Former Brooklyn Law dean Nicholas Allard to serve as founding dean of Jacksonville University Law
CISION PR NEWSWIRE — After a comprehensive national search that attracted distinguished candidates from all over the world, Jacksonville University today announced the selection of its College of Law founding Dean, Nicholas W. Allard, Esq., along with an administrative leadership team for the College.
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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER — Diverse Representation, the organization dedicated to supporting Black representatives (agents, attorneys, managers, publicists and financial advisors) in sports and entertainment, has launched a new program to expose law students to opportunities in Hollywood.
Read More about Southern University Law partners with Black artist representation organization on summer immersion program for HBCU law studentsAlbany Law class of 2022 completes record number of pro bono hours
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Call it nearly six and half years, 77 months, 336 weeks, 2,350 days, or 3,394,320 minutes. No matter how you count it up, it’s impressive. The Class of 2022, with 165 members, completed at least 56,572 hours of pro bono and public service during its time at Albany Law School.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Less than two percent of farmers in the United States today are Black. About 100 years ago it was 14 percent. The Community Economic Development Clinic within The Justice Center at Albany Law Schoolis doing what it can to change this narrative and support and guide Black farmers in the Capital…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — A collaborative project between students in Professor Ray Brescia’s course The Law of Social Entrepreneurship and Exempt Organizations and computer science students led by University at Albany’s Dr. Norman Gervais will help nonprofits with similar visions consider whether there might be avenues available to them to explore merging, consolidating, or partnering in…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The Government Law Center (GLC) and the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law & Special Needs Section’s Committee on Long-Term Care Facility Reform are pleased to announce the launch of the online Long-Term Care Legal Resources Library.
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ABA JOURNAL — A law student planning to enter his third career is the winner of the 2022 ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction. The winning author is 31-year-old Frank Toub, who is entering his third year at the Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, Tennessee. His short story, “Dope Fiend,” is his first…
Read More about Belmont Law student Frank Toub wins ABA fiction writing contestA profile on new Boston College Law dean Odette Lienau
BC LAW — Boston College has named Odette Lienau, professor of law and former associate dean for faculty research and intellectual life at Cornell University Law School, the inaugural Marianne D. Short, Esq., Dean at Boston College Law School, effective January 2023.
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UCLA NEWSROOM — Taking on one of the most urgent issues in American political and legal life, UCLA School of Law Professor Richard Hasen has launched the Safeguarding Democracy Project to focus on ensuring that elections in the U.S. remain free and fair.
Read More about UCLA Law professor Richard Hasen launches Safeguarding Democracy ProjectCase Western Reserve Law co-dean Michael Scharf aids in efforts to prosecute Russian war criminals
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Following numerous atrocities in Ukraine, a team of international law experts is offering a proposal for a special court in Ukraine to investigate and prosecute those responsible.
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