New York Law School launches New York Census and Redistricting
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York Law School (NYLS) today announced the launch of its New York Census and Redistricting Institute. The Institute will engage and educate public institutions, nonprofit organizations, and the public about law and policy relating to the national census in 2020 and subsequent city and state redistricting. It is the first…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Full-time jobs, family obligations and other responsibilities can make it difficult for part-time law school students to attend classes three or four nights every week. That’s why The University of Akron School of Law is introducing an innovative program — unique among Ohio law schools — designed to…
Read More about Akron Law launches ‘blended online’ JD programArizona State University Law establishes Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance program
THE STATE PRESS — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is creating the nation’s first programs in Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance for its Indian Legal Program. Gaming refers to matters concerning casinos and gambling on Native American property for economic benefit. The programs are founded and will be directed by Ann MarieBledsoe Downes and Lawrence…
Read More about Arizona State University Law establishes Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance programMichigan State University Law dean Lawrence Ponoroff discusses today’s legal education and legal profession
WKAR –Dean Ponoroff says today’s law students are “much more focused and serious about the tracks they’re on because they’re paying an enormous price for the education. So they are better consumers of legal education than was certainly true in the past. They’re much more visual oriented in learning than certainly I was.” Ponoroff says…
Read More about Michigan State University Law dean Lawrence Ponoroff discusses today’s legal education and legal professionUniversity of Richmond Law announces new programs in professional identity and legal innovation
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND — Two newly posted faculty positions at the University of Richmond School of Law are aimed at helping students adapt to a changing legal profession. The school plans to hire a Director of Legal Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Director of Professional Identity Formation starting with the 2020-2021 school year. The programs will include…
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NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — New York Law School (NYLS) and the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) today announced that they will partner on new classroom and community-based training programs to benefit NYLS students, practicing lawyers, and the city’s diverse religious communities. The partnership capitalizes on ICNY’s two decades of work with grassroots and immigrant religious…
Read More about New York Law School adds religious training to diversity programSouthern Methodist University Law launches First Amendment Clinic
SMU LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law will launch a First Amendment Clinic in Fall 2020, thanks to a generous gift of $900,000 from the Stanton Foundation. The Clinic will focus on First Amendment issues including free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly and petition. This funding will cover the core operating…
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PR NEWSWIRE — Suffolk University Law School will be offering two courses this spring term as part of their six-course online, part-time Legal Innovation and Technology Certificate program. The two courses, The Business of Delivering Legal Services and Legal Technology Toolkit, will provide insight into how legal professionals and law firms can deliver legal services with…
Read More about Suffolk Law offers new online legal tech courses as part of certificate programAmerican University Washington College of Law launches program on technology law and security
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is proud to announce its Tech, Law, Security Program (TLS), a new initiative that seeks to tackle challenges that emerge at the intersection of law and technology. The Program – founded by AUWCL Professor Jennifer Daskal, world-renown tech policy and national security…
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and Law School announced the launch of an accelerated joint JD/MBA program enabling students to receive both degrees in just three years.The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and Law School announced the launch of an accelerated joint JD/MBA program enabling students…
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