University of Georgia Law moot court and mock trial teams celebrate national success
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LAW — The 2022-23 advocacy season was a great success with the School of Law capturing three national titles – the Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, the LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition and the Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition (for the second year in a row).…
Read More about University of Georgia Law moot court and mock trial teams celebrate national successUniversity of Georgia Law student Gordon Wayne walks to school to raise awareness for homelessness
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LAW — Caroline County native Gordon Wayne last week completed his second hundred-plus-mile walk to raise money for and awareness of the country’s homeless population. Wayne walked 569 miles on foot from Caroline to Athens, Georgia, home of the University of Georgia, where he will start law school next week. He left…
Read More about University of Georgia Law student Gordon Wayne walks to school to raise awareness for homelessnessGolden Gate Law students discuss their future at the school
GOLDEN GATE LAW — In June 2023, the San Francisco Standard reported that the future of the law school was at risk due to the university’s inability to sustain its operating deficit. The university’s real estate devaluation and the need to meet American Bar Association (ABA) standards were described as a “perfect storm” in a…
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GOLDEN GATE LAW — Lyndsey Glasgow was excited about receiving a full-ride scholarship to attend Golden Gate University School of Law. But the feeling was tempered when she went to the new-student orientation in August. She found out there that the full-tuition scholarships were given to all full-time, in-person, first-year JD students. The school announced…
Read More about Golden Gate Law students with free tuition plan to stay at the school despite concernsLSU Law provides fellowships for students pursuing public interest work
LSU LAW — Along with providing LSU Law students with direct scholarship support, tuition waivers, and funding for public interest field placements and advocacy competition travel throughout each academic year, the Dean’s Council is generously providing funds for 10 Public Interest Law Society (PILS) Fellowships this summer. The fellowships are designed to provide a modest…
Read More about LSU Law provides fellowships for students pursuing public interest workMississippi College Law discusses placement of students in federal clerkships
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LAW — When her civil procedures professor explained to her class how a federal clerkship is a tremendous learning experience that offers valuable insight into the judicial process and provides practical familiarity with the litigation process that could benefit young attorneys throughout their careers, Sonya Dickson wasn’t interested. At the time, the first-year…
Read More about Mississippi College Law discusses placement of students in federal clerkshipsUniversity of Missouri Law to open Family Violence Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI LAW — The Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri is set to reopen its doors in January 2024. It is a safe haven for low-income victims of violence as well as a place for law students to gain experience to begin a career as an attorney.
Read More about University of Missouri Law to open Family Violence ClinicNotre Dame Law Exoneration Justice Clinic creates opportunities for students
NOTRE DAME LAW — The Exoneration Justice Clinic at Notre Dame Law School has been up and running for three years and has grown to the point of opening its doors to students from outside the Hoosier State — and even outside the country. In June, two students from Strathmore Law School in Nairobi, Kenya,…
Read More about Notre Dame Law Exoneration Justice Clinic creates opportunities for studentsPace Law students Brittany Miraldi and Shelbire Pierre Paul receive Westchester Women’s Bar Association scholarships
PACE LAW — The Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation (WWBAF) has awarded scholarships to two students at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The Justice Sondra M. Miller Scholarship is a scholarship in honor of WWBA founding member and past President Hon. Sondra M. Miller. The WWBA Foundation evaluates scholarship applicants on…
Read More about Pace Law students Brittany Miraldi and Shelbire Pierre Paul receive Westchester Women’s Bar Association scholarshipsA profile on Pace Law student Julie Tokar
PACE LAW — Julie Tokar has always had a passion for justice and knew from an early age that she wanted to pursue a career in law. After graduating from college in three years, Julie studied for the LSAT during COVID and decided Haub Law was the place for her. Now, she is a rising…
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