University of Virginia Law State and Local Government Law Clinic helps update youth delinquency prevention act
THE DAILY PROGRESS — With effort from a University of Virginia School of Law clinic and bipartisan support from the General Assembly, a bill improving prevention services for at-risk youth will soon become law. Introduced by Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, SB 485 is a response to perceived shortcomings of the Delinquency Prevention and Youth Development…
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NBC 29 — The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law is raising funds to help Virginians who are wrongly convicted of a crime. Between the Summer of 2021 and January 2022, nine clients were freed or exonerated. Now, the law school is hosting a fundraiser on April 20 to hear from…
Read More about Video: University of Virginia Law hosts event to support Innocence ProjectUniversity of Virginia Law student Gabriele Josephs discusses the link between technology and social justice
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Gabriele Josephs knew he wanted to make a difference through policy and was inspired by mentors to pursue a law degree rather than a Ph.D. Now, as a first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, he’s researching how online platforms play a role in understanding…
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WVTF — Some experts say up to 11 percent of prisoners were convicted of crimes they did not commit, and the Director of the Center for Criminal Justice at UVA says it’s really hard for someone to get out once they’ve been sentenced. Deirdre Enright, who founded the Innocence Project more than a decade ago,…
Read More about University of Virginia Law Innocence Project reflects on past successesHow the pandemic has affected legal pro bono work
LEXOLOGY — On March 9, Kilpatrick Townsend’s Pro Bono Partner, Tamara Serwer Caldas, spoke on a panel at the 2022 Pro Bono Institute Conference in Washington, D.C. Ms. Caldas’ panel addressed how changes in society and in the legal industry during the pandemic have impacted pro bono engagement and effectiveness, and what strategies large law…
Read More about How the pandemic has affected legal pro bono workOpinion: How experiential learning can reduce law student stress
BLOOMBERG LAW — A recent Insight suggested that one source of law students’ stress is the expansion of experiential learning. Three New York University School of Law professors disagree, and say experiential learning is active, engaging, and helps to bring meaning to students’ legal education. This experience—and closer work with instructors—helps law students learn to…
Read More about Opinion: How experiential learning can reduce law student stressUniversity of Virginia Law students spend spring break on pro bono service projects
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students at the University of Virginia School of Law collectively volunteered 1,774 hours over spring break in pro bono projects across the country and online. The student-led Public Interest Law Association, which each year organizes the Alternative Spring Break, recruited 56 students who worked with 26 organizations this month. Though…
Read More about University of Virginia Law students spend spring break on pro bono service projectsUniversity of Virginia Law hosts Virginia governor Glen Youngkin for keynote on Constitutional law
UVA TODAY — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin encouraged students and others who wish to make a difference in their communities to get involved at the state government level, saying more gets accomplished there than in the federal government. Youngkin spoke Friday at the 41st Annual National Student Symposium, sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Law…
Read More about University of Virginia Law hosts Virginia governor Glen Youngkin for keynote on Constitutional lawUniversity of Mississippi School of Law first-year class provides meals for healthcare workers during winter weather
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF LAW — Winter weather is common in many states, but not Mississippi. A slight wintry mix or snow can create hazardous road conditions and make it very difficult to travel. First-year law student Emmy Thrower’s mind immediately went to healthcare workers in the area. Thrower’s mother works as a neonatal nurse…
Read More about University of Mississippi School of Law first-year class provides meals for healthcare workers during winter weatherAlumni gifts to Duke Law fund student public interest work
DUKE LAW — Duke Law alumni have boosted their support for public interest fellowships, enabling more students and recent graduates to pursue highly competitive but low-paying or unpaid positions in areas such as public defense, indigent civil legal services, disability rights, housing, labor relations, international human rights, and civil work at government agencies. In summer 2021, nine…
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