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On Education by U.S. News Staff

Northwestern Starts a 2-year Law Degree Program

July 09, 2008 04:19 PM ET | Steven Yaccino | Permanent Link | Print

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Any oher Universities doing the same?

I was wondering if anyone knew of other 2 year programs? Thank you

just what we need more lawyers

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I think this action by Northwestern University is good for the students getting the degree of law. Though the student may feel more loads than before , they can spare more time to do other things. In my opinion , it benefit students in many ways. And it forces students to spend more time in studying skills and knowledges in colleges and declines the waste time in entirments.

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It's obvious that Leiter is not intent on helping his school achieve the best of students for the law program at the University of Texas. For any prestigious university should be open to exploring any and all attempts at bringing in as many students as possible without lowering academic standards. Northwestern does bring about an innovative approach which has been for years already studied but many schools hindered to approach. The timing for Northwestern couldn't be better as many progressive colleges and universities are seeking full-time and post-college students to enhance their programs. Too bad for the University of Texas program. The school will probably not comply with implementing a program of this sort until other schools within the Big 12 merge together. And needless to say, it will take several years.

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