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Dear Alumni and Friends,
As you read through this new edition of
The Record you may notice some changes have taken place. We’ve
redesigned the look and feel of the magazine to make it consistent
with our other publications. We’ve received very positive feedback
on our new Web site, catalogue and brochures and hope you like the
new format of the magazine.
In this issue, we invite you to explore the steadily expanding BU
Law community. A global marketplace has created strong interest
in international law among students. With the addition of our new
exchange program at the National University of Singapore, we now
have 12 study abroad options. This summer, 24 of our students either
worked abroad or worked on international issues in the United
States. We also have a growing worldwide network of BU Law
alumni as well as faculty members with international law expertise.
In the following pages, we profile just some
of our alumni and faculty members working internationally or with
expertise in transnational practice. We also profile John
Riccardi (’91), our assistant dean for Graduate
and International Programs, who oversees our
American Law program for foreign lawyers and
our study abroad programs.
Our cover story features Deborah Hardy
Telman (’93) and Nigel Telman (’93),
a couple who met at BU Law and built
successful careers in Chicago. Deborah is an
assistant corporate secretary and counsel for
The Boeing Company, which employs 150,000
people across the U.S. and in 70 countries. Nigel
is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, one of
the world’s largest law firms with 16
offices on four continents. Both
are active in the Chicago
community.
BU Law is clearly recognized
as a top tier school in legal
circles, both nationally and
internationally. This year the
School moved up in the US
News & World Report survey
to #20 out of 184 accredited law schools and placed in the top ten in
health, tax and intellectual property law. Our reputation is attributable
to a highly talented student body, accomplished alumni and a faculty
that continues to receive accolades for teaching and scholarship.
As you may know, over the years, we have substantially dropped
our class size—from a high of 450 to 269 last fall and an average of
275 going forward. While that means the University has given up
a significant amount of tuition income, our students benefit from a
richer educational experience with more opportunity for interaction
and attention from the faculty. The decrease in class size has also
meant an increase in our entering students’ qualifications. The fall
2006 entering class had a median GPA of 3.68 and median LSAT
score of 165 (93rd percentile). As we go to print, this year’s entering
class looks very similar.
Please keep BU Law students in mind when you’re interviewing for
positions at your firms, agencies or corporations and share the good
news about the high quality of BU Law with your colleagues in the
legal profession. Your support for BU Law is critical to building and
maintaining our national reputation.
Many of the extraordinary faculty that you remember are still
teaching with us. At the same time, we recognize the need
to invigorate the faculty with new members who share our
commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. We are
very pleased to announce the addition of four new faculty members
who will join us in the fall: Professor James E. Fleming of
Fordham University, Professor Linda C. McClain of Hofstra
University; Associate Professor Kevin Outterson of West
Virginia University College of Law; and Clinical Associate
Professor Sean J. Kealy, former assistant to Massachusetts
Senator Cynthia Creem (’66). We invite you to learn more
about them later in this issue.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions for stories to
include in future editions of The Record and in the BU Law
Alumni e-newsletter. You may contact us directly by phone at
617.353.3118 or by e-mail at lawalum@bu.edu.
Please also check our Web site at www.bu.edu/law for the
latest information on events, the School and alumni
gatherings.
Thank you for your continued support; we
look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Maureen A. O’Rourke, Dean