THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW:THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW:

““Let Our Minds Be Bold”Let Our Minds Be Bold”

LEGAL EDUCATION: PLANNING FOR OUR SECOND CENTURY

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized.“

Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912)

American Architect and Urban Planner

A MATTER OFHISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

• College of Law established in 1909; housed in Administration Building

• Menard Law Building constructed in 1972-73• Faculty and strategic planning “special panel”

study geographical issues in 1999-2000• Boise office opened in 2001; size limited by

2002-03 budget cuts• Statement of Strategic Direction adopted 2003

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY(continued)

• Self-study and strategic planning conducted for re-accreditation in 2005

• Planning for College’s second century, 2007– College and University administration– Law Advisory Council– Idaho State Bar/Judiciary Conclave– Review of approaches and possibilities with legal

education and business plan consultants– Development of specific proposal(s)

ABA LAW SCHOOL GROWTHABA LAW SCHOOL GROWTH

ANDAND

THE MARKET FORTHE MARKET FOR

LEGAL EDUCATION IN IDAHO LEGAL EDUCATION IN IDAHO

WILL THERE BEWILL THERE BE

A LAW SCHOOLA LAW SCHOOL

IN THE TREASURE VALLEY?IN THE TREASURE VALLEY?

Enrollment at ABA Schools

Academic Year# of ABA Schools

1st Yr. Enrollment

1st Yr. Enrollment per School

Total Enrollment

Total Enrollment per School

2005 - 2006 191 48,132 252 140,298 7352004 - 2005 188 48,239 257 140,376 7472003 - 2004 187 48,867 261 137,676 7362002 - 2003 186 48,433 260 132,885 7142001 - 2002 184 45,070 245 127,610 6942000 - 2001 183 43,518 238 125,173 684

Historical Growth in # of ABA SchoolsHistorical Growth in # of ABA Schools

• 20 in 25 years20 in 25 years• 8 in 5 years8 in 5 years

• 20 in 25 years20 in 25 years• 8 in 5 years8 in 5 years

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

2000 2010 2020 2030

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Projection of ABA School Growth(Using ABA Schools Data)

40 new schools

20 new schools

Regional and USRegional and USPopulation GrowthPopulation GrowthIn 18-24 age groupIn 18-24 age group

Regional and USRegional and USPopulation GrowthPopulation GrowthIn 18-24 age groupIn 18-24 age group

WHERE WILL THESEWHERE WILL THESE

NEW LAW SCHOOLSNEW LAW SCHOOLS

LOCATE?LOCATE?

2222

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Nampa-Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-Nampa-Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-approved law school approved law school within the MSA boundarieswithin the MSA boundaries..

1010

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Nampa-Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Nampa-Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-approved law school Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-approved law school within 50 mileswithin 50 miles..

44

State CapitalState CapitalState CapitalState Capital

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) (the size of the Boise-Nampa-Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-Nampa-Caldwell MSA or larger) that do not have an ABA-approved law school approved law school within 100 mileswithin 100 miles..

WHAT OTHER FACTORSWHAT OTHER FACTORS

FAVORFAVOR

THE TREASURE VALLEY?THE TREASURE VALLEY?

In each year from 2002 to 2007, Forbes Magazine In each year from 2002 to 2007, Forbes Magazine has ranked Boise as one of the top ten metro areas in has ranked Boise as one of the top ten metro areas in the nation for starting a business or career. In 2005, the nation for starting a business or career. In 2005,

Boise was ranked #1 in the survey.Boise was ranked #1 in the survey.

In each year from 2002 to 2007, Forbes Magazine In each year from 2002 to 2007, Forbes Magazine has ranked Boise as one of the top ten metro areas in has ranked Boise as one of the top ten metro areas in the nation for starting a business or career. In 2005, the nation for starting a business or career. In 2005,

Boise was ranked #1 in the survey.Boise was ranked #1 in the survey.

FAVORABLE ECONOMIC FAVORABLE ECONOMIC CLIMATECLIMATE

By 2030By 2030

POPULATION TRENDSPOPULATION TRENDS

A RISK, A RISK,

NOT A PREDICTIONNOT A PREDICTION

1.1. How should the College of Law, with its statewide mission, How should the College of Law, with its statewide mission, serve the growing need for legal education?serve the growing need for legal education?

2.2. If there will be a law school in the Treasure Valley, should that If there will be a law school in the Treasure Valley, should that law school be the University of Idaho College of Law?law school be the University of Idaho College of Law?

3. If the College of Law doesn’t locate in the Treasure Valley, 3. If the College of Law doesn’t locate in the Treasure Valley, what steps should the College of Law take to address the what steps should the College of Law take to address the impact of a competing JD program in the Treasure Valley?impact of a competing JD program in the Treasure Valley?

4. Irrespective of the location of the College of Law, what will 4. Irrespective of the location of the College of Law, what will people expect of the College of Law, and what are the people expect of the College of Law, and what are the additional resources that will be required to meet those additional resources that will be required to meet those expectations?expectations?

THE QUESTIONSTHE QUESTIONS

The status quowill not be an option.

Why the status quo will not be an option:

• inevitability of Treasure Valley JD program +

• nationwide trends in legal education and practice +

• changes in Idaho

1. create pressures for significant change in College of Law and

2. increase challenges posed by the College’s remoteness.

Nationwide Trends

• Specialization

• Globalization

• Demand for practice-ready graduates

Changes in Idaho

• Specialization: Growing diversity of Idaho economy and Idaho legal practice

• Globalization: Growing importance to Idaho economy of exports

• Practice-readiness: Growing competition

Visions of the Future

• Three visions of our second century○ “Moscow Plus” – enhancing a distinctive

residential law school with a metropolitan connection

○ “Treasure Valley Relocation Approach” – bringing the College of Law to a center of population, commerce and government

○ “Phased Dual Location Approach” – moving beyond the Moscow-Boise dichotomy to complementary JD programs under unified administration

Shaping our second century …Shaping our second century …““If we would guide by the light of If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be reason, we must let our minds be bold.”bold.”

Justice Louis D. BrandeisJustice Louis D. Brandeis New State Ice Co. v. LiebmannNew State Ice Co. v. Liebmann 285 U.S 262, 311 (1932) (dissenting)285 U.S 262, 311 (1932) (dissenting)

Idaho Legal Education in the 21st Century:

Curriculum & Faculty

A 21st Century Legal Education: Themes

• Specialization and Globalization

• Skills education: Service Learning and Outreach

• Interdisciplinary preparation and scholarship

Moscow Plus

• Support and Expand Interdisciplinary efforts – seamless integration of interdisciplinary programs

• Realize the promise of a small law school – decrease class size in core courses by offering such courses each semester and strategically building specialized upper division curriculum

• Invest in supportive expansion of extern/intern/clinical opportunities statewide

• 6 additional faculty in Moscow and 3 new faculty in Boise will be needed to fully implement these strategies

Phased-in Dual Location• Maintain quality and programs in Moscow emphasizing

interdisciplinary education and skills education while developing a second JD program in Boise

• Slightly decrease size of Moscow to 250 students to better fit facility and to decrease class size

• New Boise JD Program would eventually grow to 250 students• Expand use of distance learning to share courses between locations• Use high quality Affiliate Faculty in Boise to enhance specialized

course offerings; use externships to provide skills education• Slight expansion of Moscow Faculty 1-2 new faculty members• 10 initial faculty and 17 eventual faculty to launch new JD program

in Boise (36 faculty overall)

Relocation• Maintain presence of interdisciplinary programs in

Moscow in the area of the environment and Natural resources

• Slightly expand size of law school to support increased demand: 300 450 students to support expanded curriculum and meet increased demand

• Incorporate use of high quality affiliate faculty in specialized areas to enhance curricular offerings; expand clinical legal education externships (field placement program).

• 10-12 new faculty (33 overall) to support increased student body size and more complex curriculum