topics such as the challenges to implementing diversity, ways to advance diversity, the definition of diversity among others.
The symposium will have three main sessions. Each session reflects a site for analysis of the state of diversity in the legal profession: the law school admissions process, the law school classroom, and the legal professional world from graduation onward.
The first session (11:00 AM - 12:10 PM, law school room 7) will be an interactive presentation by Professor Jody Armour, discussing the role and relevance of social stereotypes in the teaching of first year law school courses.
Following, will be a lunch at Town & Gown (12:200 PM - 1:15 PM) for the law school community, attorneys and outside scholars, including remarks by Dean Robert K. Rasmussen.
The second session (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Town & Gown) will be a panel of 6 professionals moderated by Professor Camille Rich. The panelists are Judge Jennifer T. Lum, Dean Matthew DeGrushe (USC Law Dean of Career Services), Professor Warren Loui (Mayer Brown, Partner), Lauren Eber (Gibson Dunn, Associate), Catherine Lhamon (ACLU, Director of Racial Justice), and Joe Ybarra (Munger Tolles, Partner). The panelists will be asked to draw from their own experiences in addressing the state of diversity and offer ideas regarding its advancement.
The third session (3:15 PM - 4:30 PM, law school faculty lounge) will include Dean Reid and Dean Saltzman discussing topics relating to admissions, such as the value of diversity in law schools, the use of diversity criteria in admissions, the affects of California Proposition 209 and the impact the “University of Michigan” cases have had on law school admissions processes, among other topics. A reception will follow the third session.
Through this symposium we hope to encourage a more open discourse and to offer a venue for critical reflection on the role of diversity in our profession and academic institutions.
Call for Submissions
We are accepting submissions of anecdotal articles by scholars and paractitioners relating to our two themes: defining diversity and the greatest challenges in achieving diversity in the legal profession. Make your submissions to rlsj@lawmail.usc.edu by no later than March 15, 2009. For expedited review, please email the managing editor at zev.shechtman.2009@lawmail.usc.edu.
Subscription Information
The cost of an annual subscription to the Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice is $25. To subscribe or for more information, please call Cassandra Chanslor at 213.740.8475.
Southern California Review of Law and Social JusticeUniversity of Southern California Gould School of Law
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