Harvard Law launches Animal Law and Policy Clinic

August 12, 2019

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School today announced the launch of the new Animal Law & Policy Clinic.

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University of Montana Law and Carroll College announce ‘3+3’ accelerated JD/bachelor’s degree program

August 12, 2019

MONTANA PUBLIC RADIO — The University of Montana and Carroll College are launching two partnerships they say will help students get their graduate degrees in less time and at a lower cost.

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Santa Clara Law’s Tech Edge JD certificate program prepares students for technology-focused law careers

August 12, 2019

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Santa Clara Law’s new Tech Edge J.D. certificate program shows early success at providing an edge to students interested in tech.

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A look at Columbia Law’s hybrid online executive LLM in business law

July 29, 2019

COLUBMIA LAW SCHOOL — Launched in October 2018, the Executive LL.M. in Global Business Law Program is a hybrid online program that focuses on business law with a global perspective. The curriculum includes four three-week modules combining core classes and electives as well as a 12-week long colloquium that covers eight practice areas.  

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Northern Illinois University Law launches program to support underrepresented prospective law students

July 29, 2019

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Northern Illinois University College of Law recently launched a new and innovative program called The Legal Education, Access, and Recognition (LEARN) Program. The program, which is funded by a $125,000 grant from AccessLex Institute, is directed by Interim Assistant Dean Yolanda King and Clinical Associate Professor Wendy Vaughn.

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Gift to American University Washington College of Law to support Immigrant Justice Clinic initiatives

July 15, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Thanks to a generous gift from William I. Jacobs, JD ’66, American University is launching a new Defending the AU Dream Initiative. The Initiative will support immigration legal services provided by AUWCL’s Immigrant Justice Clinic. Services will include representation of college-age students with DACA and other immigration-related matters.

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University at Buffalo Law launches undergraduate degree program

July 15, 2019

UBNOW — The University at Buffalo School of Law is addressing the changing market for legal services and law-related careers with its first ever bachelor’s degree in law, designed to prepare students for careers that demand a sound understanding of the law but do not require a licensed attorney.  

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Federal judges weigh-in on law clerk hiring plan

July 8, 2019

LAW.COM — Federal judges and law school clerkship advisers say a new federal law clerk hiring plan is off to a strong start in its first two weeks. The pilot plan is intended to head off the hiring of law students for clerkships before they have completed their second year on campus.

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University of Virginia Law to relaunch First Amendment clinic

July 8, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law will bring back its First Amendment Clinic for the 2019-20 academic year. In the yearlong clinic, students work closely with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press lawyers on timely and vital matters involving free speech and press freedom.  

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University of Arizona Law offers flexible master’s degree in indigenous governance

July 1, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW — Working professionals seeking training in indigenous governance leadership now have more educational opportunities, thanks to flexible new offerings from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program and the University of Arizona Native Nations Institute.

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