Vinson & Elkins Sponsors Texas Law’s Pipeline Program to Support Aspiring Lawyers
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF LAW — Texas Law is excited to announce that its new Pipeline Program dedicated to supporting aspiring lawyers — students in high school, college and law school from underrepresented backgrounds — has received a $1 million commitment from law firm Vinson & Elkins as the founding sponsor. The program…
Read More about Vinson & Elkins Sponsors Texas Law’s Pipeline Program to Support Aspiring LawyersNorthern Illinois University Law partners with Lincoln College on legal profession pipeline program
NIU TODAY — Northern Illinois University College of Law is excited to announce a new partnership with Lincoln College to create the NIU Law Lincoln Scholar and Diversity Pipeline Programs. Under the partnership, qualified Lincoln College students working toward a Bachelor of Arts in Law, as well as those with other majors, may participate in the NIU…
Read More about Northern Illinois University Law partners with Lincoln College on legal profession pipeline programLaw firm foundation gift to Fordham Law supports efforts to recruit underrepresented students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today that it has received a gift of $300K from the Jones Day Foundation to support its Increasing Diversity in Education and the Law (IDEAL) pipeline program. The IDEAL program identifies motivated and talented underrepresented students in the New York City area and introduces them to the many…
Read More about Law firm foundation gift to Fordham Law supports efforts to recruit underrepresented studentsIndiana University McKinney Law faculty to participate in ABA panel discussion on pipeline programs aimed at improving access to the legal profession
INDIANA UNIVERSITY ROBERT H. MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Three people with IU McKinney connections will take part in a discussion about educational pipeline programs aimed at increasing access to the legal profession. The law school’s Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Patricia Kinney, ’02, and Professor Max Huffman, will be joined on the panel by…
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SAMFORD CUMBERLAND LAW — Samford University Cumberland School of Law and Tuskegee University have partnered to offer Tuskegee undergraduate students an accelerated bachelor’s to J.D. program.
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SAMFORD CUMBERLAND LAW — Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law and Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, have partnered to offer Austin Peay undergraduate students an accelerated bachelor’s to J.D. program.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law offers two separate online summer legal academies to rising high school juniors and seniors and to undergraduate college students at no cost. Miami Law hopes the July 5 to July 23 program will provide students in both groups the opportunity to broaden their understanding of both…
Read More about University of Miami Law hosts free online summer legal academy for high school studentsNew England Law | Boston partners with law firms on legal profession pipeline program
PRNEWSWIRE — New England Law | Boston has announced the introduction of the Portia Pipeline to Practice Program, designed to promote career-readiness and support the transition to legal employment with a particular emphasis on diverse students.
Read More about New England Law | Boston partners with law firms on legal profession pipeline programChapman Law joins California pipeline program to help diversify the legal profession
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — As part of its continued efforts to foster greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, Chapman University and its Dale E. Fowler School of Law recently joined the California Leadership-Access-Workforce (Cal LAW) Pathways program as one of its institutional partners.
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NPR — A number of groups are focusing on “the pipeline” to law school as a way to diversify the legal profession overall. A 2015 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the law was the least racially diverse profession in the country, and it remains among the top.
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