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Opportunities for Interaction:Improving Student Engagement in the Law School Setting
Bonnie McAlisterElon University School of Law
The Approach at Elon
•The Premise
•The Process
•The Product
The Premise
•Lawyers As Leaders
•Traditional Vs. Experiential
The Process- 1L Year:Awareness of Self
•Assessment Instruments and Activities
•Preceptors
•Winter Term Leadership Program
•Individual Development Plan
Team Building Activities
The Process- 1L Year:Awareness of Self
•Assessment Instruments and Activities
•Preceptors
•Winter Term Leadership Program
•Individual Development Plan
The Process-2L Year:
Awareness of Others
•Winter Term Problem Solving
•Revisiting the Individual Development Plan
The Process- 3L Year:Awareness of Wider Community
•Capstone Leadership Project
The Process:Continuous Throughout the Three Years
•Monthly Receptions with the Local Bar
•Participation in the “Innocence Project”
•Attendance at Community Lecture Series on Relevant Topics
•Participation in and Operation of Clinics
Monthly reception With Local Bar
Innocence Project
Community Lecture Series(Former Chief Justice Sandra Day O’Conner)
Tax Clinic
The Product
•A Lawyer with a command of the law
•A Lawyer with genuine people skills
▫Sensitive
▫Interactive
▫Engaging
The Product
At the end of the day, lawyers are sought as leaders for their analytical skills.
Elon University School of Law intentionally prepares students to fill those leadership
roles.