AccessLex 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…
Read More about Pace Law launches online program in health law and policyUniversity of Cincinnati Law Master of Legal studies program director Susan Stephan answers questions about the program
UC NEWS — In October, the University of Cincinnati College of Law launched a new online Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program. A complement to the nationally ranked JD program and the LL.M. for internationally-trained lawyers, the UC MLS expands access to legal studies to a wide range of working professionals. The inaugural program director,…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law Master of Legal studies program director Susan Stephan answers questions about the programUniversity of Dayton Law participates in Flyer Legal Promise program
FLYER NEWS — Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law are working together with the University of Dayton School of Law to recruit underrepresented and underserved students to go to law school and have a legal profession. The Flyer Legal Promise Program, one of the first of its kind, will select two students this year. These…
Read More about University of Dayton Law participates in Flyer Legal Promise programUniversity of New Mexico Law partners with universities to facilitate undergraduate discussions of race and justice
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Brown University, Tougaloo College and the University of New Mexico School of Law partnered in June to host The Conversation, a three-week summer research dialogue among rising second-, third- and fourth-year undergraduates around issues of race, justice and the law as they have affected “involuntary Americans” (e.g.,…
Read More about University of New Mexico Law partners with universities to facilitate undergraduate discussions of race and justiceUConn Law Offers New Master of Laws Degree
UCONN TODAY — A new Master of Laws program at the UConn School of Law is designed to meet an increasing demand for legally trained compliance officers. The American Bar Association recently granted acquiescence to the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance LLM program, which is accepting applicants to begin their studies in January 2022. The new…
Read More about UConn Law Offers New Master of Laws DegreeAccessLex Institute partners with 10 law schools on unique admission and scholarship program for underrepresented students
REUTERS — Ten U.S. law schools have agreed to offer one-year deferred admission and scholarship money to promising, underrepresented candidates whose initial applications don’t make the cut, according to AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit that advocates for access and affordability in legal education. To keep their place at the participating schools, including Willamette University College of Law…
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