Hawai’i Law introduces high school students to possible future in legal education through summer justice program

June 13, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI’I WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW – The UH Law School will host 15 students from seven high schools for five days of exciting, hands-on learning.

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Students in University of Washington’s technology law clinic help pass bill to protect consumer privacy

June 6, 2016

THE DAILY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – The Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic in the law school provides students like Curtiss with the opportunity to study issues where technology and law collide, and have a hand in forming public policy.

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North Carolina Central University Law School Dean named to President Obama’s HBCU advisory board

June 6, 2016

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY – North Carolina Central University Law School Dean Phyliss Craig-Taylor has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Capital University Law opens family and youth law center focused on child abuse

June 6, 2016

COURT NEWS OHIO – Attorneys and other staff members from the Family and Youth Law Center at Capital University Law School started providing legal representation and resources to eligible families on June 1, 2016.

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HUD grant provides funding to Akron Law re-entry clinics for juveniles

June 6, 2016

AKRON LEGAL NEWS – Recently the institution and its partner received a $100,000 grant that will allow the two entities to help young people that have been involved in the criminal justice system to be reintegrated back into their communities.

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Indiana McKinney Law Dean Andrew Klein touts law school’s public service efforts

June 6, 2016

THE INDIANA LAWYER – “A legal education gives people the power to change lives for the better. I am proud to share some examples based on efforts from students, faculty and alumni of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.”

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University of Tennessee Law’s UT Pro Bono program breaks record with over 10,000 hours of pro bono work in 2015-16 academic year

May 31, 2016

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE – KNOXVILLE – Students at the University of Tennessee College of Law demonstrated true Volunteer spirit over the past year, performing more than 10,000 hours of pro bono legal service for charitable and nonprofit organizations.

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Utah Law’s graduating class spent an average of 122 hours per student per year on public service and experiential learning

May 31, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW – The S.J. Quinney College of Law class of 2016 set a new record for per-capita public service and experiential learning, averaging 122 hours per student, per year.

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Yale Law School students work to shorten sentences for four inmates convicted as juveniles

May 31, 2016

NEW HAVEN REGISTER – Two attorneys with the New Haven Public Defender’s Office and six Yale Law School students have been working to get the new sentences for Barry Guess, William McCleese and Tyrone Whitaker.

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Seton Hall Law encourages children in Newark to pursue higher education through after-school college-prep program

May 31, 2016

NJ.COM – Looking for a way to motivate Newark students, the nonprofit, which is affiliated with Seton Hall’s law school, targeted teens interested in the law, and in going to college.

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