University of Virginia Law awards grants to students with public interest summer jobs

June 26, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — With help from $789,000 in grants, 162 University of Virginia School of Law students will work in public service roles this summer. The Law School’s Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center awarded $740,000 in UVA Law Public Service Summer Grants to 131 first-year and 31 second-year students. The grants are funded

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University of Virginia Law awards women’s health fellowship to students

June 26, 2023

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — The new Women’s Health Summer Fellowship has been established at the University of Virginia School of Law, adding to the mix of opportunities that will enable scores of law students to work in public service jobs this summer. As the inaugural fellow, Salwa Ahmad ’24 will work at the U.S.

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Podcast: How to teach effective communication during law school

June 13, 2023

LEGAL TALK NETWORK — Law school graduates probably know the law pretty well. But putting that knowledge to work takes more. Learn to communicate and listen.

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UC Berkeley Law students and supervisors honored for pro bono and public interest work

June 13, 2023

UC BERKELY LAW — Every year, the school honors those whose dogged pursuit of justice for disadvantaged people and populations stood out through their pro bono work. Here are this year’s winners, recently recognized at the annual public interest and pro bono graduation ceremony.

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UC Berkeley Law student Luca Amato discusses his summer work at a software corporation

June 13, 2023

UC BERKELY LAW — The annual Student Summer Series presents first-person reflections from a few Berkeley Law students who are engaged in intriguing summer work across a wide swath of practice areas. While only a sampling of the valuable job experience and skill development students gain all over the legal landscape, we hope the series

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UC Law San Francisco mentor program helps graduates prepare for the bar exam

June 13, 2023

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — UC Law San Francisco’s graduates’ success on the bar exam is in no small part due to the Faculty Bar Passage Mentor Program – where experienced law professors volunteer to serve as personal mentors to graduates studying for the bar exam.

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Case Western Reserve Law professor Matt Rossman and student Rebecca Kimmelfield discuss work in Community Development Clinic

June 13, 2023

CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW — For college students, the weeks leading up to graduation typically bring about final exam cram sessions and the final touches on important class projects. However, for a trio of third-year law school students at Case Western Reserve University, their year-long project isn’t going to end when they graduate. Instead, in

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Cornell Law Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic provides assistance to detained immigrants

June 13, 2023

CORNELL LAW — Early in the spring 2023 semester, first-year law students in Cornell Law’s 1L Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic are focused on learning legal theory and studying case law. They learn from legal experts in human rights, civil liberties, immigration, and advocacy. They meet with clients from the local community and integrate intercultural

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New Duke Law program helps international LLM students acclimate to the school

June 13, 2023

DUKE UNIVERSITY LAW — Patterned after LEAD Fellows, the program offers a unique cross-cultural resource for LLM students and rising 2Ls and 3Ls with a one-semester commitment.

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Elon Law announces new members for student publications

June 12, 2023

ELON UNIVERSITY LAW — Two dozen members of the Class of 2024 demonstrated their legal writing skills this spring during a pursuit of membership in Elon University School of Law’s student-run scholarly publications.

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