ACADEMIC NEWSEVENTS

WilmU Law Students and Mentors Connect

November 6, 2023
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself” — that quote from Oprah Winfrey rings true at the Wilmington University School of Law, where students benefit from a strong mentorship program. “I am excited to see what I learn from the mentorship program. I have already had the opportunity to meet with some of the attorneys at my mentor’s office,”…
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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…
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 attorneys or law students sitting at long tables poring over a stack of those books. Until recently, this picture would have been a…
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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…
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…
ACADEMIC NEWSEVENTSMAGAZINE

Introducing The Wilmington University School of Law

October 28, 2022
With its inclusive culture, the new law school will prepare students who reflect the communities they serve, promote access to the bar, and make a case for a more diverse legal field. The Wilmington University School of Law will welcome its first classes in the fall of 2023. “The Wilmington University School of Law represents our history of providing career-oriented programs for students…
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