Applications open for scholarship supporting incoming law students in Indiana
IN.GOV — Applications are available for the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) program, which is designed to assist traditionally underrepresented groups in pursuing a legal career. Applications are available at courts.in.gov/cleo and are due by March 21, 2022. ICLEO offers students a preparatory institute the summer before law school. This year, the institute is being…
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LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking with guest Sadie Jones about polishing the appearance of your resume and cover letter so they look as professional as possible, and customizing them for the job you’re applying to.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Following a national search, The University of Akron (UA) School of Law (Akron Law) has named Emily Janoski-Haehlen as the School’s next dean. She will begin on Feb. 21, 2022, pending approval by the UA Board of Trustees. “She is the right leader at the right time,” said Executive Vice President and…
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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GIZELLE — Alena Allen has been named interim dean for the University of Arkansas School of Law, replacing Margaret Sova McCabe, who, after stepping down last year, has become a senior adviser for strategic projects. The university announced Thursday that a search for the next UA law school dean will begin later this year,…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law dean Alena Allen discusses her path to deanshipUniversity at Buffalo Law civil rights and transparency clinic prompts release of Buffalo Bills stadium reports
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Erie County taxpayers—who may be asked to pay as much as $1 billion to build a new football stadium for the Buffalo Bills—now have access to critical information around the proposals, thanks to a successful lawsuit brought by UB School of Law’s Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic. The Clinic’s client,…
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UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Some of them were in the same sections; some of them became friends outside of class. But five members of the UB School of Law’s Class of 2021 share this distinction: All are entering the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, a team of lawyers for the U.S. military who…
Read More about Five University at Buffalo Law graduates are selected for JAG CorpsUniversity at Buffalo Law course engages students in redistricting process
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — It happens every 10 years: the statistics-heavy redrawing of the electoral map to reflect new Census population figures. This year in New York, that means carving up the state into 150 Assembly districts, 63 State Senate districts and 26 congressional districts. It’s a process that is fraught with…
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Angelina Sanchez ’22 took first place in the annual University of Houston Law Center’s (UHLC) Blakely Advocacy Institute National Mediator Competition, held virtually in October. The event offers students from law schools across the country the opportunity to act as mediators in a “high stakes” environment with competitors acting as attorney/client…
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BERKELEY LAW — At times, the descriptions of Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky seem wholly contradictory. Colleagues joke that he’s a machine, that no human could write so many books, op-eds, and articles; answer so many emails, phone calls, and letters; and lead so many organizations, initiatives, and committees. But they’re also quick to note his humanity,…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University School of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Aaron Perzanowski has been appointed the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law. This chaired professorship was previously held by former Dean Peter Gerhart, who passed away in February 2021. Perzanowski joined CWRU School of Law in…
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