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Student Handbook
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August 2007
Dear Students:
Welcome to the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. We at the School of Law -- the faculty, staff, and administration -- recognize that your presence here is our reason for being, and we have a firm commitment to your success.
You are about to embark on a new career path that begins with the process of learning to think critically about the law. That process is a joint venture between you, your fellow students, and the faculty. To allow that process to work effectively, the School of Law has developed a system of policies and procedures, the goal of which is to simplify day-to-day operations, and to bring consistency and fairness to their application.
Lawyers are governed by a professional code of ethics. Our expectation is that from your first day here until you graduate, you will conduct yourself not only as a conscientious Brandeis law student, but as a member of a learned profession. Remember: starting today, you are building the reputation that you will carry with you throughout your professional life. Your classmates today are your colleagues at the Bar tomorrow.
This Handbook has been prepared to help you in navigating your way through the procedural aspects of the School of Law. In order to maintain a level playing field in the interests of all, we try not to depart from the policies and procedures stated here. Exceptions are rare because procedural rules lose their efficacy when they are disregarded arbitrarily or too often. For this reason, the burden of justifying any such exception is on the individual seeking it. At times, you may feel this is harsh or rigid, but it is essential if we are to be fair in treating in a like manner all students who are similarly situated.
Please familiarize yourself with the information in this Handbook. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. My door will be open to you as much as I can possibly keep it that way!
We look forward to meeting all of you during your years at the School of Law.
Sincerely,
Keith Sealing
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs