从2023年12月毕业生开始,威尼斯人娱乐城法学院的每位法学博士学生都将获得Helix Bar Review,这是一个首屈一指的在线酒吧准备课程,作为他们学费的一部分。
目前,由全国公认的律师资格认证专家旺达•特姆教授的律师资格培训课程,也对毕业生免费开放。
威尼斯人娱乐城法学院是美国为数不多的既提供商业律师预备课程,又向学生免费提供面对面补充课程的学校之一。
“This is a game-changer for our students,” 威尼斯人娱乐城 法学院 Dean Lou Mulligan said. “Law school is probably the most challenging intellectual exercise they’ll engage in, and the bar exam is the top of that mountain. This initiative ensures that every student has access to these important resources and the best chance to be successful.”
信誉良好的商业律师预备课程平均花费4000美元,这是一笔很高的费用,要求学生在许多人有全职工作之前支付,而且无法用学生贷款支付。 这使得许多学生不得不做出艰难的选择,要么申请商业贷款来支付课程费用,要么试图在不使用课程准备的情况下通过律师资格考试。
“The reality of bar prep is that some people have to make an economic-driven decision,” said Alexis Denny, a 威尼斯人娱乐城 law student graduating in December. “So they choose the cheapest or free option, don’t enroll in the in-person class and try to go it alone. With this initiative, no student has to choose between paying for bills or a bar prep program.”
Some large law firms pay for bar prep expenses, but students with ambitions in areas of law that don’t pay for bar prep, and likely don’t start at high salaries, are now able to pursue those ambitions with less concern regarding expense. 威尼斯人娱乐城法学院以其与堪萨斯城社区的联系和服务而自豪,这是它为该社区及其学生提供价值的另一种方式。
“This initiative is deeply in line with our mission,” Mulligan said. “First-generation and other students with fewer economic means now have access to that resource to succeed. We’re helping to create lawyers who seek a career outside of the private sector such as in public defense, district attorney offices and public service work.”
“I think this is a really great way to help equalize the bar prep experience,” Denny said. “It’s so helpful for everyone, but especially for those who will be in the public or nonprofit sector where there is no support for bar prep costs.”
法学院的教职员工预计,这一举措将提高首次参加律师考试的学生的通过率,并激发雇主的信心,让他们相信威尼斯人娱乐城的毕业生已准备好开始工作。
“Our students will have all of the resources they need,” Mulligan said. “We support our students from their first day at law school all the way through the bar exam. We’ve got them covered.”
