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'''Southern New England School of Law''' ('''SNESL''') was a ] ] located in ] that operated from 1981 to 2010. At its closure, its assets were donated to the University of Massachusetts system to become the basis for the ].


==Location==
Southern New England was founded in 1981.
The law school was located in ], between ] and ].


==History==
== ABA Accreditation Status ==
Southeastern Massachusetts-Rhode Island-Avins Law School was incorporated in 1981, offering weekend classes from a storefront location in Fall River. It adopted the name "Southern New England School of Law" in 1986 and won authorization to confer the ] degree in 1988. The first graduation was held in 1989. A full-time day program was established in 1992, and the School moved to its Faunce Corner Road campus in North Dartmouth in 1994. It became accredited by the ] in 1995. At its closure in 2010, it had 200 students, 1200 alumni, 13 full-time faculty and over 20 adjunct instructors.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.umassd.edu/law/about/umasslawprofile/history/
|title=Our History
|publisher=University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
|access-date=11 November 2011
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114162357/http://www.umassd.edu/law/about/umasslawprofile/history/
|archive-date=November 14, 2011
}}</ref>


===Affiliation with University of Massachusetts===
Southern New England School of Law has applied for accreditation from the ABA. The University is committed to providing all resources towards gaining ABA approval. However, it makes no guarantees that the school will be approved by the ABA by a set time-table.
In 2005, the University of Massachusetts system trustees considered but rejected a proposal to create a UMass Law School by merging SNESL with UMass Dartmouth.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/04/01/umass_law_school_plan_rejected/
|title=UMass Law School plan rejected
|publisher=Boston Globe
|date=1 April 2005
|author=Jenna Russell
|access-date=11 November 2011
}}</ref>


Prior to the school's incorporation into the University of Massachusetts system, students enrolled at Southern New England School of Law had the option of completing a dual JD/MBA program. The MBA (Business School) component was offered at the nearby ] campus. Full-time students enrolled in the joint program completed the course of study within four years or eight semesters.
However, it is accredited by the ]. Graduates of the law school can sit for the bar exams of Connecticut and Massachusetts.


Additionally, UMass Dartmouth provided Southern New England School of Law students with dormitory arrangements, access to meal services, and use of the UMASS library, bookstore, and athletic facilities.
They are also allowed to practice law in front of ] and ] of Eastern New York and Southern New York, which includes New York City.


On December 10, 2009, the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts voted to have UMass Dartmouth acquire the law school<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/12/full_umass_boar.html | work=The Boston Globe | title=Full UMass board gives nod to law school plan | first=Tracy | last=Jan | date=December 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213212325/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/12/full_umass_boar.html |archive-date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> from the law school trustees with the aim of creating a competitive and low cost alternative to private law schools in the area.<ref name="Globe">{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2009/11/19/umass_panel_oks_plan_to_acquire_struggling_law_school/|title=UMass committee OK's plan to acquire struggling law school|last=Jan|first=Tracy|date=November 19, 2009|publisher=]|access-date=19 November 2009|location=Boston, Massachusetts}}</ref> Southern New England held its final commencement on May 29, 2010 and was succeeded by the ] at Dartmouth.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723234303/http://law.umassd.edu/ |url=http://law.umassd.edu/ |access-date=June 21, 2010 |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |title='Only the beginning' - Southern New England Celebrates Final Commencement |date=May 29, 2010 |first=John |last=Hoey }}</ref>
=== Rodi v. SNESL ===
In 2003 Joseph Rodi sued the Southern New England School of Law alleging fraud and violations of consumer protection. In 1997, Rodi had applied to SNESL when it was provisionally accredited by the ABA on the basis of its assurance that it was "high confident" of receiving full accreditation . When it was denied accreditation in 1997, Rodi considered transferring. However, upon the assurance of the then acting law dean David M. Prentiss that "no cause for pessimism" that SNESL would be accredited by Rodi's graduation date, he did not transfer. In 1999, the ABA again denied accreditation and SNESL did not appeal the decision to another ABA-body. Rather it terminated half its faculty, further straying from ABA guideliness . Rodi graduated in 2000 and was unable to sit for the New Jersey bar as a result of the lack of accredtitation. SNESL has alleged that it did notify students that it was not accredited and that it did not lead Rodi to believe it would be accredited by a certain date. As of November 2007, no further proceedings have taken place and could be prevented by a three year statute of limitations under Massachusetts law <ref> </ref>


== Location == ==Accreditation==
SNESL was accredited by the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cihe.neasc.org/about_our_institutions/roster_of_institutions/#Massachusetts |access-date=July 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227085040/http://cihe.neasc.org/about_our_institutions/roster_of_institutions/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2010 |title=Roster of Institutions |publisher=New England Association of Schools and Colleges }}</ref> It was not accredited by the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/private.html |access-date=July 18, 2009 |title=ABA Approved Private Law Schools |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802141841/http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/private.html |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |publisher=American Bar Association }}</ref>


Southern New England School of Law's accreditation status was the subject of a lawsuit, Joseph Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law, 532 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 2008).<ref>{{cite court |url=http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03-2502.01A |court=1st Cir. |litigants=Joseph Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law et al. |date=November 10, 2004 |opinion=03-2502.01A }}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208132249/http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=03-2502.01A |date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>
The law school is located in ], next to ].


==Clinical programs==
It is about an hours drive from ], half hour from ] and ]. It is three and a half hours from ]
Southern New England School of Law ran clinics offering legal services to individuals and organizations in Massachusetts on a pro bono basis. Clinics were led and organized by faculty and licensed attorneys, and allowed law students at SNESL to assist.

The Immigration Law Clinic provided legal services to immigrants and community groups throughout Massachusetts. Clients were referred by several local agencies. Other SNESL clinics included the Community Development Clinic, designed to work with local non-profit organizations; and the Legal Services Clinic, located in one of the city’s legal services offices, The New Center for Legal Advocacy, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

==Student associations==
The ] served as the official student association of Southern New England School of Law. It sponsored academic, professional and social activities and brought guest speakers to the Law School.
The Southern New England Roundtable Symposium Law Journal, a student organization, published an electronic law journal annually in the winter semester, "to contribute to the legal community by publishing articles that highlight current legal issues and changes in the law."

Other student organizations included ] Law Fraternity, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Legal Association of Women (LAW), the ] (ILSA), the ] Program, and the ].


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Latest revision as of 02:56, 6 April 2021

Southern New England School of Law
Active1981–2010
LocationNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts, US

Southern New England School of Law (SNESL) was a non-profit law school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that operated from 1981 to 2010. At its closure, its assets were donated to the University of Massachusetts system to become the basis for the University of Massachusetts School of Law.

Location

The law school was located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, between New Bedford, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts.

History

Southeastern Massachusetts-Rhode Island-Avins Law School was incorporated in 1981, offering weekend classes from a storefront location in Fall River. It adopted the name "Southern New England School of Law" in 1986 and won authorization to confer the Juris Doctor degree in 1988. The first graduation was held in 1989. A full-time day program was established in 1992, and the School moved to its Faunce Corner Road campus in North Dartmouth in 1994. It became accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1995. At its closure in 2010, it had 200 students, 1200 alumni, 13 full-time faculty and over 20 adjunct instructors.

Affiliation with University of Massachusetts

In 2005, the University of Massachusetts system trustees considered but rejected a proposal to create a UMass Law School by merging SNESL with UMass Dartmouth.

Prior to the school's incorporation into the University of Massachusetts system, students enrolled at Southern New England School of Law had the option of completing a dual JD/MBA program. The MBA (Business School) component was offered at the nearby University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus. Full-time students enrolled in the joint program completed the course of study within four years or eight semesters.

Additionally, UMass Dartmouth provided Southern New England School of Law students with dormitory arrangements, access to meal services, and use of the UMASS library, bookstore, and athletic facilities.

On December 10, 2009, the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts voted to have UMass Dartmouth acquire the law school from the law school trustees with the aim of creating a competitive and low cost alternative to private law schools in the area. Southern New England held its final commencement on May 29, 2010 and was succeeded by the University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth.

Accreditation

SNESL was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It was not accredited by the American Bar Association.

Southern New England School of Law's accreditation status was the subject of a lawsuit, Joseph Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law, 532 F.3d 11 (1st Cir. 2008).

Clinical programs

Southern New England School of Law ran clinics offering legal services to individuals and organizations in Massachusetts on a pro bono basis. Clinics were led and organized by faculty and licensed attorneys, and allowed law students at SNESL to assist.

The Immigration Law Clinic provided legal services to immigrants and community groups throughout Massachusetts. Clients were referred by several local agencies. Other SNESL clinics included the Community Development Clinic, designed to work with local non-profit organizations; and the Legal Services Clinic, located in one of the city’s legal services offices, The New Center for Legal Advocacy, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Student associations

The Student Bar Association served as the official student association of Southern New England School of Law. It sponsored academic, professional and social activities and brought guest speakers to the Law School. The Southern New England Roundtable Symposium Law Journal, a student organization, published an electronic law journal annually in the winter semester, "to contribute to the legal community by publishing articles that highlight current legal issues and changes in the law."

Other student organizations included Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), the Legal Association of Women (LAW), the International Law Students Association (ILSA), the Moot Court Program, and the Yearbook.

References

  1. "Our History". University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. Jenna Russell (1 April 2005). "UMass Law School plan rejected". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. Jan, Tracy (December 10, 2009). "Full UMass board gives nod to law school plan". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009.
  4. Jan, Tracy (November 19, 2009). "UMass committee OK's plan to acquire struggling law school". Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  5. Hoey, John (May 29, 2010). "'Only the beginning' - Southern New England Celebrates Final Commencement". Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  6. "Roster of Institutions". New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  7. "ABA Approved Private Law Schools". American Bar Association. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
  8. Joseph Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law et al., 03-2502.01A (1st Cir. November 10, 2004).Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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