Seattle University School of Law has entered into a partnership with the University of Washington Tacoma to develop the South Sound Hybrid Hub, an initiative aimed at fostering accessibility to legal education and services among underrepresented groups in Tacoma and the regions of South Puget Sound. Key in this innovative undertaking is the integration of the Flex JD program, designed to broaden the reach of high-quality legal education to communities for whom the traditional law school model presents insurmountable challenges, as articulated by Anthony Varona, Dean and Professor of Law at Seattle University Law, in a recent Law.com interview.
The collaboration between these two campuses intends to provide comprehensive services, not confined to academic programming alone. According to a joint announcement from the universities, it will also encompass counseling, networking, employment aid, and experiential learning opportunities. These resources will be made available to not just the students of UW Tacoma, but also to those enrolled in Seattle University Law’s Flex JD hybrid-online degree program.