University of South Dakota Law students assist with estate planning on Rosebud Sioux reservation
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA LAW — Over the university’s spring break, seven University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law students consulted with clients and assisted with estate planning at the Tribal Wills Clinic on the Rosebud Sioux reservation. At the pro bono clinic, law students met with clients and mapped out their objectives, drafted…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The graduate student workers’ strike at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is nearing its one-month mark and the end of the spring semester—impacting grading in the last week of final exams. “We see this as a big point of our leverage,” said Amir Fleischmann, a Ph.D. candidate and a graduate student…
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON LAW — The University of Akron (UA) School of Law will recognize its 2023 outstanding alumni, student and faculty award recipients at the Akron Law Alumni Association (ALAA) Annual Awards event on Friday, May 12, from 7:30- 9 a.m. in the Jean Hower Taber Student Union Ballroom. Following the event, a complimentary…
Read More about University of Akron Law to honor students and faculty at awards ceremonyHarvard Law student Rehan Staton raises money for service employees
HARVARD LAW — He’s in a league of his own. Former trash collector Rehan Staton is preparing to graduate Harvard Law School next month, and now he’s helping workers in the same position he used to be in. Staton says he’s fundraised more than $70,000 for service employees after a fateful interaction more than a…
Read More about Harvard Law student Rehan Staton raises money for service employeesUniversity of Kentucky Law to present ‘Lessons in the Law’ series
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW — The University of Kentucky’s J. David Rosenberg College of Law will launch the Peter Perlman Lessons in the Law Series this week. The public is invited to attend the free program and learn the law from local legal leaders. The series premiere will focus on “How Kentucky’s Court System Works.”…
Read More about University of Kentucky Law to present ‘Lessons in the Law’ seriesUniversity of Miami Law students participate in pro bono service projects during spring break
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — Working with a committee of students, the HOPE Public Interest Resource Center brought back Legal Advocacy Pro Bono Alternative Spring Break trips this year — the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. HOPE worked closely with the committee of students to select the host agencies for the trips according…
Read More about University of Miami Law students participate in pro bono service projects during spring breakNotre Dame Law students compete in international moot court competition
NOTRE DAME LAW — Notre Dame Law School’s student-run Vis Moot team competed in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, from March 30 to April 7. This year’s oralists were third-year student Tucker Golay, second-year student Batul Ather, and first-year student Ziyan Wu. Second-year students Arlinda Shehu, Maria Hatzisavas, and…
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PENN CAREY LAW — As more investors consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives when making investment decisions, opponents of the movement are increasingly concerned as to whether ESG investing is ethical and effective. At the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, students can study ESG with preeminent corporate law thought leaders, positioning themselves to…
Read More about A look at Penn Law environmental, social, and governance initiativesPenn Law to host women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred for commencement address
PENN CAREY LAW — Gloria Allred, an award-winning women’s rights attorney, has been named the commencement speaker for University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Class of 2023 graduation. The Penn Carey Law graduation ceremony will take place Monday, May 15 at the Philadelphia Academy of Music.
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW — Typically included in the graduation ceremony, this year, a separate event was held to honor students who excelled in exceptional ways. Congratulations to all award winners and the entire Class of 2023 on a job well done.
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