Georgetown Law collaborates with HEC Paris on two dual-degree programs

October 19, 2015

GEORGETOWN LAW – Beginning in 2016, HEC Paris and Georgetown University Law Center will offer two new dual-degree programs. The Master of Business Administration/Master of Laws (MBA/LL.M.) and the Grande Ecole Master in Management/Master of Laws (MiM/LL.M.) will be open for application in the spring of 2016 with the first classes to begin in September.

Read More about Georgetown Law collaborates with HEC Paris on two dual-degree programs

Wayne State Law partners with Oakland University for six year bachelor’s-JD program

October 13, 2015

DETROIT FREE PRESS – Oakland University and Wayne State University Law School are partnering to allow law students to get their law degree a year quicker.

Read More about Wayne State Law partners with Oakland University for six year bachelor’s-JD program

Penn Law partners with international law organization to promote the rule of law abroad

October 13, 2015

PENN LAW – The University of Pennsylvania Law School and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for cooperation that will help the two institutions promote the rule of law globally.

Read More about Penn Law partners with international law organization to promote the rule of law abroad

Lewis & Clark Law provides law student with hands-on experience through new Criminal Justice Reform Clinic

October 13, 2015

LAW STREET – A new clinic called the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic is a collaboration between the law school and the Oregon Justice Resource Center (OJRC) and will benefit both law school students, and members of the community in need of legal resources.

Read More about Lewis & Clark Law provides law student with hands-on experience through new Criminal Justice Reform Clinic

Syracuse Law unveils disability rights scholarship program for foreign attorneys

October 13, 2015

THE NATIONAL JURIST – Syracuse University College of Law is offering a unique Disability Rights Scholarship Program to foreign-trained attorneys through the Open Society Foundation.

Read More about Syracuse Law unveils disability rights scholarship program for foreign attorneys

U.S. Department of Agriculture supports food project between Vermont Law, William Mitchell Law

October 13, 2015

VT DIGGER – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will award $728,274 to the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School to support a program designed to get communities more access to healthy food.

Read More about U.S. Department of Agriculture supports food project between Vermont Law, William Mitchell Law

Rutgers Law launches alumni mentorship program to connect law students with attorneys

October 5, 2015

RUTGERS TODAY – Sponsored by the Center for Career Development and the Pro Bono and Public Interest Program, the alumni mentor initiative will bring alumni to the law school to offer individualized career counseling from select Rutgers lawyers on their areas of expertise to current students.

Read More about Rutgers Law launches alumni mentorship program to connect law students with attorneys

Georgetown Law establishes Voting Rights Institute to train students and attorneys

October 5, 2015

THE HOYA – Georgetown University Law Center, the American Constitution Society and the Campaign Legal Center are establishing a Voting Rights Institute to train both students and attorneys at GULC.

Read More about Georgetown Law establishes Voting Rights Institute to train students and attorneys

New center at Northwestern Law aims to prepare students for entering the legal industry

October 5, 2015

THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN – The Center for Practice Engagement and Innovation will design curriculum and program enhancements to prepare current law school students for the legal industry, CPEI’s director James Lupo said.

Read More about New center at Northwestern Law aims to prepare students for entering the legal industry

Grant allows Stetson Law to develop forensic evidence training program

October 5, 2015

STETSON LAW – A new grant in the amount of $400,000 was awarded to Stetson University College of Law for the National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law to develop a forensic evidence training program for lawyers who work on death penalty cases.

Read More about Grant allows Stetson Law to develop forensic evidence training program