No physical law school in Alaska? No problem [Video]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Alaska is the only state in the country without a brick-mortar law school, so where do students with legal ambitions go?

The University of Alaska Anchorage and Seattle University School of Law is moving forward with a partnership in what they’re calling the Alaska Hybrid Hub. Once established, the hub will give students the opportunity to attend law school without being required to relocate out of the state while getting their education.

Both universities have said they are hopeful that the future program will help with the larger concern over a lack of lawyers in Alaska, officials with both universities have said. In a 2020 profile of the legal profession, the American Bar Association examined which states have ample legal assistance available to the entirety of the state – and where some states have what they’re calling a “legal desert.”

The ABA described these deserts as “large areas where residents …