Case Western Reserve Law raises funds for local pandemic legal relief through online music competition

September 23, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — Long-time members of the Case Western Reserve community may have seen them play iconic campus hangouts like the Barking Spider, Euclid Tavern or Cosmic Dave’s Rock Club. Others could have caught their 2018 show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Read More about Case Western Reserve Law raises funds for local pandemic legal relief through online music competition

A look at the Penn Law Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies’ Externship Program

September 23, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students seeking practical legal experience have a plethora of choices, including nine in-house clinics as well as the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies’ Externship Program, which consists of more than 15 standing Gittis Externships. Students may also create their own ad…

Read More about A look at the Penn Law Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies’ Externship Program

Penn Law students share experiences in school’s Transnational Legal Clinic

September 23, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Passing through the gate of the double-barbed-wire fence surrounding the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, Meroua Zouai L’20 thought about the Trump Administration’s anti-immigration policies and the people who bore the brunt of their cruelty — her clients.

Read More about Penn Law students share experiences in school’s Transnational Legal Clinic

A look at Penn Law’s clinic mentorship and externship programs

September 23, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Students who choose to participate in one of the nine clinics offered by the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School embrace the challenges and reap the rewards of serving real clients with real problems.

Read More about A look at Penn Law’s clinic mentorship and externship programs

Penn Law Criminal Defense Clinic students protect rights of accused

September 23, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — When one of his classmates fell ill the morning of her client’s preliminary hearing, Evan Frohman L’20 was handed the client’s file and was told to be ready to face the prosecutor in court in under an hour.

Read More about Penn Law Criminal Defense Clinic students protect rights of accused

Southern Illinois Law hosts voter registration drive

September 23, 2020

WPSD LOCAL 6 — SIU School of Law students are coordinating a voter registration drive at two locations in Carbondale, Illinois. The four-day event will begin on Sept. 19 and run through National Voter Registration Day, which is Sept. 22.

Read More about Southern Illinois Law hosts voter registration drive

University at Buffalo Law Advocacy Institute receives grant to support efforts to reduce sentences for imprisoned trauma survivors

September 17, 2020

WKBW ABC BUFFALO — The Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act provides an opportunity for lesser criminal punishments, in a case where the crime committed was due to being in a domestic violence situation.

Read More about University at Buffalo Law Advocacy Institute receives grant to support efforts to reduce sentences for imprisoned trauma survivors

USC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic students help Syrian refugees escape persecution

September 17, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — After four years in limbo Abdulbaset Nasri. his wife Janan and their four children are safe in Italy. The good news caught their lawyer, Natalia DaSilva, completely off guard.

Read More about USC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic students help Syrian refugees escape persecution

USC Gould Law Small Business Clinic helps to establish mentorship program for children of incarcerated parents

September 16, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Six years ago, actress Ciera Payton started a passion project to bring arts programs to underserved areas of Los Angeles with a particular focus on providing mentorship to children whose parents or loved ones are incarcerated.

Read More about USC Gould Law Small Business Clinic helps to establish mentorship program for children of incarcerated parents

USC Gould Law Immigration Clinic provides legal services to undocumented children in hospital care

September 16, 2020

USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Partnership with USC Gould Immigration Clinic, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and AltaMed brings legal-aid services to undocumented young patients.

Read More about USC Gould Law Immigration Clinic provides legal services to undocumented children in hospital care