Specifications include, but are not limited to:A research firm is needed to complete the following market research to determine where the best opportunities are to market and invest resources as well as to determine how our programs or future programs under development will sell to international and domestic student audiences. 1. UNH Franklin Pierce's current online masters and masters in law (LLM) degrees in Intellectual Property and International Criminal Law and Justice for both international and domestic (US) audiences. 2. UNH Franklin Pierce's residential masters and masters in law (LLM) degrees in Intellectual Property and Commerce and Technology Law for both international and domestic (US) audiences. 3. UNH Franklin Pierce's hybrid JD (mostly online) program with a specialty in Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology Law for just international audiences. Market research is not needed for domestic audiences. 4. UNH Franklin Pierce is considering the development of the following online programs and requests market research for both international and domestic audiences: a. Online non-JD legal masters degrees, targeted at working professionals interested in legal expertise but not licensure. These degrees would be 1-year, 30-credit programs with a central core of classes that branch into a variety of expertise, including the following: i. Health Law ii. Human Resources, Equity and Management iii. Sports Law iv. Other topics as identified in the research process. b. Short programs, including certificates and badges, that provide intensive immediate instruction in areas of the law and provide on-ramps to online masters degrees in the subjects noted above. c. Online LLM degrees designed for mid-career legal professionals seeking additional expertise, or an opportunity to pivot into a new area of law. These 1-year, 24-credit degrees would include focus in the following areas: i. Health Law ii. Human Resources, Equity and Management iii. Sports Law iv. Other topics as identified in the research process. d. Short programs, including certificates and badges, that provide intensive immediate instruction in areas of the law and provide on-ramps to online LLM degrees in the subjects noted above. 5. UNH Franklin Pierce is considering the development of the following residential programs and requests market research for both international and domestic audiences: a. Residential non-JD legal masters degrees, targeted at working professionals interested in legal expertise but not licensure. These degrees would be 1-year, 30-credit programs with a central core of classes that branch into a variety of expertise, including the following: i. Health Law ii. Human Resources, Equity and Management iii. Sports Law iv. Other topics as identified in the research process. b. Weekend based short programs, including certificates and badges, that provide intensive immediate instruction in areas of the law and provide on-ramps to residential or online masters degrees in the subjects noted above. c. Residential LLM degrees designed for mid-career legal professionals seeking additional expertise, or an opportunity to pivot into a new area of law. These 1-year, 24-credit degrees would include focus in the following areas: i. Health Law ii. Human Resources, Equity and Management iii. Sports Law iv. Other topics as identified in the research process d. Residential LLM degrees focused on US law for students seeking to take a U.S. bar exam and obtain a U.S. legal license. This 1-year, 24-credit degree would be solely focused on standard bar courses and bar preparation for U.S. practice. e. Residential LLM degree that focuses on both U.S. law and preparing students for the U.S. bar exam, and provide additional instruction in an area of expertise, including the areas noted above (Intellectual Property, Commerce, Business and Technology, Health Law, Sports Law). This 18- month program would provide a variety of classes and focus both on bar preparation and specialized topical instruction. f. Residential LLM degree focused on obtaining substantial legal English and U.S. law practice cultural skills, coupled with the LLM programs identified above. This additional English and culture instruction would take place in the first semester, addition an addition 4 months to either of the LLM programs. g. Weekend based short programs, including certificates and badges, that provide intensive immediate instruction in areas of the law and provide on-ramps to residential or LLM degrees in the subjects noted above.
