Washington listens when Brooklyn Law dean speaks about 2016 Democratic Convention
Chuck Otey's Pro Bono Barrister
Most members of the city legal community know that Brooklyn Law School (BLS) Dean Nick Allard came onto the scene a few years ago to help BLS deal with the myriad problems that have dogged the legal profession for the past several years.
When he took over, back in 2012, Dean Allard came up with a number of bold ideas. Truth be told, a few of his proposals didn’t sit well with some BLS alums. Some of us were, in fact, shocked when he suggested a shorter (time-wise) two-year law school program, instead of the traditional three or four, for those of us who attended nights.
Yet, before long, it was clear that Dean Allard was thinking about a lot more than the school’s income. It seems he had an uncanny ability look ahead, which was why he was among the first to embrace a revolutionary concept that even President Barack Obama believed to be necessary if the law profession as we know it were to survive.