Bloomberg Law's Top 10 Law School Innovators

Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Law Announces Top 10 Law School Innovators:

Bloomberg Law’s inaugural Law School Innovation Program recognizes law schools whose innovative programs are advancing new approaches to student instruction, legal technology, experiential learning, and other facets of legal education. And we are showcasing 10 innovations in particular that are leading the way. ...

Innovators hailing from more than 60 schools in more than 25 states applied to the program. ... Applications were evaluated by a select team of practicing attorneys, legal technology and legal operations professionals, in-house counsel, recent law school graduates, and Bloomberg Law experts who have worked with and alongside law firms, businesses, and academic institutions.

The Top 10

The panel’s evaluations yielded a list of 10 finalists, based on the criteria of innovation, impact on students, ability to advance the legal industry, and replicability. They are:

• Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy Clinic, Brooklyn Law School
• First Year Trial Practicum, Drake University Law School
• Legal Analytics & Innovation Initiative, Georgia State University College of Law
• The National Appellate Clinic Network, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
• Privacy Law Certificate, Santa Clara University School of Law
• First ABA accredited fully-online J.D. program, St Mary’s University School of Law
• Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration, Suffolk University Law School
• Integrated Education on Well-Being and Thriving in the Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
• Legal Business Design Hub, University of Richmond School of Law
• Leveraging Technology to Promote Access to Justice Course, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law