May 6-7, 2021
This non-partisan conference brought together law professors, lawyers, and others with expertise to consider how to rebuild democracy and strengthen the rule of law. Video recordings of the conference are now available.
GW Law Inns of Court and Foundations of Practice Programs
The Inns of Court and Foundations of Practice programs at George Washington University School of Law has been nationally recognized with an E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award.
Empirical Research in Clinical Legal Education
Four authors—Colleen Shanahan (Columbia Law), Jeffrey Selbin (UC Berkeley Law), Alyx Mark (Wesleyan University/American Bar Foundation), and Anna Carpenter (University of Utah Law)—report findings from a large dataset of legal cases that shed light on the teaching-service promise of law school clinics.
ALBANY LAW — Past New York State Governor David A. Paterson is a panelist on the first program of the 2023 Warren M. Anderson Legislative Series presented by the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, “The Lieutenant Governor: Filling Vacancies and Assuring That Government Works,” on February 28 from noon-1 p.m.
Read More about Albany Law to host former New York governor David A. Paterson for panel on the role of a lieutenant governorARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — The new year is getting off to a great start for Stacy Leeds. On Feb. 1, she becomes the first Native American female dean of Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. And on Feb. 9, the renowned legal scholar will be sworn in as ASU Regents Professor…
Read More about A profile on Arizona State University Law dean Stacy LeedsUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK LAW — The UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law has received a $15,000 grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation to provide continuing legal education opportunities for topics relevant to the Arkansas LGBTQ community. Bowen’s OutLaw Legal Society, a student organization with about 50 members, received the…
Read More about Grant to University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law to provide legal education and outreach for LGBTQ issues