Betsy Hames isn’t a lawyer, but the law permeates nearly every aspect of her job overseeing employee relations in Emory University’s human resources department. “We’re dealing with labor law, employment discrimination and all these other legal things that come into play,” she said. “I’ve never had a desire to go to law school, but a foundation in the law would be very useful.”
Hames therefore was intrigued when she learned that Emory University School of Law was launching a Juris Master program. It won’t prepare her to practice — it’s only 24 credits, and she won’t qualify to sit for the bar exam. But she hopes an abbreviated version of law school will help her master the legal implications of her work.
