Harvard Law students create Harvard Plaintiffs’ Law Association
REUTERS — “It has been a grassroots movement, trying to get the plaintiffs’ bar in front of students and for them to understand that they have options besides going into Big Law or public interest work,” said McCann, noting that Edelson also puts out a podcast for law students and has been doing job talks at…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee has recently provided awards to two University of Houston Law Center students.
Read More about University of Houston Law students receive Association of International Petroleum Negotiators scholarshipsMercer Law dean Cathy Cox named president of Georgia State and College University
THE MERCER LUSTER — Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State and the current dean of Mercer’s School of Law, has been named as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia State and College University by the University System of Georgia.
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THE DEN — Mercer Law School Associate Dean Karen Sneddon has been named interim dean of the school by Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis following current Dean Cathy Cox’s appointment by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents as president of Georgia College and State University.
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NEWS@THEU — As the University of Miami School of Law welcomed first-year students for orientation on Monday, President Julio Frenk announced the selection of the school’s interim dean. Nell Jessup Newton, a former Notre Dame Law School dean, will join the University as interim dean and visiting professor beginning this September.
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STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA COURTS — East Central Judicial District Judge Stephannie N. Stiel gave the convocation address as the UND School of Law welcomed a new class of students Aug. 15.
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PENN LAW — On August 2, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School welcomed the LLM program’s Class of 2022, a diverse and talented group of 156 lawyers, judges, and diplomats from 30 countries. The incoming class includes both students who deferred their admission last year due to COVID and the typical number of LLMs (around…
Read More about Penn Law welcomes largest LLM classUniversity of Tennessee Law receives large gift from Chattanooga law firm to support programs, faculty, and student scholarships
HAMILTON COUNTY HERALD — The Chattanooga-based law firm of Summers, Rufolo and Rodgers has made a $5 million donation to the University of Tennessee College of Law. The gift will support the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution, the Legal Clinic, the Douglas Blaze Professorship and scholarships for students interested in pursuing legal careers in advocacy.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Law students should embrace their failures and setbacks, and grow from them, Grace Fu ’09 told the Class of 2024 during her orientation address Monday at the University of Virginia School of Law in Caplin Auditorium.
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CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL — The newest dean of the West Virginia University College of Law says there is still work to do to establish the school’s much-anticipated Charleston presence, but there is at least one clinic moving south this fall.
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