University of New Hampshire Law plans online degree in IP law

December 17, 2018

CONCORD MONITOR — The UNH School of Law in Concord is about to take its first big steps into the world of online education, and if all goes as planned it will go further and create what it calls the nation’s first specialized law degree.

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Columbia Law students use technology to help address legal problems

December 17, 2018

LEGAL TECH NEWS — Columbia Law School students are using a legal tech company’s document automation software to address the legal needs of New York City tenants and low-wage workers in South America.

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University of Akron Law expands public interest offerings

December 17, 2018

AKRON LEGAL NEWS — Two years ago law professor Brant Lee was charged with expanding The University of Akron School of Law’s existing diversity and social justice initiatives. Since then Lee has unveiled a fellows program and UA law students have formed a new chapter of the American Constitution Society.

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Vanderbilt Law launches new certificate in law and innovation

December 3, 2018

BUSINESSWIRE — Vanderbilt Law School and its Program on Law and Innovation (PoLI) officially launched the PoLI Institute and a new Certificate in Law and Innovation program. The PoLI Institute introduces a practical educational opportunity for both practicing attorneys and legal professionals.

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University of Kansas Law’s legal analytics class explores technology and the law

December 3, 2018

KU NEWS —  A new class at the University of Kansas is teaching future lawyers to understand statistics, data analysis, artificial intelligence and how they can challenge the very foundation of American justice.

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Campbell Law partners with North Carolina State University to train law students in design thinking

December 3, 2018

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law School and N.C. State University are again partnering to offer a unique course aimed at training 21st-century lawyers to be more innovative and empathetic, and ultimately more successful.

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University at Buffalo Law introduces a minor in law program for undergraduates

December 3, 2018

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — More than ever, the world needs the guidance of skilled, compassionate advocates. UB School of Law has responded to that need with a series of new undergraduate initiatives to encourage a legal career.

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Cornell Law students develop AI-powered apps for legal aid efforts

December 3, 2018

LEGAL TECH NEWS — The upcoming final for a Cornell Law School course won’t include writing an exam or filling bubble answer sheets. Instead students are presenting apps they created to solve challenges facing today’s legal aid organizations.

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George Mason Scalia Law launches Juris Master program for non-lawyers

November 19, 2018

GEORGE MASON LAW — George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School is excited to announce the launch of its Juris Master (JM) Degree Program. The JM Degree is designed for professionals who interact with lawyers and legal issues regularly in the course of their careers.

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Hofstra Law partners with med school for innovative medical-legal trial competition

November 13, 2018

HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell are hosting a new national Medical-Legal Trial Competition on Nov. 16-18, 2018.

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