The University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison calls its hallmark approach to legal education "law in action." According to Dean Margaret Raymond, "law in action" refers to a focus on the way law affects people and their communities. That may mean applying legal education to real-world scenarios, it may mean an experiential approach to legal education, or it may mean a consideration for how to apply the rule of law in counseling an individual client. In other words, "law in action" goes beyond learning the rules of the legal profession and extends to practical application and consideration of the unique effects of law on individuals and on society as a whole. Read More

The University of Minnesota Law School offers one of the largest clinical education programs in the nation, emphasizing its prioritization of experiential learning in legal education. The law school boasts 24 clinics, 11 concentrations, and more than 200 combined degree options. Real-world practice and experience is emphasized, with more than half of all law students participating in at least one live-client clinical course, and with law students providing more than 18,000 hours of pro bono legal service each year. Read More

Last night, I was able to secure a jury trial acquittal for one of my clients charged with Making a Lewd or Indecent Proposal to a Child Under 16. The Jury came back with a not guilty verdict in thirty minutes. Read More

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is an autonomous non-profit institution affiliated with Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. For more than 100 years, Mitchell Hamline has prided itself on being a "forward-thinking" practiced-based law school program, and its part-time on-campus/online hybrid J.D. program is the first and only program of its kind at an ABA-approved law school. Read More

Well, that didn't take too long. Most people think of a long, drawn-out affair when they hear the term "jury trial" -- and this notion is most likely based on their only exposure to the situation being a result of television and pop culture.  Read More

What are the new Oklahoma drug laws which go into effect July 1, 2017? Who do they apply to? Read on for more information. Read More

Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts, is a premier law school on the forefront of legal education. Law students at Suffolk receive an education that emphasizes real-world practice and experiential learning. Suffolk Law's U.S. News rankings demonstrate the school's success in areas including legal writing, legal technology, dispute resolution, and experiential learning. Clinics, pro bono opportunities, and externships give Suffolk Law students hands-on experience in the practice and application of the law. Read More

Many were surprised that the highly publicized jury trial regarding the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby ended in a mistrial. However, sex crimes trials often end this way due to the strategies usually employed by the defense team. Read More

One of the continuing themes as we interview law school deans around the nation is the idea that the legal profession is continually changing and evolving, and that the nature of legal education must likewise adapt to meet the needs of future lawyers and the public they serve. Northeastern University School of Law in Boston is a law school that fully embraces the idea of change and innovation. According  to its website, NUSL "seek[s] to amend traditional notions of what law can achieve." Its experiential Cooperative Legal Education Program allows law students to graduate with almost a full year of full-time legal work experience. Read More

Founded in 1921 as the Hartford College of Law, the UConn School of Law has become one of the leading law schools in the nation. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, UConn Law is considered one of the most beautiful law schools in the United States, and it boasts the largest law library in the world, listed as one of the 50 Most Amazing University Libraries in the world by Best Masters Programs. However, the school's facilities are only part of the allure. UConn School of Law offers a rich legal education. Opportunities include public service, first-year skills program, simulation courses, practice-based learning, individual and international externships, and 16 clinical programs. These clinical programs include the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, the Center for Energy and Environmental Law, the Center for Children's Advocacy, Criminal Clinics, Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, Environmental Law Clinic, Mediation Clinic, U.S. Attorney's Clinic, State's Attorney Field Placement, and more. Read More