Hofstra Law students Leslie Contreras and Gisselle Rodas receive Hispanic Bar Association scholarships

October 12, 2023

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAW NEWS — Hofstra Law students Leslie Contreras 4L and Gisselle Rodas 2L were recipients of the 2023 Long Island Hispanic Bar Association (LIHBA) Scholarship at the organization’s annual Installation and Scholarship Gala on September 21, 2023.

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University of Houston Law Center hosts transactional law lunch and learn

October 12, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Career Development Office hosted its inaugural Transactional Lunch & Learn earlier this month.

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Lewis & Clark Law students Jemma Pritchard and Christa Doerbeck secure victory for Disability Rights Oregon

October 11, 2023

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — As a direct result of their work with Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) in conjunction with Professor Aliza Kaplan’s Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, 3L students Jemma Pritchard and Christa Doerbeck helped secure a big equity win for houseless and disabled people in Oregon.

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A look at the University of Miami International Moot Court Program

October 11, 2023

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law’s International Moot Court Program, the only one of its kind in the United States, is an extraordinary opportunity for law students to gain practical legal skills, exposure to international law, and the chance to compete in global moot competitions.

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Roger Williams University Law students learn about the clamming industry

October 11, 2023

PATCH — With rakes and buckets in tow, a group of Roger Williams University School of Law students devoted a rainy Friday afternoon to wade through nearly waist-high water and dig for a delicious treasure hidden beneath the waves of Narragansett Bay.  

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University of Utah Law students experience hands-on teaching at conservation area

October 10, 2023

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Professor Nancy A. McLaughlin recently took her class on a field trip to the Bonanza Flat Conservation Area, which sits at the apex of Salt Lake, Wasatch, and Summit counties and consists of 1,350 acres of aspen and conifer forest, dotted with several alpine lakes.

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University of Virginia Law student Kirsten Clark discusses past career as a therapist

October 10, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Whether through her work as a former therapist or as a lawyer-in-training, Kirsten Clark ’24 has learned a thing or two about building rapport.

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Yale Law hosts Supreme Court review

October 10, 2023

YALE DAILY NEWS — Yale Law School students gathered in the Sterling Law Building on Monday afternoon to attend a panel discussion centered around the Supreme Court’s upcoming term. 

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How American LLM programs prepare international students for legal careers

October 4, 2023

STUDY INTERNATIONAL — LLM graduates are well-positioned to tap into a wide array of international career prospects.

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UC Davis Law First Generation Advocates Program supports students’ transition to law school

October 4, 2023

UC DAVIS LAW — Entering her 1L year at UC Davis Law, Kimberly Martinez ’25 anticipated having “a lot of questions that I wouldn’t necessarily know who to ask,” she said. But Martinez found an immediate support system in First Generation Advocates, a 7-year-old UC Davis Law program that matches first-generation 1L students with faculty and

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