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UCLA Law students and faculty participate in inaugural Public Service Challenge

November 17, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Hundreds of members of the UCLA School of Law community participated in the law school’s inaugural Public Service Challenge, which took place over five days, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 3, and served a great number of voters, charitable groups and others in Southern California.

Georgia State University Law Immigration Clinic wins green card for client

November 17, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — Students in Georgia State Law’s new Immigration Clinic won its first merits hearing for their client at the Atlanta Immigration Court. The student team of Cruz Espitia (J.D. ’21) and Haley Solomon (J.D. ’22) represented a young woman who arrived in the U.S. from Guatemala at the age of 15.

University of Oregon Law clinic supports nonprofit organizations during the pandemic

November 17, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Applications are now open for the UO School of Law’s Nonprofit Clinic, which offers a free governance assessment to Oregon-based 501(c)(3) organizations in need of structural assistance. This year, the clinic will provide its services remotely in spring 2021.

Suffolk Law launches online legal service tools to navigate court system

November 17, 2020

NBC BOSTON — With access to Massachusetts’ court system restricted amid the coronavirus pandemic, students and leaders at Suffolk University Law School have been working for months to create a tool to help people navigate the court system.

Law students and faculty volunteer at election polls and for voter protection efforts

November 11, 2020

LAW360 — Across the country, attorneys worked to safeguard one of the most contentious and litigated elections in U.S. history. Those attorneys were volunteer poll workers, ushering voters into their polling places, handing them their ballots, and guiding them through the many possible hiccups in the process.

Vermont Bar Association recruits law student and lawyer volunteers for election protection efforts

November 10, 2020

NEWS 10 ABC — Shortage of poll workers not a problem in Vermont, thanks to partnership with state bar. In September, election officials around the country were scrambling to find volunteers to work the polls on November 3. But that’s not a problem in Vermont, according to several town clerks.

American University Washington College of Law Disability Rights Law Clinic marks 15 years

November 10, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The Disability Rights Law Clinic (DRLC) was founded by Professor and Acting Dean Robert Dinerstein in 2005. Though his work in AUWCL’s nationally-ranked Clinic Program began within the Criminal Justice Clinic, Dinerstein noticed how often these criminal clinic cases raised disability issues.

Arizona State University Law Indian Legal Clinic promotes voter registration

November 10, 2020

ASU NOW — Election Day is here and the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is out in full force continuing its efforts to ensure Arizona’s tribal communities and tribal members have access to the polls.

Baylor Law Veterans Clinic announces free estate planning services for veterans

November 10, 2020

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — The Baylor Law Veterans Clinic has announced that for the ninth consecutive year, it will offer free estate planning for veterans and their spouses in Central Texas to commemorate Veterans Day. The free estate planning clinic is made possible by a grant from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation.

Lone Star Legal Aid honors Baylor Law with Pro Bono Excellence Award

November 10, 2020

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — Lone Star Legal Aid, a nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf of low-income and underserved populations in Texas, has awarded Baylor Law their 2020 Pro Bono Excellence Award, in appreciation of “extraordinary efforts to ensure access to the legal system for low-income residents in multiple Texas Counties.”