Dec 8, 2017 By: admin
Expands Admissions for Students Interested in IP and Technology Law
As part of an ongoing effort to attract applicants with science and technology backgrounds, announced that it will begin accepting Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test scores in addition to LSAT scores for applicants to its May 2018 and Fall 2018 entering classes. The decision will open the door for future lawyers interested in Cardozo鈥檚 robust offerings in intellectual property and technology law.
鈥淲e are on the cutting edge of law and technology with expanded programs in bitcoin, cybersecurity, data law and more,鈥 said Dean Melanie Leslie. 鈥淭he opportunity to accept both the GRE and the LSAT could not come at a better time for applicants and for Cardozo.鈥
Cardozo will accept either LSAT or GRE scores, or both, on a trial basis during the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Cardozo uses the scores as part of a comprehensive and holistic review of each applicant鈥檚 strengths and potential for success.
Cardozo offers nationally renowned programs in emerging technologies, information, internet and privacy law. Its faculty includes professors with extensive backgrounds in STEM fields including:
- Professor Aaron Wright, author of "Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code," and director of Cardozo鈥檚 Tech Startup Clinic and Cardozo鈥檚 Blockchain Project
- Professor Felix Wu, director of the Cardozo Data Law Initiative, who holds a doctorate in computer science and teaches privacy law and trademark
