Florida State Law expands undergraduate, law degree partnerships

October 23, 2014

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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Gift helps expand University of Texas pro bono program

October 16, 2014

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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LSU Law Center partners to assist victims of sexual assault

October 14, 2014

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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University of Hawaii School of Law Praised for Unique Program

October 14, 2014

KA LEO – University of Hawai‘i’s law school is the only place to earn a certificate in Native Hawaiian law.

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St. Louis University Law offers legal rights clinic for Ferguson protestors

October 14, 2014

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.

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$3 million gift to UW Law endows chair to support research

October 10, 2014

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.

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U.S. House passes legislation that would expand partnership between law schools & Patent and Trademark Office

October 2, 2014

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.

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California law schools create partnership with community colleges

September 16, 2014

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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