Penn Law associate dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis conducts study on workplace leadership
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has partnered with Thomson Reuters to conduct a first of its kind study examining the relationship between emerging male leaders and their relationships with the women with whom they work across legal and business sectors.
Read More about Penn Law associate dean Rangita de Silva de Alwis conducts study on workplace leadershipSMU Dedman Law professor Andrew Davies honored for criminal defense research
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Dr. Andrew Davies, Director of Research for SMU Dedman Law’s Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is the recipient of the 2020 Michael K. Moore Award for Excellence in Research or Writing in the Area of Indigent Criminal Defense given by the State Bar of Texas and the Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law professor Andrew Davies honored for criminal defense researchSMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 Emergency Helpline for North Texas residents
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law will launch a summer clinic/pro bono project that offers North Texas residents the opportunity to secure free legal assistance with matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The clinic aims to assist residents with legal issues that are likely to arise from the pandemic such as housing,…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 Emergency Helpline for North Texas residentsUniversity of Virginia Law professor Pierre-Hugues Verdier publishes book on U.S. enforcement of international finance regulations
CORPORATE CRIME REPORTER — That’s the take of University of Virginia Law Professor Pierre-Hugues Verdier….The book examines the U.S. enforcement campaign against global banks across four areas – benchmark manipulation, tax evasion, sanctions violations, and sovereign debt.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — Technology is helping law students to continue to battle, argue, match wits, have at it. In a professional manner, mind you. A number of moot court competitions that used to be held in person are being held online in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More about Law school moot court competitions reimagined onlineBrooklyn Law launches Pandemic Employment Relief Clinic
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Under the supervision of Professor Minna Kotkin, director of the Law School’s Employment Law Clinic, students will have the opportunity to serve clients in the community, particularly freelancers, gig workers, and those not normally eligible for unemployment insurance.
Read More about Brooklyn Law launches Pandemic Employment Relief ClinicUCLA Law establishes fund to assist students with urgent needs
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — UCLA School of Law has established a fund to assist students with urgent needs brought on by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and address some of the long-term impacts of the related disruptions.
Read More about UCLA Law establishes fund to assist students with urgent needsUCLA Law Promise Institute Chair Kal Raustiala discusses the state of international law
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Kal Raustiala was recently named the Promise Institute Chair in Comparative and International Law, joining Kimberlé Crenshaw — the Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights.
Read More about UCLA Law Promise Institute Chair Kal Raustiala discusses the state of international lawFordham Law Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk prisoners
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — For the past five weeks, students and staff at Fordham Law School’s Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic have been working to secure the release of inmates whose medical conditions make them vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, as well as those whose sentences are almost complete and those who are being held while awaiting trial.
Read More about Fordham Law Federal Litigation Clinic and Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk prisonersFordham Law co-hosts online moot court competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Adam Shlahet, the director of the Moore Advocacy Center, was quoted in National Jurist discussing his efforts to coordinate a novel online moot court competition with UCLA Law. More than 170 law students from 67 different schools participated in the competition.
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