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Law school partners with federal patent office to launch pro bono hub

Seattle University School of Law, through its Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program, is partnering with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to offer a new program to offer free legal assistance to inventors.

September 13, 2024 | Announcements


New certificate to help prepare law students for tech law practice

Seattle University School of Law’s Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program has developed a new TILE Certificate program to equip the next generation of legal professionals with the skills needed to lead in rapidly evolving legal practices rooted in technology and innovation.

September 13, 2024 | Announcements


Seattle U Law 'Hybrid Hub' to expand Central WA legal education access

Aspiring lawyers in central Washington will have a new way to earn a law degree while remaining in their communities thanks to a partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Heritage University to establish a “Hybrid Hub.”

September 6, 2024 | Announcements


Professor John Kirkwood recognized for teaching excellence

In recognition of his distinguished career as a dedicated and exemplary educator, Professor John Kirkwood has been named the 2024-2026 William C. Oltman Professor of Teaching Excellence at Seattle University School of Law.

August 29, 2024 | Announcements


Grads shine brightly on WA Super Lawyers, Rising Stars lists

Seattle University School of Law graduates are well-represented on recently-published lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Washington state, as 671 total alumni made the cut. With 1,067 alumni included in these lists over the years, Seattle U Law has the most alumni, coming in ahead of the next best law school by more than 200 lawyers.

August 28, 2024 | Announcements


Seattle U Law ranks among top law schools for scholarly impact

A recently published academic paper has named Seattle University School of Law as the top-ranked Pacific Northwest law school for faculty impact, and places it in the top third of all law schools nationally.

August 27, 2024 | Announcements


Professor elected to prestigious American Law Institute

Brooke Coleman, vice dean for Academic Affairs and the Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute.

July 30, 2024 | Announcements


Two Seattle U Law grads earn Equal Justice Works Fellowships

Two Seattle University School of Law graduates, Mary Bent ’23 and Katherine (Katy) Daley ’24, have earned prestigious Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowships to pursue a social justice-oriented project of their choosing over the course of the next two years.

June 3, 2024 | Announcements


American Bar Association president to address Seattle U Law Commencement

American Bar Association President Mary Smith, a pathbreaking national leader in law and in STEM education and accessibility, will deliver the keynote address at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement on May 18.

February 29, 2024 | Announcements


Seattle U Law hires first Alaska Native professor

Seattle University School of Law has selected Professor Nazune Menka to become the next faculty director of the Center for Indian Law & Policy. Menka, who will also serve as a tenure-track assistant professor of law, is Seattle U Law’s first Alaska Native faculty member.

February 8, 2024 | Announcements


Nationally renowned author, Dahlia Lithwick visits Seattle U Law

New York Times bestselling author and legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick, whose journalism has appeared in Slate, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, CNN, and other prominent media outlets, kicked off Seattle U Law’s 2023-24 Dean’s Luminaries in Law Lecture & Conversation Series.

October 3, 2023 | Announcements


Seattle U Law professors publish impactful scholarship

Seattle University School of Law professors have been hard at work producing scholarship on a variety of important legal topics and issues.

August 25, 2023 | Announcements


New program prepares law students to confront future tech challenges

A new Seattle University School of Law program aims to prepare a cadre of diverse legal professionals to help guide the development and implementation of current and future technologies in lawful and ethical ways.

May 2, 2023 | Announcements


New campaign aims to help sexual assault/DV survivors

For the first time, campus community can obtain protection order filing assistance from Seattle U Law’s Family Law Center.

March 30, 2023 | Announcements


NYC Legal Aid Society CEO and alumna to deliver commencement address

Twyla Carter ’07, a nationally renowned public defender and advocate for bail reform and pretrial assistance to low-income clients, will address Seattle University School of Law’s Class of 2023 graduates at commencement on May 13.

March 1, 2023 | Announcements


Highly accomplished new faculty join Seattle U Law

The law school welcomes an accomplished cohort of new tenure-track faculty members, each of whom brings a wealth of teaching, practical, and scholarly expertise.

April 12, 2022 | Announcements


Signing (off) on the dotted line

Professor Sidney DeLong retires after 37 years of teaching.

April 10, 2022 | Announcements


Tarra Simmons ’17 receives 2022 Woman of the Year Award

In accepting the 2022 Woman of the Year award, Tarra Simmons ’17 thanked the many women in the legal profession who helped her along the way and encouraged those who will come after her.

March 31, 2022 | Announcements


Law students help Ukrainian refugees start asylum applications

Seattle University School of Law has partnered with Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest to provide legal assistance to more than 30 Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn home country. Thirteen student volunteers, overseen by professors and licensed attorneys, will help the refugees complete the initial paperwork required to seek asylum in the United States.

March 29, 2022 | Announcements


A tale of forks and torts: Janet Ainsworth reflects on her career

As Ainsworth prepares to retire after 34 years of teaching, first at University of Puget Sound School of Law and then at Seattle University School of Law when the law school moved north, she reflected on the forks in the road that led her to what she calls “the best job in the world.”

March 29, 2022 | Announcements


Law school awards inaugural Bond scholarship to aspiring defender

Cierrah Loveness is an aspiring public defender from Mount Vernon, Washington, and the first recipient of Seattle University School of Law’s newly created Dean James E. Bond Endowed Scholarship.

March 18, 2022 | Announcements


A student’s favorite tax master

Diane Lourdes Dick receives Oltman award for excellence in teaching.

February 24, 2022 | Announcements


Seattle University selects new dean to lead law school

Former Miami Law dean Anthony E. Varona brings strong legal background, leadership experience to position

February 17, 2022 | Announcements


Incubator Program welcomes seven new attorneys for 2022

Participants build solo and small law practices with mentorship and other support for one year.

February 10, 2022 | Announcements


Seattle U Law dean announces departure

Annette Clark ’89 will leave her position next June after almost a decade at the helm

August 16, 2021 | Announcements