Campbell Law partners with North Carolina State University to train law students in design thinking

December 3, 2018

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law School and N.C. State University are again partnering to offer a unique course aimed at training 21st-century lawyers to be more innovative and empathetic, and ultimately more successful.

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University at Buffalo Law introduces a minor in law program for undergraduates

December 3, 2018

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — More than ever, the world needs the guidance of skilled, compassionate advocates. UB School of Law has responded to that need with a series of new undergraduate initiatives to encourage a legal career.

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Cornell Law students develop AI-powered apps for legal aid efforts

December 3, 2018

LEGAL TECH NEWS — The upcoming final for a Cornell Law School course won’t include writing an exam or filling bubble answer sheets. Instead students are presenting apps they created to solve challenges facing today’s legal aid organizations.

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George Mason Scalia Law launches Juris Master program for non-lawyers

November 19, 2018

GEORGE MASON LAW — George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School is excited to announce the launch of its Juris Master (JM) Degree Program. The JM Degree is designed for professionals who interact with lawyers and legal issues regularly in the course of their careers.

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Hofstra Law partners with med school for innovative medical-legal trial competition

November 13, 2018

HOFSTRA LAW NEWS — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell are hosting a new national Medical-Legal Trial Competition on Nov. 16-18, 2018.

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UCLA Law introduces new fellows program for leaders in public interest law

November 12, 2018

UCLA LAW — The David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy is launching a new public interest fellows program, bringing two eminent legal leaders to UCLA School of Law each year for public lectures and residencies in which they will work closely with students.

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Duke Law supports first-generation college students through new program

October 29, 2018

DUKE CHRONICLE — Jennifer Caplan—assistant director for professional development programming and advising for Duke Law School—began First Generation Professionals to combat the disadvantage of Law School students who are the first in their families to graduate from college.

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University at Buffalo Law clinic project examines ethics of using AI in the criminal justice system

October 29, 2018

UB NOW — An ambitious new project spearheaded by Jonathan Manes, assistant clinical professor of law and director of the School of Law’s Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic, along with five UB colleagues, will examine ethical and social concerns raised by the increasing use of artificial intelligence, or AI.

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Two-year JD programs for foreign students are on the rise

October 22, 2018

NATIONAL JURIST — The number of law schools offering a two-year J.D. program for international lawyers has grown steadily over the past eight years, with more than 23 such programs, and observers expect the trend to continue.

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Columbia Law launches accelerated executive LL.M. program in Global Business Law

October 22, 2018

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School announced the launch of the Executive Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Global Business Law. This intensive program will allow students to earn an LL.M. in roughly half a calendar year.

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