Mercer Law launches corporate counsel externship program
THE NATIONAL JURIST — This fall, Mercer University-Walter F. George School of Law’s Corporate Counsel Externship Program will pair students with companies to do field work for six to nine hours a week, while also being mentored by an in-house lawyer. The new program meets a growing interest from students as well as a growing…
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ENEWS PARK FOREST — In a historic move to create pathways to degree and advanced degree completion and to diversify the pipeline to the legal community, Governors State University (GSU) this week entered an agreement with Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU) that will allow students to earn both bachelor’s and juris doctor (JD) degrees in six years.
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REUTERS — When Leah Hebron, who is about start her first year at Georgetown University Law Center, looks ahead, she said she figures “I have my whole life to work as a lawyer.” So when she saw the chance to defer law school for a year, get paid $50,000 to work at Human Rights Watch…
Read More about Weil Legal Innovators Program offers scholarships in exchange for one year of public interest work before law schoolSouthern University Law partners with Black artist representation organization on summer immersion program for HBCU law students
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER — Diverse Representation, the organization dedicated to supporting Black representatives (agents, attorneys, managers, publicists and financial advisors) in sports and entertainment, has launched a new program to expose law students to opportunities in Hollywood.
Read More about Southern University Law partners with Black artist representation organization on summer immersion program for HBCU law studentsA look at the Syracuse Law hybrid JD program
HIGHER ED DIVE — In May, Syracuse University’s law school graduated its first class of students earning a Juris Doctor degree through a hybrid program, called JDinteractive, or JDi. The 45 class members were part of almost 200 Syracuse students who received a J.D. this year, according to a university announcement.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY — Syracuse University’s College of Law and Martin J. Whitman School of Management (Whitman) are launching a new Certificate of Advanced Study in Technology Law and Entrepreneurship (CASTLE).
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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON NEWS — The University of Dayton School of Law and Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft have selected the first students for their Flyer Legal Pathways Program. The program is a new approach to improving diversity in the legal profession by recruiting future lawyers from underrepresented groups before they even enter…
Read More about University of Dayton Law selects first recipients of program providing free tuition, stipends, and employment opportunities to diverse applicantsMercer Law to start Corporate Counsel Externship Program offering real world experience for students
THE DEN — A new program at Mercer Law School will meet a growing interest from students as well as a growing need from corporations. Beginning this fall, the Corporate Counsel Externship Program will pair students with companies, so they can get a taste of in-house legal work.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Cal State Long Beach is launching an ambitious series of mental health initiatives that pair students and administrators with practitioners and community members to make resources more accessible.
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DAILY PILOT — About $1.8 million in state funding will be allocated toward expanding a pilot program helmed by UC Irvine for incarcerated individuals to pursue a bachelor’s degree in sociology, according to an announcement this week by the university.
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