The Legacy of the Pandemic:
How the Experience of the Pandemic Will Drive Lasting Innovation and Disruption in the Legal System
March 18, 2021
The Legacy of the Pandemic:
How the Experience of the Pandemic Will Drive Lasting Innovation and Disruption in the Legal System
A Free Online Event
The symposium will feature a moderated panel discussion focused on the pandemic’s lasting impact on legal education, legal services, assessments, and disruption of the pipeline to law school, as well as workshops which will address each of these impacts and their effects moving forward. Participants will also have an opportunity to share with the broader audience what they learned from these discussions.
Approved registrants will receive a confirmation email containing a participation link for the events during the week of March 15.
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Meet Our Speakers
Jason Barnwell
Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
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Wayne Camara
Distinguished Scientist for Measurement Innovation, Law School Admission Council
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Jennifer Leonard
Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the Future of the Profession Initiative, Penn Law
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Antonette Smith
Executive Director, Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization
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John Valery White
Ralph Denton Professor of Law at UNLV and Chair-elect of the LSAC Board of Trustees
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Meet the Planning Work Group
David Kirschner
Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Southern California; Chair of LSAC’s Emerging Markets and Innovations Committee
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Brian Wall
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, UNLV; Chair of LSAC’s Symposium Work Group
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Jessica Fonseca-Nader
Assistant Dean for Enrollment and Scholarships, St. Thomas
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Melissa Essary
Professor of Law, Campbell
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Mathiew Le
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid, Texas
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Catherine Valestuk
Assistant Dean - Recruiting and Admissions, Calgary
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Session Details*
Thursday, March 18
12-1 p.m. (ET)
Roundtable Discussion on the Lasting Impact of the Pandemic on Law
John Valery White will moderate a panel discussion on the pandemic’s lasting impact on the delivery of legal education, legal services, and assessments, and its disruption of the pipeline to law school.
PANELISTS:
Jason Barnwell, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
Wayne Camara, Distinguished Research Scientist, Law School Admission Council
Jennifer Leonard, Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of the Future of the Profession Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Antonette Smith, Executive Director, Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization
1:10-2 p.m. (ET)
Breakout Sessions
The Lasting Impact on the Delivery of Legal Services
Moderated by: Jason Barnwell and Jessica Fonseca-Nader
The Lasting Impact on the Delivery of Legal Education
Moderated by: Jennifer Leonard and Melissa Essary
The Lasting Impact on Assessments
Moderated by: Wayne Camara and Catherine Valestuk
The Lasting Impact on the Disruption of the Pipeline to Law Schools
Moderated by: Antonette Smith and Brian Wall
2:10-3 p.m. (ET)
Group Discussion: Findings from the Breakout Rooms
Collaborative plenary session for participants to highlight and discuss what they learned during the breakout sessions.
* Schedule may be subject to change.
