Gift to University of Hawai’i Law to support faculty

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I LAW — To support and retain faculty at the only law school in Hawaiʻi, a gift of $500,000 was given to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law from the Cades Foundation, a charitable affiliate of Hawaiʻi law firm Cades Schutte. The gift establishes the Cades Foundation…

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University of Houston Law Center recognized by Houston Business Journal as outstanding diverse organization

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Houston Business Journal has named the University of Houston Law Center an Outstanding Diverse Organization as part of the publication’s annual Diversity in Business Awards. HBJ announced the 2023 honorees in February.

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University of Houston Law Center professor Gina Warren to serve as visiting energy scholar at Vermont Law and Graduate School

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Gina Warren has been selected as the Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) Distinguished Energy Law Scholar. Warren will share her expertise in energy and environmental law, providing insight into her research on high-impact environmental justice matters.

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University of Houston Law Center students advocate for legislative priorities at Texas capitol

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A group from the University of Houston Law Center went to Austin Thursday to support key legislative priorities that will help advance the university. Law Center students Tyler Brewster, Lizzy Do, Cesar Rivera Infante, Hunter Mitchell and LaTheena Thomas, and Dean Leonard M. Baynes together with four busloads of…

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UIC Law launches strategic agenda program with members of North Carolina judicial branch

March 21, 2023

UIC LAW — The UIC Law Office of Professionalism & Engagement, in conjunction with the Office of the Dean, launched the Strategic Agenda of the Illinois Judicial Branch by hosting their program: “Charting the Course: Innovations and Transformations within the Illinois Judicial Branch.” UIC Law is the first law school in the State of Illinois…

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Tips for Parents of Law School Applicants

March 21, 2023

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — As much as parents of law school applicants may fear overstepping their boundaries, they may also have concerns about educational debt and job security. They may not want their children to have unrealistic expectations about the admissions process and how much work it requires. If your child is considering applying to law school,…

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A look at NYU Law’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Tax Law Program

March 21, 2023

NYU LAW — In 2002, Brant Hellwig LLM ’00 was just halfway through a planned two-year stint in what’s now known as NYU Law’s Visiting Assistant Professor of Tax Law (VAP) program. Then the University of South Carolina School of Law came calling to offer him a tenure-track position—a testament to how being a VAP…

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University of North Carolina Law students visit detention center to learn about the justice system

March 21, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LAW — As part of their curriculum, 15 students studying law at UNC-Chapel Hill recently met with Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson to tour Chatham County’s Detention Center and bolster their understanding of the role law enforcement plays in the judicial system. Spending several hours at the 110-bed Detention Center on…

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Northwestern Law teams win regional mock trial and moot court competitions

March 21, 2023

NORTHWESTERN LAW — A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law won the regional competition for the National Trial Competition in mid-February. The Law School hosted the annual competition, which is organized by the Texas Young Lawyers Association. George Avdellas, Anjanique Barber and Madisen Hursey competed in five trials and defeated Chicago-Kent College of Law…

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Notre Dame Law professor Diane Desierto serves as co-counsel for international human rights case

March 21, 2023

NOTRE DAME LAW — Diane Desierto, law professor and faculty director for the Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law, began her career in 2004 seeking reparations and justice for Filipina women who suffered from the sexual slavery system imposed by the Japanese during World War II.

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