Northwestern Law to host US Sen. Tammy Duckworth for discussion on climate change
NORTHWESTERN NOW — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will participate in the inaugural Buffett Fireside Chat Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. The event will take place at 1 p.m. over Zoom. Registration is required. The Fireside Chat will be moderated by Annelise Riles, executive director of Northwestern Buffett…
Read More about Northwestern Law to host US Sen. Tammy Duckworth for discussion on climate changeRecent Notre Dame Law graduate Daniela Johnson Restrepo awarded permanent court of arbitration fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Daniela Johnson Restrepo ’21 J.D. joined the Permanent Court of Arbitration as a fellow November 8. She is the first J.D. graduate from Notre Dame Law School to be selected for this prestigious placement, which is based at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The PCA Fellowship Program offers recent…
Read More about Recent Notre Dame Law graduate Daniela Johnson Restrepo awarded permanent court of arbitration fellowshipUniversity of the Pacific McGeorge Law Immigration Clinic helps Afghan refugees with petitions for US entry
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — The Immigration Law Clinic at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law is hosting weekly workshops to assist Afghan refugees file Humanitarian Parole applications. These petitions, if approved, allow those impacted by the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan to obtain permission to come to the U.S. More than 30 McGeorge School…
Read More about University of the Pacific McGeorge Law Immigration Clinic helps Afghan refugees with petitions for US entryPenn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing project
PENN LAW — For months, the world watched and waited for medical companies to create life-saving vaccines to counter the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. When Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced their COVID-19 vaccines, the technology they used dominated news headlines and conversations across the globe. What may have flown under the radar was the University of Pennsylvania’s pivotal…
Read More about Penn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing projectPenn Law student Keslang Dolma uses first generation professional fellowship to cultivate community
PENN LAW — First Generation Professional (FGP) Fellow Kelsang Dolma L’24 has made a point throughout her academic and professional life to emphasize the importance of community – and she intends to continue to do so as a law student at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. The FGP Fellowship, which is administered by the Center…
Read More about Penn Law student Keslang Dolma uses first generation professional fellowship to cultivate communityQuinnipiac Law student Alexa Massad selected for clerkship with Connecticut Supreme Court
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Massad starts the yearlong clerkship in June. In her new role, she will review submissions by parties in legal proceedings; conduct legal research on issues presented in court; and write draft opinions of the court (a document providing the court’s decision on a legal issue). The application process for this position began in Spring…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law student Alexa Massad selected for clerkship with Connecticut Supreme CourtUSC Gould Law professor Henna Pithia discusses her role as supervisor of the International Human Rights Clinic
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Henna Pithia (JD 2015), visiting clinical assistant professor of law, has joined the USC Gould School of Law this academic year to supervise the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) during IHRC Founding Director Hannah Garry’s Fulbright grant-funded research semester in Norway. Pithia was a student attorney in the IHRC and,…
Read More about USC Gould Law professor Henna Pithia discusses her role as supervisor of the International Human Rights ClinicSMU Dedman Law professor Marc I. Steinberg receives Best Law Book Award from American Book Fest
SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Marc I. Steinberg’s newest book, Rethinking Securities Law, was selected as the only winner in the Law Category by the 18th Annual American Book Fest Awards for books published 2019-2021. Read more about the 18th Annual American Book Fest Awards. Rethinking Securities Law provides an original and valuable resource…
Read More about SMU Dedman Law professor Marc I. Steinberg receives Best Law Book Award from American Book FestStanford Law professor Jacob Goldin discusses research on the child tax credit
STANFORD LAW SCHOOLS — Jacob Goldin recently helped pull off an unlikely feat: As federal lawmakers battled over President Biden’s economic agenda, he worked to recruit more than 460 American economists in urging that a large, but temporary, cash benefit for children as part of an earlier $1.9 trillion stimulus package be made permanent. In September, the…
Read More about Stanford Law professor Jacob Goldin discusses research on the child tax creditPodcast: Villanova Law professor Michele Pistone discusses training paraprofessionals to improve access to justice in immigration cases
ABA JOURNAL — Michele Pistone, a professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, says there are not enough immigration lawyers and attorneys who take on pro bono cases to meet the demand of immigrants seeking legal assistance. This justice gap is a primary reason that Pistone decided to create a program at her university…
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