Legal Education
Jul. 15, 2025
Plan to fold Lincoln Law into San Jose State revised amid money troubles
SB 550 would create a six-year pilot offering legal coursework and a shared law degree, with hopes of expanding public access to the legal profession.
Sen. Dave Cortese, D-Silicon Valley, has scaled back his proposal to merge San Jose's Lincoln Law School into San Jose State University.
Under amendments made on July 9, SB 550 would establish a six-year pilot program to offer legal coursework and certificate programs to undergraduates. It would also allow the neighboring schools to jointly award a law degree. This is less ambitious than the earlier version of the bill, which would have created a path to allow Lincoln to merge...
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