Law LEAP
Law LEAP is a great way to start your college career and make you a more competitive applicant for the legal profession.
As a participant in Law LEAP, you will take courses with students who share similar career and educational goals and diverse backgrounds. You will be able to develop a close relationship with your professor and a peer advisor, who will help you take advantage of the activities and programs the U offers.
Law and Communities – LEAP 1110 (DV,HF)
This class focuses on the development and functioning of communities, those included and excluded from the communities, the relationship with and obligation to community, the practice of law within the community, and the support or challenge given by legal authority within the community.
The Role of Law in Society - LEAP 1500 (HF)
The purpose of this course is to gain a basic understanding of how the American legal system works and its relationship to American society. The course will focus on the evolution of our modern legal system, current intellectual movements, the interplay between law and social changes, and the main concerns and issues in the profession and practice of law.
Nora Wood, Ph.D.
n.wood@leap.utah.edu