Staff & Faculty Focus
Introducing new faculty members
Five new faculty members joined the full-time faculty for the 2023-2024 academic year. Each plays an integral role in developing the experiential learning course offerings at Willamette Law.
Chinonso Anozie
Jillian Schroeder-Fenlon
Professor Anozie joins the faculty following his time as a visiting assistant professor of law at Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Anozie has a passion for teaching and helping students realize their full potential.
Professor Schroeder-Fenlon spent the first six years of her career in big law firms focused on finance and real estate transactions. After discovering a love for mentoring and teaching, she transitioned into her new career.
“I look forward to working with students and collaborating with the faculty at Willamette to train the next generation of lawyers,” he says.
Most recently, Schroeder-Fenlon was the associate director of the Business Transactions Clinic at NYU Law School, where she taught and supervised secondand third-year law students.
Anozie began his career as an associate in a law firm’s corporate division in Nigeria, where he advised domestic and foreign government agencies on energy, trade and environmental law issues as a foreign legal consultant. Anozie is teaching Property Law, as well as Environmental Law, Energy/Climate Law, and Global Environmental Justice.
“I am drawn to courses with experiential components that allow students to learn and practice the skills they need as junior attorneys,” she says. “I like these courses because I get to work closely with students and provide them with detailed feedback — I find it rewarding to watch students develop their critical thinking skills.” She is teaching Lawyering, Business Organizations, and Contract Drafting courses.
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