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The Georgia Advocate Placement Edition Summer, 1977 Vol. 13, No.2 Letter From the Dean 2 Placement Policies and Procedures 3 Faculty 4 Campus and the Law School 6 Academic Calendar and Description 7 Clinical Education Programs 8 Student Organizations 9 Employment Preference Index 10 Directory of Graduates 12 With pride we introduce in this directory the 1978 graduating class of the University of Georgia School of Law. This senior class, 217 students selected from 1200 applicants, entered the Georgia Law School in the fall of 1975 with a mean undergraduate grade point average of3.31 and an average Law School Admission Test score of 623. The selectivity of our admissions standards and the entering qualifications of our students combine to assure competence in these students, who then participate in a rigorous course of study. This course of study, a comprehensive program in legal education, includes a carefully planned curriculum, taught by legal educators whose national and international reputations rest on their instruction, scholarship, and service. Our students themselves conduct research and study in a Law School Library ranked among the top twenty in the nation as defined by a 1976 resource survey based on the 1974-1975ABA Review of Legal Education. To broaden their education, many of these students participate in clinical programs that include prosecu- tion, legal aid, legal writing for publication, and trial preparation, and they become involved in organizations that offer practical experience in and a respect for our legal system. We welcome your inquiries about these students, encourage you to utilize our placement services, and invite you to visit the University of Georgia School of Law at your earliest convenience. Dean 2 PLACEMENT OFFICE SERVICES PLACEMENT PROCEDURES The University of Georgia School of Law Placement Office with the Placement Office. The serves as a liaison between employers and job applicants. As Placement Office welcomes and such, the office provides a clearinghouse service where inquiries encourages employers to notify from employers are made available to all interested students. us of immediate or projected When an employer lists a job opening with the Law School, the openings for these experienced Placement Office requests information on the title of the posi- graduates. Any such job listing tion, the location, the duration (permanent job or summer clerk- will be circulated to the appropri- ship), description of the expected duties, salary range, and ate alumni, who will then contact minimum requirements expected of all applicants. Because of the employer directly. These the selectivity of our admissions standards and the quality experienced graduates may in- (measured in undergraduate grade point average and Law School clude those who have accepted Admission Test score) of our students, we urge employers to short-term employment in judicial consider credentials and qualifications other than mere law clerkships, fellowships or military school grade point averages. service; those who have pursued Employers who would like to use our placement services may additional graduate study; and decide to interview on campus, recruit through correspondence those who have been in practice with the office or individual students, may elect to have us send a but are interested in changing the list of available candidates, or may wish to obtain information on location or nature of their work. experienced alumni seeking employment. Interviewing at the School PLACEMENT ·POLICIES On campus interviewing is concentrated in October, November and December, the most active recruiting months, Placement Office Role but the Placement Office also arranges such interviews for em- The Placement Office does not screen students for interviews ployers whose hiring needs occur at other times of the year. or select students for particular jobs. Because an employer is the Interviews may be scheduled for third-year students seeking party most familiar with the requirements of a specific position, permanent positions and for first or second-year students in- that employer may best determine which students appear to be terested in summer jobs. most appropriate for consideration. We will, however, compile To facilitate efficient and effective interviewing, we request and mail resumes, coordinate an interview schedule on campus that employers adhere to the following procedures. or at your office, and provide interviewing facilities. In short, we I. Contact the Placement Office at least three weeks before a will attempt in every way to facilitate an employer's recruitment proposed fall interviewing date, or at least two weeks be- process, but we will, in fairness to employer and applicant, fore a date during the remainder of the year. refrain from influencing hiring decisions. 2. Complete two Placement Office forms, Request for Place- ment Assistance and Employer Data Sheet, and return Equal Employment these to our office for confirmation. These forms will be The University of Georgia School of Law is committed to a sent upon request. policy of equal employment opportunity for individuals regard- 3. Send a description of the employer's firm, agency, corpora- less of their sex, race, color, religious creed, or national origin. tion, or business. This description should enable the stu- This policy is not only embodied in federal and state laws, but is dent to ascertain the areas and volume of work, the content also inherent in the ideals of the legal profession. We assume that of a summer program or permanent position, and the prospective employers using our services and facilities maintain minimum qualifications desired of all applicants. policies and procedures consistent with this principle of equal 4. Notify the Placement Office as soon as possible if changes employment. In the interest of eliminating discrimination on the in format or scheduling are desired. basis of sex, race, color, religion, or national origin, we make our 5. Correspond with each individual interviewed when the final services available only to employers whose practices are consis- disposition of his or her candidacy has been determined. tent with this policy. 6. Notify the Placement Office when the position(s) has been filled. Recruiting Through Correspondence FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Employers who are unable to interview at the school are The University of Georgia School of Law Placement Office invited to send announcements of available positions along with invites law firms, government agencies, corporations, judges, employer descriptions to the Placement Office. Such employers service organizations, public interest and legal assistance may elect for the Placement Office to collect and forward re- groups, as well as educational institutions to use our services and sumes to them, or may decide to allow interested students to facilities. Please Contact: contact the employer directly. To ensure accuracy of placement records, these employers are also requested to notify the Place- Abbie W. Beiman ment Office when a position has been filled. Director of Student Affairs School of Law Alumni Placement University of Georgia The names of University of Georgia Law School alumni cur- Athens, Georgia 30602 rently interested in changing professional affiliation are on file Telephone 404/542-754I 3 Administrative Faculty J. RALPH BEAIRD, Dean ABBIE W. BElMAN, Assistant to the Dean and Director of Student Affairs R. WILLIAM DETWILER, Assistant to the Dean and Director of Admissions GWENDOL YN Y. WOOD, Assistant to the Dean and Director of Alumni Relations SEWELL M. BRUMBY, Law Librarian FRANK G. POLSTER, JR., Registrar B. THOMAS COOK, JR., Director, Prosecutorial Clinic JAMES W. CURTIS, Director, Institute of Continuing Legal Education ROBERT C. KATES, Director, Office of Special Projects ROBERT D. PECKHAM, Director, Legal Aid and Dean Rusk, Samuel H. Sibley Professor of International Law Defender Society PAUL M. KURTZ, Assistant Professor B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1968 J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1972 Instructional Faculty LL.M., Harvard University, 1974 *GREGORY S. ALEXANDER, Assistant Professor ROBERT N. LEAVELL, Professor B.A., University of Illinois, 1970 B.A., University of Mississippi, 1948 J.D., Northwestern University, 1973 LL.B., Yale University, 1951 VAUGHN C. BALL, Thomas R. R. Cobb Professor of Law JULIAN B. McDONNELL, Associate Professor A.B., Washington University, 1947 B.S., Spring Hill College, 1963 LL.B., Washington University, 1937 LL.B., University of Virginia, 1966 J. RALPH BEAIRD, University Professor of Law JOHN O'BYRNE, Frances A. Shackelford Professor of Law B.S., University of Alabama, 1949 LL.B., Harvard University LL.B., University of Alabama, 1951 ALBERT M. PEARSON, III, Assistant Professor LL.M., George Washington University, 1953 B.A.,