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Press Releases
2023:
September 8, 2023: Aspen Publishing Acquires Exclusive License from University of Arizona to Administer New Law School Admissions Test August 8, 2023: Aspen Publishing Introduces Aspen Aloud June 27, 2023: Aspen Publishing Releases its 25th episode of its successful Leading Edge podcast Jan. 10, 2023: Aspen Publishing Launches New Aspen Leading Edge Podcast Series 2021:
Dec. 2, 2021: Transom Capital Acquires Wolters Kluwer U.S. Legal Education Business Dec. 1, 2021: Announcing the Launch of Aspen Publishing.
Sept. 27, 2021: Wolters Kluwer announces intention to divest its U.S. legal education business.
May 17, 2021: Five Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Legal Solutions Named as Finalists in the 2021 SIIA Business Technology CODiE Awards
May 06, 2021: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Wins Seven Stevie Awards in 2021 American Business Awards®
2020:
Nov. 05, 2020: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Wins Three Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards
Sept. 24, 2020: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. Wins Three Stevie Awards in 2020 International Business Awards®
May 26, 2020: Wolters Kluwer's PracticePerfect Wins SIIA CODiE Award for Best Emerging Instructional Technology Solution
March 31, 2020: Wolters Kluwer Launches PracticePerfect
Jan 02, 2020: Diversity and Tech Skills Drive Winners of $10k Legal Education Prize
2019:
Dec. 26, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Thought Leader Introduces Connected Law School Suite at AALS Annual Meeting
Dec 23, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Announces Winners of Second Annual Leading Edge Prize for Educational Innovation
October 30, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Names Nicole Jones Pinard as Vice President & General Manager of Legal Education
August 13, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Expands Partnership with National Institute for Trial Advocacy to Offer Titles on Cheetah™ Legal Research Platform
July 30, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Thought Leader to Speak at 2019 SEALS Annual Conference
July 11, 2019: Wolters Kluwer Announces Second Annual Award for Legal Education Innovation: Submissions Now Open for Leading Edge Prize
June 20, 2019: How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Law Schools?
May 1, 2019: Always Around the Corner: Online Education in the Legal Academy
2018:
Nov. 8, 2018: Wolters Kluwer to Become Exclusive Production, Promotion and Distribution Partner for National Institute for Trial Advocacy
2016:
June 13, 2016: Wolters Kluwer Legal Education and iLawVentures Collaborate to Expand Digital Education Offerings for U.S. Law Schools
2015:
May 27, 2015: Wolters Kluwer’s Legal Education Group Launches PracticeTrack, an Online Training Program in Practical Lawyering
2014:
Sept. 3, 2014: Wolters Kluwer’s Legal Education Group Launches Digital-First Textbook Model for Law Students for Fall Semester
Press Coverage
Creating Equity in Law School
Above the Law
By Nicole Pinard
Apr. 29, 2021
Southern University Law Center (SULC) offers a high-quality legal education to one of the nation’s most racially diverse populations. It is led by Chancellor John Pierre who, even before the global pandemic struck, viewed technology as the great equalizer in today’s world. I had a chance to talk with Chancellor Pierre to learn what he is doing to reduce costs, improve outcomes, and create equity in law school.
Legal tech becomes the new measure of law school value
Are You Future Ready?
By Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory
Apr. 20, 2021
In this episode, Are you Future Ready? Podcast host Linda Gharib speaks to Jens David Ohlin, Interim Dean and Professor of Law at Cornell University and Nicole Pinard, Vice President and General Manager of Legal Education at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US.
Spreading Change in Legal Education
Above the Law
By Nicole Pinard
Oct. 7, 2020
It’s become clear that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going anywhere – and until there is a vaccine or herd immunity, it will continue to influence all aspects of our lives, including how we teach, test, and learn...
Law School in the Age of COVID-19: Transitioning to a Planned Online Experience
Above the Law
By Nicole Pinard
Jul. 30, 2020
Back in March, students and professors alike underwent an abrupt change to their law school experience. Over about a two-week period, they went from attending and teaching classes in person to trying to figure out how to do everything online...
COVID-19 Special Law School Podcast
By Ian Connett
May 13, 2020
In this special report, we explore COVID's impact on legal education, how law schools are adapting, and what students must do to prepare in the months ahead.
How the Classroom can Save Education Technology
Inc.com
By Drew Hendricks
Mar. 11, 2016
As we've seen buzzy education startups experience turmoil in the current business climate, the successes in education technology have come by focusing on real-world experience. . . .
5 Ways Law School Is Changing
Forbes
By Tim Conneally
Feb. 11, 2016
The legal landscape is changing, and so is the process of educating young lawyers. Slowly, law education is evolving away from its Socratic roots toward . . .
Reading and Writing and Open Source
TechNewsWorld
By Jack M. Germain
Oct. 22, 2014
Digital textbooks with open-licensed content — and sometimes even complete open source textbooks — are two publishing models that are starting to change the way students and teachers interact with subject material. The budget-busting prices of traditional printed textbooks . . .
Wolters Kluwer Launches Connected Casebook
Law Technology News
By Mark Gerlach
Sept. 5, 2014
Wolters Kluwer released 11 "Connected Casebook" titles for the coming academic year. Titles include: “Property Law,” “Defining Federal Crimes” and “Civil Procedure,” and eight others. A full list can be . . .
New Digital Casebook Series
The National Jurist
By Laira Martin
Aug. 18, 2014
Law school casebooks may finally be entering the 21st century. Wolters Kluwer Legal Education’s recent launch of Connected Casebook is the first casebook series to take advantage of a digital platform. . . .