A new design for the J. Reuben Clark Law School Web site helps students, faculty and alumni better utilize the features available for them online. The site focuses on one of the themes of the law school, law in the light.

The redesign comes in an effort to reach out to prospective students and give the law school a presence online.

"There's been a big focus to get a good image of the law school on the web," said Danny Bakker, a student employee of WebDirect, the team charged with the redesign. "There is a much brighter feeling to the Web site."

The brighter Web site did away with black backgrounds to highlight the theme. To help make the site more accessible, restructured navigation focuses on guiding individuals to the sections that interest them.

New features, including an interactive calendar, rotating home page features and an online version of the school's newsletter, Clark Memorandum, have been added, making the Web site a better resource for its users.

The redesign took place over the summer with input from prospective students, current students and alumni through surveys and focus groups.

The Web site will continue to improve to meet the needs of site users based on feedback and demand. Future features might include RSS feeds of school news, student club updates and possible law journal updates and news.



Copyright Brigham Young University 8 Sep 2008