Dean O’Rourke Rises Again on List of Most Influential People in Legal Education

院长连续第三年被公认为法律教育的领导者。

波士顿大学法学院 Dean Maureen A. O’Rourke was once again named to the 国家法官‘s list of the 25位最具影响力的法律教育界人士. This marks the 连续第三年 the dean has been recognized. She first appeared as #23 on the list in 2014, and has risen steadily over the past two years, to #14 and now #11.

The 国家法官 requests nominations from all US law schools each fall, and compiles a list of candidates. 今年，编辑们将名单缩小到46个名字，并请每所学院的院长和一名教员对提名者进行评分。 前25名在杂志中突出显示。

“This year’s list… recognizes leaders who are shaping the future of law schools,” writes Katie Thisdell of the 国家法官. “They’ve pushed for more practical training, lowered debt and improved employment numbers.”

Dean O’Rourke was 最近命名 chair-elect of the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar following a one-year tenure as vice chair. 在那之前，她做了五年的理事会成员。 In addition, she 担任Access Group的董事会成员, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making legal education more accessible.

This past year, O’Rourke oversaw the launch of a 新的合法居留计划 with UnitedLex, a provider of legal and cyber security services. 通过为期两年的项目，UnitedLex将为波士顿大学法学院的毕业生提供尖端法律技术、项目管理和交付流程方面的培训，为企业法务部门和顶级律师事务所提供高质量、高效的法律服务。

She led a BU Law partnership with MIT to create 两家新诊所. 创业与知识产权诊所将波士顿大学法学院的学生与波士顿大学和麻省理工学院的学生企业家联系起来，帮助他们发展自己的商业理念。 技术与网络法律诊所与麻省理工学院的学生合作，澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究与他们创新相关的商业风险相关的领域，如知识产权法、隐私和安全。

O 'Rourke于1993年从IBM来到波士顿大学，在那里她从事软件许可工作。 As dean of BU Law since 2006, O’Rourke has guided the construction of the new Sumner M. Redstone building and the renovation of the BU Law tower, a project which recently 获得LEED金牌认证. 她一直专注于改善学生的体验，以跟上法律市场的变化，增加体验式学习、职业发展支持和获得经济援助的机会。