Michigan State University Law students organize expungement event for local community

January 27, 2023

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — Several people across mid-Michigan have a clean criminal record after Saturday. Michigan State University law students helped dozens of people expunge their records today. This was the first student-led expungement event since a series of laws were passed in 2020. With the help of legal advisors and law students, those…

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Gift to New York Law School to support scholarships, academic support, and access to justice initiatives

January 27, 2023

NEW YORK LAW — New York Law School has received a historic $10 million gift from Diane and Arthur Abbey, bringing their total donations to $17 million over the past 60 years.

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Northwestern Law hosts civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill for “DREAM Week” event

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER LAW — Northwestern University and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law hosted its annual DREAM Week, commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Held on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses, the multi-day celebration included several panels and concluded in the keynote address by Sherrilyn Ifill, law professor and…

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Northwestern Law professors Daniel Linna and John McGinnis discuss the influence of AI on legal education and the legal profession

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRITZKER LAW — The Northwestern Law and Technology Initiative – a partnership between Northwestern Engineering and Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law – and Northwestern Law’s High Tech Law Society convened a panel on January 10 to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT and consider the opportunities and limitations of large language models.

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Northwestern Law Appellate Clinic Network recognized in Bloomberg Law Innovation Program

January 27, 2023

NORTHWESTERN LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s National Appellate Clinic Network was ranked among the 10 finalists’ programs recognized for innovation advancing the legal industry through education by Bloomberg Law. Several of the Law School’s other centers were also highlighted, scoring high in two categories.

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Pace Law opens legal advice call-in center for local community

January 27, 2023

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University has partnered with Legal Hand, Inc., a New York State not-for-profit corporation, to launch the Legal Hand Call-In Center serving Westchester County. The virtual center is staffed and operated by Haub Law, and is scheduled to open for visitors this…

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Penn State Law hosts delegation from Kazakhstan

January 27, 2023

PENN STATE LAW — On Jan. 11, Kazakhstan Minister of Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek, along with a delegation, visited Penn State Law in University Park on a tour looking at select law schools in the United States, including Stanford and Harvard. One of the delegation members was Samgat Yermekbayev, head of the Project…

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Penn State Dickinson Law dean Danielle Conway to speak at University of Oregon Law

January 27, 2023

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, DICKINSON LAW — A nationally known expert in entrepreneurship and intellectual property law will visit the UO to give the annual Derrick Bell Lecture in February. Danielle M. Conway is the dean and Donald J. Farage professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law and a leader in procurement law, entrepreneurship, intellectual…

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Pepperdine Law Legal Aid Clinic offers support to unhoused population in Los Angeles

January 27, 2023

PEPPERDINE LAW — Law students at the Legal Aid Clinic at Pepperdine’s Caruso School of Law help unhoused and impoverished people in Downtown L.A.’s Skid Row by providing them access to legal support.

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Quinnipiac Law hosts event focused on professional identity and training

January 27, 2023

QUINNIPIAC LAW — It was a tremendous two days at Quinnipiac Law as 56 practitioners came to campus to work with first-year law students during the annual Gateway to Practice, an immersive experience focusing on professional skills.

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