Law schools offer a variety of specialized programs
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Prospective attorneys searching for the right fit in a law school might be surprised at the rich variation they find when they delve past a school’s rank to the details.
Read More about Law schools offer a variety of specialized programsUniversity of Oregon program will allow 3Ls to study in Portland
DAILY EMERALD — This fall the University of Oregon’s law school is launching its Portland Law Program, housed in the White Stag building in downtown Portland. Mohsen Manesh is the faculty director of Oregon Law’s Portland Law Program, and here’s what he had to say about the new opportunity.
Read More about University of Oregon program will allow 3Ls to study in PortlandDeclining applications help spark innovations at law schools
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — A radically changed job market since the financial meltdown – in which law firms have retrenched, salaries have fallen and many new attorneys have struggled to find a job that puts their J.D. to use – has led to a precipitous drop in law school applications.
Read More about Declining applications help spark innovations at law schoolsNew York Times looks at the trend of “business boot camps” at law schools
NEW YORK TIMES — A group of 170 Brooklyn Law School students cut short their winter break and headed back to campus in January for an intensive threeday training session. But not in the law.
Read More about New York Times looks at the trend of “business boot camps” at law schoolsNew York Law School to offer 2-year J.D.
CRAIN’S — Aspiring lawyers attending New York Law School can now step up to the bar in record time. With the launch of its honors program, New York Law students can receive a degree in two years instead of the typical three and pay two-thirds of the $147,720 they would normally pay for a three-year degree…
Read More about New York Law School to offer 2-year J.D.Maryland adds cybersecurity and patent law to master of science in law program
AP — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has expanded its new master of science in law program to include specializations in patent law and cybersecurity, bringing the number of options to five.
Read More about Maryland adds cybersecurity and patent law to master of science in law programIowa Supreme Court drops basic-skills course requirement
THE DES MOINES REGISTER — Newly licensed Iowa attorneys will no longer have to take a course on Iowa-specific law that was previously required within one year of being admitted to the bar, the Iowa Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday.
Read More about Iowa Supreme Court drops basic-skills course requirementUNT-Dallas Law tuition, teaching methods differ from many schools
DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE — Students at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law are getting a half-price education — and that’s by design.
Read More about UNT-Dallas Law tuition, teaching methods differ from many schoolsWilliam Mitchell Law begins first hybrid-online course
STAR TRIBUNE — Vershawn Young, a college professor from Canada, started his first day of law school on Monday. So did Dr. Brooke Baker, an anesthesiologist from New Mexico.
Read More about William Mitchell Law begins first hybrid-online courseSuffolk Law students participating in negotiation and mediation program at Cuban law school
THE BOSTON GLOBE — As the United States and Cuba move to normalize relations, a group of Suffolk University Law students is exploring firsthand what those historic ties might look like.
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