Washington state legal technician program expands scope of paralegals
WASHINGTON POST — Michelle Cummings never went to law school. Her formal college education ended in 1998, with a paralegal studies degree from Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash. But this summer, Cummings could start taking on legal clients who need help filing for divorce or child custody. Like a fully licensed attorney, she’ll be…
Read More about Washington state legal technician program expands scope of paralegalsMiami Law’s Human Rights Clinic founder and director named White House Advisor on Violence Against Women
MIAMI HERALD — The founder and director of the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Miami School of Law will be the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women.
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COLUMBIA BUSINESS TIMES — Start early and do good often.
Read More about Q & A with Angela Drake, supervising attorney, Missouri Law’s veteran’s clinicSUNY Buffalo joins Iowa in dropping LSAT for its qualified undergraduates
THE BUFFALO NEWS — The University at Buffalo Law School has a new enticement for UB’s brightest undergraduate students to stay at the university for their law studies: No dreaded entrance exam.
Read More about SUNY Buffalo joins Iowa in dropping LSAT for its qualified undergraduatesClinics at Miami and University of Chicago Law report on impact of deportations to Haiti
MIAMI COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS — A report documenting the failure of the United States to safeguard the human rights of those it deports to post-earthquake Haiti has been released by the Human Rights and Immigration Clinics at the University of Miami School of Law and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago School of…
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THE TAMPA BAY TRIBUNE — The answer to helping more of Florida’s poor and working poor get legal help they need may include business leaders and law schools, according to the head of the Texas Supreme Court.
Read More about Florida officials looks to expand legal assistanceSyracuse Law opens veteran’s clinic
WVRO-FM (NPR) — The Syracuse University School of Law is the site of the first comprehensive veterans legal clinic in New York state.
Read More about Syracuse Law opens veteran’s clinicWashington state’s legal technicians help close the justice gap
ABA JOURNAL — These non-lawyers will be licensed by the state to provide legal advice and assistance to clients in certain areas of law without the supervision of a lawyer.
Read More about Washington state’s legal technicians help close the justice gapOklahoma law schools continue focus on Native American affairs
THE WASHINGTON TIMES — A growing demand for lawyers with backgrounds in Native American legal studies has kept Indian enrollment steady or rising at the state’s law schools, officials said.
Read More about Oklahoma law schools continue focus on Native American affairsFlorida State students win award for animal advocacy
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT — You might say one aspect of Florida State University’s law school is going to the dogs – and the cats.
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