University of Cincinnati Law LLM student ‘bridges gap’ between international social, legal systems

May 13, 2019

UC NEWS — Kitso Matlhape, Botswana native and current Cincinnati Law LLM student, explains why business law cannot prosper change without an understanding of human rights

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UVA Law grad to clerk for Justice Samuel Alito

May 13, 2019

UVA LAW — Jessica Wagner, a 2015 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has been chosen by Justice Samuel Alito to clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court next term. She was a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at UVA Law

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UVA Law student wins New York Emmy for civic education video

May 13, 2019

UVA LAW — Kunchok Dolma, a first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, won a New York Emmy for producing a video demonstrating a working couple’s fight for employee benefits.

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UVA Law grad journey from civil rights advocate to legal advocate

May 13, 2019

UVA LAW — Before Jah Akande believed in others, his parents believed in him. They were expecting their first child when a doctor spotted something troubling on their initial ultrasound

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University of Houston Law Center staff promotions focus on alumni, community, and global outreach

May 13, 2019

UH LAW CENTER —  University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has announced several upper level staff changes and promotions to better serve alumni and the community and expand the school’s graduate and global programs.

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Toronto’s Ryerson Law introduces proposal to integrate traditional curriculum with practice experience

May 8, 2019

LAW TIMES — Ryerson University has a proposal that would allow graduates to bypass articling by putting practice preparation directly into its law school curriculum. The Integrated Practice Curriculum would be offered at a new school that would begin accepting applications this August and would open in September 2020.

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A look at William & Mary Law’s Summer International Internship Program

May 8, 2019

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — William & Mary Law School has emerged as a leader in helping students gain global competency. Through the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, more than 200 students have interned in 51 countries since the International Internship Program was founded in 2002.

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Chief Judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals delivers William & Mary Law graduation address

May 8, 2019

WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Honorable Roger L. Gregory, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, will deliver the Commencement address at William & Mary Law School’s Diploma Ceremony on Sunday, May 12.

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WMU-Cooley Law celebrates Law Day with area high school students

May 8, 2019

COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — West Michigan high school students celebrated Law Day during a program led by WMU-Cooley Law School students and graduates at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. The program’s featured presenter was Mary Beth Tinker, a plaintiff in the 1969 U.S. Supreme Court Case Tinker V. Des Moines.

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WMU-Cooley Law Dean James McGrath reflects on his background

May 8, 2019

NATIONAL JURIST —  James McGrath’s job at WMU-Cooley Law School will be demanding in that he’ll serve both as president and dean, but he feels he’s got all the bases covered. He’s got an entrepreneurial background, given he ran a business. And he’s both schooled and experienced in graduate legal education.

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