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38 Syllabus 1 (2006-2007)

handle is hein.journals/syllabus38 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 38, Number I Fall 2006 American B L LA and Admissions to the Bar Amercan ar Association Section of Legal EducationanAdisostthBr A Shared Responsibility Message from the New Section Chairperson William R. Rakes, Esq. hief Justice William Rehnquist used the three- legged stool as an analogy for the legal profession, with the legs representing the practicing bar, the legal academy, and the judiciary. He said, No leg of the stool can support the pro- fession by itself, and each leg is heavily interde- pendent on the others. It is obvious that the three branches of the legal profession have a shared responsibility for the pro- fession and for legal education, which is the foundation on which the profession is based. I have used Chief Justice Rehnquist's analogy on many occasions and I think it is a pow- erful commentary on the impor- tance of the three parts of the profession working together. That is exactly what the Section of Legal Education and Admis- sions to the Bar does. The Section and Council are made up of mem- bers of all three branches. The Chair of the Council rotates annu- ally among the three branches. Next year, you will hear a prospective from a practitioner, who is deeply interested in all three branches of our profession and is particularly interested in seeing the three branches work together to accomplish more than can be accomplished work- ing independently of each other. Fifteen years ago I organized a Conclave on Legal Education in Virginia, which brought together deans and professors, practitioners, and judges to consider legal educa- tion issues that matter greatly to the profession. The Virginia Con- clave model was replicated in more than twenty-five states and was invigorated by the MacCrate Report, which was issued several months after the Virginia Conclave. The conclaves provided a forum for important dialogue on the Mac- Crate Report and other issues, and involved all three branches. Because of the importance of continuing to narrow the per- ceived gap between the branches of the profession and recognizing the importance of a shared responsibility, we plan to hold a national conclave next spring, which will serve two purposes: it will honor Robert MacCrate and Continued on page 23 Accreditation Policy Task Force Announced By Hulett H. Askew, Consultant on Legal Education auline Schneider, a private practitioner from the Dis- trict of Columbia, has been named Chairperson of the newly appointed Accreditation Policy Task Force. Schneider has a long history of involvement in legal education and has served as Chairperson of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. The Task Force was appointed by William R. Rakes, Esq., Chair- person of the Council, who stated that its purpose is to consider the policies behind the accreditation standards and recommend appropriate changes. The Task Force is requested to make its report in June of next year. Schneider stated that the Task Force will solicit input from all Continued on page 25 INSIDE: 15South African Women in Law Indaba 16 Innovative Education 19 Justice O'Connor Receives Award

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