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PROFESSOR ANAHID GHARAKHANIAN APPOINTED AS VICE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Targeted News Service
July 12, 2012 Thursday 2:46 AM EST
Southwestern Law School issued the following news release:
Professor Anahid Gharakhanian
(http://www.swlaw.edu/faculty/faculty_listing/facultybio/314676),
a member of the Southwestern faculty since 2002, has been appointed
as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs for the 2012-13 academic year. She
will oversee the overall academic program, faculty appointments,
faculty development, and Southwestern's self-study process, and will
continue to serve as Director of the Externship Program.
As a member of the faculty for more than a decade, Dean Gharakhanian
has taught legal research and writing and a unique course on
Correctional Education, was instrumental in the redevelopment of
Southwestern's unique Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills (LAWS) program
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/courseinfo/firstyear), greatly expanded
the Externship Program (http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/extern)
to be one of the largest in the country, and served
as Faculty Advisor to the PLEAS part-time day program
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/jd/pleas). She is also Faculty
Advisor to the Armenian Law Students Association and recently
spearheaded efforts to create the new Southwestern Armenia Fellowship
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/fellowships/armeniafellowship) with
the Ministry of Justice in Armenia.
In announcing the appointment, Dean Austen Parrish said,
"Dean Gharakhanian is a very talented and dedicated teacher and
administrator, and I am delighted that she has agreed to expand her
administrative role, as we have a very busy year ahead."
Dean Gharakhanian earned her B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa,
in Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. She
completed her J.D., cum laude, at Harvard Law School and is a member
of the California State Bar. Upon graduation from law school,
she joined the firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP Enhanced Coverage
LinkingChadbourne & Parke LLP -Search using:Company ProfileNews, Most
Recent 60 Daysin Los Angeles. During her six-year tenure there, she
handled the pre-trial phases of a variety of civil litigation matters
as well as arbitration proceedings. Subsequently, she was appointed
Vice President of E-commerce Development for an online retailer. She
has also served as a temporary judge in Los Angeles Superior Court's
Small Claims Court and has worked on a pro bono basis in the areas
of domestic violence and other family law matters.
Dean Gharakhanian is an active member of the Greater Los Angeles
Consortium on Externships (GLACE), and was a lead organizer and a
presenter at the national GLACE Externships 3 Conference in 2006, as
well as for the GLACE 3rd Regional Externship Supervision Forum hosted
at Southwestern in 2008. She has also been a presenter in national
Legal Writing Institute and Externship conferences, including the
most recent 2012 Externships 6 Conference.
Targeted News Service
July 12, 2012 Thursday 2:46 AM EST
Southwestern Law School issued the following news release:
Professor Anahid Gharakhanian
(http://www.swlaw.edu/faculty/faculty_listing/facultybio/314676),
a member of the Southwestern faculty since 2002, has been appointed
as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs for the 2012-13 academic year. She
will oversee the overall academic program, faculty appointments,
faculty development, and Southwestern's self-study process, and will
continue to serve as Director of the Externship Program.
As a member of the faculty for more than a decade, Dean Gharakhanian
has taught legal research and writing and a unique course on
Correctional Education, was instrumental in the redevelopment of
Southwestern's unique Legal Analysis, Writing and Skills (LAWS) program
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/courseinfo/firstyear), greatly expanded
the Externship Program (http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/extern)
to be one of the largest in the country, and served
as Faculty Advisor to the PLEAS part-time day program
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/jd/pleas). She is also Faculty
Advisor to the Armenian Law Students Association and recently
spearheaded efforts to create the new Southwestern Armenia Fellowship
(http://www.swlaw.edu/academics/fellowships/armeniafellowship) with
the Ministry of Justice in Armenia.
In announcing the appointment, Dean Austen Parrish said,
"Dean Gharakhanian is a very talented and dedicated teacher and
administrator, and I am delighted that she has agreed to expand her
administrative role, as we have a very busy year ahead."
Dean Gharakhanian earned her B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa,
in Philosophy at the University of California, Los Angeles. She
completed her J.D., cum laude, at Harvard Law School and is a member
of the California State Bar. Upon graduation from law school,
she joined the firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP Enhanced Coverage
LinkingChadbourne & Parke LLP -Search using:Company ProfileNews, Most
Recent 60 Daysin Los Angeles. During her six-year tenure there, she
handled the pre-trial phases of a variety of civil litigation matters
as well as arbitration proceedings. Subsequently, she was appointed
Vice President of E-commerce Development for an online retailer. She
has also served as a temporary judge in Los Angeles Superior Court's
Small Claims Court and has worked on a pro bono basis in the areas
of domestic violence and other family law matters.
Dean Gharakhanian is an active member of the Greater Los Angeles
Consortium on Externships (GLACE), and was a lead organizer and a
presenter at the national GLACE Externships 3 Conference in 2006, as
well as for the GLACE 3rd Regional Externship Supervision Forum hosted
at Southwestern in 2008. She has also been a presenter in national
Legal Writing Institute and Externship conferences, including the
most recent 2012 Externships 6 Conference.