Arizona’s Global Mining Law Center Director outlines goals

September 15, 2015

THE DAILY WILDCAT – This year, there will be a new addition to the UA James E. Rogers College of Law and the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources: the new Global Mining Law Center.  

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Boston College Law creates “3+3” B.A./J.D. program

September 15, 2015

THE HEIGHTS – The Boston College Law School, in conjunction with the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences, has created a program called “3+3,” in which eligible students can complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years.

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Roger William Law collaborates with Johnson & Wales for “3+3” program

September 15, 2015

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY – Bachelor’s degree and law school in just six years? That’s what Johnson & Wales University and Roger Williams Law School have teamed up to offer.

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UNLV Law offers first LL.M in gaming law

September 15, 2015

LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS – When it comes to gaming law, UNLV’s Boyd Law School wants to be the intellectual capital of the specialty, much like New York University is the place to go to learn about tax law.

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Roger Williams Law launches one-year M.S.L. program

September 15, 2015

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY – For professionals interested in gaining a legal education without training to become a lawyer, Roger Williams University School of Law has launched a new Master’s in Law for non-lawyers.

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Law firm announces pro bono defense initiative for lawyers in Illinois

September 15, 2015

ABA JOURNAL – The program, called the “Attorney Defense Initiative,” is the first of its kind in the nation, according to a press release by Holland & Knight, which has expanded its national legal profession team in the past year.  

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New model law firms offer work-life balance for lawyers

September 15, 2015

THE ATLANTIC – A report recently published by the University of California, Hastings College of the Law highlights some of the firms in the U.S. and Canada that are developing what its subtitle calls “New Models of Legal Practice.”

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Albany Law President and Dean Alicia Ouellete inaugurated

September 15, 2015

TIMES UNION – Albany Law School inaugurates Alicia Ouellette as its president and dean Thursday.

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Rutgers Law fellowship program provides experience for new lawyers

September 15, 2015

RUTGERS TODAY – The school launched Rutgers Law Associates last year in Newark with six new members of the bar receiving $30,000 stipends as one-year, post-doctoral fellows. These newly minted lawyers represent low- and moderate-income clients in various litigation and other matters while learning courtroom procedure, business development and professional responsibility.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law hosts state’s first transgender legal clinic

September 15, 2015

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN – Earlier this summer, 27 people converged on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s William H. Bowen School of Law to meet with attorneys at Arkansas’s first transgender legal clinic.

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