William & Mary Law professor recognized with faculty award by Virginia higher education group
WILLIAM & MARY LAW — Two William & Mary faculty members received the state’s highest honor for professors, the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) announced today.
Read More about William & Mary Law professor recognized with faculty award by Virginia higher education groupDelayed financial aid payments leave Western State College of Law students in a bind
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER — There are students at Western State College of Law in Irvine who have not received their federal financial aid for weeks, leaving them unable to pay their living expenses, several said.
Read More about Delayed financial aid payments leave Western State College of Law students in a bindA look at Wake Forest Law’s campus sustainability initiatives
OLD GOLD & BLACK — On July 1, 2019, environmental lawyer Scott Schang will join Wake Forest School of Law as Professor of the Practice of environmental law. He will also be the director of an innovative, non-litigation clinic on environmental law.
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VERMONT DIGGER — IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is available from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 13-April 10, at Vermont Law School. The program provides free tax return preparation and electronic filing help to qualified Vermonters.
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SMU DEDMAN LAW — As a result of SMU Dedman School of Law’s course, “Technology, Innovation and Law: Designing Legal Apps,” several new consumer-friendly software apps – designed by Dedman Law students with input from regional legal-aid groups – will be showcased at a free public event
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LAW.COM — The St. Thomas University School of Law will be renamed to honor Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Peter Fay of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the dean of the school, Tamara Lawson, announced Wednesday.
Read More about St. Thomas University Law renamed after Judge Peter FayNotre Dame Law students work with local high schools for mock trial competition
NOTRE DAME NEWS — Five miles separate Clay and John Adams high schools in South Bend. But when it comes to mock trial, the two public high schools, both part of the South Bend Community School Corp., have been worlds apart for most of the past two decades.
Read More about Notre Dame Law students work with local high schools for mock trial competitionMitchell Hamline Law Associate Dean Peter Knapp named interim president and dean of school
MITCHELL HAMLINE LAW — The Mitchell Hamline board of trustees has selected Professor Peter B. Knapp, currently associate dean for academic affairs, to become interim president and dean of the law school beginning July 1.
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MIAMI LAW — Indigenous women in Canada experience three times more violence than other woman and are seven times more likely to be murdered, according to a 2015 report by Statistics Canada. The rates of missing and murdered Indigenous women are so high that the Canadian government launched a National Inquiry to examine the systemic causes
Read More about University of Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic students aid efforts to address crimes against indigenous women in CanadaFifth Circuit Judge Jennifer Elrod addresses artificial intelligence in the court system during University of Houston Law Center speech
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Judge Jennifer Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will speak on artificial intelligence and the law as part of the University of Houston Law Center’s jurist-in-residence program on Feb. 19.
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