Fordham Law students selected for NYC Bar Association diversity fellowship
FORDHAM LAW — Five Fordham Law students—Justin Chaljub, Raissa Ebeh, Hira Mustafa, Maya Rodgers, and Cristian Vega — were selected as fellowship recipients for the 2023 New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Program. The fellowship provides first-year law students from underrepresented populations within the legal profession the chance to spend a summer in one…
Read More about Fordham Law students selected for NYC Bar Association diversity fellowshipUMass Law student Janay Davidson discusses plans to work as a public defender after graduation
UMASS LAW — After spending her first year of law school remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Janay Davidson, JD candidate ’23 made sure to take advantage of the many opportunities offered at UMass Law as soon as she arrived on campus as a 2L. She serves as a Public Interest Law Fellow (PILF), participated…
Read More about UMass Law student Janay Davidson discusses plans to work as a public defender after graduationUniversity of New Hampshire Law students protest following statement from Christian student group regarding Nashville shooting
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW — Students and faculty marched out of the University of New Hampshire law school Wednesday afternoon bearing signs in support of the queer community and calling for the school’s administration to stand up against a Christian group that planned to hold a candlelight vigil for victims of an elementary school…
Read More about University of New Hampshire Law students protest following statement from Christian student group regarding Nashville shootingNotre Dame Law hosts students from Ukrainian Catholic University Law as part of exchange program
NOTRE DAME LAW — The University of Notre Dame and Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) entered into an agreement in May 2022 to expand the existing partnerships between the two universities. One of the key additions was an exchange program for UCU undergraduate and graduate students. This semester, Notre Dame Law School is hosting three law…
Read More about Notre Dame Law hosts students from Ukrainian Catholic University Law as part of exchange programPenn Carey Law team to represent the US in international moot court competition
PENN CAREY LAW — Oralists Saif Bajwa, Paul-Angelo dell’Isola, Alara Hanci, and Jonathan Wiersema as well as 1L Board Members Kyra Du, Rachel Kabat, and Hillary Shah; student coach Saeed Moomin; and Of Counsel Sheridan Macy will represent the United States at the 2023 Jessup International Moot Court competition in Washington, D.C. With participants from…
Read More about Penn Carey Law team to represent the US in international moot court competitionRutgers Law student Starr Vega receives endowed scholarship
RUTGERS LAW — Rutgers Law third-year student Starr Vega is the first recipient of the Daniel Anderl Memorial Scholarship. The $5,500 award is part of a larger endowment created in Anderl’s memory. The son of Hon. Esther Salas, an MSP Newark alumna, was murdered by a disgruntled attorney in 2020 at their home in North…
Read More about Rutgers Law student Starr Vega receives endowed scholarshipUniversity of Utah Law student Jacob Hall receives arc to justice fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Jacob Hall was 12 years old when, in a moment of self-awareness, he decided that he’d become a lawyer. Hall hopes to practice family or criminal law, and he’s being helped on that path with an Arc to Justice Fellowship, a three-year, full-tuition scholarship awarded annually to two high-achieving JD…
Read More about University of Utah Law student Jacob Hall receives arc to justice fellowshipHow UC Law San Francisco moot court experience prepares students for careers in prosecution
UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — As members of UC Law San Francisco’s Moot Court Team, students learn how to write briefs, perform oral arguments, and work as a team. These skills have helped the team rank number one in the nation four of the last five semesters. Those skills also helped propel four recent graduates…
Read More about How UC Law San Francisco moot court experience prepares students for careers in prosecutionCampbell Law Pro Bono Council partners with Duke Law Pro Bono Program on expunction clinic
CAMPBELL LAW — The Campbell Law School Pro Bono Council and the Blanchard Community Law Clinic (BCLC) partnered with the Pro Bono Program at Duke Law School and Pisgah Legal Services to host a criminal record expunction clinic in Western North Carolina over the law school’s Spring Break. A total of 18 law students —…
Read More about Campbell Law Pro Bono Council partners with Duke Law Pro Bono Program on expunction clinicColumbia Law announces students selected for fellowship sponsored by Indian government
COLUMBIA LAW — Columbia Law School’s Jagdish Bhagwati Fellowship, sponsored by the Indian government, supports LL.M. candidates specializing in international trade, trade law, public interest, and/or human rights. This year’s fellows, Kinshuk Jha and Shreyansh Singh, are using their time at Columbia Law to expand their knowledge and explore interdisciplinary aspects of their chosen fields…
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