Purdue Global's Concord Law School has launched a new online course on rural law to address the nationwide shortage of lawyers in rural areas. The study, Rural Law Practice, will focus on the legal needs of those in the agriculture industry, building relationships in rural communities, and providing succession planning for agribusiness, family law, land use, and civil law. The online format will enable interested law students or lawyers from rural areas nationwide to participate at a reasonable cost. The hope is that this course will inspire more people to go into the legal profession and work in the rural areas where they live, where there is often a need for more legal services due to limited technology access and geographic barriers.
According to a recent release by Concord Law School, their affiliation with Purdue University, known for its agricultural economics department, played a significant role in launching the Rural Law Practice course. As a land-grant university, Purdue receives public funding to provide research programs and educational resources that help improve people's lives in local communities, particularly in agriculture and economics.
Adjunct professor Hannah Catt, who will be teaching the course, hopes her students can identify the challenges facing rural clients and attorneys and create opportunities for dynamic problem-solving. Founded in 1998, Concord Law School was the first U.S. online law school to offer a traditional Juris Doctor degree.
