The University of Connecticut School of Law has answered the call to provide more real-world experience for its students. Starting with the class that begins next fall, all students will be required to complete at least one supervised “live-lawyering experience” before they can receive a J.D.
In announcing the new program, Willajeanne F. McLean, the interim dean at the law school, said that fewer than 20 U.S. law schools have a similar requirement. “These programs offer an essential supplement to classroom-based learning,” McLean said. “By adopting this requirement, we are signaling our continuing commitment to preparing our students to practice law, and to do so competently and ethically.”
