Notre Dame Law offers free legal help to local residents wanting to seal eviction records
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE — University of Notre Dame Law School students will offer free legal help April 13 to people who are looking to seal their eviction records under Indiana law.
Read More about Notre Dame Law offers free legal help to local residents wanting to seal eviction recordsUC Law San Francisco students complete pro bono service trips during spring break
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — From assisting asylum seekers and drafting wills to helping people clear their criminal records, dozens of law students spent their spring break giving back with pro bono service trips.
Read More about UC Law San Francisco students complete pro bono service trips during spring breakGift to Columbia Law to expand Public Service Scholarship Program
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The foundation’s latest gift to Columbia Law School expands the Greene Public Service Scholars program and kicks off a matching challenge for student financial aid with a new fund named for Gillian Lester, who will conclude her service as Dean later this year.
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NOLA — In its special session to address crime, the Louisiana Legislature passed Senate Bill 8, which took effect this week and transfers the power of the Louisiana Public Defender Board to a gubernatorial appointee.
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This year’s class of Fordham Law’s Stein Scholars, composed of 21 students, are devoted to public interest law issues that range from human rights to gender equity, to labor rights, among others.
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FOX 13 — For Anthony Self, the fight against blight is personal. “I’m from Memphis, born and raised,” said the aspiring lawyer, who grew up in South Memphis and Whitehaven. He joins nine other law students at the University of Memphis who will file lawsuits against blighted properties across Memphis this semester.
Read More about University of Memphis Law Neighborhood Preservation Clinic files lawsuit to address blighted homesNotre Dame Law GALILEE Program supports students focused on public service
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Aligned with Notre Dame Law School’s mission to educate a “different kind of lawyer,” the GALILEE Program assists first-year students in exploring how to integrate public interest work into their legal careers, whether through full-time positions or by engaging in pro bono work while employed at a…
Read More about Notre Dame Law GALILEE Program supports students focused on public serviceUniversity of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps client prevent deportation
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Five law students from Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic traveled to Orlando’s immigration court for a three-hour hearing before a judge, which ended in a victory for their detained client who was facing deportation.
Read More about University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps client prevent deportationNotre Dame Law launches Global Human Rights Clinic
THE OBSERVER — The very month that Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, human rights lawyer Roqia Samim arrived in South Bend for the beginning of her time at Notre Dame.
Read More about Notre Dame Law launches Global Human Rights ClinicUniversity of Tennessee Law students participate in free legal advice clinic for clients in need
WATE — If you have ever wanted to talk with an attorney seeking advice, but were afraid to, set aside this Saturday. On February 10, there will be a free legal clinic at a church in West Knoxville.
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