Ohio Northern University to launch fully online part-time JD program

March 26, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Claude W. Pettit College of Law is the latest law school to receive approval from the American Bar Association (ABA) to begin offering a fully online, part-time J.D. program.

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University of Virginia Law program prepares students for appellate and US Supreme Court practice

March 18, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation program that will expand the scope of the school’s appellate advocacy opportunities and build upon synergies between related clinics and their dockets, the Law School’s faculty and alumni in the appellate bar.

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Cornell Law launches general counsel executive education program

March 13, 2024

CORNELL CHRONICLE — Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech are set to host the General Counsel Summit – an immersive executive education program designed to help these professionals address new issues in corporate governance and compliance, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sustainability, ethics and more – on June 20 and 21, 2024, at Cornell Tech in New

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Ohio Northern Law receives approval for fully online JD program

March 12, 2024

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY — The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law has received approval from the American Bar Association (ABA) to begin offering one of the country’s only fully online, part-time juris doctor programs.

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University of Arkansas little Rock Law partners with Hendrix College for pathway program

February 28, 2024

UA LITTLE ROCK — Hendrix College has joined the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law’s Pathway Program for students who wish to pursue legal education and earn the Juris Doctor credential to attend the Bowen School of Law.

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Gift to Penn State Dickinson Law creates Excellence in Trial Advocacy Program

February 13, 2024

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Pat Hewitt ’83 and Jennifer Wilson Hewitt ’85 both grew up in households that valued education. Their parents repeatedly reminded them that education could unlock opportunity, and they both took the advice to heart by graduating from Penn State Dickinson Law.

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LMU Loyola Law to offer JD/Tax LLM dual degree program

January 30, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — LMU Loyola Law School, in Los Angeles, is the latest school to offer students the opportunity to graduate in three years with a J.D. and an LL.M. in taxation. 

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Regent Law masters in financial planning and law earns AFCPE Designation

January 29, 2024

REGENT UNIVERSITY — Regent University School of Law’s Master of Arts in Financial Planning and Law (MAFPL) is now an AFCPE Registered Education Program – a distinction attained by only 15 graduate programs in the country.

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LSAC program assists prospective law students facing economic hardships

January 25, 2024

JDJOURNAL — Amidst ongoing discussions surrounding diversity in education, mainly fueled by the U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal decision in June 2023 (Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College), the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is taking proactive steps.

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University of Akron Law to launch ‘3+3’ accelerated degree bachelor’s JD program with Indiana Tech

January 24, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Akron School of Law (Akron Law) and Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, Ind., announced a degree partnership designed to streamline the academic journey from the baccalaureate level at Indiana Tech to the Juris Doctor (J.D.) level at Akron Law. 

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