Harvard Law makes ‘Zero-L’ program for incoming students available to all law schools this summer
HARVARD LAW TODAY – Several years ago, Harvard Law School (HLS) administrators observed that the profile of incoming law school students was very different than it was even a decade ago. Students coming to HLS now reflected many different backgrounds and lived experiences, with many more having majored in a STEM field in college, spent four…
Read More about Harvard Law makes ‘Zero-L’ program for incoming students available to all law schools this summerLaw schools announce COVID-19 related courses
LAW.COM – This week’s Ahead of the Curve looks at a wave of new law school courses centered on COVID-19, plus legal academics are finding some levity amid the pandemic.
Read More about Law schools announce COVID-19 related coursesUIC John Marshall Law launches Summer Associate Training Academy amid pandemic
THE JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL – When law firms and other legal organizations started shortening, canceling and moving their summer programs online, Darby Dickerson, Dean and Professor of Law at UIC John Marshall Law School, and the current president of the Association of American Law Schools, zoomed into action to help students by designing a 10-week…
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law launches Summer Associate Training Academy amid pandemicLoyola Law School, Los Angeles launches online summer tax course amid pandemic
THE NATIONAL JURIST – Law schools’ move to online learning is continuing into summer. For instance, the Graduate Tax Program at LMU Loyola Law School is launching an online version of its Summer Tax Intensive In response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The program offer classes custom-designed for online instruction. Classes start on May 26. More information is available at www.lls.edu/summertax.
Read More about Loyola Law School, Los Angeles launches online summer tax course amid pandemicPenn Law associate dean John F. Hollway develops course to support early-career lawyers
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL – A Harvard Business Review study recently declared law “the loneliest profession,” but a new course at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is working to change that distinction. “Thriving in the Law,” designed and taught by Law School Associate Dean John F. Hollwayexplores the tools and strategies necessary…
Read More about Penn Law associate dean John F. Hollway develops course to support early-career lawyersPenn Law offers free online summer courses and professional development to students
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL – The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is offering a wide range of new and innovative free courses and professional development programming to its students over the summer. Every law student and Class of 2020 graduate has the opportunity to take one remote course during a newly created special summer…
Read More about Penn Law offers free online summer courses and professional development to studentsUniversity of Tennessee Law debuts Master of Legal Studies program
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE COLLEGE OF LAW – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission last week approved a proposal to create a 30-credit-hour Master of Legal Studies degree after the proposal gained support from the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees in February. The degree option will be offered beginning in the Summer 2021 semester and is an…
Read More about University of Tennessee Law debuts Master of Legal Studies programPenn Law faculty and students assist with lawsuit to protect in at risk prisoners in Philadelphia
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW — Demonstrating the powerful partnership that can occur between private and public sector lawyers, a class action lawsuit has been brought against the City of Philadelphia on behalf of all medically vulnerable incarcerated people in the Philadelphia county prisons.
Read More about Penn Law faculty and students assist with lawsuit to protect in at risk prisoners in PhiladelphiaUC Irvine Law students conduct pro bono work remotely
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Law schools have made the quite the pivot since the coronavirus outbreak. Many have switched to online learning. A number of moot court competitions are being held virtually. Schools are zooming, so to speak. And now students at the University of California, Irvine School of Law are even managing to do pro…
Read More about UC Irvine Law students conduct pro bono work remotelyUCLA Law Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy launches online pandemic resource guide
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — Crafted in collaboration with the law school’s Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library, the guide, “COVID-19 and Food Law,” is a resource for scholars, researchers, officials, lawyers and other members of the public who seek information on matters of heightened interest during the public health crisis, including food security and safety, supply…
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