Business Law Initiative
The Business Law Initiative's goal is to support and advance business law work at the University of Wisconsin Law School through targeted programming, experiential business law opportunities for students and continuing legal education for business lawyers.
Center for Patient Partnerships
The Center for Patient Partnerships is a national resource for strengthening
the consumer perspective in health care and building more effective partnerships
among patients, providers, and other stakeholders.
Continuing Legal
Education and Outreach (CLEW)
CLEW provides continuing education and public service on matters relating
to law, including the providing of programs and publications both to lawyers
and to non-lawyers with an interest in law-related topics.
East Asian
Legal Studies Center
The East Asian Legal Studies Center was established to formalize and increase
the Law School's academic interaction with universities, government ministries,
and the private sector in East and Southeast Asia.
Global Legal Studies Center
The Global Legal Studies Center's goal is to support research in international legal studies, organize workshops and conferences, expand connections with scholars and institutions in the U.S. and overseas, deepen links with the International Institute and other international programs on campus, and share expertise.
Great Lakes
Indian Law Center
The GLILC was established to provide legal assistance and research for
Indian tribes within Wisconsin. The GLILC's main focus is educational,
although it has served as a legal resource for area Tribes on a variety
of subjects.
Institute for
Legal Studies (ILS)
The Institute for Legal Studies acts as a catalyst and facilitator for scholarly work on sociolegal topics carried out by law faculty and their collaborators and provides technical assistance for their external funding proposals. It provides support for the Legal History Program, the Wisconsin Contracts Project, and programs involving New Legal Realism and Real Estate, Land Use and Community Development. The Institute has collaborated with the ABF and the ASLH on joint projects, and it houses the Review Section of Law & Social Inquiry. The Institute sponsors workshops on teaching and research methods as well as symposia and conferences, and hosts two signature events: the Hurst Summer Institute in Legal History and the Midwest Law and Society Retreat.
Resource Center
on Impaired Driving
The Resource Center is designed to provide a wide range of alcohol-related
data and legal information on impaired driving issues to judges, prosecutors,
defense attorneys, law enforcement agencies, legislators, educators, and
citizens.
