2011-12 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT DEAN’S annual REPORT 2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS 6 | ADVOCACY 8 | CHILDLAW 8 | HEALTH LAW Dan K. Webb Center Center receives $1 million Loyola hosts unique transactional for Advocacy welcomes grant for Illinois juvenile law competition, continues new director justice reform curricular innovation 10 | HANDS-ON LEARNING 12 | DISTANCE LEARNING 14 | INTERNATIONAL Clinics, externship program With new programs, law New faculty chair emphasize practical skills and school continues to lead in online steps up international core values legal education program expansion 28 | COMPETITIONS 30 | FACULTY EXCELLENCE 56 | DONOR HONOR ROLL Loyola continues to take Newest professors Alumni and friends continue top honors in moot and add unique expertise to their generous support to the mock trials strong law faculty School of Law 2011-12 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 1 OUR MISSION Loyola University Chicago School of Law is a student-focused law center inspired by the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, intellectual openness, and service to others. Our mission is to educate diverse, talented students to be responsible leaders in a rapidly changing, interdependent world; to prepare graduates who will be ethical advocates for justice and the rule of law; and to contribute to a deeper understanding of law and legal institutions through a commitment to research, scholarship, and public service. 2 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN oyola University Chicago School of Law is proud All of these achievements—and the other teaching, L to be a leader in curricular development. The research, service, and policy successes you’ll read about legal marketplace is always changing, and we work in these pages—are made possible by the generous and hard to ensure our students are prepared for emerging loyal support of our alumni and friends. We recognize trends and issues in the law. With the online debut of this essential support in our Honor Roll of Donors, our master of jurisprudence (MJ) in business and beginning on page 56, in which we also announce corporate governance law this fall, and the continuing Access to Excellence: The Campaign for Scholarships. success of our other online degree programs—the MJ University President and CEO Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., in children’s law and policy, MJ in health law, and LLM has pledged $22 million to match contributions of in health law—Loyola is truly a pioneer in making $500 or more made to an endowed scholarship in a quality legal education accessible to students across fiscal year, so this is an excellent opportunity to support the country and world. a talented and hard-working student on his or her Continuing our emphasis on experiential learning Loyola law journey. that complements the substantive study of law, our We deeply value your continued partnership with newly retooled externship program and five clinics the School of Law community, and your commitment offer students hands-on practical experiences: the to ensuring the new generation of engaged and ethical tools and skills they need to make a seamless transition Loyola lawyers. into practice. We welcome international scholar James Gathii and new Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy Director Zelda Harris, both of whom bring new expertise to our strong faculty and administration. Loyola continues to attract the best and brightest students as we enhance the diversity of our student body. We’re pleased that minority enrollment for this year’s entering class is at DAVID YELLEN 28 percent. DEAN AND Professor OF Law 2011-12 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 3 OUR EXPANDING COMMUNITY Stats on students oyola University Chicago School of Law is proud of the achievements L of both our newest community members—the entering class—and our alumni. Here are bookend snapshots of the 1LS Trenton PARKS AND Eduardo Roman GET acQuainted at first-year class and recent graduates. FALL 2012 orientation. A diverse and accomplished Employment statistics for entering class recent Loyola grads This year’s diverse 1Ls come from a wide range of Here’s a partial breakout of the wide range of practice undergraduate schools and states. Following are key settings in which recent Loyola law graduates work (2011 demographics for the incoming class: is the most recent year for which JD employment statistics are available): ENTERING Class 2012 Class Year 2011 Full-time day 250 Percent of class reporting 100% Part-time evening 36 Percentage employed nine months after graduation 86.85% Part-time day 2 Total students 288 AREA OF PractICE Men 131 Women 157 Private practice 50.5% Students of color 27.77% Government 13.8% Median age 24 Public interest 2.8% Number of undergraduate schools 133 Judicial clerkships 5.5% Number of majors 54 Business 22.0% Out-of-state students 54.86% Academia 5.0% LSAT 26–75% 156–160 Military .40% LSAT median 158 GPA 25–75% 3.12–3.57 For additional Class of 2011 employment data, visit GPA median 3.35 LUC.edu/law/career/2011_data.html. 4 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW OUR EXPANDING COMMUNITY OUR EXPANDING COMMUNITY Associate Dean James J. Faught congratulates new graduate Taryn Fisher (JD/MSW ’12). 2011-12 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 5 INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION which is sponsored by the Texas Young Lawyers Association. More than 140 law schools and 1,000 law students compete each year in the Centers of National Trial Competition. In March, Teresa Frisbie, director of Loyola’s Dispute Resolution Program, hosted the International Academy of Dispute Excellence Resolution (INADR) International Mediation Competition, where Loyola he School of Law’s several Centers of Excellence are won second place for mediation skills out of 46 international teams. dedicated to the highest standards of teaching, research, T service, and policy development, taking an integrated and Loyola’s Dispute Resolution Program interdisciplinary approach to significant issues and events affecting expanded its negotiation and mediation advocacy course offerings the law today. Here are the centers’ highlights from the past year. last year and provided education opportunities for attorneys, important role, Harris will oversee all judges, arbitrators, and mediators Dan K. Webb aspects of the Center for Advocacy to use mediation and arbitration Center for program, including developing in e-discovery. The program also curriculum, running the National initiated a pilot program with the Advocacy Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Equal Employment Opportunity Regional Trial Advocacy Program, Commission, where Loyola students Center welcomes new leader, and assisting with the acclaimed represent pro se parties in mediations continues competition success Philip H. Corboy Fellowship Program at the EEOC. The pilot was a great in Trial Advocacy. success, and plans are under way to As one of the most respected offer a second program again this programs of its kind in the nation, Loyola served as host of five advocacy year. In April, Loyola’s negotiation Loyola’s Dan K. Webb Center competitions this past year, including team was selected as one of two U.S. for Advocacy continues to set a the ABA Client Counseling Midwest teams (out of 37) to participate in the standard for excellence. Students Regional Competition, which Warsaw Negotiation Round 2012. in Loyola’s advocacy program are simulates a law office consultation given the opportunity to learn from with a new client; the Willem C. Vis Other highlights include another distinguished academics as well Mini-Moot, which serves as a practice year of remarkable success for as experienced attorneys as they moot for student teams participating Loyola’s student teams in regional, prepare for careers as litigators. in the Vis International Moot national, and international Highlights from this past year include Arbitration Competition in Vienna advocacy competitions. Loyola the arrival of Zelda Harris as the new and Hong Kong; an Intra-school Moot won the National Health Law Moot center director (also see page 30), Court Competition, in which second- Court Championship, the Giles succeeding Jamie Carey, who retired year students compete against each Sutherland Rich Moot Court National in May after 34 years of extraordinary other in written and oral advocacy; Championship, and the Best Brief dedication and service to the School and the Midwest Regional Rounds Award at the National Tax Law Moot of Law and the center. In this very of the National Trial Competition, Court Competition. 6 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION Assistant Director of the Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy Megan Canty teaches Honors of Appellate Advocacy. REPRESENTED STATES IN THE STUDENT BODY—OUTSIDE OF LOYOLA LAW ALUMNI DONATED THEIR TIME AND TALENTS ILLINOIS—ARE CALIFORNIA, MICHIGAN, AND TEXAS AT THE LAW SCHOOL DURING THE 2011-12 ACADEMIC YEAR TOP 3 641 2011-12 DEAN’S ANNUAL REPORT 7 INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION HIGHEST STANDARDS OF teaching The law school launched its new The upcoming academic year Civitas online master of jurisprudence in promises to be a busy one. On ChildLaw children’s law and policy in the fall. October 12, 2012, the Children’s The program’s curriculum, which Legal Rights Journal will host a Center covers a wide range of children’s day-long symposium on Children law issues, is built around a theme and Immigration. Loyola will host Center has new faces, new of leadership development. The a statewide school administrators’ programs, new supporters third cohort of students begins the conference in October, and a national program in September. education conference in the spring. The Civitas ChildLaw Center provides quality representation to child clients The ChildLaw Center continues to and exercises leadership around build its presence in the international Beazley Institute efforts to improve the child welfare, children’s rights community. In juvenile justice, and other child- for Health Law March, students in a comparative law serving systems.