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Dean Nick Allard is featured in the American Bar Association’s Division for Public Services Winter 2017-2018 Newsletter, which reaches thousands of members of the ABA’s Division for Public Services comprising distinguished legal scholars, judges, lawyers in the public interest community, private firm practitioners, corporate and government analysts, health professionals, scientists, and economists. The Public Interest Law Profile “honors the accomplishments of ABA lawyers…who are dedicating their time and energy to the public interest.” Reflecting on his career, Allard discusses his life-long passion for the law, the people and events that have influenced him most, transition from the private sector to academia, and advice for law students and lawyers at varied career stages. “I cannot remember a time when I did not want to be a lawyer,” Allard said. “I also have been privileged to work with, learn from, and be inspired by some of the giants of recent American history…leading educators…leaders in the private sector…and in the arts, another one of my passions.” Read more: Public Interest Law Profile – Nicholas Allard

You are invited to connect with your fellow graduates working or interested in working in the financial sector or in the area of bankruptcy/restructuring at a Happy Hour.   As part of our Affinity Groups Networking Series, we are pleased to offer you this opportunity to meet and discuss industry trends over drinks and hors d’oeuvres.   We are grateful to Alex Sher '12 and Hogan Lovells for hosting this event. We also thank our events committee, An Duong '12, Jeremi Roux '12 and Megan Dubatowka '13. For graduates only

For students only Come and learn about the various PALS (Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program) customized mentoring, educational and professional development opportunities for diverse law students. The Following PALS Programs and Benefits Will Be Highlighted: Law Student Mentoring Program Summer Fellowship Opportunities Networking Events Career Panels Exam Preparation & Study Strategies Workshops Supplemental Bar Review Program Professional Skills Development Workshops and Retreats Community of Practicing Attorneys Dedicated to Your Success          Pizza and Refreshments will be served. For more information on PALS, please visit www.palsprogram.org

Seven graduates of the Law School working in the criminal justice field have been named recipients of the Robert M. Pitler Post-Graduate Criminal Justice Fellowship for 2018. The fellowship is awarded to graduates who have worked five or more years in public sector criminal law practice. Recipients are required to commit to remain working in public service for at least two additional years. The fellowship is named for the late Professor Robert Pitler ’66, a longtime member of the faculty who died in 2015. He started the fellowship fund more than 20 years ago, and today the program supports as many as eight to 10 fellows each year. Proceeds of the Prof. Robert M. Pitler Annual Program on Criminal Law, Procedure, Evidence & Ethics fund the fellowships. “Brooklyn Law School has a longstanding tradition of sending students to work in prosecutor and defender offices,” said Stacy Caplow, Associate Dean of Professional Legal Education, who administers the program. “Many of our graduates spend their careers working in the public sector, earning public sector salaries, while often rising to positions of great responsibility and authority. Professor Pitler deeply respected this kind of dedication and wanted to reduce their debt burden. The Law School is committed to honoring his memory and his commitment to public service.” This year’s recipients are Casey Conzatti ’13, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; Amanda Fix ’13, Queens County District Attorney’s Office; Laura A. Higgins ’12, United States Attorney’s Office; Linda Hristova ’09, Kings County District Attorney’s Office; Alissa Deanna Rodriguez ’09, the City of New York Department of Investigation; Marianne Stracquadanio ’13, Bronx County District Attorney’s Office; and Jennvine Wong ’11, Legal Aid Society. “I’m so grateful to Brooklyn Law School for the opportunities I’ve had to learn from great legal minds such as Justice Barry Kamins of New York City Criminal Court,” said Higgins, who was previously an Assistant District Attorney for New York County. “I’m five years into my career now, and this fellowship is proof positive that the Law School is serious about wanting to help alumni, especially those in the public sector. I don’t know many law schools that connect with their alumni in this way this far into their careers. Brooklyn Law School is really unique that way.”

Second-Year Timeline August Academics Finalize your fall schedule before classes start. Pay attention to the Add/Drop period. Decide how you will fulfill either the Additional Upper-Level Writing Requirement or the Substantial Upper-Level Writing Requirement this year.  Reach out to faculty members who could serve as an independent study advisor. Purchase your books and review the syllabus for each class so you can start your assignments.  Fall externship enrollment forms are due in early August. Arrange the start date of your externship placement. Consult the law school calendar of events for symposia, workshops, panels and other events that might expand your knowledge of or enhance your interest in a particular area. Careers and Professional Development Determine hiring deadlines and requirements for those government offices and public interest organizations that are not participating in OCI, including opportunities contained in the Federal Government Honors and Internship Handbook. The link to the website and the user ID and password information are available on your Symplicity announcements. Consult your career counselor to consider developing a mailing list of mid-size firms in New York City and out of state that did not participate in the OCI program. As you consider writing a journal note, independent study, or a writing competition paper, select a subject matter relevant to your job search so your resume demonstrates your practice area interest. If interested in public sector positions, register for the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair held in DC in November. You may email writingsample@brooklaw.edu to request a meeting to review your writing sample. Student Life If you are a Student Leader, watch for emails from our Director of Student Life for information about the Student Organization Fair, submitting budget requests, and training dates. Attend the Student Organization Fair and decide how you can get involved on campus for the upcoming year. September Academics Consider your study strategies for this year.  Do you want to try a different approach or form a different study group? Careers and Professional Development Update your resume to finalize the description of your summer employment, submit to your counselor for review, upload to Symplicity, and indicate your areas of interest. Start looking for a spring externship or paid legal position by consulting Symplicity and your career counselor. Look for the Career Center announcement about the Brooklyn Law School Mentoring Program and sign up for an alumni mentor in your practice area of interest before the deadline. Student Life After you have finalized your fall schedule, make sure you allocate time for self-care.  Attend some Student Organization General Body Meetings, a weekly yoga program or Mindfulness and Meditation sessions. October Academics Attend faculty-led sessions on course selection for spring registration. Attend Clinical Program information sessions and apply for spring semester clinics and specialized externships.  Then submit your clinic application by the deadline. Start your search for a spring semester externship by consulting Symplicity and your career counselor. Be on the lookout for email from the Registrar with information about exam conflicts. Careers and Professional Development If you plan to spend your second summer working at a nonprofit, apply for the Edward V. Sparer Fellowship (deadline at end of October). Connect with alumni and other professionals doing the work that you want to do. Contact your mentor, attend the Career Center and Public Service Law Center programs, and ask your counselor for names of alumni who practice in areas of law that interest you to schedule informational interviews. Create a profile on LinkedIn. Student Life Assess whether you have a good school/ life balance and make adjustments to your schedule as needed.  November Academics Register for spring classes. Careers and Professional Development Check in with your career advisor or public interest advisor to update your resume and discuss your job search strategy. If registered, participate in the Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair in DC. Student Life Attend Wellness Week programs. December Academics Focus on your papers and exams. Careers and Professional Development Register for the Public Interest Legal Career Fair held annually in early February at NYU. The PILC Fair is open to all students and includes both government and public interest employers. Online student registration usually begins around December 1st. If considering a move out of state and you will visit that area during winter break, contact your career counselor to identify alumni you can meet for informational interviews, recommendations, and advice.  Consider joining a bar association in that area. Student Life Attend Study Breaks sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. Take a much-needed break after finals to catch up with family and friends.  January Academics Finalize your spring schedule. Make sure you have arranged to satisfy either the Substantial or the Additional Upper-Level Writing Requirement. Review your fall papers and exams with your professors. Careers and Professional Development If you have not secured a spring clinic or externship for credit, consider working for one of the law school’s pro bono projects or check Symplicity for a part-time paid position. Student Life After you have finalized your schedule, make sure you allocate time each week for self-care.  February Academics Be on the lookout for email from the Registrar with information about exam conflicts. Careers and Professional Development Attend the Career Center’s Annual Career Conversations program where you can speak with more than 50 alumni representing approximately 25 practice areas. Attend the Public Interest Legal Career Fair at NYU. March Academics Attend faculty-led programs on curricular planning and course selection for fall registration. Attend Clinical Program information sessions and apply for spring semester clinics and specialized externships.  Pay attention to the deadline. Continue your search for a summer externship or employment by consulting Symplicity and your career counselor. Take stock of each of your academic requirements for the semester and develop a timeline for completing writing projects, externship requirements, and final exams. Careers and Professional Development Continue to check Symplicity, PSJD, and other resources for job postings. Remember: the majority of summer job listings are posted between February and May. Consider applying for the Pro Bono Scholars program. Student Life Carve out some time during spring break to do something fun. Check out the BLSPI auction. Attend the Barrister’s Ball.  April Academics Start preparing for exams and planning time to finish research papers. Finalize summer externship plans. Careers and Professional Development Are you getting interviews but no offers? Are you sending out numerous applications and not getting interviews? Make an appointment with your career counselor. Student Life Attend some of the many Student Organization Alumni dinners. Attend Wellness Week programs. May Academics Focus on your papers and exams. Student Life Attend Study Breaks sponsored by the Office of Student Affairs. 2L Summer Academics Register for fall classes. Be mindful of graduation requirements: Substantial Upper-Level Writing Requirement, Additional Upper-Level Writing Requirement, clinic/externship requirement, ABA experiential requirements.  Review how many credits you have left to take and apportion them between fall and spring semesters.  If considering completing a certificate, plan your courses accordingly. Review your spring semester papers and exams to learn from them.  If individual follow-up will be helpful, schedule appointments with your spring semester professors and with Academic Success faculty.   Consider applying to be a Research Assistant or Teaching Assistant in the summer or fall. Careers and Professional Development Take advantage of your summer job to complete a writing sample for future use in your job search. Try to secure commitments from your summer supervisor(s) to provide recommendations for your future job search. Sign up for on-campus interviewing that may be available to rising 3Ls. Consider joining one local bar association, as well as a committee in a practice area of interest to you. The New York City Bar Association, New York State Bar, New York County Lawyers’ Association, Brooklyn Bar Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Suffolk County Bar Association, Westchester County Bar Association, and the various Women’s Bar Associations all accept student members. You may also want to look for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes in areas of law that interest you and sign up for the coming year. Consider the Practicing Law Institute (www.pli.edu) where students may be eligible for scholarships. Student Life Enjoy your summer job and having time with family and friends.  Review the NY Bar Exam Checklist. 

Financial Aid: 3-Year and 4-Year J.D. Students Federal Loan Options Brooklyn Law School provides all admitted students with individual student loan counseling at the law school.  Please contact fa.app@brooklaw.edu to set up an appointment.  Also, please attend one of the many entering student webinars that are available to you.  Resources on financial aid and student loan debt are available to you on BLS Connect. In order to receive federal loans, you must be an eligible US citizen or permanent resident. Complete your FAFSA online after January 1 (do not submit it in Oct-Dec for next year) at https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa using BLS school code G02677.  For federal loan programs, all law students are independent, so you should not include parental income or asset information on your FAFSA. The FAFSA determines your eligibility for Federal Unsubsidized Loans, Graduate Plus Loans, and Federal Work-Study. Application Instructions In order to borrow loans you must submit the My Federal Loan Request form. In addition, you must submit the following at studentaid.gov: Sign a Master Promissory Note for your Unsubsidized Loan; this MPN will be good for 10 years Complete your Entrance Counseling If you need additional loan funding, you can apply for a Graduate Plus Loan up to cost of attendance (less other aid and sign a second Master Promissory Note for Graduate Plus Loan No Federal Loans can be disbursed without your completed Entrance Counseling and your signed Master Promissory Note(s).

For Students Providing students with the necessary building blocks for a rewarding legal career We guide you toward the essential, real world opportunities that give your resume a competitive edge. Students are guided along their career paths from the first semester, through graduation, and beyond. We assist in developing the tools necessary to conduct a successful job search and in preparing the materials you need to establish yourself as a marketable, successful candidate for a multitude of positions. Our job development effort is led by the Dean of Career and Professional Development and spearheaded by our Manager of Employer Engagement. Through this rigorous approach to career development, graduates continue to find employment with a wide range of employers in the public and private sector. Counseling You will spend a good deal of energy during law school preparing for life beyond graduation. Our Career Development Center team is dedicated to helping you navigate a variety of choices so that you can meet your goals. Externships/Internships Our internship program is one of the largest of any law school and is available during both the academic year and summer. Internships can be paid, for credit, or done on a volunteer basis based on the type of employer. Additionally, many students receive public service grants, paid for by the law school, to intern with public sector employers during the summer. Externships Each summer approximately 400 students attain externships with judges, government agencies, public interest organizations, as well as in private, for-profit practice, in law firms and companies, general counsel offices, and corporations and the financial services industry. Externships are internships that are completed for credit. An additional 175 plus externships are offered throughout the academic year. Internships Judicial Internships Through hands-on experience in federal and state judicial chambers, judicial interns are exposed to essential research, analysis, and writing skills, and an opportunity to observe judges as they hear cases or meet with lawyers in pre-trial negotiations. Career Development Center job listings contain many judicial externship opportunities. Your career counselor can meet with you to explain the various opportunities and discuss the application process. Government Internships Regardless of which area of the law you ultimately choose, government internships provide an excellent foundation for law students and recent graduates. Government lawyers practice in a variety of areas, such as litigation, torts, civil rights, criminal law, antitrust, securities, and intellectual property. New government lawyers may assume full responsibility for their own caseloads much sooner than their counterparts in the private sector. Corporate Internships Many corporations have summer programs as well as internships during the academic year. Law Firm Internships Large and small law firms interview and hire our students for academic year and summer positions as well as post-graduate positions. In addition, the Fall On-Campus Interviewing Program brings large law firms to Brooklyn Law School during the late summer and throughout the fall to interview second, third, and fourth year students for both summer and permanent positions. Public Service Opportunities The Career Development Center recommends that students interested in exploring a career in the public sector consult with Brooklyn Law School’s Public Service Law Center which is dedicated entirely to helping students gain entry to this specific and competitive legal sector.

When Russell Beck, a partner at Beck Reed Riden, asked a roomful of students and attorneys at the Trade Secrets Institute (TSI) symposium “Working Knowledge: Managing Employee Trade Secrets,” on Feb. 15, whether they had ever left a job, almost every hand shot up. When he then asked whether anyone had taken trade secrets when they left a job, all but two hands went down. The reality however, Beck said, is that around 50 percent of employees take trade secrets with them – knowingly or unknowingly – when they switch from one employer to another. “Companies can use confidentiality agreements to avoid this, but enforceability is a problem,” said Beck. That leaves companies with few options aside from the noncompete agreement, which can be complicated and controversial. The symposium focused on the uses and problems with noncompete agreements and the best ways to address the biggest threat to IP security: employees. “Thanks to the technology we all use, it’s almost impossible for a white collar worker to avoid taking something,” Adjunct Professor Steven Kayman, a partner at Proskauer Rose, said during the first panel, “Noncompete Agreements: Reactions and Reform.” TSI Fellow Marissa Potts ’17 moderated the panel, which included Peter L. Altieri, Member of the Firm at Epstein Becker Green, and ReNika Moore, bureau chief at the Labor Bureau of the Office of the New York Attorney General’s. Altieri explained that the purpose of a noncompete agreement is to protect trade secrets and confidential information as well as to protect client relationships and good will. Such agreements have their drawbacks, however, including a patchy web of legislation and statues that differ depending on the state and country, and the fact that many are written extremely broadly and can be hard or impossible to enforce. Moore discussed legislation that the New York attorney general plans to introduce to address misuse of noncompetes in the state, where the rules currently governing such agreements come from common law and not statute. When determining misuse, the attorney general looks at both geographic and temporal scope. “We’re particularly concerned about worker mobility and limits on economic mobility,” Moore said. “There’s a chilling mechanism before the question of whether a noncompete is enforceable ever reaches the courtroom.” There has been a call to action on this issue, Beck explained, noting that nine states recently changed their laws, and all but one making the agreements harder to enforce. At the federal level, Senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Al Franken, D-MN., introduced the Mobility and Opportunity for Vulnerable Employees (MOVE) Act in 2015 and are expected to bring it up for a vote again this year. The second panel, “Trusted Colleagues or Enemies Within? Employees and Trade Secrets” was moderated by TSI Fellow Kelly Malloy ’18 and included Kayman; Joe McFadden, associate general counsel at McKinsey & Co.; and Marisa Warren Sternstein, partner at Pedowitz & Meister. “The number one most common vulnerability companies face is the human one,” said McFadden, pointing to the recent hack at the Democratic National Committee as one high-profile example. The second most common threat is vendors and third parties. “Understanding the ways that people can get into your system is the first part of figuring out how to protect it,” he said. Not long ago, companies acted on the assumption that all data was equally important, but that’s no longer the case. Different types of information need different types of security, and it’s important for a company to know exactly what it has, where it’s kept, and who has access to it, McFadden explained. Sternstein discussed the way technology has altered the landscape of privacy and data protection. She cited the example of Sasqua Group v. Courtney, in which a former employee, Lori Courtney, took a database from a consulting firm when she left. Her attorneys argued that everything she took was publicly available, and Courtney claimed she could easily reconstruct the database using Google or LinkedIn. She also had not been asked to sign any kind of confidentiality agreement. The court sided with Courtney. Sternstein said the case was an excellent example for employers for what not to do and instructive of how much has changed since the early days of trade secrets law. In Sasqua, the court determined that it was up to the jury to decide whether LinkedIn contacts can be considered trade secrets. “The internet has really changed the way we think about trade secrets,” Sternstein said.

Light hors d’oeuvres will be offered and there will be a cash bar. You are invited to network with your fellow recent graduates working or interested in working in the financial sector at a Happy Hour. Thank you to our organizers: •    An Duong `12, Head of Strategy & Analytics, Operation Risk Assurance at BNY Mellon and a recent graduate member of our Board of Trustees. •    Jeremi Roux `12, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Hamlin Capital Management and a director on the Board of the BLS Alumni Association for helping us to organize event. Light hors d’oeuvres will be offered and there will be a cash bar.

Come See Innovation at Work! The Experience Brooklyn Law Open House event includes the following: Meet-and-Greet Breakfast with current students and Admissions Information Sessions hosted by Admissions and Financial Aid Tours of the Law School and Residence Hall Class Observation Lunch with current students and administrators Table discussions with faculty in various areas of specialization Other key upcoming events include: Admissions Strategies Workshop, an overview of the admissions process and tips to make your application stand out: Dec. 4, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Experience Brooklyn Law Webinar, our virtual version of the open event for those who cannot attend in person: November 13, noon to 1 p.m. RSVP Online for these or other on-campus or online information sessions. Visit brooklaw.edu/admissions-calendar or call 718-780-7906. Questions: admitq@brooklaw.edu

RSVP Online. 6 to 7 p.m. Pre-reception for the Classes of 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, and 1972 Brooklyn Law School invites the Classes of 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012 to celebrate Reunions at Cipriani 25 Broadway.   Visit our Online Alumni Directory to search for your fellow classmates and make plans to reconnect at the Reunion. Please consider serving on your Reunion Class Committee to help foster excitement among your classmates about attending Reunions and contributing to your Class Gift. For more information about Reunions or how to become a Class Champion, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at (718) 780-7505. We look forward to seeing you in May!

Come See Innovation at Work! The Experience Brooklyn Law Open House event includes the following: Meet-and-Greet Breakfast with current students and Admissions Information Session hosted by Admissions and Financial Aid Student-guided Tour of the Law School Class Observation Lunch with faculty, administrators, and current students Other key upcoming events include: Admissions Strategies Workshop, an overview of the admissions process and tips to make your application stand out: Nov 7, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Experience Brooklyn Law Webinar, our virtual version of the open event for those who cannot attend in person: December 12, 5 to 6 p.m. RSVP Online for these or other on-campus or online information sessions. Visit brooklaw.edu/admissions-calendar or call 718-780-7906. Questions: admitq@brooklaw.edu

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Maps, Directions, and Parking Visit Brooklyn Law School We invite you to visit us and experience our campus and neighborhood first-hand. To pick up materials for admission and financial aid or to register for one of the many programs we offer prospective students, please make an appointment with the Admissions Office (Monday through Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm at 250 Joralemon Street). You may contact admitq@brooklaw.edu or (718) 780-7906. Our on-site programs range from a casual walking tour of the campus to Experience BLS, a half-day program designed to give you an insight into our student, faculty, and academic programs. These are especially helpful for candidates who have an application pending. We also offer an opportunity for you to attend an actual class, if scheduling permits, as well as workshops, such as our Admission Strategies Workshop and BLS Infovisit, that address the essentials of admissions, financial aid options, and career opportunities. Learn more and register for on-site programs for applicants and prospective applicants: Campus Maps Brooklyn Law School offers the ultimate urban campus, uniquely situated in New York City, at the intersection of Brooklyn Heights’ beautiful historic district, the Brooklyn Civic Center, and downtown Brooklyn. The campus is at the heart of a distinctive legal, cultural, social, and visually stunning neighborhood that draws visitors from around the world to its cool communities and tree-lined streets. Directions Below you will find detailed directions to Brooklyn Law School's Main Building (250 Joralemon Street) by car, subway, bus, and railroad: Parking While there are parking garages in the neighborhood close to Brooklyn Law School, most students find them unnecessary as they walk to school or commute by subway, bus, or train. However, parking can be found on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis.

Search for New Dean and President . The Search As it looks ahead to its 125th anniversary in 2026, Brooklyn Law School (“BLS” or the “Law School”) seeks a new Dean and President, with a target appointment date of July 1, 2023. Founded in 1901 as a freestanding institution, BLS is an incubator for the bar, bench, and civic and commercial leadership across New York City, the metropolitan area, and the nation. The new Dean and President will lead a nimble institution with 69 full-time faculty members who are noted for their collegiality, scholarly impact, and the quality of their doctrinal and experiential teaching. Brooklyn Law School’s 100 staff members play an integral role in realizing its mission. Brooklyn Law School is the destination of choice for a richly diverse student population, enrolling 1,079 full-time and 105 part-time students. The incoming first-year class is the most racially diverse in Brooklyn Law School’s history. Many of Brooklyn Law School’s 24,000 alumni play important roles in New York City, while others are leaders in 49 states and 50 other nations. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the new Dean and President will provide vision in initiating comprehensive strategic planning; grow the faculty by attracting scholars and teachers of distinction and promise; oversee the roll-out of non-JD programs now awaiting regulatory approval; leverage a newly expanded and restructured advancement staff to increase annual fundraising and plan and execute a capital campaign; recruit and appoint a new Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer to upgrade administrative infrastructure; and guide and amplify ongoing efforts to improve bar passage, enhance the student experience and related outcomes, and promote staff wellbeing and alumni engagement. Brooklyn Law School: Overview Founded four years after the consolidation of Brooklyn into New York City, Brooklyn Law School today operates at the intersection of Brooklyn Heights, the Brooklyn Civic Center, and Downtown Brooklyn. This location puts it within blocks of some of the nation’s busiest federal and state courts, government agencies, and law firms. The Law School is located within the Brooklyn Tech Triangle, the City’s largest cluster of technology activity outside of Manhattan, which comprises more than 500 innovation companies and startups. One subway station from Manhattan’s Financial District, the Brooklyn Law School campus is at the heart of a self-sufficient legal, cultural, social, and visually stunning Borough that draws visitors from around the world to its distinct neighborhoods and tree-lined streets. For more information about Brooklyn Law School’s environs, please visit: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/new-york/articles/a-guide-to-brooklyns-coolest-neighborhoods/ Brooklyn Law School’s mission is to provide its students with the knowledge, skills, and ethical values needed for a successful legal career. In furtherance of its mission, the Law School has built a community of outstanding legal scholars, students, and alumni. One of the Law School’s greatest strengths is the composition, diversity, and achievements of its faculty, who are gifted teachers in the classroom and renowned scholars and policy shapers in the larger community. Brooklyn Law School is home to a dynamic group of 69 full-time professors, 24 of whom have been elected to the American Law Institute. A 2021 study (by Sisk et al.) ranked Brooklyn Law School 33rd among all U. S. law schools for scholarly impact. Faculty members are also leaders in clinical and experiential education and legal writing. The Law School’s location enables it to draw from a deep pool of distinguished practitioners, judges, and government officials who serve as members of the adjunct faculty. Over 100 staff members and administrators work with and support Brooklyn Law School’s faculty and students. They are integral not only to the administration, maintenance, and operation of the Law School, but also to its educational mission. The Brooklyn Law School curriculum combines traditional course offerings and teaching methodologies with innovative professional skills training courses. Its nationally renowned clinical program, one of the first of its kind, is today one of the country’s most diverse and comprehensive professional skills programs. A new Gateway curriculum builds on the Law School’s acclaimed legal writing program by introducing students to a wider range of legal writing skills than traditional legal writing courses do, and by helping students build a portfolio of high-quality written work that dovetails with their individual academic and professional interests. Students can choose from a variety of flexible JD options. Brooklyn Law School also offers an LL.M for lawyers trained outside the U.S., as well as several joint-degree programs, with several new master’s programs awaiting regulatory approval. Brooklyn Law School endeavors to attract a richly diverse population of highly qualified students. From the time of its founding, when the doors of many law schools were closed to women, people of color, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, Brooklyn Law School enrolled qualified students from all backgrounds. It has thus served as an important gateway to professional, economic, and civic success. The Law School takes pride in the diversity of its academic community. For the entering class of 2026, the Law School received 3,992 applications and enrolled 391 first-year students. The median LSAT score of the entering class was 160, with a median GPA of 3.54. Thirty-seven percent of the entering students are persons of color; 60 percent are women. First-year students hail from 32 states and 12 other countries. They earned their undergraduate degrees from 166 colleges and universities. During the past year, 89.2 percent of Brooklyn Law School students received some form of institutional financial aid. Brooklyn Law School is a national law school that is a pipeline to successful careers in New York City. For four consecutive years, it has appeared in The National Law Journal ranking of the highest percentage of JD graduates hired as first-year associates at the nation’s 100 largest law firms, and the percentage of associates promoted to partners. Brooklyn Law School is the fourth-ranked law school for the number of alumni recognized on the New York Metro area Super Lawyers list. Brooklyn Law School has an extensive network of more than 24,000 alumni residing and working in 49 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, 4 U.S. territories, and 50 other countries. They include the partners in some of the world’s most distinguished law firms as well as government officials, business leaders, NGO executives and staffers, and public interest lawyers. Its graduates also figure prominently in the leadership of New York City government agencies and not-for-profit organizations. The Role of Dean and President The Dean and President is Brooklyn Law School’s highest-ranking officer and its internal and external face. A tenured member of the Brooklyn Law School faculty, the Dean and President is selected by the Board of Trustees following a search process led by the Board and the faculty with input from all constituencies. The duties of the Dean and President include overseeing Law School operations, communicating among the Board of Trustees, faculty, students, and alumni, and making day-to-day decisions that impact the Law School’s direction, identity, and financial health. Because Brooklyn Law School is a freestanding law school, its Dean and President occupies a rare role within the legal academy: as an empowered leader of institutional strategy, reporting to an engaged and supportive Board of Trustees rather than implementing directives from a university academic affairs bureaucracy in an economy of competing academic units. Under a newly reorganized administrative structure, the Dean and President will select an Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer who will be appointed by the Board of Trustees and have responsibility for administrative, financial, and operational aspects of the Law School and oversight of all outsourced functions (including information technology, security, janitorial services, and dining). The Dean and President has the following direct reports: the Vice Dean; the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer; the Dean of Students; the Dean of Admissions; the Dean of Career Development; and the Chief Advancement Officer. The Faculty Brooklyn Law School is home to a notably collegial and dynamic group of 69 full-time professors and an impressive cadre of adjunct faculty members. Full-time professors are leading authorities in a broad range of fields with active scholarly and public profiles. Recently published and forthcoming books by Brooklyn Law School faculty authors address subjects as diverse as social enterprise law, animus in constitutional law, social movements and criminal law reform, constitutional change, introverted lawyers, private law theory, white collar crime, democracy and regulation, and the history of intellectual property. The faculty’s 24 elected members of the American Law Institute include reporters and associate reporters on Restatements of the Law of products liability, suretyship and guaranty, property, and compliance. Faculty members have recently published in the main law reviews of Harvard, Yale, Columbia, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley, Michigan, Virginia, Northwestern, Georgetown, Texas, UCLA, Vanderbilt, and Notre Dame, among many others. Faculty members are also active in the media, providing thought-provoking commentary and critical analyses on leading issues of the day. They have been cited by courts, including the U. S. Supreme Court, and have testified as experts before state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. Brooklyn Law School’s faculty culture is supportive while also being intellectually rigorous, with numerous formal and informal opportunities for scholarly interchange. Professors have multiple opportunities to present their work in an engaging, sympathetic environment. The wide range of symposia and panel discussions hosted by the school fosters intellectual engagement among students and scholars alike. Faculty members also benefit from the Law School’s New York City location, which provides nearly endless resources and opportunities for scholarly inquiry. For more than a century, Brooklyn Law School has been widely recognized as a great teaching institution. This reputation is rooted, in part, in a tradition of faculty members who spend time with their students and make a point of always being available and accessible. Faculty members are significantly involved with student organizations, participate in programs, judge moot court teams, and spend time working with and mentoring students to foster their professional growth. They are also recognized teachers in the classroom and are often invited to share their expertise as teachers and scholars by other leading institutions. The Law School’s location in an urban hub of tech, commerce, finance, real estate, and entertainment, along with its proximity to major federal and state courts, enables the school to draw on an extremely talented group of adjunct professors who teach from their real-world experience. These experts help make the law come alive when teaching specialized courses such as trial advocacy, arbitration, business crimes and corporate litigation, entertainment law, fashion law, and real estate finance. The expertise of adjunct faculty members is vast, and they serve as valuable resources for the full-time faculty. Governance and Institutional Support The Dean and President and the Brooklyn Law School faculty have the primary responsibility and authority for planning, implementing, and administering the program of legal education of the Law School, including curriculum, methods of instruction and evaluation, admissions policies and procedures, and academic standards. With the faculty, the Dean and President recommends the selection, retention, promotion, and tenure of faculty members and plays a significant role in determining educational policy. Brooklyn Law School is governed by a 21-member Board of Trustees, including two Recent Graduate Trustees (who serve two-year terms and often later return as regular Board members). Seven of the current Trustees have joined the Board over the past 13 months. Board Chair Francis J. (Frank) Aquila is the Senior M&A Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and a member of that firm’s management committee. The American Lawyer named him a “Dealmaker of the Year” in 2009 and 2022. The Brooklyn Law School Alumni Association assists the Law School’s graduates by sponsoring lectures, forums, and other educational events to further their professional formation. The Alumni Association promotes the employment of Brooklyn Law School students and alumni and fosters comradery among graduates of the Law School through social events and philanthropy. It encourages financial support of the Law School and sponsors social and professional gatherings to aid young graduates in developing a feeling of belonging in the legal profession. The Women’s Leadership Network, established in 2017, creates meaningful opportunities that connect and empower Brooklyn Law School alumnae through mentorship, networking, programming, and philanthropy. The Network also seeks to create an inclusive community that strengthens the voices and leadership of women in the legal profession and to raise the awareness of issues facing women and society. The Women’s Leadership Circle guides the Women’s Leadership Network. The Circle is a dynamic group of alumnae from a wide range of backgrounds and careers in private practice, government, business, and industry who commit to a gift of $5,000 or more to Network- sponsored scholarships. Leadership and Senior Administration Brooklyn Law School has had a history of long-serving deans and/or presidents, notably Jerome Prince (1945 – 1971), David G. Trager (1983 – 1993), and Joan G. Wexler (Dean and President from 1993 – 2010 and President until 2014). More recently, the tenures of Nick Allard (2012 – 18) and Michael Cahill (2019 – present) brought fresh thinking, enhanced the scholarly stature and diversity of the faculty, led programmatic initiatives, and furthered the professionalization of administrative support functions. Miriam Baer began her appointment as the Vice Dean in summer 2022. She is also Centennial Professor of Law. During the 2021-22 academic year, she was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, where she worked on her forthcoming book, Myths and Misunderstandings of White-Collar Crime (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming). Dean Baer writes and teaches at the intersection of business and criminal law. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, where she served as an Adviser on the ALI’s Principles of the Law of Compliance, Enforcement and Risk Management. Before academia, Dean Baer served as an assistant general counsel for compliance with Verizon and was also an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Baer is often quoted by major media outlets on issues of federal and white-collar crime. She has published widely, including in the Columbia Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Texas Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal Forum. She is also a co-editor of a leading white-collar crime casebook and has had her work featured and cited by several federal appellate courts. She earned her AB at Princeton and her JD at Harvard Law School. Stacy Caplow, the Associate Dean for Experiential Education, has led and developed the Law School’s clinical programs, externship offerings, and simulation classes for more than 30 years. She teaches Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure: Adjudication, and Immigration Law, as well as the Safe Harbor Project and the Clemency and Pardon Project clinics. Her writings relate to immigration law, clinical teaching, and criminal law. Having served in key positions in the clinical section of the AALS and as President of the Clinical Legal Education Association, she has spent time in Hong Kong, Ireland (as a Fulbright Scholar), Armenia, and Georgia in connection with projects to develop clinical education in law schools in those countries. She joined the BLS faculty in 1976, taking several leaves of absence to work in the Office of the Kings County District Attorney and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. She earned her BA from Smith College and a JD and LLM from New York University School of Law. Professor Michael Gerber, the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, joined the Brooklyn Law School faculty in 1984 and has served the Law School in several capacities, including as Associate Dean for Development and as Interim Dean from 2010 to 2012. He teaches Bankruptcy, Corporate Restructuring, and Contracts and directs Brooklyn Law School’s innovative Business Boot Camp. He is the author of a leading Business Reorganizations casebook and a contributing author to the Collier on Bankruptcy treatise. He earned his BA and JD from New York University. Eulas Boyd is Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. A graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School, he practiced commercial litigation in New York for nine years before transitioning to careers in workforce planning, talent acquisition, and law school admissions. Dean Boyd combines experience in corporate environments, financial institutions, non-profits, and law schools to inform his perspective on law school admissions, legal education, and the legal profession. He joined Brooklyn Law School in 2015, having previously worked in admissions at Columbia Law School. Annie Nienaber is the Law School’s Chief Advancement Officer. Before her appointment at the Law School, she served as Director of Development and Assistant Dean at Rutgers University School of Engineering, where she launched giving initiatives that led to $15 million in new gift commitments and a $10 million endowed scholarship commitment, the largest single gift ever to Rutgers Engineering and, at the time, the largest scholarship gift ever to Rutgers University. Before joining Rutgers, she served for five years in various development roles at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned an MA and BA in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Karen Eisen has served as Dean of Career and Professional Development since 2013. Dean Eisen spent her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. After 14 years as an ADA, she transitioned to legal recruiting and attorney development in 2001, initially focusing on recruiting and mentoring paralegals, attorneys, and partners at AmLaw 100 firms in New York and New Jersey. At Brooklyn Law School, she leads the Career Development Center team in designing and implementing counseling and programming for students and alumni. She earned her BA from SUNY Binghamton and her JD from the University of Florida. Stephanie Vullo serves as the Law School’s General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Board Secretary. She formerly served as Assistant Vice President, Executive Legal Counsel and Labor Designee at Baruch College and as Assistant General Counsel of New York University. She is a graduate of Cornell University and the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Academic and Co-curricular Programs Brooklyn Law School offers more than 200 courses in a broad range of subjects, allowing students to pursue any field of interest to them. The curriculum takes a rigorous, academic approach that blends doctrinal and experiential instruction. The goal is to equip students with the knowledge and critical-thinking skills that will be required of them as successful practicing lawyers. Abundant co-curricular programming complements formal coursework and clinics. Legal Writing Program Brooklyn Law School’s field-leading Legal Writing Program provides students with essential writing, research, and advocacy skills that make them practice ready upon graduation. Clinical Program Brooklyn Law School’s clinical program, a pioneer in experiential education, has long been regarded as one of the finest and most comprehensive. The program offers students invaluable opportunities to work with real clients on actual cases. Clinics and externships extend the campus to hundreds of state and federal courthouses, government agencies, law offices, and businesses throughout New York City. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship The Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Program offers highly qualified students opportunities to explore the practice of public interest law. Sparer Fellows are inspired by the program to work for justice, to provide legal services to under-represented constituencies, and to foster the Law School’s strong public interest community. Moot Court Honor Society Brooklyn Law School is home to one of the most distinguished and accomplished moot court programs in the country, and annually hosts the prestigious Prince Evidence Competition. Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society The Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society is Brooklyn Law School’s accredited honors organization that prepares students for success in this growing field of legal practice. International Opportunities Brooklyn Law School offers exciting opportunities for students to take their legal studies abroad and experience the law from an entirely different perspective, through semester- long exchange programs with partnering universities, summer abroad programs, and international fellowships. Degree Options Prospective students can choose from a variety of flexible options, including 3-, 3.5-, 4-, or 4.5-year JD programs. In partnership with several schools in Europe and Asia, Brooklyn Law School also offers a joint JD and LL.M degree for Brooklyn Law School students interested in international law and giving students the opportunity to spend two semesters abroad. Brooklyn Law School also offers several joint domestic degrees, and for lawyers trained outside the U. S., a growing LL.M degree program. Two new Master of Legal Studies programs—one in Financial Technology and Regulation, the other in Sustainability, Future Cities, and the Law—are currently under review for regulatory approval. Academic Success This program assists students as they initially encounter the rigors of law school and fosters an atmosphere in which students can excel in the classroom and gain readiness for final exams and bar passage. Centers and Journals Brooklyn Law School continues to advance its reputation as a leader in legal education through various faculty-led centers, including: Block Center for International Business Law The mission of the Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law is to study and shape international business law and policy, and it hosts a rich variety of programs to address issues of concern to the global financial markets. Center for Criminal Justice The Center for Criminal Justice was launched by Brooklyn Law School in 2016 and places the Law School at the center of critical conversations, education, and sharing of expertise on the most vital issues and topics in criminal justice law and policy today. Center for Health, Science & Public Policy Building upon New York City’s world-class science and healthcare communities, the Center has forged a dynamic environment for outstanding legal education, policy innovation, and scholarship. It provides students with the substantive knowledge and practical skills necessary to become excellent lawyers in these rapidly growing fields. Center for Law, Language & Cognition The Center for Law, Language & Cognition is devoted to exploring how developments in the cognitive sciences—including psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics—have dramatic implications for the law at both theoretical and practical levels. It is the pioneer academic center in this space. Center for the Study of Business Law & Regulation The Center for the Study of Business Law & Regulation unites the Law School’s existing diverse business and commercial law programs by providing a forum for scholarship that offers new perspectives on, and solutions to, real world business law and regulatory issues. CUBE: Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship The Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship, or CUBE, takes advantage of Brooklyn Law School’s location as a hub for exploring legal issues surrounding entrepreneurship, and for providing effective legal representation and support for new businesses while also training the next generation of business lawyers. Public Service Law Center The Public Service Law Center serves as a hub of resources and information related to public service programs, initiatives, and activities. The center advances the Law School’s dynamic tradition of service, offering myriad ways to engage in public service. Law Journals The Law School publishes four student-edited law journals: the Brooklyn Law Review, Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial and Commercial Law, Brooklyn Journal of International Law, and Journal of Law and Policy. These scholarly publications contribute to the intellectual backbone of the nation’s legal profession and are widely read by jurists, practitioners, and scholars. The Campus Over 121 years of real estate acquisition and development, Brooklyn Law School has succeeded in creating a true urban campus in the heart of Brooklyn. The Law School’s current main building at 250 Joralemon Street began as purpose-built new construction in 1968. Critics received its 1994 addition by architect Robert A. M. Stern as perhaps the finest post-war new building in the Borough. Herbert Muschamp remarked in The New York Times: “Within are sumptuous rooms, paneled in warm cherry wood and tawny maple: libraries, reading rooms, classrooms, and offices, including some double-height spaces fitted with balconies. On the ceilings, a thousand coffers bloom; chandeliers glow over reading carrels carved into voluptuous volutes. Floors of the new building are joined almost seamlessly to the old – the school’s floor space has nearly doubled – and the tower is also deftly spliced into Brooklyn’s civic center cityscape. Front windows and an outdoor terrace adjacent to the cafeteria frame views of a recently landscaped park bordering Borough Hall: a pleasing illusion of a campus quadrangle.” A second Robert A. M. Stern commission, the state-of-the-art 21-story Feil Hall (2005), allows Brooklyn Law School to guarantee housing to virtually all first-year students, fostering a strong sense of campus community. This 360-bed residence hall caters to the particular needs of law students, many of whom are returning to school after other careers. The building’s 239 units are laid out as small apartments, with the Dean and President residing in style on the seventeenth floor and communal amenities on the ground and top floors. Feil’s classical detailing visually connects it to Stern’s 1994 Law School addition two blocks away, but its red brick expression makes it clearly part of the neighborhood that the Law School’s students can now call home. With the original building at 250 Joralemon Street now more than 50 years old, and the academic and administrative needs of Brooklyn Law School outgrowing existing campus space, the Law School will soon make an in-depth assessment of all its facilities as part of a wide-ranging strategic planning process. Opportunities and Priorities for The New Dean and President Brooklyn Law School will ask its new Dean and President to: Provide vision in initiating comprehensive strategic planning, including an in-depth assessment of all the Law School’s facilities. Leverage a newly expanded and restructured advancement team to increase annual fundraising and plan and execute a capital campaign in celebration of Brooklyn Law School’s 125th anniversary in 2026. Recruit and appoint a new Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer and other senior administrators to upgrade administrative infrastructure and improve internal institutional communication. Grow and sustain the faculty by attracting scholars and teachers of distinction and promise and retaining accomplished recently appointed and mid-career faculty members in demand by other law schools. Assess and recalibrate hybrid instruction and administrative operations instituted during the COVID pandemic. Oversee the rollout of non-JD programs now awaiting regulatory approval and engage the faculty in developing other programmatic offerings to diversify and enhance tuition revenue streams. Guide and amplify ongoing efforts to restore bar passage rates to Brooklyn Law School’s historic highs and top ranking in New York. Enhance the educational experience and professional formation of all matriculating students and improve related outcomes, including job placement and career satisfaction. Promote staff wellbeing and alumni engagement. The Ideal Candidate Brooklyn Law School seeks as its new Dean and President a prominent leader in the legal academy. Candidates must possess a JD, at least seven years of experience in the teaching of law and the readiness to succeed not only as a law school dean but as president of an independent private institution with a prime location in the nation’s top market for legal services. Candidates must meet Brooklyn Law School’s criteria for tenure at the full professor rank and embrace its commitment to scholarly excellence, a practice orientation, and an access mission. Fluency in budgeting and finance is essential. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to build Brooklyn Law School’s capacity to serve a diverse student population and to lead ongoing efforts for further faculty and staff diversification. Candidates should have fundraising aptitude and ideas for cultivating high student and alumni institutional affinity. Procedure for Candidacy Search committee review of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment, with an initial ranking of the pool commencing on October 24. A complete application will include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for five professional references who can speak about the candidate’s qualifications for this appointment. Named references will not be contacted without the candidate’s prior consent. Brooklyn Law School encourages applications from candidates whose leadership and personal experience will enrich the diversity of faculty and staff. Expressions of interest, applications, nominations, and inquiries should be directed to Brooklyn Law School’s search consultant, Mr. Chuck O’Boyle of C. V. O’Boyle, Jr., LLC, at chuck@cvoboyle.com. It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. It is also the policy of Brooklyn Law School to take affirmative action to employ, and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions on legitimate job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.--> Search Committee Eileen T. Nugent ’78, of counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and a member of the Law School’s Board of Trustees, will chair the Search Committee. Board of Trustees Chair Frank Aquila ’83 will participate in the search process as an ex-officio member of the committee. Joining Nugent and Aquila, will be the following fellow alumni and members of the Board of Trustees, as well as distinguished faculty members: William D. Araiza, Stanley A. August Professor of Law Christopher Beauchamp, Professor of Law Alexis J. Hoag-Fordjour, Assistant Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Melique Jones ’98, chief people officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and Board of Trustee member Sasha L. Linney ’11, associate general counsel at Golden Tree Asset Management and Board of Trustee member John Oswald ’84, president and CEO of Capital Trust Group and Board of Trustee member David Reiss, Professor of Law and Research Director, Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) Hon. Ramon E. Reyes Jr. ’92, U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. district judge nominee of the Eastern District of New York, and Board of Trustee member Alice Ristroph, Professor of Law Steven G. Scheinfeld ’85, global chair of the corporate department at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and Board of Trustee member Danielle Tully, Associate Professor of Legal Writing The Search Committee welcomes nominations and other recommendations for its consideration and those should be directed to Chuck O'Boyle at chuck@cvoboyle.com. Once the Search Committee has selected the finalists, it will offer members of the Brooklyn Law School community an opportunity to meet the candidates and provide input. It is the policy of Brooklyn Law School not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. It is also the policy of Brooklyn Law School to take affirmative action to employ, and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions on legitimate job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.