Tag: Future of the Profession Initiative

The Bar Council of the Maldives visited the Law School to assist its efforts in regulating legal education and the legal profession in the Republic of Maldives.

As a Co-COO at Burford Capital, Perla believes that finance can – and will – play a vital role in diversifying leadership in the legal profession.

“The Power of Penn Law” campaign is the Law School’s most successful fundraising and engagement effort to date.

Lin sought an LLM degree from Penn in order to better understand and compare legal systems around the world.

Sandman’s illustrious legal career has been defined by leadership positions across a myriad of sectors.

The Future of the Profession Initiative is the Law School’s recognition of its opportunity and obligation to lead through ongoing changes in the legal profession.

Miguel Willis joins FPI as its inaugural Innovator in Residence and the initiative will partner with Access to Justice Tech Fellows.

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School announced that President Emeritus of the Legal Services Corporation (“LSC”) Jim Sandman L’76 will deepen his relationship with the Law School through his new role as Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative (“FPI”).

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative held “Law 2030: A Global Conversation About the Future of the Profession” at the Pennovation Center on February 27-28, 2020.

In the Fall of 2019, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School launched the Future of the Profession Initiative (FPI) to advance its mission of educating the next generation of lawyers and catalyzing change throughout the profession.

The Initiative will “Teach, Lead, and Transform” by examining new ways law schools can adopt a holistic vision for the formation of lawyers.

The Law School is launching the program in response to series of 2017 recommendations from the ABA, which addressed the burgeoning levels of stress, depression, and substance abuse within the legal profession.