Charlotte Law announces new ethics and compliance center, partnership

February 22, 2016

THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER – The Charlotte School of Law said Wednesday it has launched a Center for Compliance and Ethics that will offer an online certificate program designed for attorneys as well as others without professional compliance training.

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Boston University School of Law announces new certificate in international business law

February 22, 2016

LLM GUIDE – Boston University School of Law (BU Law) has announced the launch of a new “International Business Law” certificate option. The certificate is designed for those who are working in transnational law and who do not want to commit to a full-on LL.M. program.

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University of Arizona Law first to allow applicants to take GRE instead of LSAT

February 16, 2016

ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA (NPR) – The University of Arizona College of Law, students now have an alternative to the LSAT. Applicants can take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) instead of the LSAT, making it the first law school in the country to do so.

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Texas A&M Law Family Law and Benefits Clinic to open services for veterans

February 16, 2016

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY – The Veterans Project enables the clinic to represent qualifying low-income veterans in family law cases, Social Security disability cases and veterans disability benefits.

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Stanford Law launches student design lab to develop user-friendly models of legal service

February 16, 2016

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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Western New England Law announces “mini law school” program for non-lawyers

February 16, 2016

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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University of Tennessee Law launches graduate certificate in contract law and engineering

February 16, 2016

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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University of Arizona Law opens satellite program in China to allow students to earn a bachelor’s in law

February 16, 2016

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.

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Columbia and NYU team up on human rights law initiative

February 8, 2016

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH – A new joint effort will serve as an incubator for innovation in human rights research, the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law (CHRGJ), Human Rights Watch, and the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute (HRI) announced.

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Albany Law School unveils new concentration in law and cybersecurity

February 8, 2016

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL – In an increasingly technology-driven, globally connected world, there is an escalating need for legal specialists in data protection, privacy and cybersecurity. Albany Law School announced it will be offering a new concentration in Law and Cybersecurity beginning in the fall of 2016.

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