Case Western Law student Clare Shin volunteers to create masks for local hospital

May 11, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Clare Shin, a second-year law student studying to become an intellectual property lawyer with a focus on the fashion and entertainment industries, is devoting her summer to giving back to the community. After her summer associate internship was canceled because of COVID-19, Shin volunteered to sew masks for

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Center for Children, Law & Policy at University of Houston Law hosts session on youth detention advocacy

May 11, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER —  Members of the Juvenile Division in the Harris County Public Defender’s Office said current detention conditions are not appropriate for the confinement of youthful offenders amid the spread of the coronavirus. Their remarks were made at the “Youth Advocacy in COVID-19” event on Tuesday presented by the University of

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University of Houston Law Immigration Clinic frees client from detention

May 11, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A client represented by student attorneys and professors in the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic was recently freed from detention after an Immigration Court overturned a previous decision.

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Penn Law students compete in online Iron Tech Invitational to create legal services app

May 11, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — A team of three University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students and three School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) undergraduate students recently competed in the Iron Tech Invitational, run by the Institute for Technology Law & Policy at Georgetown Law.

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Penn State Dickinson Law students collaborate with PSU College of Medicine for COVID-19 related exercise

May 11, 2020

PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) Clinic focus on identifying and addressing the socio-legal causes of poor health in order to prevent negative legal, financial and health consequences for their clients.

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SMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 Emergency Helpline for North Texas residents

May 11, 2020

SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — SMU Dedman School of Law will launch a summer clinic/pro bono project that offers North Texas residents the opportunity to secure free legal assistance with matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The clinic aims to assist residents with legal issues that are likely to arise from the pandemic such as housing,

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Washburn Law Clinic launches project to help hospital workers with legal needs

May 10, 2020

13WIBW — Washburn Law Clinic faculty, students, alumni, and other attorney volunteers, have launched a program to help Topeka hospital employees. The Washburn Hospital Employees Legal Preparedness Project (HELP) is offering to draft living wills and durable powers of attorney for hospital employees who are risking exposure to COVID-19 and may not be able to afford

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University of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates webpage to help elderly and vulnerable residents

May 8, 2020

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — Vamosi said she heard about an effort created by classmates at Cincinnati that links volunteers with those unable to venture out of their homes to get groceries or run other errands. With a little help from them, Vamosi set up a similar webpage for the Akron-Canton area at https://akronmatch.wixsite.com/mysite.

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Albany Law receives gift from AccessLex Institute to support student emergency fund

May 8, 2020

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law School announced today that it has received a $25,000 gift from AccessLex Institute to support the school’s student emergency fund.

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Brooklyn Law launches Pandemic Employment Relief Clinic

May 8, 2020

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL —  Under the supervision of Professor Minna Kotkin, director of the Law School’s Employment Law Clinic, students will have the opportunity to serve clients in the community, particularly freelancers, gig workers, and those not normally eligible for unemployment insurance.

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