Harvard Law graduate Suong Nguyen
QUINN EMANUEL TRIAL LAWYERS — Suong received her J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and graduated first in her class from Franklin & Marshall College, where she completed her pre-medical studies with a double major in Chemistry and Special Studies in Economics and Business. She is a co-author of a paper involving micellar electrokinetic chromatography…
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CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW — Charleston School of Law and Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services are partnering to create the Charleston Pro Bono Housing Clinic, a new program designed to support low-income families in need of legal representation. Last June, the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission published “Measuring South Carolina’s Justice Gap,” a report that included…
Read More about Charleston Law creates housing clinic to support low-income familiesDePaul Law professor Susan Bandes discusses how emotions play into legal reasoning during Hofstra Law lecture
YAHOO! —A law professor from DePaul University said emotions play an “integral part of legal reasoning” during a guest lecture Wednesday. Susan Bandes, who presented a lecture at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law, argued that putting emotions aside in order to be rigorous, tough, and what is considered “lawyer-like” can lead to negative…
Read More about DePaul Law professor Susan Bandes discusses how emotions play into legal reasoning during Hofstra Law lectureUniversity of Iowa Law details focus on legal writing
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Iowa Law has long been at the forefront of legal writing education. Although the program has evolved over time, current students and alumni alike attest that the emphasis on one-on-one instruction and consistent feedback sets the Iowa Law writing program apart and teaches the art and science of legal…
Read More about University of Iowa Law details focus on legal writingNorthern Illinois University Law partners with Lincoln College on legal profession pipeline program
NIU TODAY — Northern Illinois University College of Law is excited to announce a new partnership with Lincoln College to create the NIU Law Lincoln Scholar and Diversity Pipeline Programs. Under the partnership, qualified Lincoln College students working toward a Bachelor of Arts in Law, as well as those with other majors, may participate in the NIU…
Read More about Northern Illinois University Law partners with Lincoln College on legal profession pipeline programLaw firms turn to virtual internships to recruit summer associates
REUTERS — Digital internships for undergraduates and J.D. students are catching on as law firm summer associate recruiting tools that can help build a firm’s “brand awareness.” Eight major U.S. firms now offer “virtual internships” through Forage, an online platform that provides simulated work experiences that employers can use to connect with and evaluate potential future hires.White…
Read More about Law firms turn to virtual internships to recruit summer associatesPandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — Since March 2020, most law firms and legal organizations have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing their employees to work remotely and transition to more flexible hours. For some lawyers with disabilities, teleworking has brought significant benefits, including increased access to their clients and colleagues and to more job opportunities. Britney Wilson, an…
Read More about Pandemic teleworking has made work more accessible for lawyers with disabilitiesLawyers adjust communication with clients during the pandemic
REUTERS — An attorney-client relationship, like all relationships, requires communication. It is not controversial to write that lawyers are not the best communicators. Many of us may be persuasive writers, or even convincing arguers, but on a personal level we tend to be stoic, distant, cold, unemotional, and sometimes just unlikeable. These traits seem to transfer…
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Florida State University College of Law Associate Professor Michael Morley has been selected for membership in the American Law Institute (ALI). Election into ALI is an extremely prestigious honor, bestowed on the nation’s most prominent judges, lawyers, and law professors. The institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing…
Read More about Florida State University Law professor Michael Morley elected to American Law instituteFordham Law symposium discusses diversity and inclusion in IP law
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On October 8, the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (IPLJ) hosted its 29th annual symposium titled “IP Interrupted: Diverse Voices in Intellectual Property.” Speakers presented on a host of subjects that dealt with the unique ways in which intellectual property impacts marginalized groups. “For me, being an African American woman,…
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