University of Florida Law announces new program on eDiscovery

September 23, 2019

ABOVE THE LAW — University of Florida Law has partnered with international eDiscovery company, Consilio, to offer graduates unique opportunities to learn the business of eDiscovery and practice law.

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Iowa Law to offer new semester in Washington, DC program

September 23, 2019

IOWA LAW — Iowa Law is pleased to offer a Semester in DC program beginning fall 2019. This program will give interested students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of federal law by working in a government agency, or with a judge or non-profit public interest organization.

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Northwestern Law joins Diversity Lab project

September 23, 2019

ABA JOURNAL — Northwestern Law announced its participation in a diversity partnership with four firms and an incubator that focuses on inclusion in the profession. The law firms—Eversheds Sutherland, Goodwin, Orrick and Stoel Rives—invested $5 million to launch Move the Needle Fund with the Diversity Lab, and Northwestern is the only law school in the

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More than 20 law school clinics create network to support First Amendment issues for journalists

September 16, 2019

YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) announced on September 4, 2019 the launch of the Free Expression Legal Network (FELN) a coalition of law school clinicians and academic non-clinicians who provide pro bono legal support for public interest

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BYU Law offers free legal services for first responders

September 16, 2019

DAILY HERALD — Utah County’s first responders will have the chance to create free wills this week through a program from Brigham Young University’s law school. The BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School is offering the Wills for Heroes program Friday as part of its alumni weekend. The event will pair first responders with a

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Duke Law launches center on the science of criminal justice

September 16, 2019

DUKE LAW — The new Duke Law Center for Science and Justice will bring together faculty and students in law, medicine, public policy, and arts and sciences to pursue research, policy and law reform, and education in three areas: accuracy of evidence in criminal cases; the role of risk in criminal outcomes; and addressing a

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Fordham Law debuts online compliance master’s program

September 16, 2019

YAHOO! FINANCE — Fordham Law School announced that it has launched an online version of its Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Corporate Compliance program. Fordham was one of the first law schools to offer a master’s in corporate compliance when it began the program in 2016 and is one of the top-ranked law

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Georgia State University Law offers course analyzing the strategic legal decisions and contracts of rapper/actor Ludacris

September 16, 2019

GPB-NPR RADIO NEWS — This fall, Georgia State College of Law University is offering “The Legal Life of Ludacris” — a course examining the strategic legal decisions and contracts that supported his career as a rapper, actor, philanthropist and restaurateur. It’s the brainchild of GSU entertainment law professor, Moraima “Mo” Ivory, who’s the head of

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Harvard Law debuts new Animal Law and Policy Clinic

September 16, 2019

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School has launched their new Animal Law & Policy Clinic. The Animal Law & Policy Clinic will provide students with direct hands-on experience in litigation, legislation, administrative practice, and policymaking, both in the U.S. and internationally. The clinic will work on a broad range of issues affecting farmed animals,

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Indiana University Maurer Law introduces the first program for working in family offices and services

September 16, 2019

NEWS AT IU BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana University Maurer School of Law has launched a program that trains students interested in working for family offices and firms with family office service practices. The law school will be the first in the United States with a program focused specifically on this growing area.

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