Northern Kentucky Law professor Amy Halbrook and students to provide legal assistance to individuals at immigration detention center
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Amy Halbrook will guide a group of Chase College of Law students in a project this spring to help fathers and sons at an immigration detention center understand legal issues they face and for the students to develop skills for working with social workers, interpreters and health-care…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Upon graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Valerie Snow L’20 will spend two years at Philadelphia’s SeniorLAW Center advocating for the rights of low-income seniors, especially regarding guardianship, thanks to a prestigious Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship. Snow’s fellowship project at the SeniorLAW Center will address…
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND NEWSROOM — One crucial component of this innovative new program is the pro bono legal assistance from students in the University of Richmond School of Law Children’s Defense Clinic. Launched in 2019, the Parents + Attendance = Student Success initiative, otherwise known as the P+A=SS Docket, positions student success as a collaborative effort.
Read More about University of Richmond Law Child Defense Clinic pilots anti-absenteeism effort in local public schoolsStanford Law co-publishes report on artificial intelligence in federal agencies
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), Stanford Law School, and New York University School of Law are pleased to announce the release of a major report exploring federal agencies’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out administrative law functions. This is the most comprehensive study of the subject ever conducted in the United States.
Read More about Stanford Law co-publishes report on artificial intelligence in federal agenciesAkron Law highlights how military service prepares students for law school
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Veterans from all ranks and branches of the military are strong candidates for a range of in-demand legal jobs. Keep reading for a look at these opportunities and how being in the military prepares you for law school and a rewarding legal career.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — How relevant is the Baltimore City Charter, originally created in 1898, in a 21st-century Baltimore? That is the question a panel of current and former elected officials will address on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the UB Law Forum Symposium, “The City Charter: Does it Work for a 21st Century Baltimore?” The symposium…
Read More about University of Baltimore Law hosts law forum symposium on Baltimore city charterFlorida International Law launches Pro Se Litigant Project to assist low-income families with legal needs
MIAMI’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — To bridge this gap, the FIU College of Law is launching a legal assistance program for families who represent themselves in the Family Division of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court. The Pro Se Litigant Project will provide services that include workshops, brief advice sessions, and “low bono” representation on a sliding fee…
Read More about Florida International Law launches Pro Se Litigant Project to assist low-income families with legal needsFordham Law Federal Litigation Clinic wins case in U.S. District Court
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — In 2015, a group of students in Fordham Law’s Federal Litigation Clinic, under the supervision of Professors Michael W. Martin and Ian Weinstein, took on representation of a client who was arrested in a controversial drug “reverse stash house sting.” Recently, students in the Fall 2019 clinic won a habeas corpus petition…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Clinical Professor Geoffrey Hoffman was appointed today as an “attorney advisor” for the Mexican Consulate in Houston where he will serve as a consultant on immigration matters. His five-year appointment to the position was marked by a ceremony at the Mexican Consulate where Hoffman received a…
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KU TODAY — Each spring, law students from the University of Kansas provide free federal and state tax preparation services to those who qualify through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This year’s program runs from Feb. 20 through April 15. Legal Services for Students (LSS) is also offering free tax assistance through a VITA grant…
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