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Additional information included outlines the total number of people in the field in Alaska, what they make, and what education they need. ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Current and future students interested in a law degree now have an option for a clear path to law school after graduating from UAA thanks to a new partnership with Willamette University. In February 2010, the Alaska Supreme Court launched a new educational outreach program, Supreme Court LIVE, to bring oral arguments in actual pending cases to student audiences at Alaskan high schools. Designed to help students better understand our justice system, this unique learning opportunity debuted at West High School in Anchorage on February 19, 2010, before 400 high school students from across the Anchorage School District. Students from high schools across Anchorage were invited to participate in two days of workshops and other activities presented by representatives from Gonzaga University School of Law, Seattle University School of Law, and University of Washington School of Law.
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Between 1967 and 1970, 28 schools were so transferred.82 Since then transfers have slowed; 44 day schools and one boarding school continue to be operated by BIA.83During the time transfers were being made, BIA was attempting to improve teacher-student ratios by adding new teachers and aides and upgrading physical facilities. Also the BIA has made efforts to increase local parent involvement in the schools through establishing advisory school boards and has attempted to address the need for more high schools. The BIA has been committed to making its system compatible amy rainwater with the developing statewide education policy. Territorial officials long had maintained that the federal government was responsible for educating Indian and Eskimo children.66 And until statehood and the adoption of the Alaska Constitution they were correct as a matter of law. The right of part Indians to attend public school was bolstered by a court decision two years later. WIthout the public having free access to legal information, and learning and researching about the legal systems and rules governing them, access to justice simply doesn’t exist.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, University of Alaska Regent Mary K. Hughes, and Judge Joshua M. Kindred of the U.S. The state’s financial inability to assume full responsibility consistent with its legal obligation has been the main impediment. The state’s shortage of revenue is being turned around with the development of petroleum.376 Community preference for keeping BIA schools has dissuaded the Bureau from some transfers. It takes the position that schools should not be transferred unless there is local assent. The 1962 Memorandum of General Agreement refers to “local participation” in planning the transfer process. Also, the government’s current policy is one of self-determination for Indians which supports a requirement of consent.377One reason communities favor retention of BIA schools is that several jobs for local people are related to the schools, such as maintenance, cooking, etc.
At the end of 2007 the Anchorage Daily News published Wickersham’s “Alaska Would Benefit From Homegrown Lawyers, Judges”, calling for Alaska to begin educating its own attorneys. He noted that Alaska had the highest number of lawyers and the smallest number law students per capita of the small Western states , attributing the latter to the cost of out-of-state tuition and opposition from student spouses . Wickersham was also concerned that, in addition to leaving their home state, Alaskan law students had to “learn the laws of some other state” before learning local laws after returning to Alaska. About two weeks later, the newspaper published a commentary by Havelock which also called for the formation of an Alaskan law school.
Furthermore, massive physical distances and lack of reliable broadband are also important factors to take into consideration when discussing the feasibility and impact of these initiatives on legal research and access to justice. Despite the constraints, setbacks and challenges, Falk confirmed that there is now a “law library portal in basically every place that has a court”. Under the rules of the Alaska Bar, pre-legal education is not required in order to become a lawyer. However, if you wish to be accepted into a law school approved by the American Bar Association or Association of American Law Schools (which is a requirement for admission to Alaska’s bar), you must receive at least a bachelor’s degree prior to entry to law school.