Law students discusses experience in clinics during pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — Clinical law students across the country face similar situations, and some say their work helping clients remotely is now much different and more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it comes closer to real-life lawyering than ever before, according to some law professors who direct the clinics.
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UB NOW — Last month, COVID-19 interrupted this vital in-person work. What to do? The obvious: move online. The practicum has now begun operating its popular help desks through an online portal, using a confidential sign-up inquiry system to offer meetings via Zoom to interested veterans.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law’s Veterans Legal Practicum moves onlineUC Berkeley Law clinics assist California legislation to suspend debt collection
UC BERKELEY LAW — Two Berkeley Law clinics played key roles in persuading California to stop intercepting tax refunds, garnishing wages, and levying bank accounts to pay fees owed to state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Controller Betty Yee suspended the debt collection on March 27 and the policy went into effect immediately,…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law clinics assist California legislation to suspend debt collectionUC Irvine Law professor Richard L. Hasen co-authors report on election security
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Recognizing the need for multifaceted solutions to the issue of the legitimacy and acceptance of fair election results in the United States, Richard L. Hasen, Chancellor’s Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), convened an ad hoc committee made up of a diverse group of leading…
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Richard L. Hasen co-authors report on election securityCase Western Law student Clare Shin volunteers to create masks for local hospital
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…
Read More about Case Western Law student Clare Shin volunteers to create masks for local hospitalCenter for Children, Law & Policy at University of Houston Law hosts session on youth detention advocacy
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…
Read More about Center for Children, Law & Policy at University of Houston Law hosts session on youth detention advocacyUniversity of Houston Law Immigration Clinic frees client from detention
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.
Read More about University of Houston Law Immigration Clinic frees client from detentionPenn Law students compete in online Iron Tech Invitational to create legal services app
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.
Read More about Penn Law students compete in online Iron Tech Invitational to create legal services appPenn State Dickinson Law students collaborate with PSU College of Medicine for COVID-19 related exercise
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.
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law students collaborate with PSU College of Medicine for COVID-19 related exerciseSMU Dedman Law launches COVID-19 Emergency Helpline for North Texas residents
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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