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'''Southern New England School of Law''' ('''SNESL''') was a non-profit [[:Category:Law Schools|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]].
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'''Southern New England School of Law''' is located in [[North Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]. It is a [[non-profit]] [[law school]] that is accredited by the [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]] but not by the [[American Bar Association]].


==External Links==
==Location==
[http://www.snesl.edu/ http://www.snesl.edu/]
The law school was located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, between New Bedford, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts.


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==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.<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>


[[Category:Law schools in Massachusetts]]
===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.<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
|accessdate=11 November 2011
}}</ref>


Dean Ward heads the school
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<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=[[The Boston Globe]]|accessdate=19 November 2009|location=Boston, Massachusetts}}</ref> Southern New England held its final commencement on May 29, 2010 and was succeeded by the [[University of Massachusetts School of Law]] 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>
 
==Accreditation==
SNESL was accredited by the [[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]].<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 [[American Bar Association]].<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>
 
==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==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[http://law.umassd.edu/ University of Massachusetts School of Law]

Latest revision as of 15:50, April 1, 2020

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[edit | edit source]

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

History[edit | edit source]

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.[1]

Affiliation with University of Massachusetts[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

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[3] from the law school trustees with the aim of creating a competitive and low cost alternative to private law schools in the area.[4] Southern New England held its final commencement on May 29, 2010 and was succeeded by the University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth.[5]

Accreditation[edit | edit source]

SNESL was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.[6] It was not accredited by the American Bar Association.[7]

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).[8]

Clinical programs[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Our History,
  2. ↑  UMass Law School plan rejected,  (1 April 2005)
  3. ↑ Jan, Tracy Full UMass board gives nod to law school plan, The Boston Globe  (December 10, 2009)
  4. ↑ Jan, Tracy UMass committee OK’s plan to acquire struggling law school,  (November 19, 2009)
  5. ↑ Hoey, John 'Only the beginning' - Southern New England Celebrates Final Commencement, (May 29, 2010)
  6. ↑ Roster of Institutions,
  7. ↑ ABA Approved Private Law Schools,
  8. ↑ Joseph Rodi v. Southern New England School of Law et al., 03-2502.01A (1st Cir. November 10, 2004). Archived from the original on February 8, 2012

External links[edit | edit source]

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