University of Houston Law celebrates seven years of Pre-Law Pipeline Program
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program has now completed seven years of its multi-faceted approach to diversifying the legal profession. Because of ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, the Summer 2021 class marked the second online-only instruction in the program’s history.
Read More about University of Houston Law celebrates seven years of Pre-Law Pipeline ProgramUMass Law Justice Bridge program receives grant from local bank
DARTMOUTH WEEK — The UMass Law Justice Bridge program received a $120,000 grant July 21 from Bristol County Savings Bank, through its Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, to bolster the program’s mission of providing quality legal representation to economically disadvantaged clients.
Read More about UMass Law Justice Bridge program receives grant from local bankPenn Law welcomes largest LLM class
PENN LAW — On August 2, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School welcomed the LLM program’s Class of 2022, a diverse and talented group of 156 lawyers, judges, and diplomats from 30 countries. The incoming class includes both students who deferred their admission last year due to COVID and the typical number of LLMs (around…
Read More about Penn Law welcomes largest LLM classUniversity of Richmond Law students awarded summer public interest fellowships
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Since 2013, Richmond Law has guaranteed a summer of funding to students working in unpaid public sector positions. Students who are particularly interested in pursuing a career in the government or non-profit fields often receive a second fellowship. In 2021, Dean Wendy Perdue increased the amount awarded to each…
Read More about University of Richmond Law students awarded summer public interest fellowshipsWillamette Law launches health law certificate program
WILLAMETTE LAW — Willamette Law is pleased to announce a new Health Law Certificate Program now available along with five other robust certificates. Willamette’s certificate programsemphasize the unique and comprehensive training that participants complete in certain legal areas.
Read More about Willamette Law launches health law certificate programLaw firm Steptoe & Johnson launches pre-law fellowship to improve pipeline to the legal profession
REUTERS — Steptoe & Johnson is the latest law firm to expand its diversity efforts to target aspiring lawyers before they ever set foot on a law school campus. The firm’s new Steptoe Pre-Law Fellowship, launched this month, brings on three recent college graduates with an interest in law as full-time employees for two years, letting them…
Read More about Law firm Steptoe & Johnson launches pre-law fellowship to improve pipeline to the legal professionA look at University at Buffalo Law’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program for underrepresented students
UBNOW — Johnniel Morales has a clear, powerful statement about how UB’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program, an immersive summer program for promising underrepresented students, changed his life. It’s about “admiring the value of my potential and the diversity that surrounds me as an opportunity to reflect and rebuild over the things that were seen as…
Read More about A look at University at Buffalo Law’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program for underrepresented studentsDuke Law Tech Lab supports new legal technology companies focused on access to justice
DUKE LAW — Four early-stage legal technology companies with a core mission of expanding access to legal services make up the new cohort of Duke Law Tech Lab’s summer 2021 pre-accelerator program.
Read More about Duke Law Tech Lab supports new legal technology companies focused on access to justiceFordham Law launches Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law (REAL) program
FORDHAM LAW NEWSFordham Law School announced today that its Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law (REAL) program launched this week when program participants were welcomed to campus. The program aims to expand opportunities for first-year law students from historically underrepresented backgrounds including underrepresented racial, ethnic, geographic, socioeconomic, LGBTQ, and first-generation college backgrounds.
Read More about Fordham Law launches Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law (REAL) programRutgers Law hosts two-week pre-law academy for high school students
RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL — While some high school students have spent their summer by the pool, a group of ambitious would-be law students learned the virtues of a career in law through a new Rutgers summer academy offered by the Office of Summer and Winter Sessions at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Rutgers Law School led the two-week, Pre-College…
Read More about Rutgers Law hosts two-week pre-law academy for high school students