Carol A Buckler

Carol Buckler became Interim Dean on January 1, 2012, having served as associate dean for academic affairs since July 2007. Previously, she was the Law School’s first associate dean for professional development. In her five years in that role, she oversaw the offices of Student Life, Career Services, and Public Interest and Community Service. Yale, B.A. 1978 cum laude Harvard, J.D. 1982 cum laude The daughter of a certified public accountant, Dean Buckler gained an early respect for the professional ethic, a code that she turned into a career specialty while still a junior litigator. After graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School, she began her legal career at Berle Kass & Case, a small Manhattan firm that emphasized public interest work. Assigned to research a question about a possible conflict of interest, she soon became the house expert on ethics. She came to New York Law School in 1991. Dean Buckler lives in Westchester with her husband, who practices international business law.