Buffalo Law’s CLE Program and partners host the Pro Bono Appeals Program for the Fourth Judicial Department
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Buffalo Law’s Clinical Legal Education Program has partnered with the New York Bar Foundation and the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction to host the Pro Bono Appeals Program for the Fourth Judicial Department.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — University at Buffalo School of Law’s Pro Bono Scholars Program aims to help accepted students hone their practice-ready skills during their last semester of law school. In addition to working full-time at nonprofit organizations and government agencies, they take the bar exam early in February.
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — University at Buffalo Law Professors Melinda Saran, vice dean for social justice initiatives, and Bernadette Gargano, vice dean for student affairs, were honored for their work in support of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, the Erie County Bar Association’s extensive program to provide free legal advice for low-income clients…
Read More about Buffalo Law senior administrators honored by Volunteer Lawyers ProjectBrooklyn Law’s Disability and Civil Rights Clinic awarded new grant from The Taft Foundation
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — The Taft Foundation has awarded Brooklyn Law School’s Disability and Civil Rights Clinic with a new grant that will enable an expansion of the clinic’s programs over the next two years. The clinic functions as a pro bono law firm, with students representing low-income New Yorkers and their families in a variety of civil…
Read More about Brooklyn Law’s Disability and Civil Rights Clinic awarded new grant from The Taft FoundationBoston Law students use spring break to provide pro bono legal services
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Boston University School of Law students participated in the annual Spring Break Pro Bono Service Trip program to bring legal services to those in need. The participants traveled to Michigan, Louisiana, New York, Maine, and Puerto Rico. A third of the students remained in Boston to aid local entities.
Read More about Boston Law students use spring break to provide pro bono legal servicesBoston Law students develop app to help prosecutors combat human trafficking
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Two Boston Law students, Kelsey Jones ’18 and Meghan Poole ’19, from the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program worked with a pair of computer science students affiliated with BU Spark! to develop a multi-functional app to help law enforcement personnel identify victims of labor trafficking.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY TODAY — Faculty from Boston University School of Law and School of Social Work, along with four law students and one master’s level social work, volunteered for a week with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Project, to provide legal and social work support for detained children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read More about Boston Law faculty and students volunteer to provide legal support for detained children and familiesBaylor Law Veterans Clinic assist with creating a special court for veterans facing criminal charges
WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD — Baylor University Law Veterans Clinic is working with McLennan County veterans service officers to create a special court for veterans facing criminal charges, focusing on their mental health needs and emphasizing rehabilitation over punishment.
Read More about Baylor Law Veterans Clinic assist with creating a special court for veterans facing criminal chargesArkansas Law Professor Tiffany Murphy honored with Arkansas Alumni Distinguished Service Award
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE — University of Arkansas Law Professor Tiffany Murphy is head of the UA Criminal Practice Clinic. She is the recipient of the Arkansas Alumni Distinguished Service Award for her commitment to community service.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — University of Arkansas Law alumnus John D. Raffaelli has made a gift of $125,000 to create the Raffaelli-Lineberger Public Service Fund in the School of Law. It will provide externship opportunities to J.D. and LL.M. students who show an interest in public service in the legislative, executive or judicial branches of government.
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