10 Reasons to Choose Wisconsin

ANDY MANIS

1. Our -in-action approach 5. A dynamic student 8. A world-class legal education community that is diverse, at a Midwestern price An extensive curriculum, 2. supportive, and friendly small classes, and a wealth 9. A vibrant, internationally of opportunities to work 6. A supportive network of renowned Big Ten university closely with faculty alumni employed coast to with diverse academic and coast and in more than forty cultural offerings One of the largest clinical 3. countries around the world programs in the country 10. Madison, the capital of 7. Diploma Privilege, which Wisconsin—a stunningly Faculty members who are 4. gives graduates from beautiful city with leading scholars, nationally Wisconsin law schools opportunities to work in and globally the ability to practice in government or the judiciary Wisconsin without sitting for a bar exam

1 Welcome from the Dean

Welcome to the University of Wisconsin Law School! In these pages, running as a new lawyer. Wisconsin's you’ll discover what makes the University of Wisconsin a special place curriculum provides an extraordinary range of opportunities for clinical and to study law. Of course, this book is just the beginning. I invite you to experiential learning. We offer clinics— visit our website at law.wisc.edu and to tour the Law School to learn hands-on work with live clients—in more about the experience of being a UW Law student. As you start areas as varied as criminal law, health- exploring, let me encourage you to take a close look at several features care advocacy, and business law and entrepreneurship. You can also pursue a that make our law school unique: wide range of externship and internship placements with judges, state agencies, ■ Our focus on law-in-action be grouped with those students in your and public interest organizations. And we provide sophisticated simulation The University of Wisconsin Law School larger classes. The small group size courses that will prepare you for the has a distinctive law-in-action teaching and the intensity of the experiences real-life challenges of law practice. Given approach that will equip you to analyze that you share will help you build close the breadth of what we offer, you will sophisticated legal problems and craft and supportive relationships with your find an experiential learning opportunity creative solutions. Your courses will peers. You may have heard that law at Wisconsin to suit your interests and focus not only on learning legal rules, school is a competitive place in which develop your talents. but on understanding how those rules individuals are all out for themselves, but operate in the real world and what that the small section program encourages ■ Our extraordinary faculty means for the kind of advice, counseling, a very different feel, one that will make Our faculty members are gifted lawyers, and advocacy you will provide for your your experience here collaborative and scholars, and teachers. Many have clients. positive. You’ll work hard, and you’ll be challenged, but you’ll be among friends. advanced degrees in areas other than ■ A supportive and collaborative law, which enables them to bring educational environment ■ Broad and varied opportunities for unique and sophisticated perspectives clinical and experiential learning to their teaching and research. They We structure your first semester so are committed to your success and to that you study in small sections with Our extraordinary experiential learning working with you. the same group of students. You’ll also programs equip you to hit the ground

NICK WILKES ■ Our commitment to diversity in all its forms Learning happens best in an environ- ment where individuals with differing experiences, viewpoints, and perspec- tives interact. UW Law recognizes the value of bringing together a wide range of diverse individuals with varying back- grounds, interests, skills, and talents in its admissions and hiring. Accordingly, you will experience a broad and inclusive community at UW Law, one in which everyone finds a place.

◀ welcomes new law students at orientation.

2 Who could visit Madison and not come here? The school is small enough that you get to know your teachers, but big enough that you can still land jobs all over the country. Student Paul Borovay MIKE HALL

▲ Dean Raymond and law students gather before the Badgers’ Homecoming football game.

■ Being part of a great university ■ A beautiful and affordable I could go on. Instead, let me UW Law is an extraordinary law school, community in the state’s capital invite you to explore the Law School and it’s also part of an extraordinary Madison is a beautiful college town. for yourself. The decision to go to law university. Here you can take advan- It provides amazing access to outdoor school is a very significant one, and your tage of a vast range of opportunities for recreation, the arts, sports, and a thriving decision about where to study is equally interdisciplinary study, dual degrees, intellectual community. A mile from the important. We believe our graduates, and certificate programs. You can enjoy Law School, the state capital provides armed with the tools they develop here, the expansive array of speakers, confer- unparalleled opportunities to intern in help make a more just world. Legal ences, and arts, cultural, and political state government, to work with judges, education at UW Law will excite you, events that are a daily feature of life on state agencies, or advocacy groups, or to engage you, and transform you. We our campus. And if you like intercolle- be involved in politics. Just down the hill, invite you to join us. giate sports, get ready: there’s nothing the waterfront terrace at the Wisconsin like a Big Ten campus on a football Union offers a relaxing spot to connect Dean Margaret Raymond Saturday. with colleagues. Madison provides the best of both worlds to law students looking to engage with the real world while living in a comfortable, inclusive, and affordable community. 3 The Wisconsin Law School Experience

The University of Wisconsin Law School is located on historic Bascom students of color. There is a special Hill in the heart of the beautiful University of Wisconsin–Madison feeling of community in the school and an informal, supportive atmosphere, campus. It boasts a renowned faculty, an extensive curriculum, and a reflecting a commitment by faculty dynamic student body. As part of a world-class university located in and administrators to student learning, the state’s capital, the Law School also offers a wealth of experiences morale, and well-being. beyond its walls. Thrive in a Big Ten university environment Rise to an intellectual challenge the Association of American Law Schools As a UW Law School student, you have (AALS). Established in 1868, UW Law School access to the resources of a world-class builds on a tradition of excellence and Join a supportive community of research university. UW–Madison is a a national reputation. The combination students public land-grant institution, founded of interdisciplinary research, innovative UW Law students are a diverse and in 1848. It combines nine schools and teaching and the law-in-action approach accomplished group. Out of a student three colleges on a single campus, and makes this one of the most intellectually body of nearly 700 students, more enrolls over 40,000 students from more exciting law schools in the country. UW than forty percent come from outside than 115 countries and every state in the Law is accredited by the American Bar Wisconsin. Forty-four percent are Union. Boasting national and interna- Association (ABA) and is a member of women; more than twenty percent are tional reputations for excellence shared by few other universities, the university MIKE HALL also offers extensive social, cultural, and recreational opportunities. The 900-acre campus on the shores of Lake Mendota is considered one of the most beautiful in the country.

Live in Madison, Wisconsin Madison, with a population of more than 200,000, is a beautiful and affordable city that regularly makes the national “Best Of” lists. As the state capital, Madison is home to the Supreme of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, the Dane County Circuit Court, the Western District of Wisconsin Federal District Court, and various state and federal government agencies. All of these institutions are within walking distance of the Law School, giving our students vast opportunities to work directly with judges and justices, observe influential court and govern- mental proceedings, and experience multiple areas of law.

▲ A law student runs the football during the Dean’s Cup, an annual series of friendly competitions between law and medical students.

4 The Wisconsin Law School Experience UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONSUNIVERSITY (2)

I chose Wisconsin because of the environment. The city, campus, and larger law school community are very supportive and welcoming. Student Sean McNulty

In addition, the Theater, the Overture Center for the Arts, the , and other facil- ities provide many opportunities to enjoy cultural events. The four lakes in Madison are an ideal backdrop for the city, which is augmented by a 1,200-acre arboretum, a free zoo, more than 200 city parks, 11 beaches, and scenic coun- tryside accessible by car, boat, bicycle, and foot. Local gems such as the Dane County Farmers' Market, the largest producer- only farmers’ market in the country, and the annual Wisconsin Film Festival, which brings over 150 independent films to ▲ Top: UW students cheer on the Badgers at on a crisp fall day. screens across the city, also make the city of Madison an incredible place to live. ▲ Bottom: Students sail near the Memorial Union Terrace, just blocks from the Law School.

5 The Curriculum: Law-in-Action

Students at the Law School have many opportunities to experience law-in-action. An extensive curriculum places emphasis on the WILKES NICK dynamics of law—how the law relates to social change and to society as a whole—while at the same time stressing experiential learning. In addition to nationally recognized programs in several substantive areas, the Law School also has one of the largest clinical programs in the country.

First-year program Second- and third-year programs The first-year program at Wisconsin is In your second and third years of law designed to teach the fundamentals school, you will have time both to of legal analysis and reasoning in a explore the curriculum to determine supportive setting. Our small-group where your interests lie and to continue program is the cornerstone of the first- developing the lawyering skills you year curriculum. In the first year, one of will need when you graduate. You will your classes will be a small section of choose your courses from an extraor- 20 to 30 students where you’ll receive dinary breadth of offerings that will one-on-one feedback on your analysis afford you the opportunity to explore and writing. Students from your small cutting-edge legal issues in the class- section will also be in some of your other room and to apply your knowledge in first-year classes, making it easy to form one of our many clinical programs. UW study groups and, perhaps more impor- Law School is a national law school that tantly, friendships. prepares students to practice wherever they choose, and our graduates have an excellent record for passing state bar Concentrations and exams across the country. Certificate Programs The Diploma Privilege Curricular Concentrations: Graduates who complete specific course ▪▪ Criminal Law and grade requirements and meet char- ▪▪ Family Law acter and fitness standards are admitted ▪▪ Estate Planning to practice in Wisconsin without taking a ▪▪ International Law bar examination. The Diploma Privilege ▪▪ Labor and Employment Law also qualifies students to practice before ▪▪ Real Estate Law the federal . Interdisciplinary Certificate Part-time program Programs: ▪▪ Environmental Law and Policy If you are offered admission to the Law School, you may choose to attend on ▪▪ Russian, East European and a part-time basis. There is no separate Central Asian Studies application procedure. Upon acceptance ▪▪ International Law and you will be asked to choose full-time Business or part-time enrollment, though you ▪▪ Consumer Health Advocacy may subsequently change your enroll- Learn more: law.wisc.edu/ ment status. Part-time students must academics/dualdegree/ certificateprograms.html

6 I'm amazed at how quickly my mind works since starting law school. I feel sharp. I can analyze a situation, The Curriculum: Law-in-Action formulate a strategy, and act with more efficiency and purpose than before. Student Mary Bryn Concannon

7 NICK WILKES

Experiential Learning Hands-on lawyering experiences The Law School is committed to practical experience as a part of legal education. UW Law School was one of the first law schools to initiate a clinical program, and since then, it has strength- ened and increased the number of clinical opportunities it provides. Clinics, internships, and externships provide hands-on lawyering experiences with real people—clients, victims, witnesses, family members, lawyers, and judges— and give you a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a lawyer. Under the direct supervision of clinical professors or supervising attorneys, students meet with clients, perform factual investigations, research legal issues, prepare client letters, draft legal documents, write briefs, and try cases, just as a lawyer would.

Clinics Center for Patient Partnerships The Center for Patient Partnerships is a national resource for strengthening the consumer perspective in health care and building more effective partnerships among patients, providers, and other stakeholders. The center teaches future doctors, lawyers, nurses, social workers, and pharmacists to work together to become better advocates for patients. Students work in multidisciplinary teams ▲ Professor Cecelia Klingele teaches Introduction to Criminal Procedure. with individual patients recently diagnosed complete the first-year curriculum The Law School offers dual and joint with cancer or other serious illnesses. The within two years of entering and must degrees with the following departments center focuses on the principles and prac- complete the coursework required for and programs: tices of patient-centered care and patient the JD degree within six years. Learn ▪▪ La Follette School of Public Affairs advocacy, and emphasizes caring for the more at law.wisc.edu/prospective. ▪▪ of Business whole patient, including issues related to ▪▪ Latin American, Caribbean and insurance law, HMO coverage policies, Dual and Joint Degree Programs Iberian Studies Program and medical ethics. The University of Wisconsin Law ▪ ▪ Nelson Institute for Environmental Economic Justice Institute School offers many opportunities for Studies you to combine the study of law with a The Economic Justice Institute (EJI) ▪▪ Department of Philosophy graduate degree in another subject. If handles various aspects of civil law ▪▪ Department of Political Science you choose to pursue a dual degree, in that relate to economic inequality and ▪▪ Department of Sociology and Rural most instances you will save approxi- poverty, including housing, employment, Sociology mately one year of study compared to family, and consumer law. EJI students completing two programs separately. ▪▪ School of Library and Information have extensive client contact and gain Studies experience in interviewing, negotiation, ▪▪ Master of Public Health Program client counseling, factual investigation, ▪▪ Neuroscience and Public Policy legal research and writing, and litigation. Program EJI students also work on community

8 impact projects such as legislation, lord-tenant, contract, employment, client-centered representation on appeal, community legal education, immigration auto-accident and property damage issue spotting, and persuasive writing, information and petitions, or work with cases. The clinic also accepts cases with work on an actual criminal appeal local anti-poverty groups. EJI houses a from the Student Tenant Education and assigned by the Wisconsin State Public number of projects: Mediation Program, UW Division of Defender’s Office. The appeals are timed Housing, Division of Student Life, and to allow students to participate in the full Consumer Law Clinic other UW campus organizations. range of work, from the initial interview The Consumer Law Clinic litigates on with the client through the briefing in the behalf of lower-income consumers state- Neighborhood Law Clinic Court of Appeals. wide on issues such as fraud, credit and The Neighborhood Law Clinic provides debt, health insurance denials, and viola- general counseling and representation in Family Law Project tions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act. lower-income Madison neighborhoods. The Family Law Project allows students Family Court Clinic The Frank J. Remington Center the opportunity to represent prison The Family Court Clinic assists self- inmates in family law cases involving The Frank J. Remington Center is the represented litigants by providing divorce, paternity, custody, visitation, and Law School’s oldest and largest clinical information, forms, and education on a child support issues. In addition to their program and includes a variety of variety of family law issues. clinical work, students enroll in a family projects focusing on different aspects law seminar, which covers substantive Immigrant Justice Clinic of the criminal justice system. Students legal issues and such lawyering skills as The Immigrant Justice Clinic works with who participate in these projects have interviewing, counseling, and negotiation. community partners to provide direct primary control over the management legal representation to low-income of cases, which gives them a chance to immigrants in removal proceedings. develop lawyering skills. The Remington Center houses the following projects: Mediation Clinic Mediation Clinic students mediate a Criminal Appeals Project ▼ Students in the Family Law Project variety of cases in the Dane County The Criminal Appeals Project combines represent their clients in circuit courts Small Claims Court including land- class work on appellate procedure, across the state. ANDY MANIS

9 Federal Appeals Project assess the effectiveness of an alterna- placements outside the Law School, Federal Appeals Project students litigate tive dispute resolution process in the where students receive academic credit, direct criminal appeals in the Seventh criminal justice field. but not compensation, for their work. Circuit Court of Appeals. Working under Many of these externships are clinical Wisconsin Innocence Project attorney supervision, students conduct course offerings, supervised by clinical The Wisconsin Innocence Project all aspects of appellate litigation, from or adjunct faculty members. Others are investigates and litigates claims-of-inno- investigating the record and meeting and student-initiated externships in the legal cence cases involving inmates in state communicating with the client to briefing departments of government or nonprofit and federal prisons. The project focuses the client's arguments and arguing the agencies. To participate, students must on the discovery and analysis of new case in front of the Seventh Circuit. have completed their first year of law evidence, particularly DNA evidence, school. Legal Assistance to Institutionalized that can prove a defendant’s innocence. Our most popular programs include: Persons Project (LAIP) In addition to conducting clinical work, The Judicial Intern Program LAIP provides assistance to inmates students enroll in an advanced crim- places students at the Supreme Court in state and federal prisons throughout inal justice administration class, which of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Court of Wisconsin. Under the direct supervision focuses on substantive legal issues and Appeals, the Dane County Circuit Court, of clinical faculty, students visit the scientific evidence. the US District Court for the Western prisons, interview clients and develop District of Wisconsin, and other state a varied caseload. Students receive Government and Legislative Clinic and federal courts around Wisconsin. valuable training in factual investigation, In this clinic, students participate in the Placements generally involve research case strategy, legal research, writing, many facets of governmental law, policy and writing obligations and, in trial court and negotiation, as well as the lawyer’s creation and implementation, and the placements, opportunities to observe professional responsibilities to the client legislative and regulatory process. Under court proceedings. and to the justice system. the direct supervision of clinical faculty The Prosecution Project and the and on-site agency staff, students gain Oxford Federal Project Public Defender Project place students rare, firsthand experience working with The Oxford Federal Project assists inmates in a Wisconsin public defender’s office law and policy where the “client” is a of the Federal Correctional Institution in or district attorney’s office during the legislative body or administrative agency. Oxford, Wisconsin, with a wide variety of summer after their second year of law Throughout the semester, students concerns, including assessing the validity school. Students appear at arraignments, scrutinize the legislative lawmaking of federal convictions and sentences bail hearings, preliminary hearings, and processes, the implementation of stat- under federal sentencing guidelines; trials; research and prepare trial briefs; utes by administrative agencies through resolving outstanding criminal matters and negotiate plea agreements. Two rulemaking and other procedures, and from other jurisdictions; and providing courses supplement the hands-on work the role of courts in interpreting legal services in family law matters, return of these clinical programs. and reviewing administrative action at of property, release hearings before The Law Externship Program the behest of affected private parties. the immigration service, and US Parole initiative allows students to apply for Commission hearings. a range of externships at government Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic agencies and nonprofits around the Restorative Justice Project The Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic country, and with prior approval, to The Restorative Justice Project attempts provides essential legal services to receive credit for participation. to involve crime victims more fully in start-up entrepreneurs. Students, trained Opportunities in labor law are also the criminal justice system by providing in the legal challenges of creating a new available, as well as in the following mediation between victims and criminal business, counsel their clients in diverse agencies: offenders. Students work with victims matters including corporate structure, and offenders to facilitate in-person finance, intellectual property, tax, insur- ▪▪ Disability Rights Wisconsin meetings, practice mediation skills, and ance, and other legal issues confronting ▪▪ Midwest Environmental Advocates ANDY MANIS new businesses. ▪▪ Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Learn more: law.wisc.edu/clinics ▪▪ Wisconsin Department of Justice

Externships and Learn more: law.wisc.edu/academics/ Internships externships Our experiential learning and skills training programs include a large number of externship opportunities: field

10 MICHELLE ZAMORA MICHELLE ZAMORA

▲ Student Michelle Zamora spent a semester at the National Law School of India University where she studied topics in international law. The experience led her to pursue a career as a foreign service officer in the State Department.

Going Global: East Asian Legal Studies Center International Law The East Asian Legal Studies Center Study Abroad focuses on the study of law and engage- Opportunities and Study Abroad ment with legal institutions in East and ▪▪ Diego Portales University, We live in a global society in which new Southeast Asia. The center provides Santiago, Chile economic, political, and legal issues tran- opportunities for faculty and students, ▪▪ European University Institute, scend traditional boundaries and chal- including student exchanges and intern- Florence, Italy lenge people to solve problems in new ships, scholarly exchanges, professional ▪▪ Justus Liebig University ways. The Law School is no stranger to programs, and outreach. Giessen, Giessen, Germany the challenges of globalization. ▪▪ National Law School of India Sixteen professors devote their Global Legal Studies Center University, Bangalore, India scholarship and teaching primarily to The Global Legal Studies Center is a joint ▪▪ Pontifical Catholic University, international or comparative law, and program of the Law School and the Lima, Peru several other faculty members integrate Division of International Studies. The ▪▪ Pontifical Catholic University, analysis of foreign legal developments center promotes the understanding Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ▪▪ Sao Paulo Law School of into their domestic law courses. The of international, transnational, and Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao comparative legal systems, processes, Law School hosts international students Paulo, Brazil and professors, bringing diverse inter- and regimes; and it educates students ▪▪ University of Groningen, national perspectives to the classroom, and constituencies on and off campus Groningen, Netherlands and the university has one of the largest through research, workshops, and confer- ▪▪ University of Paris X, groups of international students in the ences. It is the institutional home for the Nanterre, Paris, France country. You can also study at one of the Human Rights Program on campus. ▪▪ University of Sheffield, many foreign law schools with which the Sheffield, United Kingdom Law School has exchange agreements, ▪▪ University of the create your own foreign study program, Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa or participate in the foreign study Learn more: law.wisc.edu/ programs of other US law schools. academics/international

11 Student Organizations & Activities

An important indication of the breadth of interests within the student state, national, and international topics. body is the breadth of activities and organizations in which students Students earn membership on the editorial board participate. UW Law students have a wide variety of choices and are through a writing competition at the end active participants in many organizations, ranging from professional of their first year. groups to intramural sports. And if no organization exists to suit your The Wisconsin International Law particular needs and interests, we encourage you to start one. Journal, established in 1982, is a student-run publication that publishes articles on international and compara- Student journals for research and discussion of current tive legal topics. The journal publishes legal issues. Today, the Wisconsin Law Three student journals provide invalu- four times a year; each issue includes Review is one of the most respected able training in legal research and student scholarship as well as articles legal journals in the country. Distrib- writing. Founded in 1920, the Wisconsin written by professionals. The journal also uted six times each year, this journal Law Review is a student-run journal of hosts an annual symposium on a recent publishes professional and student legal analysis and commentary used by topic of interest in international law, articles, with content spanning local, professors, judges, and practitioners which results in a special issue. Students UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY

▲ Hundreds of third-year law students prepare to throw their canes over the goalpost at Camp Randall Stadium. It’s a decades-long tradition; catching their canes means they’ll win their first cases after graduation.

12 UW Law School has an extremely supportive learning environment. The curriculum is very challenging; however, the support that students receive from administrators, faculty, and even fellow students is unparalleled. People here genuinely care about one another. Student Lola Bovell

are selected for participation through a opportunity to learn trial advocacy skills The Student Bar Association write-on process in the spring. that are not part of the first-year curric- SBA is a self-governing organization The Wisconsin Journal of Law, ulum. Tryouts for interested students with a council composed of seven Gender & Society, open to all students, take place in the spring. representatives from each of the three is a student-edited journal, national classes, two graduate school repre- Pro Bono Program in scope, that publishes contributions sentatives, and one transfer student from students, teachers, and practi- The Pro Bono Program provides students representative, plus a president, three tioners. Established in 1985, the journal with opportunities to deliver legal vice-presidents, a treasurer, and a combines our law-in-action tradition with services to underrepresented community secretary elected by the student body at the interdisciplinary nature of gender members. Students are assisted and large. The association acts generally for studies. Articles on all legal topics are supported by Pro Bono Program staff the student body in Law School matters. considered, including corporate, environ- with placements in private and nonprofit The officers and council of the associ- mental, and criminal law issues. Students law firms, legal aid groups, in-house ation appoint the student members of are selected for participation through a programs, and other organizations, where various Law School committees. These write-on process in the spring. their pro bono work will be performed committees play an important role in the under direct attorney supervision. governance of the Law School, and the Moot Court Students completing a minimum number student committee members work to Moot Court competition at UW Law of hours of pro bono service are recog- ensure representation of student views provides an outstanding opportunity for nized with a certificate at graduation. in this process. students to gain experience with brief writing and oral advocacy. Students learn practical skills and work as a team to Specialized Student Interest Organizations present their cases. The University of Wisconsin Moot Court Board organizes, ▪▪ American Constitution Society ▪▪ Middle Eastern Law Students promotes, and supports intramural and ▪▪ Student Division of the American Association intercollegiate moot court competitions, Bar Association ▪▪ National Lawyers Guild ▪▪ Asian Pacific-American Law ▪▪ Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and it annually sends dozens of UW Law Students Association/South Asian ▪▪ Public Interest Law Foundation students to competitions at law schools Law Students Association ▪▪ Secular Law Students Society across the country and in Europe. Each ▪▪ Black Law Students Association ▪▪ Sports and Entertainment Law spring, the Law School also hosts the ▪▪ Business & Tax Law Association Society Evan A. Evans Competition, a moot court ▪▪ Children’s Justice Project ▪▪ QLaw (gay, lesbian, bisexual, event in which students from around the ▪▪ Christian Legal Society transgender law students) country argue a constitutional law case. ▪▪ Elder Law and Estate Planning ▪▪ Student Animal Legal Defense Society Fund Mock Trial ▪▪ Environmental Law Society ▪▪ Unemployment Compensation ▪▪ Federalist Society Appeals Clinic Mock Trial is a student-run organization ▪▪ Health Law Student Association ▪▪ Veterans Legal Society that teaches members how to litigate. ▪▪ Indigenous Law Students ▪▪ Wisconsin Agricultural & Food Under the guidance of Madison-area trial Association Law Society lawyers and judges, members learn to ▪▪ Intellectual Property Students' ▪▪ Student Chapter of the Wisconsin give opening and closing statements, Organization Association of Criminal Defense and to conduct direct and cross-exam- ▪▪ Jewish Law Students Association Lawyers ination of witnesses. Members refine ▪▪ Latino/a Law Student Association ▪▪ Wisconsin International Law Society these skills by competing in a number of ▪▪ Law Students for Reproductive ▪▪ Women’s Law Student Association regional and national competitions each Justice year. For students interested in litiga- tion, Mock Trial represents an invaluable

13 Admissions

A major determinant of the strength and quality of any law school is the makeup of its student body. The admissions policies of the University WILKES NICK of Wisconsin Law School are designed to enhance the diversity, vigor, social concern, and academic ability of the student community. We are looking for students who have the intellectual ability to meet the challenges of law school and who bring something special to our Law School community.

Preparation for law study Application form and fee There is no particular course of study Our application is available online at that is a prerequisite for admission to law law.wisc.edu/prospective/admissions/ school. Current law students have reqform.html. undergraduate degrees in engineering, business, science, history, music, Law School Admission Test linguistics, English, and a host of other All applicants must submit scores from disciplines. The main guide to under- a recently taken Law School Admis- graduate study should be your interests sion Test (LSAT) and must subscribe and talent; however, because law is to the Credential Assembly Service a “profession of words,” you should (CAS), administered by the Law School include courses that develop commu- Admission Council (LSAC). Applicants nication skills, both oral and written, as should take the LSAT no later than the part of your undergraduate education. In February prior to the fall in which they addition, courses that develop analytical seek to begin law school. Applicants reasoning are helpful. should have LSAC send an official score report directly to the Law School as Application procedures for first-year part of the CAS report. Contact LSAC students directly at 215-968-1001 or go to lsac. First-year students are admitted for org to register online for the LSAT and enrollment in the fall semester. Appli- subscribe to the CAS. cations must be submitted by April 1 They should speak to your ability, preceding the fall semester in which The applicant file intelligence, diligence, imagination, applicants wish to enroll, but applicants In deciding to accept an applicant for and similar qualities. The Admissions are strongly encouraged to file by the admission to law school, the Admissions Committee carefully considers whatever preceding November or December. Committee reviews the written mate- information we receive in your personal Students who elect to apply through rials in the applicant’s file. Interviews statement, application form, and letters our binding Early Decision option must are not part of the admissions process, of recommendation. If there is some- submit all application materials by although we are happy to answer your thing you want to elaborate on, feel November 15, and will receive a decision questions, and we invite you to visit the free to include a short addendum to the by December 15. Although students Law School. Your file will contain your application. must graduate from an approved under- application form, the registrar’s record of graduate institution before they enroll as residence form, copies of your college Admissions criteria transcripts (as reproduced by CAS), the a first-year law student, graduation is not The University of Wisconsin Law School CAS summary of college grades, the a prerequisite for applying. is committed to an admissions program report of LSAT scores, your personal that provides an academically quali- statement and your resume. Two letters fied student body that is as diverse as of recommendation are also required.

14 For me, the most rewarding aspect of UW Law School has been that every single day I walk away truly having learned something that immediately adds to how I understand the community and the world I live in. Student Erin Gasparka

possible. Having students with different you, as a prospective applicant, are inter- ▲ Our law student ambassadors are interests, goals, life experiences, back- ested in knowing how best to present dedicated to helping admitted students grounds, and attitudes is critical to your application, and whether you have a make a successful transition to law school. ensuring the robust exchange of ideas that reasonable possibility of acceptance. is needed in training lawyers and potential The following information is designed including racial and ethnic minorities; political leaders. No factor, however, will to help you answer these questions. and (4) Wisconsin residency. We also outweigh a judgment that a particular consider the factors listed below. applicant’s credentials, taken as a whole, First-Year Students Trend of college grades represent unacceptably high academic When we receive your application, we An applicant who started poorly in risk. We accept only those we judge to take several things into consideration, college but performed strongly in later be fully qualified academically and will not such as: (1) strong academic credentials, college years may be judged more favor- accept any applicant with a predicted first- including cumulative undergraduate ably than another with the same GPA but year score of less than the equivalent to grade point and LSAT score; (2) a broad a level or declining record. our Law School grade of “C” (2.0). range of experiences and backgrounds; Admission to UW Law is very (3) members of groups historically competitive, and we understand that underrepresented in the legal profession,

15 UW Law School is a progressive, unique and diverse institution Diversity of experience, background, unmatched by any other. UW’s dedication to helping students or stated professional goals succeed made for a seamless transition from Texas to Madison. A background of work experience, life experience, college activity, political The environment at the Law School cultivates an atmosphere activity, or other experience that adds of learning and friendship. Student Adrian Perez an additional or unusual perspective to the Law School student body may work Letters of recommendation Quality of applicant’s undergraduate in the applicant’s favor. Additionally, we prefer an entering class made up of Careful, thoughtful letters from teachers institution individuals with many different reasons or employers may tell us more about Though it can be difficult to measure, the for being here. For example, if most of the applicant’s prospects for academic quality of the institution where the appli- our applicants say they want to use their success than numerical factors. cant earned an undergraduate degree is legal training to be social reformers, a a relevant factor. Graduate study plus may go to the applicant who wants to be a small-city practitioner. Although graduate study alone does not, College grading and course selection in our judgment, significantly increase patterns the quality of law school performance, We examine transcripts individually. If an Transferring, Visiting, strong recent graduate work plus a applicant has followed an unusually easy Part-Time, and strong LSAT may overcome weaker or difficult pattern of coursework, we try Graduate Studies college grades. Also, an interesting to take that into account. An occasional background of graduate study may be a college pass-fail grade does not affect our Transfer students favorable factor in itself. evaluation of the GPA; however, a heavy Students may apply to transfer to UW load of ungraded, pass-fail work under- Law after the first year of law school. Time interval between college grad- mines whatever GPA remains and creates To apply as a transfer student, you must uation and application to law school a need for candid letters of evaluation from have attended an ABA-approved school We have some evidence that applicants the applicant’s college teachers. and must be academically eligible to at least a year out of college, especially continue as a regular full-time student in those with strong recent LSAT scores, Outside work while in college the school you last attended. In addition, will achieve a better academic record in A full-time or extra-heavy part-time you must have completed the equivalent law school than their numerical creden- workload (or, rarely, an extraordinarily of the first-year curriculum, but no more tials suggest. An applicant’s post-college heavy load of extracurricular activity) than forty-five credits. experience, whether in work or volunteer may suggest that the applicant would The Law School Admissions activity, may be a favorable factor as well. have had a better GPA with a lesser load. Committee takes a holistic approach to We consider this factor in close cases. the review of transfer applications. Appli- NICK WILKES cants are generally accepted when they Writing sample are able to demonstrate strong academic The LSAT includes a short, spontaneous performance in their first-year curriculum, essay that is sent to law schools. Writing depending on the quality of the law school is so important to law study that we may from which they are applying. The Law give weight to this sample if it shows School matriculates a small number of either exceptional or weak writing skill. transfer applicants each fall. The competitiveness in any given Unusual cultural background year depends on the overall quality of the Our quest for diversity gives some advan- applicant pool, as well as the relative size tage to fully qualified applicants from of the class they will be joining. Prefer- unusual or disadvantaged backgrounds. ence is given to Wisconsin residents who apply for transfer on the basis of a strong Geographical diversity academic showing at another law school. Other factors being equal, a fully The transfer application becomes available qualified applicant from an area of the in late January or early February, and the country, or an area of Wisconsin, rela- deadline for submission is July 1. Trans- tively unrepresented in our student body fers are admitted in the fall term only; will receive slight preference in selection. there is no midyear admission.

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Visiting students Part-time students Graduate Studies Program. The Master If you are in your final year or final There is no separate application of –Legal Institutions (LLM-LI) semester of law study, you may apply to procedure for part-time students. is a course-based 24-credit program attend UW Law as a visiting student. To Students who are accepted to UW designed specifically for individuals who apply as a visiting student, you must be Law may choose to attend on a full- or have received their legal education (LLB) enrolled in an ABA-approved law school, part-time basis prior to matriculating. from universities outside the United be in good standing, and be eligible to Part-time students follow a required States. The Master of Laws (LLM) and continue at that law school. In addition, sequence of first-year courses, taking the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) are you must have permission to attend a minimum of two or three courses both research programs that require a another law school, and you must notify per semester. The first-year courses thesis or dissertation. These programs your home law school of the timeline for generally require a student to be on are open to JD holders and to individuals receiving final grades from the UW Law campus four evenings or days per week. who have their basic law degree from a School before beginning your course- As a part-time student, you will need non-US law school. Learn more at work. to complete the first-year curriculum law.wisc.edu/grad, or by contacting As a visiting student, it is your within two years after entering and all the Graduate Programs Office at responsibility to make certain that credits coursework required for the JD degree 608-262-9120 or [email protected]. will transfer back to your home institu- within six years. Part-time student status edu. tion, ensure that our academic calendar is entirely the choice of the individual will work with your law school’s calendar student, and students may change from The University of Wisconsin Law School with regard to the start and end dates part-time to full-time status or vice versa Admissions Committee takes a holistic for academic terms, and make financial when they choose, subject to the usual approach to the application process. aid arrangements with your home law rules about dropping and adding classes. An applicant’s competitiveness relies school. Visiting students are accepted as on a number of factors, not the least of space permits. The deadline for visiting Graduate Studies Programs which is the applicant’s experience and student applications is July 1. The Law School offers two master’s background. and one doctoral program in its post-JD

17 Career Opportunities

The Office of Career and Professional Development at the University and alumni. In addition, we encourage of Wisconsin Law School provides a wealth of resources to assist students to take an active role in their job searches. We facilitate that by offering you in finding employment. From your first semester of law school, assistance with networking, professional up to graduation and beyond, you will receive information and advice search techniques, and programs that on a broad range of legal career opportunities. provide students with access to attorneys from all walks of life. Because of our long-standing Leading law firms, government agen- We also help organize and take part reputation as a top national law school, cies, businesses, and public interest in off-campus job fairs each year in employers from coast to coast — and organizations hire our graduates. A Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and around the globe — seek to hire our broad range of legal employers from Washington, DC. Many employers use graduates. This past year, our graduates major cities participate in the Law our password-protected job database and current students could be found School’s on-campus interview program. to post open positions for our students working in major cities, such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Boulder, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, and Full-Service Career Guidance Washington, DC. They thrive in a range ▪▪ Receive expert individual career ▪▪ Learn from practicing attorneys of settings, including clerking for federal counseling, from self-assessment about their practice areas and work and state judges. Our alumni practice all to salary negotiations. settings. over the world, and are a testament to ▪▪ Learn effective resume and ▪▪ Participate in on-campus and the international reputation of the Law cover letter writing, interviewing remote interview programs. School and its graduates. techniques, and social media ▪▪ Network with potential employers etiquette. where they work. University of Wisconsin NICK WILKES Alumni of Note With over 14,000 UW Law alumni in our network, it’s hard to highlight just a few. The UW Law graduates listed below illustrate the breadth of experience and accomplishments of our alumni, many of whom are willing to advise students and connect them to resources.

Tammy Baldwin ’89 US Senator

Patricia Bloodgood ’84 Partner at Zimmerman Reed

Michael Boykins ’90 Partner at McDermott Will & Emery

Bridget Brennan ’83 New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor ▲ Michael Keller, assistant dean of career and professional development, counsels a law student. Michael Doodan ’77 Assistant General Counsel and VP of Legal Affairs for Twentieth Century Fox

18 The Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons Project gave me insight not only into the criminal justice system, but also into the reasons people commit crimes. Interviewing inmates and visiting them in prison provided not just practical experience, but an under- standing of the far-reaching consequences of incarceration. Bridget Brennan '83 ANDY MANIS

▲ As vice president and general counsel of the Milwaukee Brewers, Law School alumna Marti Wronski oversees all the team's legal and contract work.

Timothy Hatch ’80 Sheldon Lubar ’53 James Sensenbrenner '68 Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Founder and Chairman of Lubar & Co. US Congressman

Stephen Jarchow ’76 Michelle Nettles ’97 Leticia Smith-Evans ’03 Chairman/CEO of Regent Entertainment Senior Director of Diversity at Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Group MillerCoors Fund

Jeremy Jewett ’09 The Honorable Amanda Rockman ’05 Marti Wronski '97 Cultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy in Associate Judge, Ho-Chunk Nation Trial Vice President and General Counsel for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Court the Milwaukee Brewers

19 Law School Faculty

The University of Wisconsin Law School faculty is recognized nation- KEITH FINDLEY. Assistant Professor ally for its preeminence and represents diverse interests and expertise. of Law; JD, Yale University. Evidence, Criminal Law, Appellate Advocacy, Law Our faculty members are leading scholars who are actively involved and Science. in the law. They represent clients, prove the innocence of convicted prisoners, advocate for patients in the health-care system, advise the SHUBHA GHOSH. Vilas Research federal government on biotech issues, draft legislation, work with phil- Fellow and Professor of Law, Associate Director, INSITE; PhD, University of anthropic organizations in China and Vietnam, and do research on law Michigan; JD, Stanford Law School. Anti- in developing and transitional countries from Chile to Russia. They are trust, Copyright, Intellectual Property, interesting people doing interesting things. First and foremost, they are International Intellectual Property, Inter- excellent teachers. national Law, International Law–Busi- ness Transactions, , LISA ALEXANDER. Associate Professor W. LAWRENCE CHURCH. Sherwood Law and Entrepreneurship, Law and of Law; JD, Columbia University. R. Volkman–Bascom Distinguished Science, Law and Social Science, Patent Business Organizations/Corporations, Teaching Professor of Law; LLB, Univer- Law, Unfair Trade Practices. Contracts, Community Development sity of Wisconsin. Constitutional Law, LINDA S. GREENE. Evjue-Bascom Law, Community Lawyering. Property Law, Comparative Law, Legal Professor of Law; JD, University of Processes. ANN ALTHOUSE. Robert W. & Irma M. California, Berkeley. Civil Procedure, Civil Arthur–Bascom Professor of Law; JD, ANDREW B. COAN. Associate Rights, Constitutional Law. New York University. Federal Jurisdic- Professor of Law; JD, Stanford Law KATHRYN HENDLEY. William Voss– tion, Constitutional Law. School. Federal Jurisdiction, Constitu- Bascom Professor of Law and Political tional Law. STEVEN M. BARKAN. Director of Law Science; PhD, University of California, Library and Voss–Bascom Professor of KENNETH B. DAVIS, JR. Dean Emer- Berkeley; MA, Georgetown University; Law; JD, Cleveland State University; itus and George H. Young Chair in Law; JD, University of California, Los Angeles. AMLS, University of Michigan. Torts. JD, Case Western Reserve University. Comparative Law, Contracts. Business Organizations/Corporations, ALEXANDRA HUNEEUS. Associate TONYA L. BRITO. Associate Dean for Securities Regulation. Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Law and Political Science; Burrus-Bascom Professor of Law; JD, ANUJ C. DESAI. Professor of Law; PhD, JD, University of California, Harvard University. Family Law, Civil JD, University of California, Berkeley; Berkeley. Comparative Law, Human Procedure. Master’s in International Affairs, Rights Law, International Law, Latin Columbia University. Copyright, American Law, Law and Society. PETER C. CARSTENSEN. Professor of Cyberlaw, Constitutional Law: First CECELIA KLINGELE. Assistant Law Emeritus; MA, LLB, Yale Univer- Amendment, Legislation. sity. Antitrust and Economics, Antitrust, Professor of Law; JD, University of Energy Law, Insurance Law, Torts. WALTER J. DICKEY. Professor of Law Wisconsin. Criminal Law, Law and Emeritus and Faculty Director, Frank Society. R. ALTA CHARO. Warren P. Knowles J. Remington Center; JD, University of HEINZ J. KLUG. Evjue–Bascom Professor of Law and Bioethics; JD, Wisconsin. Criminal Law, Legal Professor of Law; SJD, University of Columbia University. Bioethics, Food and Profession. Drug Law, Legislative Drafting, Torts, Wisconsin; JD, University of California, Health Law, Law and Medicine, Law and HOWARD S. ERLANGER. Professor Hastings. Comparative Law, Constitu- Science, Reproductive Rights Law. of Law and Sociology Emeritus; PhD, tional Law, Human Rights Law, Interna- University of California, Berkeley; tional Law, Property Law. JD, University of Wisconsin. Marital Property, Law and Society, Trusts and Estates.

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GWENDOLYN LEACHMAN. Assistant PILAR N. OSSORIO. Professor of Law ▲ Professor Thomas Mitchell teaches Professor of Law; JD, PhD, University of and Bioethics; PhD, Stanford University; Property Law. California, Berkeley. Employment Law, JD, University of California, Berkeley. Labor Law, Torts, Gender, Sexuality and Intellectual Property, Law and Medicine, DAVID S. SCHWARTZ. Professor of the Law, Critical Race Theory. Patent Law, Torts. Law; JD, MA, Yale University. Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional ELIZABETH MERTZ. John and Rylla ASIFA QURAISHI-LANDES. Associate Law, Evidence, Trial Advocacy. Bosshard Professor of Law; PhD, Duke Professor of Law; SJD, Harvard Univer- University; JD, Northwestern University. sity; LLM, Columbia University; JD, MIRIAM SEIFTER. Assistant Professor Family Law, Law and Society, Legal University of California, Davis. Islamic of Law; JD, Harvard Law School. Envi- Education, Legal Processes. Law, Constitutional Law. ronmental Law, Civil Procedure, Prop- erty, Energy Law. THOMAS W. MITCHELL. Professor of MARGARET RAYMOND. Fred W. & Vi Law; LLM, University of Wisconsin; JD, Miller Dean and Professor of Law; JD, MITRA SHARAFI. Associate Professor Howard University. Land Use, Prop- Columbia University. Criminal Law, of Law and History; PhD, Princeton erty Law, Remedies, Rural Community Criminal Procedure, Ethics and University; BCL, Magdalen College, Development. Professional Responsibilities. Oxford University. Contracts, Legal History, Legal Profession. RICHARD A. MONETTE. Professor of JOEL E. ROGERS. Professor of Law, Law; LLM, University of Wisconsin; JD, Political Science and Sociology and MARK SIDEL. Doyle–Bascom Professor University of Oregon. Indian Law, Torts. Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy; of Law; JD, Columbia University; MA, PhD, Princeton University; JD, Yale Yale University. Comparative Law, JOHN K.M. OHNESORGE. Professor University. Administrative Law. Human Trafficking and Involuntary of Law; SJD, Harvard University; JD, Servitude, International Law, Nonprofit University of Minnesota. Administrative DAVID E. SCHULTZ. Professor of Law and Philanthropic Organizations, Torts, Law, Business Organizations/Corpo- Emeritus; JD, University of Wisconsin. Trademarks. rations, Comparative Law, Law and Criminal Law. Development.

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BRAD SNYDER. Associate Professor of JASON W. YACKEE. Associate ▲ Donna Erez-Navot, Mediation Clinic Law; JD, Yale Law School. Civil Proce- Professor of Law; PhD, University of director, works with a student. dure, Constitutional Law, Legal History. North Carolina; JD, Duke University. Arbitration, Contracts, International Law, RALPH CAGLE. Clinical Professor Emer- SUSANNAH TAHK. Assistant Professor International Law–Business itus; JD, University of Wisconsin; MA, of Law; JD, MA, Yale University. Tax and Transactions. Rutgers University. Tax Policy. SARAH DAVIS. Clinical Associate STEPHANIE TAI. Associate Professor of Clinical Faculty Professor, Center for Patient Partner- Law; PhD, Tufts University; JD, ships; JD, University of Wisconsin; MPA, Georgetown University. Administrative SARA BRELIE. Clinical Instructor, Frank La Follette School of Public Affairs. Law, Environmental Law, Law and J. Remington Center; JD, University of Science, Natural Resources Law. Wisconsin. ERIC ENGLUND. Adjunct Professor and Co-Director, Law & Entrepreneurship ROBERT YABLON. Assistant Professor REBECCA BURKES. Clinical Instructor, Clinic; JD, University of Denver. of Law; JD, Yale Law School. Civil Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic; JD, Procedure, Federal Courts, Legislation, Baylor University. DONNA EREZ-NAVOT. Clinical Constitutional Law, Law of Democracy. Instructor, Economic Justice Institute, Frank J. Remington Center; JD, Cardozo School of Law. 22 MARTHA E. (MEG) GAINES. Associate MARY ANN POLEWSKI. Clinical URSULA WEIGOLD. Director, Legal Dean for Academic Affairs and Experi- Assistant Professor and Administrative Research and Writing; Clinical Associate ential Learning; Clinical Professor and Director, Legal Research and Writing; Professor; JD, University of Texas. Director, Center for Patient Partnerships; JD, University of Wisconsin. JD, LLM, University of Wisconsin. GREG WIERCIOCH. Clinical Assistant JOHN A. PRAY. Clinical Professor, Frank Professor, Frank J. Remington Center; JEFFREY GLAZER. Clinical Instructor, J. Remington Center; MSW, University JD, Washington and Lee University. Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic; JD, of Georgia; JD, University of Wisconsin. Chicago-Kent University. MARY M. PROSSER. Clinical Associate Other Faculty RACHEL GROB. Clinical Associate Professor and Interim Co-Director, Frank Professor, Center for Patient Partner- J. Remington Center; JD, University of SUMUDU ATAPATTU. Associate ships; PhD, City University of New York. Wisconsin. Director, Global Legal Studies; LLM, PhD, University of Cambridge, UK. BEN KEMPINEN. Clinical Professor, MEREDITH J. ROSS. Clinical Professor Frank J. Remington Center; JD, Univer- Emerita, Frank J. Remington Center; MARGARET BAUMGARTNER. Senior sity of Wisconsin. PhD, JD, MA, University of Wisconsin. Lecturer, Legal Research and Writing; JD, MA, University of Wisconsin. MICHELE M. LAVIGNE. Clinical JONATHAN SCHARRER. Clinical Professor, Frank J. Remington Center; Instructor, Frank J. Remington Center; JESSICA GILKISON. Assistant Faculty JD, George Washington University. JD, Marquette University. Associate, Center for Patient Partner- ships; JD, University of Wisconsin. BYRON C. LICHSTEIN. Clinical Asso- LESLIE SHEAR. Clinical Associate ciate Professor, Frank J. Remington Professor and Interim Co-Director, Frank SARAH HADJIMARKOS. Lecturer, Center; JD, University of Wisconsin. J. Remington Center; JD, University of Legal Research and Writing; JD, Univer- Miami. sity of San Diego. MARSHA MANSFIELD. Clinical Professor and Director, Economic Justice ANNE SMITH. Clinical Assistant MEGAN MCDERMOTT. Lecturer; JD, Institute, Frank J. Remington Center; JD, Professor and Co-Director, Law & University of California, Berkeley. University of Wisconsin. Entrepreneurship Clinic; JD, University of KATHLEEN O’CONNELL. Associate Wisconsin. ERIN MCBRIDE. Clinical Assistant Faculty Associate, Center for Patient Professor and Director, Government & LINDSEY SMITH. Clinical Instructor, Partnerships; PhD, University of Legislative Clinic; JD, University of Iowa. Frank J. Remington Center; JD, Univer- Wisconsin. sity of Wisconsin. ION B. MEYN. Clinical Assistant KIM PETERSON. Lecturer, Legal Professor, Frank J. Remington Center; CARRIE SPERLING. Clinical Associate Research and Writing; JD, McGeorge JD, University of California, Hastings. Professor and Interim Director, Frank School of Law. J. Remington Center; JD, University of LAEL SHEBER. Assistant Faculty MITCH. Clinical Assistant Professor, Houston. Economic Justice Institute, Frank J. Associate, Center for Patient Partner- Remington Center; JD, University of ADAM STEVENSON. Clinical Associate ships; RN, Wisconsin; BSN, San Wisconsin. Professor, Frank J. Remington Center; Francisco State University. JD, University of Wisconsin. JEREMY NEWMAN. Clinical Instructor, TRINA TINGLUM. Lecturer, Legal Frank J. Remington Center; JD, STACY TAEUBER. Clinical Assistant Research and Writing; JD, University of University of Wisconsin. Professor, Economic Justice Institute, Wisconsin. Frank J. Remington Center; JD, ANDREW TURNER. Lecturer, Legal SARAH ORR. Clinical Associate Georgetown University. Professor, Economic Justice Institute, Research and Writing; JD, University of Frank J. Remington Center; JD, LINDSEY THOMPSON. Clinical Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin. Instructor, Law & Entrepreneurship CHERYL ROSEN WESTON. Senior Clinic; JD, University of Wisconsin. TAMI PATEL. Clinical Instructor, Law & Lecturer, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Entrepreneurship Clinic; JD, University of GRETCHEN VINEY. Clinical Professor Law, Election Law, Torts; JD, University Wisconsin. and Director, Lawyering Skills Program; of Wisconsin. JD, University of Wisconsin.

23 Resources & Support UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY

The University of Wisconsin Law School provides students with the tools to build their best possible learning environment. Our services are designed to address students’ whole law school experience— from classroom to research to professional development and beyond. We take pride in our first- rate staff, who are always available to listen to students’ needs and concerns and connect them with the resources to achieve their educational and professional goals.

The Law Library The Law School Library is one of the major resource libraries on the UW– Madison campus. Its collections, hours, and services are geared to the unique needs of the Law School community. The library has a permanent staff of twelve professional librarians and ten support staff and is open for more than 100 hours each week. The library possesses almost 650,000 volume equivalents and hundreds of databases. It provides print and electronic access to a full range of state and federal laws, international laws, Academic Enhancement Program ▲ The Law Library, a popular place for and the laws of certain foreign jurisdic- The Academic Enhancement Program law students to study, overlooks historic tions. Through our strong collaborative . provides opportunities to all students networks, law students may also draw to enhance their academic experiences ▪▪ Research tools for writing term papers upon the millions of resources of the by offering skills-building lectures, ▪▪ Bar exam readiness UW–Madison and UW–System libraries, workshops, and activities. The program as well as those of libraries across the equips students with foundational Student services & accommodations country and around the world. academic, learning, and study skills UW Law School provides students and The Law Library offers a full range essential to a successful law school student organizations with personal, of services to support student research. experience. Programs and workshops social, professional, and cultural support. Reference librarians are available in cover a wide range of topics, including: Services include: person, or by phone, email, or online chat ▪▪ Learning and study skills assessment to advise students about resources best ▪▪ Curriculum and academic counseling ▪ suited to their research needs. Library ▪ Studying and preparing for law exams ▪▪ Exam accommodations staff also offer instruction on the use of ▪▪ Law journal write-on preparation ▪▪ Disability services legal databases and applications, as well ▪▪ Legal analysis for essay writing ▪▪ Referrals to campus and community as on the Bluebook legal citation system. ▪▪ Communicating effectively with clients services

24 Visiting the Law School Our doors at UW Law are open, and we hope you’ll visit us. We believe that once you explore the beautiful city of Madison, visit the Law School, sit in on a class, and meet some of our students, you’ll understand why the value of a UW Law School education cannot be conveyed solely with words and pictures.

Whether you choose to visit during a public weeks notice so that we can arrange class Minneapolis event, such as our Fall Open House, or to visits, a building tour, and time to speak with schedule an individual visit, we would be current students. The university also offers delighted to welcome you to the Law School campus tours, and we would be happy to campus. Information about our public events give you information about those as well. Milwaukee is posted online at law.wisc.edu. If you If you would like more information about Madison would prefer to schedule an individual visit, where to stay and what to see during your contact the Admissions Office by emailing visit to Madison, please visit UW’s Campus [email protected] or calling 608- and Visitor Relations’ website at Chicago 262-5914. If possible, give us at least two info.wisc.edu.

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