LLM Students
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LL.M. Requirements To receive the Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, students must complete a total of 24 semester credit hours. Students holding a U.S. law […]
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To make conflict productive, focus on co-creating mutual gains outcomes
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The mission of the EDR program is to foster a culture of collaboration around environmental, natural resource, and broader public policy issues. In other words, we strive to help people work together to create a better today and tomorrow.
Read MoreCollege of Law History
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Who was Joe Quinney? S.J. “Joe” Quinney (1893-1983) was a talented lawyer, prominent businessman, and ski industry pioneer. He was a founding partner in the […]
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell wins second Utah Supreme Court case in favor of crime victim’s rights
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The Utah Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of the argument Professor Paul Cassell advanced in the case F.L. v. Utah Court of Appeals, representing the […]
Read MoreThe power of calm when dealing with conflict
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To make conflict productive and to avoid it becoming destructive, we have to get out of this win-lose mindset and instead focus on what really matters, and one key way to do this is to ask ourselves and others “What would be a productive outcome in this situation?”
Read MoreLaura Leon on the power of the second try
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Alumna Laura Leon made it her goal to become an immigration lawyer—and from failed first-time bar exams to global pandemics, she hasn’t let anything prevent […]
Read MoreHow to focus on what really matters in conflict
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Over the last few months, we have published a series of blogs that start to explore why conflict is so hard for us, why it so often results in negative outcomes, and how we can make conflict an opportunity for positive change.
Read MoreNew class aims to disrupt regulatory frameworks—for good
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To insist that only lawyers can give legal advice, says Deno Himonas, is like saying only highly trained and expensive specialists can take care of […]
Read MoreLaura Leon On the Power of the Second Try
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As a child, Laura Leon (JD ’16) was inspired by an immigration lawyer who helped her family secure political asylum in the U.S. Now an immigration lawyer herself, Leon knows that success doesn’t always come on the first try. And she’s just fine with that.
Read MoreProf. Clifford Rosky contributes to new HHS report on LGBTQI+ youth
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Professor of Law Clifford Rosky contributed to the development of a new report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), providing […]
Read MoreNotching an employment law win at the Pro Bono Initiative
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by Emily Mulligan. Statutes. Codes. Citations. Cases. With all the reading and writing and technicalities, it can be easy to forget that lawyers are ultimately […]
Read MoreWant to make conflict productive? Focus on what really matters
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If you’ve been reading our recent blogs, hopefully by now you’re convinced that conflict “just is”: it is a healthy, normal, unavoidable part of life. Unfortunately, we tend to see the world through a win-lose, zero-sum mindset, which leads us to treat conflict as a threat. And when we do that, we tend to react poorly in situations of conflict, which leads to bad outcomes and reinforces our belief that conflict is a problem.
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