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Stetson partners with Univ. South Florida to offer undergrad and JD in six years

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

Stetson University College of Law has announced a new program designed to get students an undergraduate degree and a law degree in six years — one less than normal. The Tampa, Fla.- law school has partnered with University of South Florida, also located in Tampa.

Students seeking a JD degree typically complete a four-year undergraduate program followed by three years of law school. Under the new 3+3 accelerated path, students will spend three years at USF and three years at Stetson Law.

Southwestern to offer a Certificate of Bioscience

Sun, 05/12/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

Southwestern Law School has partnered with the Keck Graduate Institute, a member of the Claremont Colleges, to offer a Certificate of Bioscience Industry Law and Practice to students at both institutions.

The school hopes to serve attorneys and business leaders who wish to develop an expertise in Bioscience Law. People who are knowledgeable about business practices and intellectual property rights are in high demand in the bioscience industry, the school said.

Thomas Cooley to launch LL.M. in Homeland and National Security

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 10:16am -- admin

Thomas M. Cooley Law School will begin offering an LL.M. in Homeland and National Security Law in September 2013. The degree will be offered on campus and online.

It is only the third graduate program in National Security, joining programs offered by George Washington University and Georgetown University, both in Washington, D.C.

Tulane launches LL.M in Law and Development

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

Tulane Law School has launched a Masters in Law and Development that will accept students in August 2013. The LL.M. is the first of its kind in the U.S., and is modeled after similar programs in Britain and Australia.

Courses will include Law, Sustainability and Development, International Human Rights, Economic Analysis, Comparative Environmental Law, and Comparative Constitutional and Private Law. The LL.M. can be completed in one year or extended to two.

Dayton starts IP clinic

Sun, 03/17/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

The University of Dayton School of Law will offer a new clinic focused on preparing students to practice in the areas of business and intellectual property law. The Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Law Clinic combines the law school’s emphasis on experiential learning and its expertise in IP law. Six students comprise the IP Clinic’s inaugural group, which launched this spring.

New England Law | Boston creates summer program to place students with employers

Sun, 03/17/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

New England Law | Boston will fund fellowship positions for students this summer. Selected students will receive stipends from the law school for ten-week positions. 

“These fellowships are part of our continuing effort at New England Law to help students become as prepared as possible for the practice of law,” said Dean John O’Brien. “We are committed to helping our students gain valuable experience that will assist them in today’s tight job market. “

NYLS creates scholarship program for NYC fire, police

Mon, 03/11/2013 - 11:00pm -- admin

New York Law School has created a new scholarship for members of New York City uniformed services and other public servants. Dean Anthony Crowell, who served as a counselor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,  conceived the idea of The Public Service Scholarship Program.

The program will provide three full-tuition scholarships and 12 half-tuition scholarships to qualified candidates.

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