UVA Law names Jennifer Givens as legal director of the Innocence Project Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW NEWS – Litigation veteran Jennifer Givens has joined the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law as legal director.
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WBOY – A lot of passion and heartfelt feelings were were expressed at the West Virginia Animal Welfare Forum by the Federation of Humane Organizations (FOHO) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Read More about West Virginia Law hosts Animal Welfare ForumBoston University president helps fund public interest fellowship for Boston Law graduates
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – BU President Robert Brown issued a challenge to the law school in 2014: If you can raise $1 million by the end of June 2015 to fund public interest fellowships for BU Law grads, I’ll match it dollar for dollar.
Read More about Boston University president helps fund public interest fellowship for Boston Law graduatesMissouri Law launches clinic to provide free legal advice to entrepreneurs
COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE – The University of Missouri School of Law is working to provide free legal services to area entrepreneurs while giving students a chance to work with real clients.
Read More about Missouri Law launches clinic to provide free legal advice to entrepreneursBequest to Northwestern Law to help public interest law students and graduates
NORTHWESTERN NOW – Northwestern University School of Law has received a $5 million bequest from the estate of the late Dawn Clark Netsch, a political and civic leader and professor in Chicago and Illinois for many years.
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THE DAILY IOWAN – At the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, members of a long-ostracized community are finding a safe space, the UI LGBTQ Clinic. In addition to medical services, the clinic also provides legal advice through a partnership with the UI College of Law.
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CAMEL CITY DISPATCH – The Elder Law Clinic at Wake Forest University School of Law and the Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will co-host, “A Caring Response for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients,” program.
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VALLEY NEWS LIVE – A shortage of attorneys is a problem being experienced in rural areas across the State. However, UND’s Law School has started the “Rural Justice Program” to help solve the problem.
Read More about North Dakota Law program connects law students with rural communities in need of legal servicesWilliam & Mary Law project receives grant to help eligible Virginians regain right to vote
WILLIAM & MARY NEWS – William & Mary Law School’s Revive My Vote is pleased to announce it has received a grant of $230,000 through the Knight News Challenge, a grant program aimed at better informing voters and increasing civic participation before, during, and after elections.
Read More about William & Mary Law project receives grant to help eligible Virginians regain right to votePace Law clinic represents environmental group to protect endangered fish species
THE NEW YORK TIMES – This month, [Riverkeeper], which is represented by the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service, a federal agency responsible for offshore living marine animals and habitats, asking it to study the problem and take immediate action.
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