Columbia Law celebrates public interest and public service fellows
COLUMBIA LAW — Since launching four years ago, the Max Berger Public Interest/Public Service Fellows Program has jumpstarted the public interest and government careers of nearly 50 Columbia Law graduates, and provided more than 100 Columbia Law students with specialized opportunities and support.
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HARVARD LAW — Samantha is a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah and a rising 3L at Harvard Law School. She graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in government and Native American studies. Samantha then joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Kingdom of Tonga, and later worked for the London-based international Indigenous…
Read More about Harvard Law student Samantha Maltais works for Native American Rights Fund over the summerIndiana University Maurer Law student James Romano awarded fellowship for public service
INDIANA UNIVERSITY MAURER LAW — Indiana University Maurer Law student James Romano is one of 14 scholars selected as a Rumsfeld Foundation Graduate Fellow for 2023-24. The fellowships, named in honor of the late former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald W. Rumsfeld, are awarded to students and scholars who aspire to careers in public service.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAW — Sixty-three University of Kansas School of Law students provided 1,927 hours of free legal services during the 2022-2023 academic year, earning them a spot on KU Law’s Pro Bono Honor Roll.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Telecounseling for college students isn’t going anywhere. That’s one takeaway from a new report on critical considerations for partnering with teletherapy vendors from the American Council on Education, says co-author Nance Roy.
Read More about A look at telecounseling partnerships for universitiesLewis & Clark Law student Glenda Valdez plans panel for ABA conference on environment, energy, and resources
LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Law student Glenda Valdez ’23 recently organized a panel for the 52nd spring conference of the ABA Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER).
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Glenda Valdez plans panel for ABA conference on environment, energy, and resourcesUMass Law students study international and comparative law in Ireland
UMASS LAW — Recent UMass Law graduates Riana Yaman and Augustus Duncan spent a semester at the University of Limerick School of Law in Ireland where they engaged in international and comparative law while Limerick students are exposed to U.S. law.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — In addition to live client representation, students in the Investor Rights Clinic conduct a mock arbitration every semester before a panel of arbitrators who decide investor cases filed in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration. This semester, the mock arbitration took place in the Miami Law clinics’ new student workroom…
Read More about University of Miami Law Investor Rights Clinic hosts mock arbitrationUNLV Law student Doug Billings helps modernize Nevada’s foreign gaming reporting requirements
UNLV LAW — More than five decades ago, Nevada gaming regulators considered any legalized gaming outside of the Silver State as a foreign business operation. A year after New Jersey voters approved casino legalization in 1976, Nevada instituted its first foreign gaming reporting requirements.
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NOTRE DAME LAW — The Law School proudly recognizes three students in the 2023 graduating class with the following honors — the highest academic honors that the Law School bestows.
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