Conley Wouters
Assistant Professor of Law
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Conley Wouters is an Assistant Professor of Law who teaches Lawyering Skills I and II, Contracts I and II, and other courses. Previously, he taught legal writing at Suffolk University Law School and the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, as well as courses in composition and American literature at Brandeis University. Professor Wouters’ current research interests include legal storytelling and Animal Law. His scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in Studies in the Novel, Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, and the Northeastern University Law Review. Before moving to legal academia, Professor Wouters practiced commercial litigation in Los Angeles and Chicago. Today, he maintains an active pro bono practice with a focus on Animal Law; in 2023, he received the Compassionate Counsel Award from the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Professor Wouters holds a B.A. in English from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Brandeis University, and a J.D. from Cornell Law School.