University of Tennessee Law students mentor local high school mock trial students
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — When a team from Knoxville’s Fulton High School earned high scores last month in a district-level high school mock trial competition, onlookers may not have realized the significance of that feat. Four University of Tennessee College of Law students were instrumental in preparing the high schoolers for the competition.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Through 24 clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law, students have the chance to practice their hands-on lawyering skills in a variety of ways, from arguing a case in federal court to helping save a client from eviction to assisting asylum-seekers or prosecuting misdemeanor trials, among other options.…
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW — For Elizabeth Gatten, becoming an attorney was not her dream growing up. In fact, with her biochemistry and microbiology degree she had designs on being a doctor. But then, something happened. “When it came time to submit that medical school application, I realized my heart wasn’t in it anymore,” said…
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CORNELL LAW — Now in its fourth year, the Tenants Advocacy Practicum at Cornell Law School continues to expand its impact as it works to bridge the housing justice gap in Ithaca and the surrounding counties. The practicum recently achieved a new milestone by recovering more than $100,000 for local tenants over the course of…
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PENN CAREY LAW — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School recently launched the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic. The ARC Justice Clinic is the newest addition to Penn Carey Law’s Gittis Legal Clinics. The legal clinic will allow trained students to provide legal services and obtain hands-on experience in civil rights litigation and…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LAW — When a team from Knoxville’s Fulton High School earned high scores last month in a district-level high school mock trial competition, onlookers may not have realized the significance of that feat. Four University of Tennessee College of Law students were instrumental in preparing the high schoolers for the competition.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Through 24 clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law, students have the chance to practice their hands-on lawyering skills in a variety of ways, from arguing a case in federal court to helping save a client from eviction to assisting asylum-seekers or prosecuting misdemeanor trials, among other options.…
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