A look at the University at Buffalo Law Mediation Advocacy Competition and Mediation Clinic

December 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Fifty-two law student competitors. Seventy volunteer attorneys who help make the big event happen as mediators or scoring judges.

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University at Buffalo Law professor Meredith Lewis recognized for work in international education

December 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — Nowhere is UB School of Law’s engagement with the wider world more apparent than in the work of Professor Meredith Kolsky Lewis. 

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UC Berkeley Law professor co-authors article on stipulated protective orders

December 18, 2024

UC BERKELEY LAW — Stipulated protective orders, or SPOs, seal discovery information in a civil lawsuit from the public and have become increasingly common in recent decades. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) permits these orders if the parties show “good cause” to the judge in the case. 

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UCLA Law professor Scott Cummings recognized for legal ethics scholarship

December 18, 2024

UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law professor Scott Cummings has been awarded the Fred C. Zacharias Memorial Prize for Scholarship in Professional Responsibility, the top annual honor in legal ethics that the Association of American Law Schools presents.

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A profile on UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) visiting professor Cheryl I. Harris

December 18, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Professor Cheryl I. Harris has spent decades working to understand the systems and structures that perpetuate inequality, and this year she will share her knowledge and insights with law students as a visiting professor at UC Law San Francisco.

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UC Law San Francisco celebrates recent graduates at swearing-in ceremony

December 18, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly 100 recent graduates of UC Law San Francisco celebrated their swearing-in as licensed attorneys before a packed auditorium of supporters on Dec. 2. 

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Case Western Reserve Law Student Legislative Initiative helps introduce law to protect against police brutality

December 18, 2024

THE DAILY — A decade after Tanisha Anderson was killed after being restrained by Cleveland police during a mental health crisis, Case Western Reserve University School of Law students are working to change local policy to honor her memory—and prevent such tragedies from happening again.

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ABA approves Charleston Law’s application for nonprofit status

December 18, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — The American Bar Association agreed to the next step in the Charleston School of Law’s quest to move from a private enterprise to a nonprofit school.

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University of Chicago Law faculty support the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law

December 18, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE LAW SCHOOL — A decade ago, Anthony Casey began researching how artificial intelligence could change the law. At the time, AI technology was nascent but promising, with companies like Google doling out millions of dollars to develop the technology. 

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University of Chicago Law works with Weil Legal Innovators Program to give nonprofit learning opportunities to students

December 18, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE LAW SCHOOL — The Law School recently joined the Weil Legal Innovators Program, a trailblazing multi-stakeholder public service initiative established five years ago by international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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