A look at Harvard Law’s efforts in solving the justice gap

December 27, 2017

HARVARD MAGAZINE – Harvard Law School and people with Harvard ties appear prominently in this story, beginning with Smith himself.

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Georgia State Law’s HeLP Legal Services Clinic students work to improve health of children

December 22, 2017

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Georgia State Law’s HeLP Legal Services Clinic is a collaboration between law students and medical students working to solve issues that impede the health of children being treated at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

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Georgia State Law introduces public interest law certificate and pro bono program

December 22, 2017

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Georgia State Law’s Center for Access to Justice introduced a Public Interest Law and Policy Certificate and the student-run Pro Bono Program, both of which are designed to prepare law students to serve underrepresented populations.

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Georgia State Law’s Investor Advocacy Project testified in front of SEC Investor Advisory Committee

December 22, 2017

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Georgia State Law’s Investor Advocacy Project testified in front of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee, advocating on behalf of the Georgia State Law Investor Advocacy Clinic and its clients.

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Redesigned UMN Law’s Economic Justice Clinic teach students how to practice like lawyers

December 22, 2017

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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A profile on Golden Gate Law professor Helen Kang

December 21, 2017

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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UC Davis Law’s Immigration Law Clinic wins published decision in Ninth Circuit

December 21, 2017

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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SIU Law launches new legal hotline for Illinois veterans

December 21, 2017

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 Law student groomed for leadership in new civil legal aid initiative

December 21, 2017

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 Law student veteran pursues law degree to help orphans

December 21, 2017

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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