University of Virginia Law program to help first-generation and low-income students attend law schools
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new pipeline initiative at the University of Virginia School of Law will offer a first-of-its-kind path to preparing first-generation and low-income undergraduate students to become competitive applicants to the nation’s leading law schools. The UVA Law Roadmap Scholars Initiative — distinguished by its residential summer program introducing participants to…
Read More about University of Virginia Law program to help first-generation and low-income students attend law schoolsSouthern Illinois University Law and Stillman College sign memorandum creating summer program and path to admission
SIU CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Stillman College today (Jan. 26) signed a memorandum of understanding to help students from the historically Black liberal arts college enroll and earn a degree from the SIU School of Law, with the aim of diversifying the legal profession. “We are committed to being an anti-racist and inclusive law…
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law and Stillman College sign memorandum creating summer program and path to admissionLaw schools in Washington state create program to address attorney shortage in rural areas
THE SPOKESMAN REVIEW — Administrators at Heritage University, a small commuter school near Yakima, noticed a trend in tracking what its students did after graduating in the past five years: Only one of them went to law school. One out of approximately 1,200 graduating undergrads. Heritage University, a federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution and Native American Serving Non-Tribal…
Read More about Law schools in Washington state create program to address attorney shortage in rural areasColumbia Law collaborates with online education platform to create certificate course for entrepreneurs
THE FREE PRESS — Bisk, a global leader in online education, has joined forces with Columbia Law School to develop and support a four-week non-credit online certificate course. “A Legal Toolkit for Starting and Scaling Your Business” is designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners eager to learn the basics of commercial law. Millions of people have…
Read More about Columbia Law collaborates with online education platform to create certificate course for entrepreneursFordham Law hosts law firm management program for legal profession leaders to share ideas and experiences
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School will offer its Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program this winter in collaboration with leading Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho the program brings together leaders in the legal industry to discuss changes, innovations, key issues, and best practices with respect to effective law firm management. This is the…
Read More about Fordham Law hosts law firm management program for legal profession leaders to share ideas and experiencesAccessLex and Southern Education Foundation announce fellowship program for underrepresented law school professionals
YAHOO!FINANCE — Leading education nonprofits, AccessLex Institute and the Southern Education Foundation, have partnered to create the Professionals in Legal Education Developing Greater Equity (PLEDGE) Fellowship, an 18-month professional development program and problem-based research project, launching in June 2022. Targeting experienced law school administrators, faculty members, and other similarly situated professionals, the fellowship cohort will comprise three…
Read More about AccessLex and Southern Education Foundation announce fellowship program for underrepresented law school professionalsUNLV Law launches online training program for gaming law and regulation
SBC AMERICAS — In partnership with Entain, the UNLV William S Boyd School of Law has announced it will launch an online training program for operators, regulators, lawyers, and others who work in and around the gaming industry. Beginning on March 1, the classes have been designed and will be taught by instructors with decades of professional…
Read More about UNLV Law launches online training program for gaming law and regulationUniversity of Oregon Law announces first-ever Lane County Bar Association Fellows
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Eugene, Oregon. Oregon Law is taking part in a new Bar Fellows program instituted by the Lane County Bar Association (LCBA). Four UO law students earned the fellowship during the 2021-22 academic year. This year’s LCBA Fellows are Amber Bozeman, Danielle Riege, Fiona Vettes, and Kiali Wong. Designed to help…
Read More about University of Oregon Law announces first-ever Lane County Bar Association FellowsFordham Law to host law firm management event with legal leaders around the world
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School will offer its Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program this winter in collaboration with leading Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho the program brings together leaders in the legal industry to discuss changes, innovations, key issues, and best practices with respect to effective law firm management. This is the…
Read More about Fordham Law to host law firm management event with legal leaders around the worldPace Law launches online program in health law and policy
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has launched its first fully virtual program in Health Law and Policy to meet the increasing demand for legal education in the health care sector, spurred by industry growth and by an ever-evolving legal, regulatory, and financial environment for…
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