The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that Monterey College of Law’s first-time takers exceeded the statewide pass rate for all first-time takers and the pass rates for first-time takers from both the ABA and California Accredited Law School groups. MCL graduates who passed the February 2015 Bar Examination are Vanessa Bonifacio Redula, Matthew Gifford, Daniel…
Wagner & Winick On the Law, a weekly legal call-in program sponsored by Monterey College of Law, is expanding to two new radio stations in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara area. “We are very excited to be added to KVEC AM 920 in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles at our regular time slot of 3:00 to 5:00 p.m….
Wagner & Winick On the Law, a weekly legal call-in program sponsored by Monterey College of Law, is expanding to two new radio stations in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara area. “We are very excited to be added to KVEC AM 920 in San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles at our regular time slot of 3:00 to 5:00…
Dean of Admissions Wendy LaRiviere will be hosting information sessions in Seaside, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo for potential Fall 2015 law school applicants for Monterey College of Law and San Luis Obispo College of Law. If you have questions about qualifications, deadlines, financing, schedules, or any other questions about attending law school . . . join Dean LaRiviere…
Monterey College of Law is expanding to include a new branch campus in San Luis Obispo. The new campus, operating under the name San Luis Obispo College of Law, will open in August 2015. The law school is currently accepting applications for the Fall 2015 Semester. Click here to apply! [IMPORTANT NOTICE — As the 20th California Accredited Law School (CALS) location,…
Article by Robert Walch, Salinas Californian, March 23, 2015 – Isabel Bjork, the Executive Director of the Mandell Gisnet Center for Conflict Management, firmly believes that mediation and similar forms of conflict resolution would not only benefit the community but also promote positive outcomes that would decrease the overload facing the judicial system today. A program of the Monterey College…
Dean Winick reviews and comments on an Evan Jones article on the 2015 law school enrollment predictions and why MCL is choosing to continue to grow.
Monterey College of Law completed the first Spring Semester admission cycle in the school’s history with great success, reported Dean of Admissions Wendy LaRiviere. “This is the first time in MCL’s 43-year history that we offered a Spring enrollment,” said Asst. Dean LaRiviere. “The community response caught us somewhat by surprise. Not knowing what to expect, we set a very…
The classroom-based model of higher education has changed little over the past centuries. Students have made the transition from tablets, to typewriters, and now back to tablets . . . as if that isn’t proof enough how little things change. Lectures, labs, and exams, whether delivered in person or on-line, are still the foundation of higher education. However, what is changing is the financial model of higher education.
Monterey College of Law’s New Solo Practitioner Incubator provides a business start-up setting for new attorneys interested in creating a solo practice. This program is specifically designed to support Monterey College of Law (MCL) alumni, but is open to any lawyer in the first three years of his or her practice. The incubator will help new solo practitioners with the…