Hofstra Law hosts networking reception for recent graduates

September 26, 2024

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — On September 17, 2024, the Hofstra Law Alumni Association kicked off the first of a series of “Meet the Dean” events with the annual Recent Graduate Networking Reception welcoming the Class of 2024 into the Alumni Association.

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University of Houston Law Center professor Tracy Hester discusses expertise in environmental law in ABA podcast

September 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The final episode of the “Global Climate Change and U.S. Law” podcast series, part of the Environmental Law Explored: A Podcast SEERies, features Tracy Hester, Instructional Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center. 

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University of Houston Law Center hosts panel on how to achieve summer associate positions

September 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A trio of University of Houston Law Center alumni, all partners at various U.S. law firms, advised rising 2Ls to highlight community involvement, a diverse skill set and leadership experience to set themselves apart in job interviews during a recent event hosted by the Career Development Office.

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University of Houston Law Center hosts discussion on the Chevron Doctrine

September 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — With the recent Supreme Court decision allowing federal judges to interpret vague language previously left to the agencies tasked with oversight of statutes to interpret, the impact on the close to four-decade-old Chevron Doctrine of Deference has begun to be felt within the legal system.  

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Gift to University of Houston Law Center to support Mediation Clinic

September 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON — The University of Houston Law Center has received a $1.25 million gift from Alan F. Levin, a UHLC alumnus, and his wife, Diane, for the endowment of the Mediation Clinic to build upon and enhance mediation training for students.

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UIC Law International Human Rights Clinic hosts expungement and human rights event

September 26, 2024

UIC LAW — The International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law co-hosted the Chicago Start Anew Clinic this past Friday, September 13, 2024

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University of Maryland Law professor Matiangai Sirleaf recognized with trial lawyer of the year award

September 26, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Professor Matiangai Sirleaf was part of a team of attorneys who received the 2024 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by Public Justice, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Public Justice presents the award to…

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University of Miami Law student Lorena Zenteno Villa presents at international climate event

September 26, 2024

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Doctor of Juridical Science  student Lorena Zenteno Villa recently attended an international conference titled “Law & Climate” in preparation for Azerbaijan’s 2024 designation as the “Year of Solidarity for the Green World” and ahead of COP 29.

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University of Miami Law hosts US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for fireside chat

September 26, 2024

NEWS @ THE U — Ketanji Brown Jackson spoke to a full house at the Shalala Student Center ballroom on Saturday, sharing insights on what drove her to practice law. 

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University of Miami Law hosts FIFA president Gianni Infantino for lecture in sports law course

September 26, 2024

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Miami School of Law recently welcomed FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a special guest in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. Program. His visit was part of the school’s new course on soccer law, co-taught by Emilio Garcia Silvero, FIFA’s chief legal and compliance officer, and Enric…

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