Florida State Law expands undergraduate, law degree partnerships
WFSU – Florida State University’s College of Law is expanding a program allowing students to graduate with a law degree and bachelor’s degree a year earlier than usual. The so-called “three-plus-three” option is now available to undergraduate students at the University of West Florida.
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AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL – The University of Texas School of Law received a $1 million gift to support the school’s pro bono legal assistance program, the university announced Wednesday.
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THE TIMES-PICAYUNE— Victims of sexual assault in the Baton Rouge area who choose to fight for justice could soon be exempt from paying out-of-pocket to hire an attorney that’s sensitive to their situation.
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KA LEO – University of Hawai‘i’s law school is the only place to earn a certificate in Native Hawaiian law.
Read More about University of Hawaii School of Law Praised for Unique ProgramSt. Louis University Law offers legal rights clinic for Ferguson protestors
ST. LOUIS AMERICAN – Faculty, alumnae and students from Saint Louis University School of Law presented a free public program on legal rights and the police.
Read More about St. Louis University Law offers legal rights clinic for Ferguson protestors$3 million gift to UW Law endows chair to support research
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL – A $3 million gift from University of Wisconsin-Madison supporters Sheldon and Marianne Lubar will create a unique opportunity to endow a Law School chair that will competitively rotate among faculty members to support research.
Read More about $3 million gift to UW Law endows chair to support researchU.S. House passes legislation that would expand partnership between law schools & Patent and Trademark Office
THE HILL – The House on Monday passed a bill to authorize a program for law students to practice patent and trademark law before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Read More about U.S. House passes legislation that would expand partnership between law schools & Patent and Trademark OfficeCalifornia law schools create partnership with community colleges
LOS ANGELES TIMES-A new program at Rio Hondo College in Whittier California seeks to connect more California community college students to law schools in the state.
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