A plan 7 years in the making: Jacksonville University's legal milestone

Now provisionally approved by the ABA, the Jacksonville University College of Law is building a new campus Downtown to be ready in August.

  • By Max Marbut
  • | 12:10 a.m. March 8, 2024
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Jacksonville University College of Law Randall C. Berg Jr. Founding Dean Nick Allard shows off his future office space inside the 121 W. Forsyth St. building that will become the law school’s new campus.
Jacksonville University College of Law Randall C. Berg Jr. Founding Dean Nick Allard shows off his future office space inside the 121 W. Forsyth St. building that will become the law school’s new campus.
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A plan that began seven years ago hit a milestone last week when the American Bar Association confirmed the Jacksonville University College of Law’s provisional accreditation Feb. 29.

The U.S. Department of Education recognizes the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar as the accrediting agency for Juris Doctor programs.

“I was in an admissions meeting for the third entering class when I got the email at 12:23 p.m.,” Randall C. Berg Jr. Founding Dean Nick Allard said March 1.

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