Law school addresses professional training
Hess, Mike
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: News
Zimmerman said that one of the Earle Mack School of Law's main reasons for success is that there is a lot of input since people are always thinking about ways to be better teachers and to help students.
"Another thing we are trying to do is further the idea that theory and practice really go together," Brooks said. "We are not just trying to be a school that highlights experiential education, but also a very serious research and scholarly institution. … Our dean's aspiration is that we really achieve in both areas."
Brooks and Zimmerman discussed the benefits of conferences like this one, and the University's role in past and future conferences.
"All of us have been going to conferences since we got here," Zimmerman said. "It's important in getting the name of the school out there; it shows the kind of work people are doing at the school. It enables people to get to know us and the school, and we get to find out what other people are doing too."
Brooks said the thing she was hoping to get out of the conference the most was to "come away with one new idea that we could try here."
Zimmerman mentioned the importance of networking and said, "I'm looking forward to meeting some of the people whose work I'm familiar with … I think a lot of it is the interaction and discussions."
Drexel University has hosted some conferences, according to Zimmerman, including a health law conference organized by Barry Furrow, professor of law and director of the health law concentration, and a legal writing conference, along with many board meetings workshops and weekly panels and speakers.
Zimmerman and Brooks said they hope the Earle Mack School of Law will be able to hold a conference of similar magnitude to "Legal Education at a Crossroads" in the near future.
"Another thing we are trying to do is further the idea that theory and practice really go together," Brooks said. "We are not just trying to be a school that highlights experiential education, but also a very serious research and scholarly institution. … Our dean's aspiration is that we really achieve in both areas."
Brooks and Zimmerman discussed the benefits of conferences like this one, and the University's role in past and future conferences.
"All of us have been going to conferences since we got here," Zimmerman said. "It's important in getting the name of the school out there; it shows the kind of work people are doing at the school. It enables people to get to know us and the school, and we get to find out what other people are doing too."
Brooks said the thing she was hoping to get out of the conference the most was to "come away with one new idea that we could try here."
Zimmerman mentioned the importance of networking and said, "I'm looking forward to meeting some of the people whose work I'm familiar with … I think a lot of it is the interaction and discussions."
Drexel University has hosted some conferences, according to Zimmerman, including a health law conference organized by Barry Furrow, professor of law and director of the health law concentration, and a legal writing conference, along with many board meetings workshops and weekly panels and speakers.
Zimmerman and Brooks said they hope the Earle Mack School of Law will be able to hold a conference of similar magnitude to "Legal Education at a Crossroads" in the near future.
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