PHILADELPHIA - Eleanor Barrett of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will join the staff of The American Law Institute as Deputy Director effective July 11, 2022. After a nationwide search, the Institute’s Executive Committee unanimously approved Barrett’s appointment. The Deputy Director oversees the day-to-day operations of ALI's Philadelphia headquarters and supports the Director in the Institute's work. Eleanor succeeds Stephanie Middleton, who served in the role for more than a decade.
“The ALI is fortunate to have found Eleanor at this time,” said ALI Director Richard L. Revesz. “Her experience as a practicing lawyer, law school faculty member, and administrator makes her the ideal candidate to fill this important Institute role. The Deputy Director functions not only as ALI’s chief operating officer, but also as a trusted advisor on all of the Institute’s projects. I am excited to begin working with Eleanor as the ALI continues its important project work, as well as having her help to usher in ALI’s second century. Although Stephanie will be impossible to replace, I’m confident that Eleanor will be an extremely worthy successor.”
Barrett graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University with an A.B. in Public and International Affairs and received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is currently serving as the Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. She previously developed, administered, and taught in Penn Law’s Legal Practice Skills program as the Denise A. Rotko Associate Dean for Legal Practice Skills.
“It is an honor to succeed Stephanie Middleton as the next Deputy Director of the ALI,” said Barrett. “I look forward to working with Ricky, the Council, members, and talented ALI staff to carry the organization's mission forward into its next century.”
Before returning to Penn Law, Barrett served as a law clerk to Marjorie O. Rendell of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, where she engaged in all aspects of federal- and state-court litigation, with a particular focus on writing trial- and appellate-level briefs. In between college and law school, she worked as a financial analyst.
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