RALEIGH – Campbell Law School students, faculty and North Carolina judges visited Nottingham Law School in England over spring break as part of a unique collaboration between Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the law school.
The program, which began in 2017, provides an opportunity for Campbell Law students to develop high-level research and writing skills through the completion of an LL.M. in International Legal Studies that they can complete alongside their JD degree. Enrolled students utilize Nottingham’s robust online resources and travel Nottingham to meet face-to-face with faculty and fellow students. This degree offering is also available for judges and practicing attorneys.
“I love this program,” said Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard upon returning. “When we go to Nottingham, each student takes a half hour to talk about their research topics, which are all fascinating. It is a program I am really proud of.”
This year, second-year law students Katelyn Gallimore, Erica Howard, Brenden Silverman, Kathryn Greene, Taylor West and Casey Bouker joined Leonard and Associate Law Library Director and Head of Research Services Caitlin Swift, who also teaches Campbell’s portion of the LL.M. program.
Also traveling to participate in the program this year were the Honorable Judge Alyson Grine, Resident Superior Court Judge for Orange and Chatham counties, the Honorable Judge Matthew Houston, Business Court Judge in Raleigh, and the Honorable Judge Warren McSweeney ‘91, Superior Court Judge for Moore and Hoke counties.
For more information about this unique degree program, which is also available for practicing attorneys, visit the following links:
Program Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyhrFGqjjoI
Student Testimonials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8czB_vjl-kA
Judge Testimonials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spXoWuzvn3I
ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW SCHOOL
Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts nearly 5,000 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. In 2024, Campbell Law celebrated 45 years of graduating legal leaders and 15 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.