88 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Colleges and Academic Centers For years, the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law has been an innovator in legal education. The Juris Doctor (J.D.) program curriculum emphasizes highly practical training, so graduates are ready to serve clients immediately upon graduation. With concentrations in international law; health law; and intellectual property, technology, and cybersecurity law, the legal education program combines cutting-edge pedagogy with community-based clinical education. Notable alumni of the College of Law include numerous judges and federal, state, and local government officials. Many are partners in major law firms and serve on community boards and as pro bono volunteers throughout South Florida and the nation. NSU Law is at the forefront of clinical legal education. Every student is guaranteed a live-client experience through clinics. Additionally, the college offers a wide array of externships. Clinic opportunities are available in the Disability and Advocacy Law Clinic, the Sharon and Mitchell W. Berger Entrepreneur Law Clinic, the Children and Families Law Clinic, Veterans Law Clinic, and the Dispute Resolution Clinic. Students also have the opportunity to participate in externships in civil law, consumer bankruptcy, consumer protection, criminal justice, and the judiciary. This highly regarded program provides on-site opportunities for law students to work with attorneys in government agencies, nonprofit companies, and law firms. In addition, NSU Law is com- mitted to instilling in students the ethics of pro bono service, community engagement, and public service. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the NSU Law Legal Research and Writing Program 7th nationally, the Trial Advocacy Program 31st nationally, and the Health Law program 35th nationally. Additionally, Health Law is the top program in Florida. Special programs available at NSU Law include dual-degree programs with many of NSU’s other colleges and abroad in Rome; Barcelona; Jerusalem; Prague; and Sheffield, England; as well as a summer study-abroad program in Barcelona. Shepard Broad College of Law NSU Law has expanded beyond J.D. education into every aspect of higher education. The online Master of Science in Law program enables professionals to advance their career by earning degrees in education law, employment law, health law, and law and policy. The Master of Laws (LL.M.) program is designed to maximize value for attorneys who seek to learn new practice areas and improve the value of their services. It offers students a flexible and global curriculum that prepares graduates for leadership roles and adds professional value to their practice. Areas of focus include business and entrepreneurial counseling; health law; international law; intellectual property, technology, and cybersecurity; and litigation and dispute resolution. NSU Law is one of only a handful of law schools in the country to offer an undergraduate degree. The B.S. in Law program provides rigorous, critical problem- solving education for students and working professionals who aspire to work in law-related fields. It offers students the unique opportunity to gain a foundational understanding of the law, with concentrations in health law; paralegal studies; and law, science, and technology. The last two options are also available as minors. NSU Law’s faculty and staff members and students recognize the importance of law as an instrument of social change. The programs meld doctrine, skills, and ethical concerns to produce attorneys who are skilled and caring, and who have scholarship that advances the understanding of the law. The college also offers the NSU Law Mentoring Program, giving current law students and law alumni alike the chance to network with one another. Current law students, or mentees, have the opportunity to learn from law alumni and local attorneys in the practice field that most interests them.
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