Alaska is the only state in the country without a brick-mortar law school, so where do students with legal ambitions go?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -
The University of Alaska Anchorage and Seattle University School of Law is moving forward with a partnership in what they’re calling the Alaska Hybrid Hub. Once established, the hub will give students the opportunity to attend law school without being required to relocate out of the state while getting their education.
Both universities have said they are hopeful that the future program will help with the larger concern over a lack of lawyers in Alaska, officials with both universities have said. In a 2020, the American Bar Association examined which states have ample legal assistance available to the entirety of the state - and where some states have what they’re calling a “legal desert.”
The ABA described these deserts as “large areas where residents have to travel far to find a lawyer for routine matters like drawing up a will, handling a divorce or disputing a traffic violation.” According to the ABA, most states have at least one county lacking lawyers - about 1,300 U.S. counties have less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents.
Alumni from both universities offered their support of the program, some planning to eventually make themselves available for networking events and eventually take on directing roles at UAA. Staff with both institutions signed a memorandum on of understanding on Thursday which aims to establish the hybrid hub.Hooper Bay women stabbed over 60 times in homicide case, affidavit says‘We were targeted’: Whittier Samoan residents who are U.S.
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