Syracuse Law launches online JD program
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWS — The Syracuse University College of Law has enrolled 32 students in the inaugural JDinteractive (JDi) class. JDinteractive is the nation’s first fully interactive online law degree. The ABA-accredited program combines live, online classes with self-paced classes and short residencies.
Read More about Syracuse Law launches online JD programA look at Vanderbilt’s Program on Law and Innovation
FORBES — The Program on Law and Innovation Institute offers a curriculum that leads to a Certificate in Law and Innovation for anyone who takes six or more of the Institute courses within a three-year period and launches in February 2019.
Read More about A look at Vanderbilt’s Program on Law and InnovationNon-JD programs on the rise at U.S. law schools
WALL STREET JOURNAL — Law schools find a way to fill seats (No lawyers required). New offerings include master’s programs for students not interested in practicing law and courses for foreign lawyers.
Read More about Non-JD programs on the rise at U.S. law schoolsSanta Clara Law joins Institute for the Future of Law Practice as partner school
SANTA CLARA LAW — Santa Clara University School of Law has partnered with the Institute for the Future of Law Practice (IFLP) to offer curriculum that complements traditional law school offerings by equipping participating students with the knowledge and skills that are essential in modern legal practice.
Read More about Santa Clara Law joins Institute for the Future of Law Practice as partner schoolPenn Law will incorporate well-being in professional responsibility curriculum
PENN LAW — In January 2019, the University of Pennsylvania Law School will launch a groundbreaking pilot program that will incorporate a session on attorney well-being into every section of the mandatory Professional Responsibility course.
Read More about Penn Law will incorporate well-being in professional responsibility curriculumUniversity of New Hampshire Law plans online degree in IP law
CONCORD MONITOR — The UNH School of Law in Concord is about to take its first big steps into the world of online education, and if all goes as planned it will go further and create what it calls the nation’s first specialized law degree.
Read More about University of New Hampshire Law plans online degree in IP lawColumbia Law students use technology to help address legal problems
LEGAL TECH NEWS — Columbia Law School students are using a legal tech company’s document automation software to address the legal needs of New York City tenants and low-wage workers in South America.
Read More about Columbia Law students use technology to help address legal problemsUniversity of Akron Law expands public interest offerings
AKRON LEGAL NEWS — Two years ago law professor Brant Lee was charged with expanding The University of Akron School of Law’s existing diversity and social justice initiatives. Since then Lee has unveiled a fellows program and UA law students have formed a new chapter of the American Constitution Society.
Read More about University of Akron Law expands public interest offeringsVanderbilt Law launches new certificate in law and innovation
BUSINESSWIRE — Vanderbilt Law School and its Program on Law and Innovation (PoLI) officially launched the PoLI Institute and a new Certificate in Law and Innovation program. The PoLI Institute introduces a practical educational opportunity for both practicing attorneys and legal professionals.
Read More about Vanderbilt Law launches new certificate in law and innovationUniversity of Kansas Law’s legal analytics class explores technology and the law
KU NEWS — A new class at the University of Kansas is teaching future lawyers to understand statistics, data analysis, artificial intelligence and how they can challenge the very foundation of American justice.
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