Columbia Law professor joins New York Attorney General’s office
GOTHAMIST – Tim Wu, the Columbia Law Professor who coined the term “net neutrality” and ran as a Democrat for the post of lieutenant governor against Kathy Hochul in 2014, has joined the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special advisor and senior lawyer.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – “In this week’s post, I will discuss three areas of study offered at most colleges across the country and the advantage pursuing those areas has both for your application and as a law student.”
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FORTUNE – Online survey companies are gaining traction by selling to businesses. One new kind of client? Law firms that want to test arguments, jurors—even judges.
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THE TEMPLE NEWS – Thompson, a second-year law student at Temple, was able to partially subsidize her summer of public interest work at the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice with funds she received through SPIN, or the Student Public Interest Network.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW – On September 3, 2015, Clinical Professor David Calder, Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic, hosted a presentation at the UM School of Law by Victor Vieth, Director of the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center in Minnesota, who explained recommended improvements in child protection.
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AMERICAN CITY & COUNTRY – As part of its series on Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs that can help government officials in their careers, GPN reached out to Matthew Wilson, dean of the University of Akron’s (UA, Ohio) School of Law and professor of law.
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WJZY (FOX CHARLOTTE) – The Charlotte School of Law and Legal Aid of North Carolina are partnering up to help represent low-income tenants in legal battles to avoid eviction.
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BUSINESS STANDARD – A good lawyer can turn things around for his or her clients even in trying circumstances and a new research has found that it is experience, not a deep knowledge of law, that helps lawyers make the difference in a court of law.
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY – Hoping to foster entrepreneurship in Michigan, Michigan State University College of Law and Brooks Kushman, a Southfield-based intellectual property law firm, have partnered to provide legal support to students in The Hatch, MSU’s student technology incubator.
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IU BLOOMINGTON NEWSROOM – Chapman and Cutler LLP and Indiana University Maurer School of Law have announced a program that enables IU undergraduates interested in finance and the law to gain comprehensive hands-on training and work experience, followed by admission to the law school and consideration for a full-time position at the firm following graduation.
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