University of Houston Black Law Students Association hosts panel on public interest careers
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Black Law Students Association presented a panel of three public interest lawyers who provided personal anecdotes and challenged misconceptions about the field recently at the University of Houston Law Center. Panelists were Labor & Employment Staff Attorney Kourtney Collins ‘18 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Assistant County Attorney…
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWSROOM — Microsoft will partner with Perkins Coie LLP and other law firms to sponsor the AI For Education: Microsoft 2nd Annual Tech Law Summit on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Howard University School of Law Library…. The summit will feature leading technology attorneys who will bring their knowledge and expertise to topics like…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year law student Hannah Gordon was recently named a 2020 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award winner. Gordon, who serves as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Miami Law Review, was one of 15 law students from around the country to receive this prestigious award, and the fourth Miami Law student to…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — International and humanitarian law expert Claudio M. Grossman presented the lecture, “The Obligation to Negotiate Access to the Pacific Ocean: The Decision of the International Court of Justice in the case between Bolivia and Chile,” recently at the University of Miami School of Law. Grossman discussed the ICJ’s rejection of Bolivia’s claim…
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — Chase College of Law is launching an initiative to graduate a more ethnically and economically diverse student body into the legal profession through a three-prong approach of increased financial aid, profession-related skills development and coverage of bar exam expenses. “The Chase Law program we are calling ‘All Rise’…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Three individuals closely associated with the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School – Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff, Attorney Amy Maldonado L’98, and Adam Garnick L’21 – played a crucial role in the Third Circuit’s recent decision that federal district courts have subject matter jurisdiction in immigration cases involving “Migrant Protection Protocols,” which send immigrant detainees to…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Christopher S. Yoo, the John H. Chestnut Professor of Law, Communication and Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania , has been named an External Expert for the Broadband Commission Working Group on the Common Bid for School Connectivity. The group will also serve as an advisory group for GIGA,…
Read More about Penn Law professor Christopher S. Yoo selected for UNICEF working group on internet accessPenn Law students participate in Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program on international law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Students from Penn Law were selected to join their peers from 13 other leading US law schools in Washington, D.C. to explore the future of public and private international law at the eighth annual Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program. The two-day program (February 20-22, 2020) saw top law students engage with…
Read More about Penn Law students participate in Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program on international lawPenn Law professor Beth Simons researches international border law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In her current research, Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Law, Political Science and Business Ethics Beth Simmons delves into the practical problems of international border management in today’s globalized world, particularly as they relate to governance, human mobility, and economic interdependence.
Read More about Penn Law professor Beth Simons researches international border lawPenn Law celebrates launch of Future of the Profession Initiative
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — On February 27 and 28, 2020, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Future of the Profession Initiative (FPI) welcomed legal profession leaders, the clients they serve, and innovators from across disciplines to the Penn Innovation Center for “Law 2030: A Global Conversation About the Future of the Profession.”
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