Nation’s First Online-Only Law School Program Gets ABA Approval
ABOVE THE LAW — The short answer is that St. Mary’s online program has been approved by the [ABA’s] Council. — a representative of the American Bar Association, commenting on the fact that St. Mary’s University School of Law received approval from the ABA on variance related to its online law degree program.
Read More about Nation’s First Online-Only Law School Program Gets ABA ApprovalA look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD.COM — When it comes to law, people might automatically picture a scene from a “Law & Order” courtroom or the Elle Woods version from the “Legally Blonde” films. But law is a necessity in many facets of business and life, and can be a useful tool across the board, no matter what profession or major…
Read More about A look at pre-law programs at Bakersfield College and CSU BakersfieldWMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in state
LANSING STATE JOURNAL — This year, the mayor and city council together included funding in the city budget to help Lansing residents with expungement of their records.
Read More about WMU-Cooley Law and Michigan State University Law partner with local organizations to assist with criminal record expungement in stateBYU Law announces program on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE — Brigham Young University law students soon will have a new way to study the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — from within the Middle East itself. BYU Law’s Jerusalem initiative will launch in late April and early May, the school announced Wednesday, in conjunction with the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.
Read More about BYU Law announces program on Israeli-Palestinian conflictUC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators Program
BERKELEY LAW –Berkeley Law recently became the first West Coast law school to take part in the program, joining Harvard and Michigan as new partners this year. Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, New York University, and Penn are the other schools involved.
Read More about UC Berkeley Law joins Weil Legal Innovators ProgramUCLA Law launches program on philanthropy and nonprofit organizations
UCLA LAW — With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change, UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training, and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society.
Read More about UCLA Law launches program on philanthropy and nonprofit organizationsUniversity of Georgia creates fund to help students from underserved communities
THE RED & BLACK — The University of Georgia School of Law has created a fund to support students who have overcome significant obstacles and intend to help rural or legally underserved communities, according to a UGA news release.
Read More about University of Georgia creates fund to help students from underserved communitiesUniversity of Georgia Law introduces scholarship in honor of former state supreme court justice Robert Benham
WGAU — The University of Georgia and its School of Law have established a scholarship named in honor of retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, who, a half-century ago, became the second black graduate of UGA’s Law School. The University says the scholarship will help law students from communities that are described as legally underserved.
Read More about University of Georgia Law introduces scholarship in honor of former state supreme court justice Robert BenhamGeorgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experience
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Clinical Professor Lisa Radtke Bliss makes an impact on hundreds of students each year as associate dean of Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at Georgia State College of Law, but her role in educating the next generation of lawyers can be attributed to a serendipitous opportunity that occurred while she was…
Read More about Georgia State University Law Professor Lisa Bliss discusses the clinical learning experienceUniversity of Miami Law launches transactional skills program
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law recently rolled out a Transactional Skills Program with Marcia Narine Weldon at the lead. The program enables students to leave law school with a solid background in how to review, draft, and negotiate documents from confidentiality agreements to due diligence memoranda to contracts…
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