2020: A Year to Remember

uniting the campus and the community in law-related
education, research, events, networking and other programming
Legal Pathways at UW Tacoma is a new initiative, funded by the Washington State Legislature, to build and support law-related opportunities and curriculum on campus and to promote the success of students interested in pursuing law school, other graduate and professional studies related to law, and law-related careers. Learn more about our mission and history.
Student opportunities:
Faculty and alumni:
Legal Pathways is currently directed by interim Co-Directors, Dr. Sarah Hampson and Dr. Elizabeth Bruch, under the leadership of Dr. Ali Modarres. On August 19, 2019 Patricia Sully, J.D., will assume leadership as the founding Director of Legal Pathways.
Director of Legal Pathways
Patricia Sully will join UW Tacoma in late August after five years with the Seattle-based Public Defender Association, most recently serving as that organization's policy director. ... read more about leadership
Co-faculty director
of Legal Pathways
Elizabeth Bruch will serve as co-Director of Legal Pathways for 2018-19. Dr. Bruch is an Assistant Professor in SIAS at UWT. She began her career as a lawyer, working on complex litigation in New York and ... read more about leadership
Co-faculty director
of Legal Pathways
Sarah Hampson will serve as co-Director of Legal Pathways for 2018-19. Dr. Hampson is an Assistant Professor in SIAS at UWT. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science in 2014 from the University of ... read more about leadership
Assistant Chancellor
for Community Engagement
Ali Modarres is the Director of Urban Studies at University of Washington Tacoma. He is the former editor of Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning and ... read more about leadership
Legal Pathways is also supported by a Community Advisory Board and a Faculty Advisory Board.