University of Chicago Law introduces new class of students

October 10, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE LAW SCHOOL — The Law School welcomed 198 new JD students to campus this fall. The students participated in orientation last week and began classes this week.

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University of Chicago Law shares highlights from student orientation

October 10, 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO THE LAW SCHOOL — The historic Laird Bell Quadrangle buzzed last week as 199 new students filled its halls for Orientation. The weeklong program featured a variety of community-building events intertwined with a series of sessions and workshops introducing incoming students to the Law School.

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University of Colorado Law library staff speaks at World Open Library Foundation Conference 

October 9, 2024

COLORADO LAW — Lauren Seney, Associate Director of the William A. Wise Law Library and Head of Resource Access and Discovery, and Rebecca Ciota, Technology and Web Services Librarian, traveled to London, UK, at the end of September to present on sharing a library services platform (LSP) with the University Libraries at the World Open Library Foundation Conference (WOLFCon).

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Columbia Law dean Daniel Abebe pens letter on the importance of community and respect

October 9, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Dear members of the Columbia Law School community, The past eight weeks have truly been invigorating and rewarding. 

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Cornell Law partners with Service to School to aid military students’ transition to law school

October 9, 2024

CORNELL CHRONICLE — Cornell Law School has announced a new partnership with Service to School’s VetLink program, furthering its commitment to supporting veterans and military-affiliated students.

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Gift to Creighton Law to support bar exam prep, legal clinics, and scholarships

October 9, 2024

NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA — The Creighton University School of Law received its largest donation ever in September.

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Elon Law student Ivey Schofield honored in national legal writing contest

October 9, 2024

TODAY @ ELON — Ivey Schofield L’25 placed second in the most recent Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition, an annual program aimed at sparking greater interest in and understanding of the field of disability law. 

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Fordham Law Criminal Defense Clinic helps secure exoneration for wrongfully convicted client

October 9, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Though Keith Roberts was released from prison in 1994, he has been fighting since then to clear his name for a crime he did not commit.

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Harvard Law students host event on activism and protest on campus

October 9, 2024

THE HARVARD CRIMSON — More than 200 students met in Wasserstein Hall at Harvard Law School on Monday to discuss the history of the Law School and its student activist movements — but it also served as an act of protest against the HLS administration.

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Harvard Law professor John Manning appointed provost of Harvard University

October 9, 2024

HARVARD LAW BULLETIN — In August, John F. Manning ’85, a renowned scholar of administrative law, legislation, and federal courts and dean of Harvard Law School since 2017, was appointed provost of Harvard University, the school’s chief academic officer.

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