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Justinian Volume 1984 Article 1 Issue 8 December The Justinian Volume 1984 Article 1 Issue 8 December 2018 The uJ stinian Follow this and additional works at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian Recommended Citation (2018) "The usJ tinian," The Justinian: Vol. 1984 : Iss. 8 , Article 1. Available at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/justinian/vol1984/iss8/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at BrooklynWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in The usJ tinian by an authorized editor of BrooklynWorks. et al.: The Justinian Like other. governmental action, Supreme Court decisions are not entitled to respect unless they are respectable, -Sen. Sam Ervin Preserving the Constitution Justinian (Michie Co., ed. 1984) Vol., XLIV Monday, December 10, 1984 No.4 Proposed Day Care Center: Fate' Rests on Results of the Final Survey By JIM DIAMOND ities over the next few years. Fourteen percent The future of an in-house day care center at of them said they currently used child care BLS has been clouded as a result of the poor facilities, at an aggregate cost of $1,500 each response to the questionnaire mailed to all week." Of the people Minda polled in 1983, members of the law school community. The two thirds of those currently using child care validity of this survey, however, has been ques­ services aid they would utilize a day care cen­ tioned by some student leaders, who say the ter at the law school, representing a total of 36 design of the questionnaire and its distribution children. are responsible for the poor response, not a .. Professor Minda undoubtedly had a better lack of interest in establishing a day care response," said Haverstick. "That is what is center. 'the biggest surprise, that informal polling Designed to assist in the preparation of a showed less interest than formal polling." feasibility study, the survey was mailed in late September to a total of 1300 students, faculty But some students weren't surprised at all by and law school staff and was filled out and re­ the small response. They point to the design of MINDA: "An idea whose time bas come." HAVERSTICK: "This will be the last effort." turned by 65 people. After receiving such a the questionnaire and its method of distribu­ small response, Dean Henry Haverstick Ill, tion, rather than a low level of interest, as ex­ Chairman of the Day C¥e Center Advisory plaining the results. Committee, decided to make the questionnaire • Michael S. Schreiber, Vice President of the Mediation Clinic Reflects available on the law school grounds. This Student Bar Association, said, "The way the prompted an additional handful of responses, questionnaire was written, there was no way a bringing the total of respondents to 76 and the lot of people would answer it. The first ques­ Growing 1tend in the Law number of potential child enrollees to 15. tion they asked was, 'Do you have children?' "I'm very disappointed with the lack of Anyboay without children was unlikely to fill By JAIME V. DELlO resolution seminar in the past, and that is why, responses," said Haverstick. "I fmd it very it out." Brooklyn Law School is offering a new clinic after a brief hiatus, BLS is offering the course hard to believe that there are only 76 people Connie Spiro, a third year student, agreed. course for the spring '85 semester entitled again. who would need and benefit from a day care "Most people said, 'oh,' it doesn't apply to Alternative Dispute Resolution. The School Dr. Volpe received her PhD in sociology center in the school." me, ' rather than considering their future needs has appointed Dr. Maria Volpe as an adjunct from New York University, and, though not an The results of the survey run contrary to the and maybe planning the possibility of having professor to teach the cours~. attorney, is a nationally recognized expert on informal poll conducted by Professor Gary children around the existence of a center." Prof. Michael Gerber, who teaches the Civil dispute resolution. She is co-editor of the Minda in the spring of 1983. That poll, con­ American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Schreiber and Spiro say that since the law Clinic Seminar and the Experimental Dis­ ducted during the SBA election, was the basis Papers and a national conference organizer for school spent money to hire a consultant and covery seminar (both of which involve litiga­ for the faculty proposal of November, 1983 the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolu­ conduct a survey with a large sample, it should tion skills), observed that many legal scholars that commenced the planning for a day care tion. Dr. Volpe is also a consultant to the New have encouraged all students to respond. It and jurists, including Chief Justice Warren facility. 275 people responded to the 1983 poll. York State Dept. of Civil Services where she should have included a self-addressed, stamped Burger, have called for the development of new, According to Minda, "In my survey, serves the Dept. of Labor, Corrections, and En­ 26-280/0 of the respondents questioned indi­ envelope for easy return. non-litigious conflict resolution techniques and endorsed alternative dispute resolution vironmental ' Conservation. She is current­ ~ted th t they would be using child care facil- Continued on page 9 methods. "That is why we offered a dispute ly employed as a full time Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where she established the first Dispute Resolution Program a proved by the New York State Linda Stephens Named as New Placement Director Education Dept. and the New York City Board By JONATHAN RUDIS phens intends to implement several new pro­ Assistant to the Dean for Placement, Carolyn of Higher Education. OnJanuary2,I985, BLSwilJbeacquiringa grams to teach students the necessary skills Le Bel. They are, according to Trager, "to In a recent interview, Dr. Volpe explained valuable asset to its placement program. She is needed to perform well on interviews. One of work as co-equals in a dual program designed some of her plans for the BLS clinic and also young. She is enthusiastic. She is energetic. She Stephens' model programs will be video-taped to help BLS students and recent alumni fmd made some general comments on the current is our new Placement Director, Linda J. Ste­ mock interviews. Students will be able t() jobs with established BLS alumni currently tate of alternative dispute resolution. Accord­ phens. observe their strengths and weaknesses in a working in law firms." . ing to Dr. Volpe, "the clinic is an effort to In an effort to improve the placement pro­ real-life interview setting. Following the inter­ "Our hope is to connect the right students familiarize those who are involved in legal gram at BLS, Dean Trager hired Ms. Stephens view, students will be counseled by Stephens as with the right jobs," said Le Bel. "Ms. Ste­ work with mediation and alternative d\spute to the areas in which they need improvement. phens is a no-nonse··.se person who knows resolution, to make the future lawyer aware of Stephens also intends to conduct several what has to be done, and to help me as an certain techniques other than traditionallitiga­ workshops to prepare students for the steps advocate for BLS. " tion skills." The mediator u es his skills to they must take before the interview even Stevens is very easy to talk to and quite discover the causes of problems, to find an begins. Workshops on "How to Write a' enthusiastic about helping students achieve agreement that the partie can live with. Resume" and "How to Conduct a Job-Search their career goals. According to Stephens, "A "It's a new mind set that is sweeping the na­ in the Law Field" are just a few of these pro­ dedicated Placement Director should be tion from Harvard to the west coast schools." grams. In addition, Stephens wishes to up­ willing to render her services the minute the said Dr. Volpe, "but where mo t schools incor­ grade BLS's' collection of publications listing students walk through the door of law school. porate these skills into traditional law courses prospective employers in New York and From writing that first resume, to landing that as just a ub-topic, BLS is teaching generic around the nation. flIst summer job, to obtaining one's first clerk­ mediation skills that the fUlUre lawyer will be Throughout her college and law school ship, all the way to passing the bar, the place­ able to use in a variety of settings." Dr. Volpe career, Stephens has held numerous positions ment office will be with BLS's students and emphasized that these skills are not only whose duties included counseling, assertive­ alumni every step of the way." valuable to those who will practice mediation, ness training, and most importantly, place­ Both Stephens and Le Bel wish to emphasize Continued on page 9 ment. The very semester after she received her that the Placement Office is not just a place for The New Director • INSIDE • Juris Doctor from Stetson University College thosein the top 10 percent ofthe school. More­ SBANews . ....... .. ... ....... ....... 2 to give the program new life and direction. of Law (St. Peterburg, Florida), Stephens was over, Stephens has expressed her desire to get This Issue .. .. .. ... 2 Alumni Director Johanna Gurland, who has hired as Stetson's Assistant Dean. In that posi­ directly involved with the student body. Bernie Chaiken ...... .. ... .... .. .. , . 2 been Acting Placement Director for the past tion, Stephens performed many of the same Graham has proposed a student liaison News Update .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 functions required ofBLS's Placement Direc­ between SBA and the Placement Office, to Emergency LoaDS .'......
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