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Courting an Opportunity
Zelda Harris Chosen to Lead WNE School of Law
BY GEORGE O’BRIEN
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Zelda Harris says she was already aware that Western New England University (WNE) was looking for a dean for its law school — a search firm had reached out to her.
But when a former student and mentee, who is working as asso- ciate dean of Law Student Affairs at WNE School of Law and was on the search committee to find the next dean, reminded her that the job was open and that she should look into the position, she took even more interest.
And her interest was already piqued because she already knew quite a bit about WNE and its law school — and saw the dean’s posi- tion as a unique opportunity, one that would eventually prompt her to leave the Windy City and the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she has taken on a number of positions, including inter- im dean, a post she held for a year until July 2022, and her current role as director of the Dan K. Webb Center for Advocacy.
Specifically, it’s an opportunity to work for a school that has “a great mission” that aligns with her work, specifically in the broad and important realm of experiential learning.
“Most of my experience, as a litigator, a practitioner, and an educator, have been in that space, making sure that students are prepared for practice by ensuring that they have quality experiential courses within the law school,” she explained.
Elaborating, she said that, while at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law, she “ran a law firm within the law school,” one that was dedicated largely to domestic violence but that also took on a number of other issues ranging from child-welfare matters to immigration to criminal defense.
“That’s experience that employers don’t necessarily want to pay
“Western New England has a laser focus on experiential learning opportunities that are carried out through the clinics that are internal to the law, but also the amount of community engagement.”
Zelda Harris sees WNE Law as a natural progression in her career and mission.
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