Baylor Law hosts Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition online
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Baylor created the tournament with the idea of pitting the best advocates from the best trial schools against each other for the honor of being designated as “Top Gun” — the best student advocate in the country — and bringing home the winner-take-all $10,000 prize.
Read More about Baylor Law hosts Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition onlineBrooklyn Law launches Pandemic Employment Relief Clinic
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Under the supervision of Professor Minna Kotkin, director of the Law School’s Employment Law Clinic, students will have the opportunity to serve clients in the community, particularly freelancers, gig workers, and those not normally eligible for unemployment insurance.
Read More about Brooklyn Law launches Pandemic Employment Relief ClinicUCLA Law hosts LMI-Sandler New Entrepreneurs Competition
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — Student-run startup companies in technology, dental hygiene and women’s clothing won the top awards in UCLA School of Law’s $100,000 Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs competition, which concluded its fifth-annual event on April 20.
Read More about UCLA Law hosts LMI-Sandler New Entrepreneurs CompetitionUCLA Law establishes fund to assist students with urgent needs
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — UCLA School of Law has established a fund to assist students with urgent needs brought on by the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and address some of the long-term impacts of the related disruptions.
Read More about UCLA Law establishes fund to assist students with urgent needsUCLA Law students help hospitality and restaurant workers secure unemployment benefits
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — During its first week of operation, the project filed claims to return more than $1.4 million in unemployment benefits to members of the UNITE HERE Local 11 union who lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read More about UCLA Law students help hospitality and restaurant workers secure unemployment benefitsUCLA Law Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk detainee from ICE processing center
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students and faculty members with UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic played a key role in securing the release last week of an at-risk inmate from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center as part of the clinic’s broader effort to reduce the acute risks to prisoners from the coronavirus.
Read More about UCLA Law Criminal Defense Clinic secures release of at-risk detainee from ICE processing centerUCLA Law Promise Institute Chair Kal Raustiala discusses the state of international law
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Kal Raustiala was recently named the Promise Institute Chair in Comparative and International Law, joining Kimberlé Crenshaw — the Promise Institute Chair in Human Rights.
Read More about UCLA Law Promise Institute Chair Kal Raustiala discusses the state of international lawCase Western Reserve Law global program creates alternative international law internships for students
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In response to the disruption, the leaders of CWRU’s Case Global program worked together to create an alternative arrangement for students who lost their summer placements, inviting them to work remotely for the summer….
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law global program creates alternative international law internships for studentsChapman Law Mediation Clinic hosts virtual conflict resolution program for incarcerated youth
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY –The Mediation Clinic — which allows students to develop and practice mediation skills under the supervision of experienced attorney mediators — has continued to meet online using videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom.
Read More about Chapman Law Mediation Clinic hosts virtual conflict resolution program for incarcerated youthColumbia Law publishes online book on law and the coronavirus pandemic
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP REPOSITORY — These rules are the domain of lawyers. Law in the Time of COVID-19 is the product of a joint effort by members of the faculty of Columbia Law School and several law professors from other schools.
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