{"623023":{"#nid":"623023","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Introduction from the New Pre-Law Advisor","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChad Slieper (chad.slieper@gatech.edu) will now serve as the pre-law advisor for all GT students and alumni interested in legal career. His introduction is below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGood morning,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy name is Chad Slieper, and I am the Director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Law, Science, and Technology Program.\u0026nbsp; The Law, Science, and Technology (LST) Program is an academic program housed in the School of Public Policy that offers both a Minor in Law, Science, and Technoloy, and a Pre-Law Certificate.\u0026nbsp; I also serve as the pre-law advisor for any Georgia Tech student or alum from any major interested in a career in law or going to law school, regardless of whether they are enrolled in the Minor or Certificate program.\u0026nbsp; As of July 1, 2019, C2D2 is no longer offering Pre-Law advisement services, and we have merged their Pre-Law Advising listserv with our own to ensure that you continue to receive information as needed related to pre-law advisement and pre-law happenings at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp; During the summer, e-mails are sent to the list as needed, and during the academic year, the list serves as a more regular newsletter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy way of introductions, I graduated from Georgia Tech with my Bachelor of Science in Public Policy in 2002 (including having earned the Pre-Law Certificate), and I went on to earn my Juris Doctor from Emory Law School in 2005.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;ve spent my career in the area of professional ethics, including both legal ethics and medical ethics, with my main focus being on healthcare and clinical ethics.\u0026nbsp; I completed a fellowship in medical ethics at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and I was on faculty as a clinical ethicist at M. D. Anderson for a number of years.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;ve also worked in-house for large law firms in Atlanta dealing mainly with the management of conflicts of interest.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;m so thrilled to be back home in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Public Policy, and to have the privilege of devoting my career to the Law, Science, and Technology program and to working with you all as you prepare for a career in law, or in unpacking ideas that otherwise interest you.\u0026nbsp; I\u0026rsquo;ll be teaching US Constitutional Issues in the fall, and a new course dealing with Law, Medicine, and Ethics in the spring of next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy office hours for the summer are by appointment, and I\u0026rsquo;m always happy to discuss our LST Minor and Pre-Law Certificate programs with you, along with any other questions you may have about law school, legal careers, etc.\u0026nbsp; Stop by and say hello (I\u0026rsquo;m in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDM Smith 210\u003C\/strong\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EI\u0026rsquo;m looking forward to working with you as you journey towards a possible career in law!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProf. Slieper\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChad F. Slieper, J.D.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E(\u003Cem\u003Ehe\/him\/his\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector \u0026ndash; Law, Science, and Technology Program\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPre-Law Director and Advisor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech | School of Public Policy\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n685 Cherry Street | Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0345\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.385.7222 |\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Chad.Slieper@gatech.edu\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EChad.Slieper@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/66bcb397-b9a9-546a-bb7d-b83a6405affb\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELink to Bio\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;|\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.prelaw.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.prelaw.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Chad Slieper (chad.slieper@gatech.edu) will now serve as the pre-law advisor for all GT students and alumni\u00a0interested in legal career. 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