Gift to American University Washington College of Law to support Immigrant Justice Clinic initiatives
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Thanks to a generous gift from William I. Jacobs, JD ’66, American University is launching a new Defending the AU Dream Initiative. The Initiative will support immigration legal services provided by AUWCL’s Immigrant Justice Clinic. Services will include representation of college-age students with DACA and other immigration-related matters.
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UBNOW — The University at Buffalo School of Law is addressing the changing market for legal services and law-related careers with its first ever bachelor’s degree in law, designed to prepare students for careers that demand a sound understanding of the law but do not require a licensed attorney.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law launches undergraduate degree programFederal judges weigh-in on law clerk hiring plan
LAW.COM — Federal judges and law school clerkship advisers say a new federal law clerk hiring plan is off to a strong start in its first two weeks. The pilot plan is intended to head off the hiring of law students for clerkships before they have completed their second year on campus.
Read More about Federal judges weigh-in on law clerk hiring planUniversity of Virginia Law to relaunch First Amendment clinic
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law will bring back its First Amendment Clinic for the 2019-20 academic year. In the yearlong clinic, students work closely with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press lawyers on timely and vital matters involving free speech and press freedom.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW — Working professionals seeking training in indigenous governance leadership now have more educational opportunities, thanks to flexible new offerings from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program and the University of Arizona Native Nations Institute.
Read More about University of Arizona Law offers flexible master’s degree in indigenous governanceOnline law program from Syracuse Law provides opportunities for military members and spouses
MILITARY.COM — From Okinawa to Germany and bases in the U.S., military spouses and active-duty troops are attending a law school in upstate New York, thanks to the first online program accredited by the American Bar Association.
Read More about Online law program from Syracuse Law provides opportunities for military members and spousesThurgood Marshall School of Law launches solo practice incubator for graduates
HOUSTON CHRONICLE — Most people who enter law school hope to make the world a better place by bringing justice to their community. Then come the classes, the fierce competition and the bill for tuition.
Read More about Thurgood Marshall School of Law launches solo practice incubator for graduatesAmerican University Washington College of Law receives accreditation for its health care compliance certificate
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) is pleased to announce the accreditation of its Health Care Compliance Certificate (HCCC) by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB)®.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law receives accreditation for its health care compliance certificateCardozo Law launches online master’s degree in data and privacy law
LAW.COM — Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School is launching what it says is the first master’s degree in data and privacy law offered by a law campus. A pilot cohort of six students started in the online program last fall
Read More about Cardozo Law launches online master’s degree in data and privacy lawBoston University Law to offer master’s degree in tax law
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Boston University School of Law is launching a Master in the Study of Tax Law (MSL). Offered through the school’s Graduate Tax Program, the master’s is a 24-credit program designed to provide foundational tax law training to aspiring and current accountants, auditors, and other business professionals.
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