Law Without Walls™ is a project involving law schools such as Harvard, Fordham, Peking University School of Transnational Law, and University College London. It is spearheaded by associate professor of law Michele DeStefano Beardslee at University of Miami School of Law.
Click to see a two-minute-plus video explaining the mission of LWOW.
At the U of Miami Web site is a list of people who will be involved. That list includes:
- Richard Susskind, author, The End of Lawyers?, The Future of Legal Services in a Digital Age
- Jon Callaghan, Founder, True Ventures, Rules of Success for Legal Start Ups
- Carolyn Lamm, President, ABA, Ethical Landmines as a Bi-Product of Globalization
- Michael Guttentag, Professor, Loyola Law School, Developing New Business Ideas
- Amy Schulman, General Counsel, Pfizer, New Law Firm Billing Structures
- Erwin Chimerensky, Dean, Irvine University Law School, Recent Innovations in Legal Education
- Jeffrey Lehman, Dean, Peking University STL, American Style Legal Education in Asia
- Eric Satz, Managing Director, Tennessee Community Ventures Fund, Founder Plumgood, How to Put Together a Business Deck (and Knowing When to Cut Your Losses)
For more information, click here. Excerpt:
Law Without Walls™ is a collaborative academic model, spearheaded by Michele DeStefano Beardslee at the University of Miami School of Law, that brings together students, faculty, practitioners, and entrepreneurs from around the country and the world to explore innovation in legal education and practice. LWOW™ is motivated by a desire to help those engaged in the education and practice of law to realize the impact our changing world is having upon our shared legal enterprise and to embrace that change to create a resonant, efficient, and sustainable future.
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