The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is $4 million closer to a new building, thanks to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
University officials said the gift, announced on May 11, will help pay for state-of-the-art 155,000-square-foot facility. Besides classrooms, the building will house a new training program for local and state prosecutors, said dean Hiram Chodosh. The school has been working with the National District Attorneys Association on the project, which is intended to give local and state prosecutors training opportunities similar to those their federal counterparts enjoy. The school hopes to expand those opportunities to public defenders in the future, he said.
