A look at practical training opportunities at law schools

March 31, 2025

THE NATIONAL JURIST — Tamia Hackworth, a third year law student at Northeastern University School of Law, is finishing her third co-op at BNY Mellon in Boston. Photo by John Soares.

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Advice for aspiring law students on choosing an undergraduate major

March 31, 2025

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Aspiring lawyers may think they need to choose a law-related college major to get into law school, but that’s not the case.

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Podcast: Advice for writing a legal resume

March 31, 2025

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today, Lee and Alison are talking about resumes.

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Why law students should emphasize course variety and co-curricular activities

March 31, 2025

THE NATIONAL JURIST — University of California, Berkeley, School of Law offers a course that covers federal and California employment law in the workplace. Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small.

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University of Arizona Law dean Marc Miller discusses his tenure as he prepares to step down

March 31, 2025

AZ ATTORNEY MAGAZINE — In Fall 2024, the College of Law at the University of Arizona announced that Dean Marc Miller would be stepping down after 12 years of leadership.

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University of Arkansas Law professor Annie Smith receives Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award

March 31, 2025

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Annie Smith, professor of law and director of the Civil Litigation & Advocacy and Human Trafficking clinics at the U of A School of Law, has been awarded the 2025 Equal Justice Distinguished Service Award presented jointly by the Arkansas Bar Foundation and the Arkansas Bar Association.

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Boston College Law highlights recent events

March 31, 2025

BC LAW — Three BC Law alums—Sarah Willson ’18, Sheila Meagher ’16, and Hadley Holmes ’19—shared their experiences working in the sports industry during a panel discussion hosted by the Sports & Entertainment Law Society.

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Boston College Law Innocence Program helps wrongfully convicted client earn release from prison

March 31, 2025

BC LAW — It took collaborative persistence by the innocence programs of BC Law and the CPCS to win James Carver’s freedom.

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Boston College Law hosts former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray for book talk

March 31, 2025

BC LAW — On February 12, the Rappaport Center hosted Richard Cordray, the former Ohio Attorney General and a 2020 Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor, for a community-wide address on the history and uncertain future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where he served as its inaugural director. 

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