What Happened to CEFLER?

Professor Ben Madison

You may have noticed that the Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform (CEFLER) is now the Center for Professional Formation.  Our mission has not changed, so why did the name?

When Professor Ben Madison co-founded the Center for Ethical Formation and Legal Education Reform a decade ago, legal education had not accepted the goal of knowing one’s mission and professional formation.  Last year, the ABA finally acted by including in accreditation standards requirements that all law schools provide substantial opportunities for students to achieve these goals.  

The Center thus began with the goal of having legal education acknowledge the need for the kind of training and guidance we have offered.  The Center has also, from the start, provided such training and guidance through the means identified in the Mission Statement. 

We look forward to continuing connecting students with Christian lawyers and judges through the mentor program, helping students discern their calling, and training students and practicing lawyers in moral development and decision-making.