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Law.com’s legal education newsletter looks at law school loan repayment assistance programs

January 23, 2019

LAW.COM — A number of elite law schools have in recent months bolstered their Loan Repayment Assistance Programs for graduates who go into public interest and government law jobs. Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School and New York University School of Law have since the summer announced improvements to their existing programs.

Rutgers Law assists local residents with medical and legal issues

January 23, 2019

RUTGERS-CAMDEN NEWS NOW — Rutgers Law School in Camden is lending a hand to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations in and around Camden. Combining the expertise of lawyers, nurses, social workers, and community health workers, the Rutgers Law School’s Medical-Legal Partnership works with the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (CCHP).

Boston University Law students spend winter break providing legal aid to asylum seekers

January 23, 2019

BU TODAY — On a December weekend when most students were frantically cramming for finals or getting in some last-minute Christmas shopping, Chelsea Tejada (LAW’20) was visiting safe houses in the hills outside Tijuana, Mexico, helping LGBTQ refugees from Central America who are seeking asylum in the United States.

AALS Survey: Law class of 2018 contributed nearly $86 million in pro bono services

January 15, 2019

PHILANTHROPY NEWS DIGEST — Students at law schools across the country contributed pro bono legal services valued at nearly $86 million in 2018, a survey by the Association of American Law Schools in Washington, D.C., finds.

Creighton Law students give back to community through pro bono opportunities

January 15, 2019

CREIGHTON UNIVERISTY — Last year, the Creighton School of Law introduced new programs to extend its Jesuit mission. One of these was a pro bono program, which is under the directorship of special assistant professor Katelyn Cherney.

Georgetown Law provides legal aid to church in Texas

January 15, 2019

KVEO — La Lomita Chapel is said to be a place of peace and tranquility. However, outside the church, the battle over the border wall is heating up. The church is receiving some help from the Georgetown Law Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.

University of Missouri Law clinic to offer free estate planning

January 15, 2019

MISSOURIAN — The MU School of Law is partnering with the MU Family Impact Center to provide free estate planning services this winter to Boone County residents, according to a news release from the MU School of Law.

New York law schools fear government shutdown is discouraging public service

January 15, 2019

NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL — Most New York law students who miss out on the opportunity to work for the federal government because of the shutdown will likely graduate on time but their advisers fear they will be turned off to public service altogether.

Texas A&M Law students focus on human rights issues in clinical courses

January 14, 2019

TEXAS A&M LAW — Current Texas A&M University School of Law students enrolled in the Immigrant Rights Clinic won an appeal to reopen the case of a client from Somalia who fears being tortured there by Al-Shabaab and the government as a Christianity convert.

University of Virginia Law alumni and students help win injunction requiring health care at women’s prison

January 14, 2019

UVA TODAY — Alumni and students of the University of Virginia School of Law were on the legal team that on Wednesday won an injunction against officials at Virginia Department of Corrections. The ruling will force the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women to provide adequate health care to its prisoners.