Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center has established two new institutes this semester that will benefit students as well as lawyers and community members: the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics & Policy and the Trial Advocacy Institute.
Elena Langan, dean of Touro Law, said establishing the institutes in health care law and trial advocacy will provide immense value to students, offering hands-on experience in rapidly evolving and critically important areas of law.
“The creation of these institutes will help us to attract top-tier faculty and students and foster valuable partnerships with health care organizations and legal practitioners,” Langan said.
The Institute for Health Law, Bioethics & Policy is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on the intersection of legal, ethical and health science issues and will present an annual conference on a topic that explores law, policy and ethics.
The inaugural conference, scheduled for March 2025, will guarantee speakers the opportunity to publish their writing in a special edition of The Cambridge Quarterly.
The Trial Advocacy Institute presents an innovative educational experience that benefits the students as well as those who litigate in the courts on Long Island in New York and beyond.
The institute offers concentration in trial advocacy, training Touro Law students in advanced trial advocacy skills and prepares students for trial competitions, actively working with members of the local bench and bar.
The institute will present lectures and CLE programs and offer trial training programs to students, graduates and members of the legal community in traditional trial advocacy techniques.
The institute will also focus on developing and cutting-edge areas such as technology in the courtroom and the use and misuse of artificial intelligence in the litigation process, reflecting changes and developments within the litigation field.
The institute will serve as a resource for students and lawyers, providing videos, transcripts and publications from trials and trial programs to assist in trial preparation.
The Trial Advocacy Institute has established an impressive advisory board comprised of judges and lawyers who will lend their talent and expertise to the efforts of the Institute.
Touro Law is also home to the Institute for Land Use and Sustainable Development Law and the Jewish Law Institute.
