Florida International University Law student Briana Harris receives inaugural H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship
MIAMI’S COMMUNITY NEWS — As law firms across the country put added emphasis on minority hiring and diversity in the legal profession, South Florida’s preeminent litigation firm Kluger Kaplan Silverman Katzen & Levine has awarded Briana Harris with the firm’s inaugural H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year.
Read More about Florida International University Law student Briana Harris receives inaugural H.T. Smith Legal Studies ScholarshipFordham Law online MSL Corporate Compliance program features in-person colloquium to build community
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — A key component of Fordham Law’s online Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) in Corporate Compliance is the in-person Compliance Colloquium, which brings students together for an intensive three-day program that mixes practical group exercises with networking sessions and presentations from compliance thought leaders. It is the only in-person component of the…
Read More about Fordham Law online MSL Corporate Compliance program features in-person colloquium to build communityNew Fordham Law students participate in oath of professionalism ceremony
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On August 23, 434 first-year J.D. students joined together to take their oath of professionalism as a part of their orientation programming. The oath of professionalism is a pledge taken by students to act ethically and with integrity in law school and in their legal careers. Every year, as part of their orientation…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Professor Kristin Henning from Georgetown Law will deliver the 7th Annual Katheryn D. Katz ’70 Memorial Lecture on Monday, October 18, 2021. Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law, where she and her law students represent youth accused of delinquency in…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — The state of American democracy will be examined in a lecture series, “Democracy,” which had its first session this week and will continue through the fall and spring. Organized by Ruth Greenwood, the director of HLS’ Election Law Clinic, the series will feature virtual discussions by leading legal and political scholars on…
Read More about Speaker series at Harvard Law highlights issues facing American democracy todayHarvard Law professor Intisar Rabb appointed adviser to the International Criminal Court
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL NEWS — PIL Faculty Director, Professor Intisar Rabb, was recently appointedSpecial Adviser on Islamic Law to the International Criminal Court. Professor Rabb was appointed as one of 17 experts selected to serve as Special Advisers to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan QC.
Read More about Harvard Law professor Intisar Rabb appointed adviser to the International Criminal CourtA look at the University of Houston Law Center LLM program
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The University of Houston Law Center has a number of LL.M. programs, including its LL.M. in Health Law, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law and Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Law.Those are some of the school’s strongest specialties, which is why Houston Law developed LL.M.s in those fields, said Karen Jones, executive director…
Read More about A look at the University of Houston Law Center LLM programUniversity of Kansas Law partners with Wichita State University on accelerated 3+3 bachelor’s/JD program
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS — Students at Wichita State University will have an opportunity to accelerate their legal education and save a year of tuition, thanks to an expansion of the Legal Education Accelerated Degree (LEAD) program at the University of Kansas.
Read More about University of Kansas Law partners with Wichita State University on accelerated 3+3 bachelor’s/JD programLewis & Clark Law professor Pamela Frasch joins discussion on the animal law education movement
NYU — New York University will host “Crossing Boundaries: The Critical Need for Global Animal Law Education,” a webinar featuring Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Pamela Frasch, who will discuss the past, present, and future of the animal law movement, on Fri., Oct. 8, 2 p.m. EDT.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law professor Pamela Frasch joins discussion on the animal law education movementLSU Law alumnus endows fund to support school’s clinics
LSU LAW — For 31 years, Joe Macaluso (’79), a Hammond, La., native and current New Orleans resident, traveled the world throughout his legal career, from South America to Europe to the Middle East. Exploring his broad options for giving, he was impressed by the LSU Law Clinic program and its dual purpose of serving those…
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