Stanford Law launches student design lab to develop user-friendly models of legal service
BLOOMBERG BNA – Stanford University Law School launched a new initiative this month, the Legal Design Lab, with a mission to develop new user-friendly models of legal services and train law students in “human-centered legal design.”
Read More about Stanford Law launches student design lab to develop user-friendly models of legal serviceYale Law School clinic files lawsuit on behalf of individuals quarantined in Connecticut during Ebola outbreak
WTIC (FOX CONNECTICUT) – Yale Law School students filed the federal lawsuit Monday. The law students say the plaintiffs had no Ebola symptoms but were quarantined for two to three weeks.
Read More about Yale Law School clinic files lawsuit on behalf of individuals quarantined in Connecticut during Ebola outbreakWestern New England Law announces “mini law school” program for non-lawyers
MASSLIVE – Western New England University School of Law has created a Mini-Law School program to help non-lawyers gain a basic understanding of legal topics, and dispel misinformation about the legal system.
Read More about Western New England Law announces “mini law school” program for non-lawyersUniversity of Kansas Law provides free tax preparation services to low income individuals
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS – As tax season gets under way, two University of Kansas groups are offering free tax preparation services for those who qualify.
Read More about University of Kansas Law provides free tax preparation services to low income individualsJohn Marshall Law School enters partnership with tech company to produce online tools to assist domestic violence victims
GLOBENEWSWIRE – An innovative partnership between The John Marshall Law School and technology company Anyone Can Learn to Code will result in a series of interactive online tools to assist victims of domestic violence in Illinois.
Read More about John Marshall Law School enters partnership with tech company to produce online tools to assist domestic violence victimsIndiana Maurer School of Law students aid local residents with low income tax filing
WFHB (Bloomington) – Indiana University students from the Maurer School of Law and Kelley School of Business are helping local residents with their taxes. Local taxpayers who have an annual income of less than $54,000 are eligible for help filing state and federal tax returns.
Read More about Indiana Maurer School of Law students aid local residents with low income tax filingTexas Tech Law students represent indigent clients in rural counties
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL – Texas Tech School of Law’s Caprock Regional Public Defender Office sends third-year students to try or plea-bargain criminal cases in a dozen or so rural counties. Clients have been ruled indigent, or lacking funds to pay for a private attorney.
Read More about Texas Tech Law students represent indigent clients in rural countiesDomestic violence clinic at Valparaiso Law offers hope to victims and their families
NWITIMES.COM – The Domestic Violence Clinic is a licensed law firm that enables students to gain experience while providing free or low-cost legal services to clients. Students assist victims of domestic violence who are seeking temporary or permanent restraining orders.
Read More about Domestic violence clinic at Valparaiso Law offers hope to victims and their familiesRutgers Law School hosts career panel discussion for veterans in Camden
THE DAILY TARGUM – Rutgers Law School will host a law career panel discussion where veterans practicing law will give advice and guidance to their student counterparts at its Camden location.
Read More about Rutgers Law School hosts career panel discussion for veterans in CamdenWake Forest Law students help community members through expungement clinic
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL – Students from Wake Forest University’s School of Law, working with Judge Denise Hartsfield of Forsyth District Court and supporting attorneys from the Forsyth County Bar Association, hold clinics monthly to help people determine if they qualify to have certain crimes removed from their records.
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