Seattle University School of Law’s Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program has developed a new TILE Certificate program to equip the next generation of legal professionals with the skills needed to lead in rapidly evolving legal practices rooted in technology and innovation.

Aspiring lawyers in central Washington will have a new way to earn a law degree while remaining in their communities thanks to a partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Heritage University to establish a “Hybrid Hub.”

In recognition of his distinguished career as a dedicated and exemplary educator, Professor John Kirkwood has been named the 2024-2026 William C. Oltman Professor of Teaching Excellence at Seattle University School of Law.

Seattle University School of Law graduates are well-represented on recently-published lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in Washington state, as 671 total alumni made the cut. With 1,067 alumni included in these lists over the years, Seattle U Law has the most alumni, coming in ahead of the next best law school by more than 200 lawyers.

A recently published academic paper has named Seattle University School of Law as the top-ranked Pacific Northwest law school for faculty impact, and places it in the top third of all law schools nationally.

Professor Michael Blasie is the new dean of the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) University School of Law in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Anthony E. Varona will serve a two-year term as a Public Member of the independent federal agency that studies and recommends improvements to administrative procedures.

Brooke Coleman, vice dean for Academic Affairs and the Fredric C. Tausend Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law, has been elected to the prestigious American Law Institute.

Two Seattle University School of Law graduates, Mary Bent ’23 and Katherine (Katy) Daley ’24, have earned prestigious Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowships to pursue a social justice-oriented project of their choosing over the course of the next two years.

Haley Miller '24 was named a National Jurist Law Student of the Year for her advocacy work on behalf of students with disabilities.

Beginning this summer, Angela P. Harris, a nationally acclaimed legal scholar and thought leader, will become a distinguished professor at Seattle University School of Law.

Seattle University School of Law celebrated the installation of Professor Russell Powell as the first Father John Topel Endowed Scholar in Catholic Social Thought and Justice.

Two Seattle University School of Law alumni have been named to the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2024 “40 Under 40” list.

American Bar Association President Mary Smith, a pathbreaking national leader in law and in STEM education and accessibility, will deliver the keynote address at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement on May 18.

Seattle University School of Law has selected Professor Nazune Menka to become the next faculty director of the Center for Indian Law & Policy. Menka, who will also serve as a tenure-track assistant professor of law, is Seattle U Law’s first Alaska Native faculty member.

Seattle University School of Law has tapped Kathryn Naegeli Boling to lead the law school’s esteemed Legal Writing Program.

Seattle University School of Law Dean Anthony E. Varona has appointed Father Lucas Sharma, S.J. to the role of Jesuit advisor.

Seattle University School of Law Dean Anthony E. Varona headlined two recent Hispanic Heritage Month events across the country.

New York Times bestselling author and legal journalist Dahlia Lithwick, whose journalism has appeared in Slate, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, CNN, and other prominent media outlets, kicked off Seattle U Law’s 2023-24 Dean’s Luminaries in Law Lecture & Conversation Series.

Seattle University School of Law professors have been hard at work producing scholarship on a variety of important legal topics and issues.

A new Seattle University School of Law program aims to prepare a cadre of diverse legal professionals to help guide the development and implementation of current and future technologies in lawful and ethical ways.

For the first time, campus community can obtain protection order filing assistance from Seattle U Law’s Family Law Center.

Twyla Carter ’07, a nationally renowned public defender and advocate for bail reform and pretrial assistance to low-income clients, will address Seattle University School of Law’s Class of 2023 graduates at commencement on May 13.

The law school welcomes an accomplished cohort of new tenure-track faculty members, each of whom brings a wealth of teaching, practical, and scholarly expertise.

Professor Sidney DeLong retires after 37 years of teaching.

In accepting the 2022 Woman of the Year award, Tarra Simmons ’17 thanked the many women in the legal profession who helped her along the way and encouraged those who will come after her.

Seattle University School of Law has partnered with Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest to provide legal assistance to more than 30 Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn home country. Thirteen student volunteers, overseen by professors and licensed attorneys, will help the refugees complete the initial paperwork required to seek asylum in the United States.

As Ainsworth prepares to retire after 34 years of teaching, first at University of Puget Sound School of Law and then at Seattle University School of Law when the law school moved north, she reflected on the forks in the road that led her to what she calls “the best job in the world.”

Cierrah Loveness is an aspiring public defender from Mount Vernon, Washington, and the first recipient of Seattle University School of Law’s newly created Dean James E. Bond Endowed Scholarship.

Diane Lourdes Dick receives Oltman award for excellence in teaching.

Former Miami Law dean Anthony E. Varona brings strong legal background, leadership experience to position

Participants build solo and small law practices with mentorship and other support for one year.

Seattle University School of Law Family Law program to serve more students, expand legal aid efforts

Annette Clark ’89 will leave her position next June after almost a decade at the helm