A look at Penn Carey Law diversity fellowships

December 5, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students are offered highly competitive 1L Diversity Summer Associate positions where they gain hands-on experience and develop indispensable skillsets applicable throughout their legal educations and careers. Three Penn Carey Law students reflect on their Big Law experiences during their 1L Diversity Fellowships.

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Penn Carey Law professor Yanbai Andrea Wang and Arizona State University Law professor Justin Weinstein-Tull co-author book on pandemic governance

December 5, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLYVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In “Pandemic Governance,” published in the Boston College Law Review, Assistant Professor of Law Yanbai Andrea Wang and Justin Weinstein-Tull of the Arizona State University College of Law explore the chaos of the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and contend that the incoherent response from the U.S.…

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Pepperdine Law Restoration and Justice Clinic secures citizenship for human trafficking victim

December 2, 2022

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY RICK J. CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Caruso Law students Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam of the Restoration and Justice Clinic helped a human trafficking client to secure United States citizenship. Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam assisted the client in her dream of becoming a United States citizen. They met with the client…

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Pepperdine Law students Jordan Washington and Lily Woodward-Logan secure restraining order for client

December 2, 2022

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY RICK J. CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — This fall, court-certified Pepperdine Caruso Law students Jordan Washington (2L) and Lily Woodward-Logan (3L) successfully represented their client in a remote Domestic Violence Restraining Order trial. Washington and Woodward-Logan gathered evidence, drafted witness examination questions, drafted opening and closing statements, and prepared their client for questioning.…

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University of Richmond Law students monitor human rights at World Cup

December 2, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year law students Viktoriia Martynov, Amanuel Mekonnen, and Dilwyn Piner are part of a new program, developed in partnership between FIFA and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, where they serve as human rights observers at the FIFA World Cup. Students and other volunteers are assigned to…

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USC Gould Law Institute on Entertainment Law and Business looks at how to adapt to industry changes

December 2, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2022 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business took place at USC on Saturday, October 22, featuring a keynote speech from comedian Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group. Titled “No Joke: Current Realities in the Entertainment World,” the continuing legal education event…

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USC Gould Law jurist-in-residence program hosts US Court of Appeals judge for lecture

December 2, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit presented the USC Gould School of Law’s 2022 Justice Lester W. Roth Lecture, titled “My Family’s Journey from Slave to Citizen.” The Sept. 22 visit was part of USC Gould’s Jurist-in-Residence…

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Southern Illinois University Law Elder Law Clinic recognized by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for local impact

December 2, 2022

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Southern Illinois University School of Law legal clinic for older adults is the recipient of a 2022 Governor’s Engaging Aging Award, presented annually to up to 13 community organizations that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact in the lives of older adults over…

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Stanford Law professor Anne Joseph O’Connell appointed to position in Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States

December 2, 2022

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — On September 27th, 2022, President Biden appointed Anne Joseph O’Connell, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). ACUS is an independent, non-partisan federal agency within the executive branch dedicated to improving administrative law and federal regulatory…

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Stanford Law honors attorneys for commitment to public service

December 2, 2022

STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — This fall, Stanford Law School’s John and Terry Levin Center for Public Service and Public Interest Law honored two exceptional attorneys for their commitment to public service. Nayna Gupta, associate director of policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center, received the Miles L. Rubin Public Interest Award. Silvia R. Argueta, executive…

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