Friday, March 30, 2012

Forbes Family Conference Center, Lucas Hall 126,
Santa Clara University School of Business

Continental Breakfast

Welcome, introductions and overview

Donald J. Polden, Dean, Santa Clara Law

Why is it critical to build leadership competencies such as influence, communication, decision making and other skills across the continuum from law school to practice? What is the link between leadership skills and effective teams, strong client relationships, and professionalism, and what are some methods for teaching these skills to law students, law firm associates and other practicing attorneys?

Deborah L. Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and Director, Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School

Heather E. Bock, Chief Professional Development Officer, Hogan Lovells US LLP and Executive Director and Visiting Professor, Center of the Study of the Legal Profession at Georgetown University Law Center

Emmy Berning, Associate Director, Office of Career Services, Georgetown University Law Center

Moderator: Sandee Magliozzi, Director, Professional Development & Externships, Santa Clara Law

Break

Leadership Education: Informing our Teaching and Professional Development

How do we teach the skills and competencies of leadership in our law school classrooms and professional training? How do the methods and tools of teaching leadership differ or dovetail in law schools and in practice? After an overview, we ask all participants to engage in a roundtable discussion of current curricula and pedagogies in leadership education for lawyers, including teaching at law firms and at Elon, Denver, Georgetown, Maryland, Santa Clara, and Stanford law schools.

Overview:

Robert Cullen, author, The Leading Lawyer, Adjunct Professor, Santa Clara Law, and Vice President and General Counsel, JSI Logistics

Molly Peckman, Director of Professional Development, Dechert LLP

Moderator: Marina Hsieh, Senior Fellow, Santa Clara Law

Lunch (on location)

The Leadership Challenge for the Profession and Legal Education

Jim Leipold, Executive Director, National Association for Law Placement

Donald Polden, Dean, Santa Clara Law, immediate past Chair, American Bar Association Standards Review Committee

Developing Case Studies

What aspects of the business school case study model are transferable to leadership pedagogy in the legal setting? What can we learn from studying past events, personalities, and hypotheticals? How can case studies reframe our teaching to reinforce development of leadership skills?

George Chacko, Associate Professor of Finance, Leavy School of Business, Santa Clara University

Marina Hsieh, Senior Fellow, Santa Clara Law

Perspectives on Leadership and Developing a Professional Identity

How do the ways we define the profession affect formation of professional identity? What does leadership research suggest about professional identity? What roles do, and can, practitioners play in law schools in helping law students form professional identity? What can we expect from the "next generation" lawyer-leaders?

Leary Davis, Founding Dean and Professor of Law Emeritus, Elon University School of Law

Nick Petrie, Senior Faculty, Legal Sector and Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership

Moderator: Julia Yaffee, Senior Assistant Dean, External Affairs, Santa Clara Law

Summary and Remarks

Micah Yospe, Santa Clara Law ’11, Graduate Fellow for Leadership Initiative

Law Students, Santa Clara Law (Marisa Compesi, Christopher Cook, Amy Fisher, Michael Hamilton, Emily Meyer, and Sunjiv Tandon)

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