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Family Law and Social Policy Center


WELCOME TO THE FAMILY LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY CENTER HOMEPAGE

Our mission is to improve the quality of education for family law students, to encourage interdisciplinary family policy research and practice, to disseminate information on family law and social policy, and to foster community service for the benefit of
families and children.

Center for Family Law and Social PolicyThe Family Law and Social Policy Center offers students the opportunity to study an area of law in depth while performing useful work in that area.  The interdisciplinary nature of the center requires the students to bring not only legal resources to bear on an issue but to access other disciplines as well.  This process is essential to documenting success or failure in dealing with our social systems that regulate human behavior.  The benefits of this holistic approach are many: developing of professional skills and confidence, enhancing career opportunities and creating a new generation of lawyers ready to generate productive change in our world.

FAMILY LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY CERTIFICATE 
Students participating in the Family Law and Social Policy Program are eligible for a 
certificate that recognizes their concentration 
in Family Law.

ESTATE PLANNING CERTIFICATE
This new certificate will recognize students who concentrate a portion of their law school studies 
in estate planning work. 

APPLIED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
These courses provide students with hands
on legal training to enrich their educational experience. 

SYRACUSE MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
This program is a medical/legal collaborative
sponsored by the Center, the Children's Rights Clinic and the University Pediatric and 
Adolescent Center of University Hospital.

CONFERENCES, SPEAKERS & SYMPOSIA
These opportunities enrich the curriculum 
and allow students to interact with speakers 
of diverse backgrounds.

CAREERS IN FAMILY LAW
Learn more about careers in Family Law, read 
about our featured graduates and use our 
Career Resources to search for jobs in family law. 

WRITING COMPETITIONS
Apply for various writing competitions and earn scholarship money.

RESEARCH GUIDES AND RESOURCES
Reference Librarian Ted Holynski and 
Professor Sarah H. Ramsey collaborated to produce two extensive guides to primary and secondary family law sources.  Also, find links to various family law and social policy sites. 

THE CENTER DIRECTOR
The Center Director, Sarah H. Ramsey, is a professor of law and a Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Center Executive Director, Heidi White McCormick, is a graduate of the College of Law and a past recipient of the Family Law Certificate.

THE FACULTY
The center retains a diverse faculty with nationally recognized expertise in family and children's law. Areas of special interest include children's rights, mediation, bioethics and disability law. 

FAMILY LAW SOCIETY
FLS is a student organization that provides a forum for students to engage in activities designed to develop them for a fulfilling and challenging career in family law.

CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 315-443-1310
Fax: 315-443-4141
Address: 287 E.I. White Hall, College of Law, Syracuse, NY 13244

PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES
Law students can learn about various opportunities to provide valuable services to the community through pro bono work. 

CENTER NEWS
Learn about current center and student projects, faculty accomplishments,
and more.