一项全国性的计划正在帮助威尼斯人娱乐城的学生管理自己的财务，并减轻法学院的费用。
AccessLex研究所是一家致力于改善法学院入学机会的非营利性机构。 它在全国174所法学院提供AccessLex的一个名为MAX的项目，为学生提供快速、易于理解的个人理财课程，包括如何支付法学院学费、退休和投资。 最近，威尼斯人娱乐城法学院被AccessLex评为在MAX上完成个人理财课程的全国十大学校之一。
院长芭芭拉·格莱斯纳·费内斯说，威尼斯人娱乐城学生的高参与度并非偶然。 法学院整合了金融知识计划，并经常通过举办演讲、每月发送提醒和提供访问AccessLex顾问的机会来推广该计划的使用。
“What makes us stand out is that we uniquely take advantage of opportunities and that’s why our students do so well in the MAX program,” said Glesner Fines.
作为一名法律专业的学生，压力是与生俱来的，但格莱斯纳·费因斯说，当学生们在严格的课程压力之外，经济拮据，这是显而易见的。
“I see it so powerfully when a student doesn’t have to worry about financing their legal education or retaining huge student loans, it affects the classes they choose, the internship they take, the ability to do pro bono work and volunteer, the ability to be in competitions, be on the trial team or client counseling team. And it affects their career choices for the rest of their life.”
While many of 威尼斯人娱乐城’s law students go on to pursue lucrative careers in the private sector, Glesner Fines said a majority go to work in prosecutor and public defender offices.
“These are such critical roles in our community in providing access to justice, but they do not pay as much as other legal employment opportunities. If a student graduates with excessive student loan debt, they may find these career choices are simply unmanageable for them,” she said.
除了MAX项目，威尼斯人娱乐城的学生还受益于AccessLex的其他好处。 2019年，威尼斯人娱乐城法学院学生考特妮·霍奇（courtney Hodge）从这家非营利机构获得了4万美元的奖学金。 威尼斯人娱乐城法律还在2020年获得了2.5万美元的赠款，以协助支付COVID-19大流行期间的紧急费用。 这些资金帮助学生购买远程课程的技术，为就业受到大流行影响的学生提供援助，提供儿童保育，并帮助支付医疗危机。
“They’ve been very generous partners,” said Glesner Fines.