Pro Bono Barrister: Brooklyn Dean Nick Allard sees 2014 better for lawyers
Brooklyn Law School Dean Nick Allard has been a busy guy since he arrived here a few years back. Among many other things, he has helped to create programs that could help the school’s graduates be better prepared to go out there and successfully compete in a shrinking job market that is pretty loaded with lawyers.
And now the dean is looking ahead and has some very positive and welcome predictions for the profession this year. With a word of thanks to Eagle Legal Editor Charisma Miller (who often inspires comments appearing in Pro Bono Barrister) the dean’s foresight bears our attention:
First, foresees Dean Allard, “Ten years from now, people will look back at 2014 and say it marked the start of the new world of law: a renaissance where the respect and reputations of lawyers and law schools began to rise by measurable benchmarks.”