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The ongoing changes to the Japanese legal education system and the goal to provide law students with a challenging "American-style" legal education, makes this an exciting time in legal education field in Japan.

On October 24, 2003, Temple University Law School will present a unique chance in Tokyo to learn about the experiences and perspectives of distinguished U.S. law professors. Several law faculty, with over 50 years of combined teaching experience, will visit Japan to conduct a full-day seminar about legal education in the U.S. The seminar will be translated into Japanese.

Event Overview

For over 100 years, Temple University School of Law has been an innovator in American legal education. In fact, Temple Law is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for its trial advocacy programs and highly regarded in many other areas, including international law. Founded as a small evening school to educate those who could not otherwise attend college, Temple has evolved into one of the largest universities and law schools in the United States with campuses around the world - - including Tokyo (Minami-Azabu). Over the past 9 years, Temple University School of Law has operated the only full-time U.S. law program in Asia accredited by the American Bar Association. At its Tokyo campus, Temple Law provides a wide variety of international and U.S. law course taught entirely in English by international legal experts.

To register for this event, please contact Ayami Kunieda at 03-5441-9800 before October 10, 2003. Late registration after this date will be possible only if seating is still available. Also, if you have any questions about this seminar or other ways in which Temple University School of Law might assist your law school or its law students with their study of International or U.S. law, please contact Ms. Kunieda or Matthew Wilson, Director of Temple University School of Law's Program in Japan. We look forward to seeing you on October 24th!

Temple University School of Law is a public institution in the United States in Philadelphia. It is part of a renowned Temple University system that enrolls over 32,000 students taught by 2,400 faculty members. Temple University is the 4th fourth largest institution in the U.S. for professional education and kindly invites you to listen to the following distinguished law professors about "TEACHING LAW & LAW PROGRAMS: AMERICAN-STYLE."

Robert J. Reinstein, Dean

Professor Robert J. Reinstein is Dean of Temple Law School and a Vice President of Temple University. He received his juris doctorate degree cum laude from Harvard Law School where he held a Felix Frankfurter Scholarship. He is a 1965 graduate of Cornell University in Engineering Physics. Dean Reinstein has been a member of the Temple Law faculty since 1969 and received the George P. Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1975. He teaches in the areas of constitutional law, political and civil rights, employment discrimination, federal jurisdiction and jurisprudence. Professor Reinstein also served as Temple University Counsel for seven years. While on leave from Temple from 1977 through 1980 he worked at the United States Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division. He was Senior Attorney in the Appellate Section for the first two years and Chief of the General Litigation Section for the latter. From 1970 to 1977, Professor Reinstein was Consulting Attorney to the NAACP Social Contribution Fund. He tried numerous civil rights cases including several major class action employment discrimination suits. His legal publications include: Completing the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and Fourteenth Amendment, 66 Temp. L. Rev. 361 (1993); The Evolution of Individual Rights from the Constitution's Original Intent, 61 Temp. L.Rev. 197 (1988); Remedies in Title VII Cases, Federal Civil Rights Litigation Monograph (P.L.I. 1977 & 1978); An Early View of Executive Powers and Privilege, 2 Hast. Con. L.Q. 309 (1975); Legislative Privilege and the Separation of Powers, 86 Harv. L.Rev. 1113 (1973); and The Welfare Cases; Fundamental Rights, the Poor, and the Burden of Proof in Constitutional Litigation, 44 Temp L.Q. 1 (1970).

JoAnne A. Epps, Associate Dean

Professor JoAnne A. Epps is the Associate Dean for Academic affairs at Temple University School of Law. She received her law degree from Yale Law School. Before joining the faculty at Temple in 1985, she was a Deputy City Attorney of Los Angeles (1976-1980) and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1980-1985). Professor Epps' teaching areas include Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Interviewing, Counseling & Negotiation. Professor Epps is a member of the American Law Institute and since 1997 has served as the ABA's appointee to the ALI-ABA Committee on Continuing Professional Education. She is also active in the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation, having served as Co-Chair of the Committee on Training the Advocate (1995-97), Co-Director of Programs (1998-2000), Co-Director of all Litigation Divisions (2000-2001) and as Co-Director of Administration (2000-2001). Professor Epps is a frequent faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in trial, deposition, and motion practice, ethics, and professionalism training programs. She has also authored many publications including: The Winning Argument (2001); "Ethos and the Art of Argument", 26 Litigation 31, Fall 1999; "Clarifying the Meaning of Federal Rule of Evidence 703", 36 B.C. L. Rev. 53 (1994); Trial Evidence: Making and Meeting Objections (NITA, 1990); and "Passing the Confrontation Clause Stop Sign: Is All Hearsay Constitutionally Admissible?" 77 Ky. L.J. 7 (1988).

Edward Ohlbaum, Professor

Professor Ohlbaum is a Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy & Clinical Legal Education. He received his law degree from Temple Law School in 1976. He teaches courses in Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Criminal Law, and Professional Responsibility and coaches the law school's national championship mock trial team. Professor Ohlbaum helped originate Temple's award winning Integrated Trial Advocacy-Evidence-Professionalism Program and developed Temple's unique LL.M. in Trial Advocacy program. From 1992-94 Professor Ohlbaum served as special counsel to the Pennsylvania Legislature and was principal draftsman of Senate Bill 176, the forerunner to the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence. In 1998 he was the co-recipient of the Cesare Beccaria Award, presented annually by the Justinian Society and Criminal Justice Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association "in recognition of his contribution to the cause of justice and the advancement of legal education. In 1997 he was awarded the prestigious Richard S. Jacobson Award, given annually by the Roscoe Pound Foundation to one professor for "demonstrated excellence in teaching trial advocacy." He is the author of three books, Ohlbaum on the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence (Matthew Bender, 1998), Courtroom Evidence: A Teaching Commentary and its Supplement of Courtroom Vignettes (with Graham) (NITA 1997) Pennsylvania Benchbook for Criminal Proceedings. From 1976-1983, Professor Ohlbaum was a trial lawyer with the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

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