ACADEMIC NEWS

WilmU School of Law Welcomes Accomplished Inaugural Class

October 26, 2023
For future lawyers, the first day of law school is always memorable, and when you’re part of an inaugural class, it becomes even more momentous. In August 2023, the Wilmington University School of Law welcomed its first 20 students. “It was such an amazing experience to be a part of the inauguration of the law school,” says Kendal Parliament, a J.D. candidate. “During orientation, it…
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MAGAZINE

The Modern Law Library... and AI

October 16, 2023
Harvey Morrell “Libraries in the future are going to be mostly digital,” former SUNY-Buffalo Law Library Director Jim Milles said in 2005. What do you see when someone says “law library”? I suspect most people picture a large room full of law books, with…
ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

A Recipe for Career Success

October 16, 2023
Kim Gattuso and Heather Karns Building a law school’s professional development office from scratch is akin to making a complicated dessert. Both require several individual components combined in specific ratios to produce the desired result. Adding Wilmington University School of Law’s student-centered approach to the mix is the proverbial cherry on top. Crafting a robust career services…
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ACADEMIC NEWSMAGAZINE

Non-Traditional Law Students

October 16, 2023
Jeffrey Zavrotny Over the past five years, more than 20% of all applicants to law school were 29 or older. Additionally, about half of all law school applicants over the same period were at least two years out of college when they applied to law school. So, the perception…