Stanford Law launches student design lab to develop user-friendly models of legal service
BLOOMBERG BNA – Stanford University Law School launched a new initiative this month, the Legal Design Lab, with a mission to develop new user-friendly models of legal services and train law students in “human-centered legal design.”
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DAILY FREEMAN – David Yellen will become president of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., starting in July. Loyola Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Michael Kaufman will become interim dean while the school searches for a permanent replacement.
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WTIC (FOX CONNECTICUT) – Yale Law School students filed the federal lawsuit Monday. The law students say the plaintiffs had no Ebola symptoms but were quarantined for two to three weeks.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW – The UNM Law School has received a grant to attract, prepare and mobilize a diverse group of lawyers to pursue justice and racial equity and to achieve improved health and well-being for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children and families.
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MASSLIVE – Western New England University School of Law has created a Mini-Law School program to help non-lawyers gain a basic understanding of legal topics, and dispel misinformation about the legal system.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE – The College of Law recently launched a graduate certificate in contractual and legal affairs in engineering and construction, offered in conjunction with the College of Engineering.
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ARIZONA STAR DAILY – The Tucson school has partnered with Ocean University of China to produce hundreds of new Chinese lawyers conversant with the U.S. legal system.
Read More about University of Arizona Law opens satellite program in China to allow students to earn a bachelor’s in lawABA House of Delegates adopt resolution encouraging mandatory diversity and inclusion CLE requirements
ABA JOURNAL – The ABA’s House of Delegates easily adopted a resolution encouraging programs on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as part of mandatory or minimum continuing legal education requirements.
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – Rutgers Law School earned first place at the Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition in Philadelphia.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS – As tax season gets under way, two University of Kansas groups are offering free tax preparation services for those who qualify.
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