Cooley Law student Michelle Guzman recognized by National Association of Women Lawyers

June 3, 2024

COOLEY LAW SCHOOL — Cooley Law School student Michelle Guzman was recently named a 2024 Outstanding Law Student by the National Association of Women Lawyers

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Cooley Law lecture series to feature Tampa Bay Buccaneers players

June 3, 2024

FLORIDA BAR NEWS — Cooley Law School will host Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman William Gholston and running back Rachaad White during the 13th annual Howard Soifer Memorial Lecture in Sports and Entertainment Law at its Tampa Bay campus on May 21.

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Grant to Cornell Law will fund DACA legal assistance initiative

June 3, 2024

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN — Over the past decade, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — a program that protects approximately 580,000young immigrants from deportation — has been on shaky ground, with frequent administrative actions and court rulings to cancel, reduce or reinstate the program.

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Cornell Law to expand Loan Repayment Assistance Program

June 3, 2024

REUTERS — Cornell Law School in June will begin providing full federal loan repayments for its graduates in public interest jobs earning up to $120,000 annually—a $40,000 increase from the current $80,000 salary cap.

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Elon Law welcomes second cohort of student diversity fellows

June 3, 2024

TODAY AT ELON — Elon University School of Law welcomed a second cohort of Student Diversity Fellows in 2023-2024 following a successful inaugural year that featured new programs and resources for the law school community.

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Elon Law OUTLaw organization hosts auction to fundraise for conference

June 3, 2024

ELON UNIVERSITY — A student organization that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Elon Law community far exceeded a May fundraising goal for sending classmates to a national conference for LGBTQIA+ attorneys.

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Fordham Law highlights graduates from the class of 2024

May 31, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — From working in corporate compliance and trusts and estates to engaging in public policy work, Fordham Law’s graduates are beginning their professional careers. The 683 members of the Class of 2024 will graduate on May 20.

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Fordham Law student Shivani Parikh launches South Asian Legal Defense Fund

May 31, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — After seeing that community service and civil rights organizations could not meet the legal needs of their South Asian clients, Shivani Parikh ’24 was inspired to start her community’s own legal defense fund.

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Fordham Law hosts Holocaust survivor Ilse Melamid to share her life story

May 31, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law students taking a class exploring legal and ethical issues around reparations got a rare opportunity to hear from someone personally impacted by a historic atrocity: a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor.

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Fordham Law students participate in Legal Hand Call-In Center

May 31, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — While externing at a legal helpline this spring, Arianna Hopkins ’25 often found herself consoling New Yorkers who were in tears—fearful of losing their homes and becoming homeless or seeking to escape domestic violence.

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