Bloomberg Law’s Law School Innovation Program Honors 10 Finalists

ARLINGTON, VA — Bloomberg Law today announced that it has named 10 finalists in its Law School Innovation Program, now in its third year. The program aims to identify, recognize, and connect the law schools that are pioneering educational innovations that benefit their students, their schools, and the legal field.

The focus of the 2024-2025 Law School Innovation Program is career resilience. Bloomberg Law asked law schools what they are doing to help students prevent burnout and build resilience for a fulfilling long-term legal career. Program evaluators reviewed innovations that address and eradicate at least one root cause of career burnout, either by better preparing students on their career path or by fostering change in the legal community. Innovations submitted for consideration were grouped into three categories: career pathing, technology, and well-being initiatives.

The 2024-2025 Law School Innovation finalists were recognized based on the criteria of innovation, impact on students, ability to advance the legal industry, and replicability.

The latest Law School Innovation Program finalists are:

• University of St. Thomas, School of Law – Mentor Externship
• University of Oklahoma College of Law – Center Technology and Innovation in Practice
• Albany Law School – Flex Juris Doctor
• University of California, Berkeley School of Law – Berkeley Law Leads
• University of San Diego School of Law – Developing the Whole Law Student Initiative
• Georgetown Law – Technology Law and Policy Scholars Program
• Brigham Young University Law School – Milestones Program
• University of California, Irvine School of Law – Happiness and Peak Performance Law Students and Lawyers
• Belmont University College of Law – Extended Enneagram Training
• Duquesne Kline School of Law – Law and Computing Concentration

“We are proud to honor this distinguished group of programs, along with the faculty, staff, and administrators who drive innovation in legal education,” said Alex Butler, head of content and analysis, Bloomberg Industry Group. “Innovation is central to the work we do at Bloomberg Law, and we’re encouraged by the work being done by law schools to innovate with regard to career resilience.”

Bloomberg Law received applications from 30+ programs that were evaluated by a panel of internal and external experts, including Bloomberg Law analysts and industry authorities from all segments of the legal ecosystem.

For more information on these finalists and the Law School Innovation Program, visit https://aboutblaw.com/bg1k.