University of Hawaii Law archivist Avis Poai recognized for work preserving historic Hawaiian legal materials
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — Hawaiʻi Business magazine selected University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Avis Poai as one of the “20 for the Next 20.” Poai serves as director of archives, legal history and student outreach at the School of Law’s Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS — In 1869, the Howard University School of Law set out to train lawyers with a strong commitment to establishing and preserving the rights of Black Americans. As a result of that mission, the Howard University School of Law has become a top-producer of African-American lawyers
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INDIANA LAWYER — With fresh perspectives and experiences added to their legal toolbelts, two international Indiana University McKinney School of Law students are preparing to tackle human rights issues in their communities head on.
Read More about Two Indiana McKinney Law students bring unique perspective from their home countriesUniversity of Maine Law Dean Danielle Conway discusses the importance of parental leave and diversity initiatives to the legal profession
PORTLAND PRESS HERLAD — Danielle Conway, dean of the University of Maine School of Law, said those policies and other diversity initiatives are changing the field for the next generation of lawyers.
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LAW.COM — Patricia White thinks that 10 years is enough. Her tenure as the first woman law dean at Arizona State University spanned a decade. And now, she’s winding down her 10th year as dean at the University of Miami School of Law.
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MIAMI LAW — The Health Rights Clinic at Miami Law recently won new hearings of three Social Security disability claims at the federal district court in Miami. The Social Security Administration, including Administrative Law Judges and the Appeals Council, had denied all three cases for years
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MINNESOTA LAWYER — After 18 years of residence at Hamline University, the Innocence Project of Minnesota is moving to a new home at the University of Minnesota Law School. The move is part of a plan by the organization to expand its service to the wrongfully convicted
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MINNESOTA DAILY — Rising enrollment numbers and applications are among signs of progress for the University of Minnesota’s Law School as it works its way out of a multi-year, multi-million dollar deficit.
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OLE MISS LAW — The knowledge that attorneys carry comes with great responsibility. Many attorneys and aspiring attorneys use that knowledge to give back to clients in need through pro bono work.
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OLE MISS LAW — University of Mississippi School of Law student Nathaniel Snyder is getting the most of his space externship with U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo’s office in Washington, D.C. Snyder, a second-year student in the Air and Space Law Concentration, met NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to discuss Mississippi’s role in the use and exploration of…
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