West Virginia Law Land Use and Sustainable Development Clinic to expand free legal aid to Beckley, WV

December 22, 2015

THE REGISTER-HERALD – West Virginia University plans to bring a portion of its law clinics to Beckley next fall, which could provide free legal aid to area residents.

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Washburn Law’s tax clinic helps low income tax payers retain health care coverage

December 22, 2015

WIBW (TOPEKA) – Washburn University law students took time out of their day to help residents filed their 2014 tax returns.

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University of St. Thomas Law immigration appellate clinic helps detained immigrant client reunite with family

December 22, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS – Clinical students from the University of St. Thomas School of Law Immigration Appellate Clinic secured a sweeping victory for their detained immigrant client this week, preserving the unity of his family.

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Students from Michigan Law’s international refugee assistance project speak out against state efforts to stop refugee resettlement

December 22, 2015

THE DETROIT NEWS – “We chose the University of Michigan Law School to advocate for the rights of the most vulnerable refugees. Michigan Law offers unique opportunities to serve refugee communities. Within our first week of law school in 2013, we represented refugees as student attorneys through the International Refugee Assistance Project University of Michigan…

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Michigan Law School innocence clinic seeks new trial for man convicted of murder amid new evidence

December 22, 2015

WDIV (DETROIT) – The Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school is seeking a new trial for a man convicted of killing a 12-year-old Detroit girl nearly 20 years ago.

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Domestic violence clinic at Florida Law faces funding challenges

December 22, 2015

THE GAINESVILLE SUN – The Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, the only program of its type nationally, will have money through the end of UF’s summer term. Now, a drive is underway to find money to keep it going.

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SUNY Buffalo Law School provides opportunities for recent graduates through partnership with state fellowship program

December 22, 2015

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO – “Excelsior” – meaning “ever upward” – is New York State’s official motto, and upward-looking University at Buffalo Law School seniors are now eligible for the governor’s Excelsior Service Fellowship Program, which aims to bring high-achieving new graduates into public service.

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Notre Dame Law to launch clinic for low-income tax payers

December 22, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME – Notre Dame Law School will launch a new clinic – the Notre Dame Tax Clinic – to help law students gain legal experience and to serve the community. The clinic will be funded by a grant from the Internal Revenue Service and support from the University of Notre Dame’s Office…

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Law students represent wrongly convicted through SUNY Buffalo Innocence Project

December 22, 2015

BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST – The Innocence and Justice Project is a groundbreaking initiative of the Advocacy Institute at SUNY Buffalo Law School that provides law students with an opportunity to represent people who are incarcerated but believe that they have been wrongfully convicted. While there are national organizations working to exonerate such prisoners, no other…

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Akron Law receives grant to expand re-entry clinic efforts

December 22, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON – With its program now nationally recognized, the UA School of Law is taking the CQE clinic “on the road” thanks to a grant from the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In collaboration with Towards Employment, the UA School of Law is training more service providers across the state to assist applicants…

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