Mental Health in the Legal Profession
MINORITY CORPORATE COUNSEL ASSOCIATION — Mental health problems are common in the legal profession. Research has shown that lawyers are prone to stress-related illnesses, including burnout, insomnia, clinical depression, gambling addiction, and substance abuse.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The phenomenon of law student stress —and the ensuing high stress levels of practicing lawyers—is not new. We, alongside countless others both within and outside of the academy, have long felt they need to be more completely acknowledged and addressed by law schools.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — We all know law school isn’t easy. There’s ton of reading, even more writing, and a general aura of competitiveness between peers. Suffice it to say it’s not for the faint of heart. Even if you have arduously prepared for the intensity of it all, what may surprise you is not…
Read More about How law school impacts student healthLaw students from across the country selected for international law fellowship
SALZBURG GLOBAL SEMINAR — Students from 13 top law schools across the United States were selected to explore the future of public and private international law at the tenth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program.
Read More about Law students from across the country selected for international law fellowshipABA announces student winners of the 2022 Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition
ABA FOR LAW STUDENTS — The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division, in collaboration with the Access to Justice Tech Fellowsand WordRake, sponsored the second annual Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition. The competition brings an interesting new approach to engage lawyers and soon to be lawyers about how technology will impact the field.
Read More about ABA announces student winners of the 2022 Legal Tech Fictional Writing CompetitionArizona State University Law professor Stacy Leeds to give lecture on indigenous nations at Vermont Law
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — Stacy Leeds, Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, will deliver Vermont Law School’s 18th annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law.
Read More about Arizona State University Law professor Stacy Leeds to give lecture on indigenous nations at Vermont LawUniversity of Arizona Law professor Sergio Puig elected to board of editors for American Journal of International Law
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA — Sergio Puig, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law professor and director of the International Trade and Business Law program, has been elected to the board of editors for the American Journal of International Law. His four-year term of service will begin this month.
Read More about University of Arizona Law professor Sergio Puig elected to board of editors for American Journal of International LawUniversity of Arkansas Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell win trial advocacy competition
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell successfully persuaded the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, winning the Grand Championship round of the U of A School of Law’s Trial Advocacy course. The Hon. Timothy Brooks of the United States District Court for the Western District…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law students Taylor Spillers and Bennett Waddell win trial advocacy competitionUniversity of Arkansas Law Immigration Clinic students provide legal representation to Afghani asylum seekers
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — U of A School of Law students partnered with Catholic Charities of Arkansas in Little Rock to provide representation to four asylum-seekers from Afghanistan this year. Since August 2022, roughly 75,000 have been given permission to live in the United States, at least temporarily, and many may be eligible for…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law Immigration Clinic students provide legal representation to Afghani asylum seekersUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock Law project connects law review students with state court experts
UA LITTLE ROCK WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW — A new, first-of-its-kind, project at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law connects law review students with firms and judges on issues impacting state courts.
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