2010 Leadership Roundtable

Education Leadership Roundtable II:
Now More Than Ever

Santa Clara University School of Law
April 15 – 16, 2010

“With speed few anticipated, and permanence even fewer were willing to predict, the legal industry has changed.” – Steve Gibson, COO, NITA

On April 15-16, 2010, a select group of leading academics, law school administrators, professional development experts, and practicing lawyers gathered to share their views on educating law students and lawyers for leadership roles. Edited Roundtable proceedings will be available on this site at a later date.

Roundtable List of Participants
Roundtable Participants’ Bios
Write-up of 2010 Leadership Roundtable
Roundtable Agenda
Roundtable Materials

2010 Leadership Roundtable Participants

Ida Abbott, Director Hastings Leadership UC Hastings College of Law 6114 LaSalle Avenue Box 634 Oakland, CA 94611 510-339-6883 idaabbott@aol.com	Paula A. Monopoli, Professor of Law The University of Maryland School of Law 500 W. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201-1786 410-706-4485 410-706-2184 pmonopoli@law.umaryland.edu
Linda T. Alepin Dean’s Executive Professor Entrepreuneurship Santa Clara University School of Business 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-551-1831 lalepin@scu.edu	Terri Mottershead Director of Professional Development DLA Piper LLP (US) 555 Mission Street Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA 94105-2933 415-615-6003 terri.mottershead@dlapiper.com
Mary Alexander Principle Mary Alexander & Associates, P.C. 44 Montgomery Street Suite 1303 San Francisco, CA 94104-4612 415-433-4440 malexander@maryalexanderlaw.com	Michele Benedetto Neitz Associate Professor of Law Golden Gate University School of Law 536 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94150-2968 415-442-6575 mneitz@ggu.edu
Robert Cullen, Attorney at Law JSI Logistics 1535 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 rcullen@jsilogistics.com	Donald J. Polden, Dean Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-4362 dpolden@scu.edu
Peter T. Healy, Esq. O’Melveny & Myers LLP Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 415-984-8833 415-984-8701 phealy@omm.com	Larry R. Richard, Vice President and Chair of the Leadership & Organization Development Practice Hildebrandt Baker Robbins 200 Cottontail Lane Somerset, NJ 08873 800-223-0937 ex 410 lrrichard@hildebrandt.com
Marina Hsieh, Assistant Dean for Academic Professional Development Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-2764 mhsieh@scu.edu	Faith Rivers, Associate Professor Elon University School of Law 201 North Greene Street Greenboro, NC 27401 336-279-9332 frivers@elon.edu
Vicki Huebner, Assistant Dean for Law Career Services Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-551-1896 vhuebner@scu.edu	Shauvi Rogers, 3L Student Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 ssrogers@scu.edu
Jim G. Leipold, Executive Director National Association for Law Placement, Inc. (NALP) 1025 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1110 Washington, DC 20036-5413 Phone: (202) 835-1001 – main office Fax: (202) 835-1112 jleipold@nalp.org	Roland B. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Faculty and Lead Researcher Center for Creative Leadership One Leadership Place Greenboro, NC 27410-9427 smithro@ccl.org
Paul Lippe, CEO Legal OnRamp NASA Research Park Building 18, Suite 202 MS 18-3 Moffett Field, CA 94035 650-533-4058 paullippe@legalonramp.com	Dr. Georgia Sorenson Professor of Law University of Maryland School of Law 500 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201-1786 gs232323@aol.com
Alan Maeda, Consultant Legal & Business Development Founder and Director Eternaleds, Inc. 11901 Santa Monica Blvd #636 Los Angeles, CA 90025 925-212-4508 amaeda@eternaleds.com	Stephanie Allen West, JD http://www.brainsonpurpose.com http://www.idealawg.net Denver, CO USA swestallen@gmail.com
Sandra Magliozzi, Director Professional Development and Externships Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-5016 smagliozzi@scu.edu	Julia Yaffee Sr. Assistant Dean for External Affairs Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-2706 jyaffee@scu.edu
Scott A. Mangum, Associate Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth A Professional Corporation 983 University Avenue Suite 104C Los Gatos, CA 95032 408-356-3000 smangum@smwb.com	Gordon Yamate, Attorney at Law Lecturer in Law Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 gyamate@earthlink.net
Cynthia Mertens, Associate Dean and Professor of Law Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 408-554-4025 cmertens@scu.edu	Daniel Zazueta, 3L Student Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 dzazueta@scu.edu

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Roundtable Participants’ Bios

Linda Alepin
Mary Alexander
Robert Cullen
Marina Hsieh

Vicki Huebner
Jim Leipold
Paul Lippe
Alan K. Maeda

Sandee Magliozzi
Cynthia Mertens
Terri Mottershead
Donald J. Polden

Faith Rivers
Dr. Georgia Sorenson
Julia Yaffee
Gordon Yamate

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Roundtable Agenda

Thursday, April 15, 2010
6:00 p.m.	Informal dinner for conference participants Mio Vicino, 1290 Benton Street, Santa Clara (408) 241-9414
Friday, April 16, 2010 Executive Conference Room, St. Joseph’s Hall, Santa Clara University
8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Welcome, introductions and overview
9:00 a.m.	Leadership Education: Now More Than Ever This panel will discuss what has driven the many recent changes in the legal profession and how those drivers are influencing emerging new law firm models in hiring and training new attorneys. There is increasing demand for new attorneys and law students to enter practice armed with a broader array of professional skills, including leadership skills that give them the agility to navigate change and to succeed under the emerging models of practice. Moderator: Sandee Magliozzi, Director, SCU Law Professional Development and Externships James G. Leipold, Executive Director, National Association of Legal Professionals Terri Mottershead, Director of Professional Development, DLA Piper LLP (U.S.)
10:15 a.m.	Educating Leaders: Other Perspectives Leadership is a cluster of identified skills that can be learned. Law schools can benefit from professionals who have been engaged in developing leadership skills in various arenas. This panel will bring together national experts who will share their perspectives on leadership development. Moderator: Marina Hsieh, Assistant Dean, SCU Law Academic & Professional Development Larry Richard, Vice President and Chair of the Leadership & Organization Development Practice, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins Linda Alepin, Founding Director Global Women’s Leadership Network & Professor, SCU School of Business Roland Smith, Senior Faculty, Center for Creative Leadership
11:30 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m.	“The New Normal”: Paul Lippe, CEO, Legal OnRamp Systems, Inc.
12:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Law School Leadership Education Initiatives This panel will identify and discuss leadership education initiatives at law schools and how the law schools are contributing to knowledge of leadership by lawyers. The speakers will link initiatives at their schools to imparting and developing leadership competencies in law students. Moderator: Don Polden, Dean, SCU Law Bob Cullen, Lecturer, SCU Law Peter Goplerud, Dean, Florida Coastal School of Law Faith Rivers, Professor, Elon University Law School Georgia Sorenson, Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
2:15 p.m.	Break: Relocate to Adobe Lodge, Santa Clara University
2:30 p.m.	Leadership Education: Moving Forward Small group discussions on issues involved in moving leadership education forward. Facilitator: Julia Yaffee Getting buy in by faculty and others to build a comprehensive leadership education program Building leadership education into the curriculum through scholarship and case studies Developing a meaningful student leadership education Building bridges to the legal profession through leadership education Developing leadership education resources Creating a consortium in support of leadership education for lawyers
4:00 p.m.	Plenary summation and reception Reporting back from breakout groups and next steps. Facilitator: Marina Hsieh
4:45 p.m.	Adjourn