Marie Saliba Cope is the Director of the Transactional Law Clinic as well as the Co-Director of the Business Law Institute at the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Biography
Prior to directing the Transactional Law Clinic, she taught and supervised students in the Housing Clinic, as well as in the Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy Clinics. The University of Mississippi Clinical Programs are designed to provide legal services to low-income individuals while providing law students real life opportunities to gain practical experience under the supervision of a licensed attorney. In addition, she served as the Interim Associate Dean of Student Affairs. Marie graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, and from the University of Memphis with a Master’s Degree in Community Agency Counseling. After completing her Master’s degree, she worked at the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court as a Counselor for several years. She then left the Court to become the Program Director at the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence at Christian Brothers University for two years before attending Rhodes College to obtain teaching certification. Marie taught Sixth grade in the Shelby County Schools for five years. In her final career change, she attended the University of Mississippi School of Law where she earned a Juris Doctorate.
Education
J.D. Law, The University of Mississippi (2006)