Monday, June 09, 2008 7:33 AM
Hat tip to Silvia Coulter at The Legal Compass for pointing out George Washington University's Graduate Certificate in Law Firm Management.
The Graduate Certificate Program in Law Firm Management is a challenging, highly interactive education experience for lawyers and other law firm administrators who want to broaden their skills and career opportunities.
Co-sponsored by The George Washington University (GW) College of Professional Studies and The Hildebrandt Institute, this one-of-a-kind program imparts business and legal knowledge to individuals who want to be leaders in the legal services industry. Through its partnership with The Hildebrandt Institute, a premier consultant to law firms around the world, GW's College of Professional Studies is uniquely positioned to provide law firm professionals with the skills they will need to lead their firms forward in this ever-changing legal environment.
GWU also offers a Master of Professional Studies in Law Firm Management.
This latter program appears to be geared towards working professionals, as its format recognizes the time and location challenges of those already in the workforce.
The Master of Professional Studies in Law Firm Management is a 30-credit program that can be completed in less than two years and is specially designed for people working full-time. The program is divided into two twelve-credit segments, Law Firm Management and Law Firm Leadership, and concludes with a six-credit Independent Research Project. Each of the two twelve-credit segments involves a nine-day residency, a four month distance learning segment and a final four-day residency. The two twelve-credit segments of the program are spaced approximately two months apart. All residencies are conducted at the GW Alexandria Graduate Education Center. The six-credit research project is developed by the student in conjunction with a member of the faculty and is usually completed within a year following completion of the course work.
Students applying for the Master's degree may also earn the Graduate Certificate. This is accomplished at no additional fee by applying simultaneously for the Master's degree and the Graduate Certificate. Once Master's students successfully complete the twelve-credit Law Firm Management segment of the degree program, they are awarded the Graduate Certificate.
For her part, Ms. Coulter is going to Keep on Learning, starting next week. Sounds like a great opportunity.