Penn Law requests nominations for alumni impact award
PENN LAW — Thanks to a transformational gift from the Robert and Jane Toll Foundation, founded by Robert Toll L’66 and Jane Toll GSE’66, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School is pleased to announce the launch of the Toll Public Interest Center Alumni Impact Awards. The Law School’s approach to legal education has always been anchored…
Read More about Penn Law requests nominations for alumni impact awardPenn Law professor Michael Knoll elected to American Law Institute
PENN LAW — Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law & Professor of Real Estate Michael Knoll is among the newest elected members to the American Law Institute (ALI). “Professor Knoll’s dedication to creating a more equitable tax system is unparalleled, and his election to the ALI is a well-deserved honor for him,” said Theodore Ruger, Dean and…
Read More about Penn Law professor Michael Knoll elected to American Law InstitutePenn Law mediation clinic uses actors to train law students
PENN LAW — Thanks largely to media portrayals in popular shows like “House” and “Seinfeld,” many people know that trained actors pose as ‘standardized patients’ to help medical students learn to become doctors. Lesser known is that 40 years ago, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies (“Gittis Legal Clinics”)…
Read More about Penn Law mediation clinic uses actors to train law studentsPenn Law reflects on their accomplishments during 2021
PENN LAW — In 2021, during a time of unprecedented challenges, the relentless work and efforts of our dedicated faculty, staff, alumni, and students contributed immensely to the growth of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. We have continued an upward trajectory as one of the nation’s preeminent legal education institutions, as evidenced by our…
Read More about Penn Law reflects on their accomplishments during 2021Pepperdine Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot win settlement for client in civil rights case
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot, participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, successfully represented a client in a civil rights lawsuit against a California prison warden. Their client, Mr. Wahl, had been serving time in California state prison when he received a court order…
Read More about Pepperdine Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot win settlement for client in civil rights casePepperdine Law professor David Han elected to American Law Institute
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law Professor David S. Han has been elected to The American Law Institute. The American Law Institute (ALI) is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. The ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the…
Read More about Pepperdine Law professor David Han elected to American Law InstituteSyracuse Law honors fall Masters of Law graduates
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY NEWS — At the conclusion of the fall 2021 semester, five LL.M. students graduated from the College of Law. These graduates, from Brazil, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, join more than 200 foreign-trained lawyers from around the world who are now College of Law alumni. “These students worked through so many challenges and stayed adaptable and…
Read More about Syracuse Law honors fall Masters of Law graduatesTulane Law launches new awards honoring Black alumni
BIZ NEW ORLEANS — Tulane Law School is launching three major new awards celebrating the leadership and impact of Black alumni. The Deans Kramer & Clayton Award for Leadership in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will be presented to Tulane Law alumni in recognition of exemplary impact in advancing the cause of access and inclusion in the legal…
Read More about Tulane Law launches new awards honoring Black alumniUniversity of Utah Law announces eighth annual Law and Biomedicine Colloquium
S. J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences (LABS) at the S.J. Quinney College of Law recently launched the 8th Annual Law and Biomedicine Colloquium. This unique learning opportunity brings together scholars, practitioners in the community, law students, and law faculty for weekly seminar-style discussions of complex and controversial topics in the…
Read More about University of Utah Law announces eighth annual Law and Biomedicine ColloquiumUniversity of Utah Law to host author of book on “Nice Racism” for Martin Luther King Jr. Day event
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Please join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for this book review and discussion with Dean Martell Teasley, College of Social Work. The book they will be reviewing is, Nice Racism: How progressive white people perpetuate racial harm by Dr. Robin DiAngelo for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This New York Times…
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