LEGAL BRIEFS
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L
oyola’s School of Law has
welcomed 17 new students
from around the world to its recently
launched LLM degree program for
international lawyers. The one-year
master of laws program, now in its
second year, offers two tracks—
Immersion in US Law for Foreign
Lawyers and International Law with
Focus Option. Students in this year’s
class represent Canada, China, France,
Greece, Honduras, India, Iran, Italy,
Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Russia,
Spain, and Ukraine.
“I am very excited about our
ambitious group of students,” says
Insa Blanke, executive director of
foreign and international programs,
who joined the School of Law in
2012. “They are very engaged in their
studies and bring to Loyola unique
perspectives that have enriched our
classrooms and our community.”
Osly Burgos earned a law degree
in Honduras. Before joining Loyola, he
held a position as associate attorney
in the corporate department at Arias
& Muñoz, a large Central American law
firm, where he provided guidance to
local and international companies on
mergers and antitrust law. At Loyola,
Burgos focuses on US corporate
and business law and plans to sit
for the NewYork bar exam after his
graduation.“This program has given
me the opportunity to make many
new friends and business contacts,”
says Burgos.
The School of Law continues to
reinforce its strong commitment to
global education with its
recent academic partnerships
with several foreign law schools,
including the University of Hamburg,
the University of Nairobi, and
the Kutafin Moscow State Law
Academy. In November, Loyola
cohosted a career development and
speed-networking event with the
American Society of International
Law so that students could meet
with international law professionals
to discuss career opportunities in
various areas of global practice.
“Loyola is definitely on the map
as a law school that facilitates and
nurtures global learning. It has
been rewarding to play a role
in expanding the international
outreach,” says Blanke.
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Expanding LLMprogram for foreign
lawyers brings unique perspectives
Osly Burgos is one of 17 new students enrolled
in the LLM program for international lawyers.
Alumni
Awards
Luncheon
At the annual Alumni Awards
Luncheon in October, Dean David
Yellen (center) congratulated
School of Law honorees Richard
A. Michael (BS ’55, JD ’58, left),
Medal of Excellence; Dennericka
S. Brooks (JD ’07), St. Robert
Bellarmine Award; Mara S. Georges
(JD ’88), Public Service Merit
Award; and Gregory H. Furda
(BA ’69, MA ’71, JD ’75), Francis J.
Rooney/St. Thomas More Award.
T
he School of Law’s Education
Law and Policy Institute and
the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights Under Law, an
organization that provides litigation
and transactional representation
for underrepresented members
of the community, partnered this
fall to conduct an independent
monitoring project at the Chicago
Public School system (CPS) when
classes resumed in August. More
than 50 volunteer project monitors—
including law students, lawyers, and
other professionals—were assigned
to schools expecting new students
displaced by recent CPS closings.
The decision to shut down nearly
50 schools earlier this year made
national headlines for causing the
largest single set of public school
closings in American history. The
independent monitoring project
was created to assist the families
of children transitioning to a new
school, and to ensure that children’s
rights to a high-quality education
were preserved during that process.
The Education Law and Policy
Institute offers a comprehensive and
integrated curriculum in education
law, facilitates collaborative and
interdisciplinary research and
outreach in the field of education
law and policy, and provides
advocacy on behalf of children
confronting barriers to educational
opportunities. “The monitoring
project was a terrific opportunity for
our law students to participate in
an initiative that benefited the
community,” says Miranda Johnson,
associate director of the institute.
“We were pleased to be of assistance
to CPS parents and students during
the school transition process.”
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Ibie Hart (1L, left) and Miranda Johnson, associate director of Loyola’s Education Law and Policy Institute,
participated in the CPS Monitoring Project in August.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Assisting CPS
students in
transition
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N O N T H E L L M D E G R E E P R O G R A M , V I S I T
L U C . E D U / L A W / I N T E R N A T I O N A L L L M .
Patricia Scott (left) assists students Jade Gary and Jean Liu.
P
atricia Scott has been named
director of the Law Library
following a national search to replace
the position formerly held by Julia
Wentz, who retired in July after 13
years of dedicated service to the
School of Law.
Prior to her appointment as
director, Scott was assistant director
for education and research services
at the School of Law, where she also
served as a reference and electronic
services librarian. Scott received her
JD degree from Harvard Law School
and her Master of Library Science
degree from the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign.
“Patricia Scott stood out among
the many strong candidates we
considered for this important
position,” said Professor Hank Rose,
who led the hiring committee. “Her
years of service in our library, and her
understanding of the challenges, the
culture, and particularly the needs of
our students, have prepared her well
for this leadership role.”
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Scott heads
law library
LEADERSHIP UPDATE
FALL 2013
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