UCLA Law to host Public Service Challenge to promote civic engagement

October 21, 2020

UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law will host its first-ever Public Service Challenge. The entire UCLA Law community – including students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and families – will be encouraged to vote and volunteer as poll workers, do election protection work or engage in other pro bono or public service opportunities.

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Indiana University McKinney Law launches intellectual property clinic

October 21, 2020

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — IU McKinney has just launched a new intellectual property law clinic. It came about when a law student was seeking an externship opportunity for Summer 2020; he needed to replace the one that fell through once the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States.

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South Texas College of Law Houston partners with Harris County to provide legal advice for those facing eviction

October 21, 2020

NBC 2 HOUSTON — The office has partnered with South Texas College of Law Houston and the Eviction Defense Coalition to offer free legal advice to tenants and landlords, including helping tenants fill out paperwork to qualify for the temporary eviction stop ordered by the Centers for Disease Control.

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University of Virginia Law Innocence Project client discusses path to pardon from state’s governor

October 20, 2020

VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY — On Monday, October 5, UVA Law Innocence Project client Rojai Fentress came to speak at the Law School. With the clinical assistance of the Innocence Project, which investigated for years his claim to innocence, Fentress was released from prison just this past summer on a conditional pardon by Governor Northam.

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University of Virginia Law students to help improve Virginia Parole Board policies

October 20, 2020

NBC 29 — Students at the University of Virginia School of Law have a unique opportunity to help change the lives of others in the future. “That’s kind of the value of clinical education, generally, at the law school where students have the opportunity to do real world work…,” UVA Law professor Andrew Block said.

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Fordham Law Clinic students provide assistance to community aid organizations providing COVID-19 related relief

October 15, 2020

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — With so many of the most vulnerable people cut off from essential resources, communities throughout the city sprang into action, creating mutual aid groups designed to provide members of their community with groceries, masks and other PPE, medicine, and even emotional support.

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A look at public interest service opportunities at Georgia State University Law

October 15, 2020

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — The College of Law was one of 12 schools in the nation awarded an A+ for public interest law by Prelaw Magazine and was the winner of the State Bar of Georgia’s Law School Excellence in Access to Justice Award in 2018.

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WMU-Cooley Law Innocence Project overturns wrongful conviction

October 14, 2020

LEGALNEWS.COM — Wayne County Judge Tracy Green set aside the conviction of Lacino Hamilton who was wrongfully convicted in 1994. The path to his freedom began with the tireless work of his legal team. The C&N team was led by attorneys Mary Chartier and Takura Nyamfukudza, both WMU-Cooley Law school alumni.

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University of Wyoming Law Defender Aid Clinic launches podcast examining the criminal justice system

October 14, 2020

WYOMING PUBLIC MEDIA — The Defender Aid Clinic at the University of Wyoming’s College of Law is behind a new podcast that dives into the racial disparities in the United States criminal justice system.

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University at Buffalo Law launches COVID Response Legal Clinic

October 7, 2020

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — UB School of Law’s clinical legal education program serves clients who need the help most – and the novel coronavirus has made the need greater than ever.

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