University of Arizona Law partners with Beacon Education to create online Master of Laws program in China
PR NEWSWIRE — Beacon Education, the largest provider of online graduate degrees to China, is proud to announce its newest partner, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and the introduction of China’s first online Master of Laws (LLM) and Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degrees directly enrolling online cohorts of Chinese working…
Read More about University of Arizona Law partners with Beacon Education to create online Master of Laws program in ChinaSuffolk Law to host free two-week summer program for underrepresented students
MIT — Suffolk Law is currently accepting applications for the Suffolk Prelaw Achievers Network (Achievers), a free two-week program for college juniors and seniors who are interested in a career in law. Achievers is part of Suffolk Law’s ongoing efforts to eliminate bias and enhance diversity in the legal profession and justice system by prioritizing educational and career…
Read More about Suffolk Law to host free two-week summer program for underrepresented studentsPodcast: Case Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf discusses the school’s foreign legal studies program
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding…
Read More about Podcast: Case Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf discusses the school’s foreign legal studies programAlbany Law to host Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for Government Affairs and Advocacy program launch event
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ’75 will speak at the launch event for Albany Law School’s newest online graduate program, Government Affairs and Advocacy, on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 4:30 p.m. He will attend the event virtually. After serving for eight years as head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) during the…
Read More about Albany Law to host Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for Government Affairs and Advocacy program launch eventGift to Seattle University Law to support family law program
THE NEWSROOM — A $5 million gift to the School of Law’s Family Law program will serve more students training as family law lawyers and expand legal aid efforts to help domestic violence survivors. Survivors of domestic violence and residents of underserved communities will have greater access to family law services and legal aid thanks to…
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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…
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