Cornell Law students develop AI-powered apps for legal aid efforts
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.
Read More about Cornell Law students develop AI-powered apps for legal aid effortsGeorge Mason Scalia Law launches Juris Master program for non-lawyers
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.
Read More about George Mason Scalia Law launches Juris Master program for non-lawyersHofstra Law partners with med school for innovative medical-legal trial competition
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.
Read More about Hofstra Law partners with med school for innovative medical-legal trial competitionUCLA Law introduces new fellows program for leaders in public interest law
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.
Read More about UCLA Law introduces new fellows program for leaders in public interest lawDuke Law supports first-generation college students through new program
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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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.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law clinic project examines ethics of using AI in the criminal justice systemTwo-year JD programs for foreign students are on the rise
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.
Read More about Two-year JD programs for foreign students are on the riseColumbia Law launches accelerated executive LL.M. program in Global Business Law
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.
Read More about Columbia Law launches accelerated executive LL.M. program in Global Business LawLiberty Law launches JD-based Certified Financial Planner program
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY — Liberty University School of Law is proud to announce that it has registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) the first board registered financial planning program exclusively based in a Juris Doctor program.
Read More about Liberty Law launches JD-based Certified Financial Planner programUniversity of Dayton Law launches online LLM program in American and Transnational Law
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — The University of Dayton School of Law will offer an entirely online Master of Laws (LL.M.) program in American and Transnational Law, including an optional U.S. legal practice certificate.
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