As written by Florida Tech’s School of Arts and Communication:
Second Annual Lecture in Law
Patricia D. White, Dean & Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law, presenting “Tomorrow’s Lawyers”
Thursday, September 26, 2013 in the John and Martha Hartley Room, 2nd Floor, Denius Student Center
- 5:00 PM Late Registration & Check In
- 5:15 PM Reception
- 6:00 PM Lecture
Call (321) 674-8382 or email pdpregistration@fit.edu to register. More information available on FIT’s website.
Law schools have been under attack in the popular press and the legal profession is changing in many ways. The traditional funding models for education are becoming increasingly problematic. Join Miami Law’s dean, Patricia D. White, as she addresses these issues and shares her vision for legal education and the profession. Dean White will discuss the ways in which Miami Law is anticipating the continuing effects that globalization, technology and the economy will have on the legal world.
The Agenda for the presentation is as follows:
Agenda
- 5:00 PM Last Minute Registration and Check In
- 5:15 PM Networking Reception with Light Refreshments
- 6:00 PM Welcome by Dr. Robert Taylor, Head, School of Arts and Communication
- 6:05 PM Introduction of Dean White by Brooke Goldfarb, Prelaw Mentor and Adjunct Faculty
- 6:10: PM Dean Patricia D. White- “Tomorrow’s Lawyers”
Issues including the fact that law schools have been under attack in the popular press and the legal profession is changing in many ways are covered by Patricia D. White, law dean, University of Miami, who shares her vision for legal education and the profession. Also disscusses how Miami Law is anticipating the continuing effects globalization, technology and the economy have on the legal world, and how traditional funding models for education are becoming increasingly problematic.
- 7:00 PM Floor open to questions from the audience for Dean White
- 7:15 PM Final question for Dean White, Thank You and Closing Remarks by Brooke Goldfarb
