Temple Law Dean JoAnne Epps selected for excellence award from ABA diversity commission
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW – The American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession has selected Dean JoAnne Epps for a 2016 Spirit of Excellence Award.
Read More about Temple Law Dean JoAnne Epps selected for excellence award from ABA diversity commissionA look at student loan debt focuses on Valparaiso Law alumni couple
IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN – When Thomas Hillers started law school in the early 2000s, he assumed an attorney’s salary would more than cover the six-figure loans he had to take out. As a practicing lawyer, however, that has been anything but the case.
Read More about A look at student loan debt focuses on Valparaiso Law alumni coupleUtah Law professor appointed to state Supreme Court
UTAHPOLICY.COM – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Judge John A. Pearce to serve as a justice on the Utah Supreme Court. Pearce currently serves as a judge on the Utah Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the position in 2013. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the S.J. Quinney College of…
Read More about Utah Law professor appointed to state Supreme CourtArizona State Law set to launch experiential program with a focus on teaching client interviewing
BLOOMBERG BNA – As dean of Arizona State Law School, Sylvester is gearing up to launch a program in the Fall of 2016 that will give law students experience assessing incoming cases while also chipping away at the access-to-justice problem in America.
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THE SACRAMENTO BEE – [Professor] Pruitt’s memo had played a key role in the first successful prosecution of rape as a war crime, part of a larger case in which a Rwandan mayor named Jean-Paul Akayesu also become the first person convicted of genocide under the Genocide Convention of 1948. Mitchell and filmmaking partner Nick…
Read More about UC Davis Law professor’s role in convicting war criminal leads to documentaryIdaho Law tax law clinic students help low-income residents
IDAHO STATESMAN – “Program Director Barbara Lock recently got in touch with us to let readers know, as tax season approaches, that the service is still available to low- and moderate-income taxpayers. The clinic, staffed by law students, offers free legal services for people who have issues with the IRS.”
Read More about Idaho Law tax law clinic students help low-income residentsMaine Law students help change state policy on physical restraints for juvenile defendants
NPR (MAINE) – Maine juveniles in custody can now enter courtrooms shackle-free thanks to a rule change in the state court system. The change comes after a two-year effort by students at the University of Maine School of Law who actively opposed the practice.
Read More about Maine Law students help change state policy on physical restraints for juvenile defendantsAkron Law’s SEED clinic teaches elementary school children about entrepreneurial legal concepts
AKRON LEGAL NEWS – Fifth and sixth grade students at The Lippman School in Akron took a break from their regular curriculum recently to learn the basics of intellectual property, copyright, trademark and other legal concepts. Taught by two students from The University of Akron School of Law, the lesson was part of a continuing entrepreneurial project…
Read More about Akron Law’s SEED clinic teaches elementary school children about entrepreneurial legal conceptsWashington University in St. Louis law student and veteran recognized for public interest work
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS NEWSROOM – As co-founder and president of Washington University Student Veterans Association, Marold successfully advocated for the expansion of the Yellow Ribbon program at the law school; has recruited talented, if occasionally non-traditional, candidates; and has connected student veterans to university resources and a robust alumni network.
Read More about Washington University in St. Louis law student and veteran recognized for public interest workWisconsin Law entrepreneurship clinic provides legal advice to state entrepreneurs
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON NEWS – The University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School established the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic in 2009, offering free legal advice to entrepreneurs throughout Wisconsin.
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