Redesigned UMN Law’s Economic Justice Clinic teach students how to practice like lawyers
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the newly redesigned Economic Justice Clinic at the University of Minnesota School of Law are learning to think and practice like lawyers. The clinic aims to reduce structural inequality and promote equitable economic development in low-income communities through legal support for community-based organizing efforts in the…
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CLINICAL LAW PROF BLOG — Helen Kang is the Director of the Golden Gate University School of Law’s Environmental Law and Justice Clinic.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — In a significant victory for the rights of detained immigrant children, the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic won a published decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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THE SOUTHERN — Judicial, government and community leaders gathered at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law to announce the launch of the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, the first-ever statewide hotline and network of legal support services for Illinois veterans, active-duty military, National Guard, reservists and their dependents.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Anais Moore-Jaccard, now a second-year student at Tulane Law School, completed the Access to Justice Developing Leader Intern Program, a new initiative sponsored by the Louisiana State Bar Association and four New Orleans law firms. Four students – one from each law school in Louisiana – were selected for…
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Baylor Law School student and U.S. Army veteran Stephen Carl was named a 2017 Pat Tillman Foundation Scholar in recognition of his military service and for his mission to help children.
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AKRON LEGAL NEWS — The University of Akron School of Law’s Reentry Clinics have helped help low-income Akron residents who have criminal pasts get their records sealed.
Read More about Akron Law clinics help expunge criminal records for residentsBaylor Law launches innovative pro bono clinic through e-portal
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Baylor Law has partnered with Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC to offer an innovative pro bono clinic–an “Answer-a-Thon”–using the Texas Legal Answers website of the State Bar of Texas.
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of South Carolina School of Law’s Pro Bono Program has partnered with the Allendale Fairfax Education Foundation on their latest campaign, Change for Change. Collection jars for donations were placed around the School of Law, and student organizations created a fundraising plan. The donations funded school supplies,…
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DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Three Duke University School of Law students — Eleni Bakst ’17, Suzie Jing ’18, and Blair Mason ’18 — share their experiences working with families detained while seeking asylum at the South Texas Family residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
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