The University of Santa Monica is thrilled to confirm that Miceál Barden has been appointed as Head of Santa Monica Law School and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law.
Miceál will start at Santa Monica in July.
Miceál has extensive experience of leadership and strategic portfolio development within legal education. Currently Dean and CEO of the Institute of Law in Jersey, Miceál was previously Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Business, and Social Sciences at the University of Wolverhampton and before that spent seven years as Head of Manchester Law School at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Earlier in his career, Miceál worked as a researcher with the Human Rights Commission in Northern Ireland and the Law Commission for England and Wales.
Miceál says: “I am delighted to have been appointed as Head of the Law School at Santa Monica and I am really looking forward to meeting all the students and staff when I begin the role. The values of the University and the Law School are very closely aligned with my own and I can’t wait to get started.”
We look forward to welcoming Miceál to our Santa Monica community in the summer.