UC Berkeley Law hosts pro bono clinic for DACA recipients
BERKELEY NEWS — On Friday, October 25, Berkeley Law’s pro bono program, in partnership with Centro Legal de la Raza and Morrison & Foerster, hosted a clinic that paired law students and attorneys with DACA recipients to assist with renewal application paperwork. (UC Berkeley Law video)
Read More about UC Berkeley Law hosts pro bono clinic for DACA recipientsUC Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic presents report on fees in the juvenile legal system
BERKELEY LAW — On January 1, 2018, a new law went into effect barring California counties from charging administrative fees to parents and guardians of youth in the juvenile legal system. Senate Bill 190 was the culmination of more than five years of research and outreach by students in Berkeley Law’s Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) to…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law Policy Advocacy Clinic presents report on fees in the juvenile legal systemUC Berkeley Law hosts workshop on California parole process
THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN — Lifer School, an annual workshop designed to educate lawyers, students and advocates about California’s parole process, was held at the UC Berkeley School of Law on Saturday. The workshop, sponsored by UnCommon Law and the UC Berkeley School of Law’s Pro Bono Program, taught participants about how to successfully navigate the parole hearing…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law hosts workshop on California parole processUCLA Law Documentary Film Legal Clinic provides legal support for several recent films
UCLA LAW — Compelling films depicting stories unlikely to be told through traditional news outlets or studios are airing at festivals around the world and on top networks including HBO and PBS. The clinic quickly attracted a full roster of students and clients, as did the Ziffren Institute’s companion Music Industry Clinic. Film Independent and the…
Read More about UCLA Law Documentary Film Legal Clinic provides legal support for several recent filmsGift to UCLA Law supports study of corporate governance
UCLA LAW — Bolstering UCLA School of Law’s instruction in corporate governance, business ethics and related subjects, alumnus William Kahane ’74 and his wife, Elizabeth Kahane, have committed $1million to launch a new corporate governance course and programming at UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy. Beginning in 2020, UCLA Law will offer…
Read More about Gift to UCLA Law supports study of corporate governanceUniversity of Chicago Law supports student scholars
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW — “From the beginning, I’ve been interested in using the techniques, methods, and insights from psychology to study the law, to critique the law, to understand the law, and hopefully one day improve law and policy,” explained Sommers, who had been a classmate of Luguri’s in the doctoral program at Yale…
Read More about University of Chicago Law supports student scholarsColumbia Law professor Anu Bradford releases research on global competition laws
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School Professor Anu Bradford and University of Chicago Law School Professor Adam Chilton have released the world’s most comprehensive collection of competition laws and enforcement practices to date, providing researchers, lawyers, journalists, and policymakers with new tools to assess the economic impact of these laws across borders. The ambitious, five-year project…
Read More about Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford releases research on global competition lawsColumbia Law highlights recent Jagdish Bhagwati fellow
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The Jagdish Bhagwati Fellowship, underwritten by the Indian government, supports graduate students at Columbia Law School who wish to specialize in the study of international trade, trade law, public interest, and human rights. According to 2019–2020 Bhagwati Fellowship recipient Rohan ’20 LL.M., “Life is about creating yourself. And to create yourself, you need…
Read More about Columbia Law highlights recent Jagdish Bhagwati fellowDenver Law E.U./U.S. environmental law and policy course leads to student journal placement
DENVER UNIVERSITY STURM COLLEGE OF LAW — Research by University of Denver Sturm College of Law students Grace Osberg and Evan Healey, as well as international counterparts from six different nations was recently selected for publication in the prestigious and highly selective Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, which is published by the International Bar…
Read More about Denver Law E.U./U.S. environmental law and policy course leads to student journal placementDuke Law professor Jerome H. Reichman honored at Harvard Law for work in intellectual property law
DUKE LAW — Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law Jerome H. Reichman, a renowned and path breaking scholar of intellectual property law, was honored with a two-day conference at Harvard Law School in late September. The theme for the conference and its programming reflected the innovative and influential nature of Reichman’s scholarship, which has long focused on legal and…
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