USC Gould Law co-launches joint degree in innovation economics, law, and regulation
USC GOULD LAW — Responding to market demand for specialized skills in economics and regulation, the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Department of Economics and the USC Gould School of Law will launch a joint degree program, the Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation (MIELR), in…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Deno Himonas, who retired in 2022 as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court, is currently Innovator-in-Residence at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, where he encourages students to examine the regulatory status-quo that governs lawyers in America. His first order of business: Create a course called “Disrupting Regulation,” co-taught…
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LAW — This Earth Day, Iowa Law celebrates the expansion of environmental law opportunities for students, alumni, and the larger community in Iowa and beyond. With the launch of the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative (HELI) in 2022, the College of Law has continued to build upon its solid reputation for teaching and…
Read More about University of Iowa Law expands environmental law offeringsUniversity of South Dakota Knudson Law offers Criminal Prosecution Practicum for the first time
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LAW — A new course at the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law allowed students to gain experience in courtroom procedure. The course, titled Criminal Prosecution Practicum, was offered for the first time this spring semester. Through the course, students engaged in both course instruction and hands-on learning in…
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LAW — The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, in partnership with Catholic Charities of Sioux City and Immigration Attorney Revathi Vongsiprasom, held the Immigration Clinic in downtown Sioux City, Iowa, in late March. The Immigration Clinic, led by Joy Moore, visiting instructor of legal writing, is an initiative…
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STANFORD LAW — The Stanford Law Global Quarter launched in 2022 with 22 second- and third-year students taking advantage of a unique cross-border program designed to train the next generation of globally minded lawyers. Funded by the Franke Global Business Law Fellowship, the Stanford Law School (SLS) Global Quarter allows an intimate cohort of students…
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WILLAMETTE LAW — As bar exam pass rates have declined nationally against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, Willamette Law faculty and staff began to wonder if bar passage rates would increase for examinees studying with and being accountable to their peers. An idea began to emerge from the success of 1L students’ cohort structure…
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WILLAMETTE LAW — Zach Forrester had a chance encounter that ultimately led to him joining Willamette Law and taking part in the inaugural immersion externship in Alaska. When he began at the law school, Forrester was interested in a number of different areas of law, and most specifically civil rights, the working of the court…
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — The Supreme Court of Ohio will hold oral arguments at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Room 160 of the new law building. The College of Law is located at 2925 Campus Green Drive. As part of its Off-Site Court Program, this…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law to host Ohio Supreme Court for oral argumentsColumbia Law expands January term offerings for students
COLUMBIA LAW — For January Term 2023, Columbia Law School doubled the number of one-week, one-credit electives for upper-year and LL.M. students. “This year, we focused on adding new courses in law and technology, which is a rapidly developing field,” says Matthew C. Waxman, Liviu Librescu Professor of Law, who oversaw the J-Term curriculum. Launched…
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