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Mitchell Hamline law names Anthony S. Niedwiecki as dean and president
TWIN CITIES PIONEER EXPRESS — On Wednesday, legal educator and LGBTQ rights activist Anthony S. Niedwiecki took over as president and dean at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul. Niedwiecki was dean and professor of law at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, before becoming the second president and dean at….
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University of New Mexico Law graduates reflect on federal clerkship experiences
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Alumni Alexandra Cervantes and Ben Osborn are among a select few graduates of the UNM School of Law to attain a clerkship with a federal judge. It’s the kind of job that is among the most prestigious and competitive employment opportunities available to Law School graduates.
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Northeastern Law Domestic Violence Clinic launches COVID-19 Rapid Response project
NEWS@NORTHEASTERN — So Lindauer had an idea—Northeastern would bring the clinic to clients. Working in tandem with the NULawLab innovation hub …they came up with is the COVID Rapid Response Project, a two-stage effort involving a website where users fill out a few forms and choose a convenient and secure time to talk or text.
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Upcoming Symposia at Member Schools
- The Wednesday Lunch Series: Conversation with Dwight Golann — New York Law School — July 15, 2020
- What Law Faculty Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 15, 2020
- Leadership Lessons from COVID 19 to Black Lives Matter: A Discussion on Lawyers Leading in Crisis — AALS Section on Leadership — July 15, 2020
- How to Become an Excellent Teacher While Starting Your Career in a Pandemic — Association of American Law Schools — July 16, 2020
- Helping Law Students Become Tech-Ready for Practice — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 22, 2020
- 10th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review sponsored by TorkLaw — University of California, Irvine School of Law — July 23, 2020
- Utilizing Industry Software When Teaching Electronic Discovery as a Paradigm for Legal Education — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — July 29, 2020
- Are Your Students Learning? Online Formative Assessment is Vital! — AALS Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education — August 2, 2020
- Power, Privilege, and Transformation:Lessons from the Pandemic for Online Legal Education — University of Miami School of Law — August 5, 2020
- Bankruptcy Skills Workshop — University of Miami School of Law — August 7, 2020