The Center for Legal Studies Partners with the University of West Florida to Expand Access to Quality Legal Education

Dallas, TX – August 8, 2024 – The Center for Legal Studies (CLS), a BARBRI Company, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the University of West Florida (UWF) to enhance access to high-quality legal education. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in CLS’s mission to provide affordable, flexible, and effective legal support training to a broader audience.

UWF’s Division of Continuing Education is known for its commitment to lifelong learning and career advancement, making it an ideal partner for CLS. Based in Pensacola, UWF offers a diverse range of services, from professional and personal development classes to custom training and community programming.

The partnership between CLS and UWF aims to leverage the strengths of both providers to offer unmatched educational opportunities for students aspiring to excel in the legal field. CLS’s expert-led courses will now be available to UWF students, providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in an ever-evolving legal landscape.

“This partnership with the University of West Florida is a significant step forward in our mission to make quality legal education accessible to all,” says Stephanie Elio, VP of Business Development at Center for Legal Studies. “By collaborating with UWF, we can now reach an even broader audience, offering our comprehensive legal studies programs to students who are seeking to enhance their careers.”

“We are thrilled to announce our expanded course offerings for Continuing Education students through our new partnership with the Center for Legal Studies,” says Megan Veach, Associate Director for Program Development at UWF Continuing Education. “This collaboration is a particularly significant addition because of the CLS Career Center, which connects employers to qualified paralegals across all disciplines and career stages. This initiative aligns with our mission to provide high-quality learning experiences and partnerships to meet our learners’ professional needs.”

With learning paths that include paralegal courses, legal nurse consultant programs, and advanced paralegal courses, CLS delivers on its promise of impactful, accessible, and affordable legal education. Courses are skillfully infused with practical insights, offering direct pathways to career progression and success.

For more information about the partnership and to explore the legal studies programs offered by CLS and UWF, please visit https://www.legalstudies.com/vendor/uwf/.

About Center for Legal Studies (CLS)

The Center for Legal Studies is the leading continuing legal education company in the country. Since 1980, CLS has enabled thousands of students to achieve their career-advancing goals while continuing with their everyday lives. In 2019, CLS was acquired by BARBRI Global, further enhancing its position as the best-in-class provider of legal education. Backed by BARBRI’s extensive legal learning data science and court methodology, CLS continues to bring unparalleled legal education to students nationwide.

About BARBRI

BARBRI is the global leader in technology-enabled legal education with leadership positions in the US and the UK. Dedicated to providing unparalleled innovation and excellence in legal education, BARBRI delivers outstanding success to learners by providing the most trusted and industry leading products under one unified experience and across every step of the legal learner’s path. Building on the success of its core bar courses, which have helped more than 1.5 million lawyers around the world pass a U.S. bar exam, BARBRI offers a comprehensive suite of learning solutions for higher education institutions and law-related businesses empowering every step of legal learning journey. Founded in 1967, BARBRI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices throughout the United States and around the world.

About University of West Florida

The Division of Continuing Education provides credit and non-credit education and training opportunities that meet the individual, community, and professional needs of learners. Through participation in university and community educational partnerships, we create and support programs that meet the needs of the regional and state workforce and engage students in high-impact learning experiences. We stimulate creativity and change lives by helping individuals develop and refine their knowledge, skills and abilities, and to encourage them to invest in their future.