University of Akron Law recognizes graduating students’ pro bono work
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — The 2022 graduating class of The University of Akron (UA) School of Law more than upheld the school’s long-standing tradition of abundant community and pro bono service. In total, the 108 graduates donated more than 10,000 hours during their time in law school—an impressive number, especially considering the…
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SPOT ON ALABAMA — John Craft, clinical associate professor of law at Faulkner Law, was awarded the 2022 Public Interest Attorney Award at the Alabama State Bar’s 145th annual meeting.
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WEST ORLANDO NEWS — Four Florida A&M University College of Law students are recipients of the Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship. Alba Manuela Suarez, Jai’Ehir Jackson-Hawkins, Derrick Gaiter and Seana-Jahan La Coa received the monetary awards.
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PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Nine recent graduates will launch their careers in public interest through both national and Northwestern Pritzker Law post-graduate fellowships this year. These graduates have dedicated their time and skills to causes ranging from environmental work to prison reform to public housing.
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UC HASTINGS — UC Hastings law students worked approximately 55,000 unpaid hours over the last year providing more than $7 million in free legal support to nonprofits, public agencies, and individual clients.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — With help from a record $801,000 in grants, 167 University of Virginia School of Law students will work in public service roles this summer.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students receive grants for summer public interest workArizona State University Law class of 2022 discusses aspirations in public service
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY — Drawing inspiration to pursue his Juris Doctor (JD) from an attorney who helped his family and his mother, an aspiring small business owner, first-generation student Jonathan Chavez knew that earning the JD would position him to give back in ways that make a direct impact on people’s lives.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law is a picture of high-stakes collaboration in action, with 14 clinic students, two directors and multiple witnesses, prosecutors and defense attorneys working together — against time — to free the wrongly convicted.
Read More about University of Virginia Law Innocence Project directors Deirdre Enright and Jennifer L. Givens honored with public service awardsRecent University of Virginia Law graduate Elizabeth Harris discusses public service efforts
UVA TODAY — For Elizabeth Harris, there are some things she can’t unlearn, unknow or unsee from having been a part of the foster care system. But after she graduates from the University of Virginia School of Law on Sunday, she hopes to use her degree, skills and passion to undo some of the problems…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Once you’ve been inside the foster care system, as third-year student Elizabeth Harris once was, there are things you can’t unlearn, unknow or unsee. But after Harris graduates from the University of Virginia School of Law on May 22, she hopes to use her degree, skills and passion…
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