A profile on University of Virginia Law moot court coach Megan Strand
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Last spring, first-year University of Virginia School of Law students Bo Hiett and Camille Blum were holed up in the Arthur J. Morris Law Library’s Mason Room. In 24 hours, they would dial in to their first-ever oral argument as part of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — In the coming weeks, many students at the University of Virginia School of Law will be trying out to join one of the school’s 10 academic journals, and considering which journal may be the right fit. The publications, which are entirely student-run, offer a unique experience teaching useful lawyering skills,…
Read More about A look at University of Virginia Law academic journalsUniversity of Arizona Law students Mia Burcham and Rebecca Caro Cohen open clinics to help expunge marijuana related charges
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW — As Araceli thinks back to her charge for possession of drug paraphernalia back in 2013, it brings back memories of having trouble finding housing and a job. U of A law students Mia Burcham and Rebecca Caro Cohen want to help people like Araceli and are already setting up clinics…
Read More about University of Arizona Law students Mia Burcham and Rebecca Caro Cohen open clinics to help expunge marijuana related chargesUniversity of Arkansas Law student Jace Motley selected for Judicial Clerkship Opinion Writing Conference
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LAW — Third-year law student Jace Motley has been selected as one of 35 students from across the country to participate in the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law’s Judicial Clerkship Opinion Writing Conference to be held Feb. 23-25 in Washington, D.C.
Read More about University of Arkansas Law student Jace Motley selected for Judicial Clerkship Opinion Writing ConferenceUniversity of Arkansas Law students win regional trial competition
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LAW — Harrison Howle and Kristina Ranney Wallace, students at the U of A School of Law, composed one of two teams crowned as winners of the 2023 National Trial Competition Regional Tournament for Region 11. This year’s competition was hosted by Texas A & M School of Law and was held…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law students win regional trial competitionBoston College Law student Kristie-Valerie Hoang recognized for exceptional academic accomplishment
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW — Kristie-Valerie Hoang ’25 is one of three students nationwide to be named a 2023 Don H. Liu Scholar. She will receive a $15,000 scholarship in recognition of her exceptional academic accomplishment and leadership, and her potential to succeed at a top law firm or Fortune 500 corporation. Hoang is the second…
Read More about Boston College Law student Kristie-Valerie Hoang recognized for exceptional academic accomplishmentUniversity of Miami Law Moot Court Team wins North American regional competition
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW — In early February, Miami Law students Raini Butler, Megan Neubauer, and Megan Williams represented Miami Law in the 27th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition. As members of the International Moot Court, the team competed virtually in the North American Regional Rounds hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago…
Read More about University of Miami Law Moot Court Team wins North American regional competitionUniversity of Montana Law students help release wrongfully convicted client
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA LAW — Two UM law students helped a Billings man get released from custody in a wrongful conviction case spearheaded by the Montana Innocence Project (MTIP). Bernard Pease was found guilty in a Billings 1983 murder case. He was granted parole last fall. Annabelle Smith and Brandy Keesee, current students at the…
Read More about University of Montana Law students help release wrongfully convicted clientPepperdine Law students Deepika Chandrashekar and Chloe Wigul win appeal for client
PEPPERDINE LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law third-year students and participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, Deepika Chandrashekar and Chloe Wigul, represented Glenn Leonard, an inmate in Oregon State Prison. Leonard brought a lawsuit against prison officials after he experienced a brutal assault by a fellow prisoner. He asserted civil rights claims against the…
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PEPPERDINE LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law students Isabel Conrath and Jackson Grasz’s opinion article, “Religious Liberty for All: A Principle Worth Standing Up For,” is published in the Daily Journal. Conrath and Grasz are participants in the Caruso Law Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Religious Liberty Clinic. They recently prepared an amicus brief filed at…
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