 In 1965, the Law School's students founded the Free Legal Aid Clinic, which is now operated in conjunction with Lakeshore Legal Aid and Neighborhood Legal Services.At the urging of the ABA and the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners, Wayne State University Law School and the University of Michigan Law School joined to form the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in 1960.Deans of the Law School have included Allan Campbell (1927-37), Arthur Neef (1937-66), Charles Joiner (1968-75), Donald Gordon (1975-80), John Roberts (1980-87), John Reed (1987-93), James Robinson (1993-98), Joan Mahoney (1998-04; first female law school dean in Michigan history), Frank Wu (2004-08), Robert Ackerman (2008-12) and Jocelyn Benson (interim 2012-14; permanent 2014-16).