University of Oregon Law announces first-ever Lane County Bar Association Fellows

January 20, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Eugene, Oregon. Oregon Law is taking part in a new Bar Fellows program instituted by the Lane County Bar Association (LCBA). Four UO law students earned the fellowship during the 2021-22 academic year. This year’s LCBA Fellows are Amber Bozeman, Danielle Riege, Fiona Vettes, and Kiali Wong. Designed to help…

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Fordham Law to host law firm management event with legal leaders around the world

December 21, 2021

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School will offer its Structural Issues in Law Firm Management program this winter in collaboration with leading Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho the program brings together leaders in the legal industry to discuss changes, innovations, key issues, and best practices with respect to effective law firm management. This is the…

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Pace Law launches online program in health law and policy

December 21, 2021

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW  — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has launched its first fully virtual program in Health Law and Policy to meet the increasing demand for legal education in the health care sector, spurred by industry growth and by an ever-evolving legal, regulatory, and financial environment for…

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University of Cincinnati Law Master of Legal studies program director Susan Stephan answers questions about the program

December 15, 2021

UC NEWS — In October, the University of Cincinnati College of Law launched a new online Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program. A complement to the nationally ranked JD program and the LL.M. for internationally-trained lawyers, the UC MLS expands access to legal studies to a wide range of working professionals. The inaugural program director,…

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University of Dayton Law participates in Flyer Legal Promise program

December 15, 2021

FLYER NEWS — Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law are working together with the University of Dayton School of Law to recruit underrepresented and underserved students to go to law school and have a legal profession. The Flyer Legal Promise Program, one of the first of its kind, will select two students this year. These…

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University of New Mexico Law partners with universities to facilitate undergraduate discussions of race and justice

December 14, 2021

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Brown University, Tougaloo College and the University of New Mexico School of Law partnered in June to host The Conversation, a three-week summer research dialogue among rising second-, third- and fourth-year undergraduates around issues of race, justice and the law as they have affected “involuntary Americans” (e.g.,…

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UConn Law Offers New Master of Laws Degree

December 9, 2021

UCONN TODAY — A new Master of Laws program at the UConn School of Law is designed to meet an increasing demand for legally trained compliance officers. The American Bar Association recently granted acquiescence to the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance LLM program, which is accepting applicants to begin their studies in January 2022. The new…

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AccessLex Institute partners with 10 law schools on unique admission and scholarship program for underrepresented students

December 9, 2021

REUTERS  —  Ten U.S. law schools have agreed to offer one-year deferred admission and scholarship money to promising, underrepresented candidates whose initial applications don’t make the cut, according to AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit that advocates for access and affordability in legal education. To keep their place at the participating schools, including Willamette University College of Law…

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Q and A with Susan Stephan, MLS Program Director at University of Cincinnati Law

December 8, 2021

UC CINCINNATI — In October, the University of Cincinnati College of Law launched a new online Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program. A complement to the nationally ranked JD program and the LL.M. for internationally-trained lawyers, the UC MLS expands access to legal studies to a wide range of working professionals. The inaugural program director, Susan Stephan,…

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Harvard Law collaborates on program introducing underrepresented high school students to careers in law

December 7, 2021

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Eja Richardson is a first-year student at Howard University from Orlando, Florida. Michaell Santos is a high school senior in the Bronx, New York. While they come from different backgrounds and areas of the country, both have an interest in law, but say that the lack of resources and opportunities in their…

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