LLM Program

Presenter: Professor Chris Bryant

The governmental responses to the public health threat posed by COVID-19 have raised countless issues under state and federal constitutions.  In my session, we will take a brief dive into related federal court cases arising in nearby Kentucky challenging the application of a shelter-in-place order to religious services on the ground that doing so violated core commitments to religious freedom. Though the facts of the cases are relatively straightforward, they raise fundamental questions about both the meaning of the First Amendment as well as the roles of courts and legislatures in defining and protecting individual rights.

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Presenter: Professor Meghan Morris

This session is an introductory conversation about some of the key ways in which Covid-19 has impacted property law. We will discuss issues such as government actions around evictions, foreclosures, and access to housing, as well as questions the shutdown orders raise for businesses with respect to insurance and the right to property. The session will touch upon specific experiences involving Covid-19 and property law, as well as the ways in which Covid-19 is shifting broad debates around the ways we use property to shape private and public life.

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Presenter: Professor Emily Houh, Professor of the Law and Contracts | Co-director, Nathaniel R. Jones Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice

The Jones Center for Race, Gender and Social Justice provides experiential learning, research and other opportunities for interdisciplinary inquiry. At this Center, you’ll bridge theory and practice, forge relationships with local, national and global communities and prepare to take the lead in advancing justice. Primary programs include the Joint Degree Program in Law and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS); the Freedom Center Journal; and the Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Order Clinic.

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Presenter: Professor Sean Mangan, Co-Director of the Corporate Law Center and Interim Director of the Entrepreneurship & Community Development Clinic

The Corporate Law Center at Cincinnati Law connects opportunities in business and corporate settings— inside and outside of Cincinnati Law—to ensure that you get real-world insights about this high-demand field for legal professionals. The Corporate Law Center at Cincinnati Law consists of three primary components designed to give students:

1. a broad foundation of substantive knowledge;
2. the practical skills necessary to represent businesses in the new economy; and
3. significant real-world experience.

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Presenter: Mark Godsey, Director, Lois and Richard Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project, Law Rosenthal Institute for Justice

The Ohio Innocence Project at Cincinnati Law, founded in 2003, harnesses the energy and intellect of law students like you to identify inmates in Ohio prisons who are innocent of the crimes they were convicted of committing. At Cincinnati Law, you can be a part of one of the national Innocence Network’s most successful branches: to date, OIP has helped 30 individuals obtain their long-sought freedom. In this session we will discuss how our student fellows are making an impact through the OIP Clinic.

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Presenter: Professor Bert Lockwood, Director of the Urban Morgan Institute

Founded in 1979, the Urban Morgan Institute was the first endowed institute at an American law school devoted to international human rights law and has long been a world leader in legal education and human rights scholarship. For more than four decades, the Urban Morgan Institute (UMI) has educated and trained human rights lawyers who promote and protect human rights in the international arena. Every year, the Institute awards between 10 and 15 fellowships that you can apply for before you even register for your first class at Cincinnati Law! Arthur Russell Morgan Fellowships are given to outstanding first-, second- and third-year students who demonstrate a commitment to international human rights.

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Presenter: Professor Sean Mangan, Co-Director of the Corporate Law Center and Interim Director of the Entrepreneurship & Community Development Clinic

The Corporate Law Center at Cincinnati Law connects opportunities in business and corporate settings— inside and outside of Cincinnati Law—to ensure that you get real-world insights about this high-demand field for legal professionals. The Corporate Law Center at Cincinnati Law consists of three primary components designed to give students:

1. a broad foundation of substantive knowledge;
2. the practical skills necessary to represent businesses in the new economy; and
3. significant real-world experience.

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Presenter: Mark Godsey, Director, Lois and Richard Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project, Law Rosenthal Institute for Justice

The Ohio Innocence Project at Cincinnati Law, founded in 2003, harnesses the energy and intellect of law students like you to identify inmates in Ohio prisons who are innocent of the crimes they were convicted of committing. At Cincinnati Law, you can be a part of one of the national Innocence Network’s most successful branches: to date, OIP has helped 30 individuals obtain their long-sought freedom. In this session we will discuss how our student fellows are making an impact through the OIP Clinic.

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Presenter: Professor Bert Lockwood, Director of the Urban Morgan Institute

Founded in 1979, the Urban Morgan Institute was the first endowed institute at an American law school devoted to international human rights law and has long been a world leader in legal education and human rights scholarship. For more than four decades, the Urban Morgan Institute (UMI) has educated and trained human rights lawyers who promote and protect human rights in the international arena. Every year, the Institute awards between 10 and 15 fellowships that you can apply for before you even register for your first class at Cincinnati Law! Arthur Russell Morgan Fellowships are given to outstanding first-, second- and third-year students who demonstrate a commitment to international human rights.

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Cincinnati is made up of 52 beautiful neighborhoods with more than 70+ parks, an incredible riverfront, bustling public market, and so much more. Get to know more about where law students living, work, and play in our Living in Cincinnati session.

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Presenter: Mieke Clincy, LLM Program Manager

Join members of the LLM Admissions team to discuss the opportunities you'll experience to learn and grow as a Cincinnati Law student.

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