South Carolina Law Review names first black woman as editor-in-chief
MANNING LIVE – Chelsea Evans, a second-year law student from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was elected by peers to lead the esteemed University of South Carolina School of Law publication.
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GAZETTE – Young lawyers starting out usually can’t afford to open a private practice because of the crushing law school debt they face after graduating. But some find a way.
Read More about Two Iowa lawyers share experiences, challenges with starting a solo practiceWyoming Law student lands Immigration Justice Corps Fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING – University of Wyoming third-year College of Law student Halinka Zolcik is the first UW student selected for an Immigration Justice Corps Fellowship
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HARVARD CRIMSON – Students and faculty gathered at Harvard Law School to discuss the difficulties and limitations that undocumented immigrants in the United States and the Middle East face as part of the Immigration Project’s annual symposium.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA – The conference will explore the life and legacy of Harper Lee, how literature can influence social change and how lawyers practice law in an unjust society.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE – The University of Baltimore School of Law and the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts have launched the nation’s first Post-J.D. Certificate in Family Law.
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STETSON UNIVERSITY – Stetson University College of Law’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy is honoring Lawrence Sutter with the inaugural Cornerstone Award during its Educating Advocates: Teaching Advocacy Skills Conference.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW – Loretta Lynch, who served recently as U.S. attorney general under President Barack Obama, has been selected by the University of Virginia to receive this year’s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law.
Read More about Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to speak at UVA Law during Founder’s Day celebrationArizona Summit Law tests Legal Residency Program with financial stipend to better prepare students for bar exam
ABA JOURNAL – It’s not uncommon for a law school to suggest that a student postpone a bar exam, if there’s a sense that he or she is not ready, legal academics say, but paying a stipend for it is novel.
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KUSA (NBC DENVER) – Unlike traditional law school courses, the instructor is taking her students out of the classroom for two weeks on rafting trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon over the summer.
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