A profile on FIU Law student Dory Mancebo
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Despite Dory Mancebo’s loss of eyesight, she just graduated from Florida International University, and her experience there taught her that the law field can benefit from giving chances to lawyers with different experiences.
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Amy Nichole Briceno, a 2L student at Utah Law, has been awarded the 2022 – 23 Durham Fellowship by the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion. Nichole’s life reality as an immigrant, though challenging, has instilled in her a desire to lead, serve, and work in tandem…
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GOODWIN — Goodwin’s 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for the 2023 Summer Associate class is open for applications. Now in its 17th year, the firm’s Fellowship provides first-year law students from historically excluded groups with the opportunity to be a 1L summer associate in Goodwin’s 10-week summer program in 2023, following their first year of law…
Read More about Law firm launches diversity fellowship program for first year studentsUniversity of Florida Law students attend club fair for the first time since 2019
NIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FREDIC G. LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW — For the tens of thousands of dollars some pay to attend the UFs College of Law, the student experience was an integral part of getting the most out of their education — three years ago. Student life took a massive hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Read More about University of Florida Law students attend club fair for the first time since 2019Harvard Law alumni share their thoughts on the school’s low-income protection plan
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL — LIPP aims to reduce the burden of student debt by subsidizing loan repayments for graduates pursuing public interest jobs — but students and alumni maintain that LIPP fails to sufficiently support graduates.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — In an op-ed article published by The Austin Chronicle, UH Law Center student and Iranian-U.S. citizen Mahsa Monshizadegan spoke out about the unnecessary cruelty currently seen in Iranian leadership. Monshizadegan called on governmental leaders to stand up for Iranian people in her article, “We Should All Fight for Human…
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The Skadden Foundation provides valuable opportunities for law students and recent graduates to pursue impactful legal projects that serve the public interest. This year, two members of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School community — Makayla Harrison C’18, L’23, GEd’23 and Bridget Lavender L’21, SPP’21 — are…
Read More about Penn Carey Law student Makayla Harrison and graduate Bridget Lavender selected for Skadden FellowshipsSouthwestern Law Immigration Law Clinic helps reunite Guatemalan family
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — This semester, Immigration Law Clinic (ILC) students Jesse Gonzales and Elmer Flores diligently worked on the consular processing application for ILC client, John,* who was the victim of a vicious assault and robbery, to reunite with his wife and daughter who were in Guatemala. They recognized the family’s long and painful…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom named six Yale Law School students as 2023 Skadden Fellows. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation awarded Rubin Danberg Biggs, Raymond Fang, Michelle Fraling, Liz Jacob, Lily Novak, and Heather Zimmerman two-year fellowships to pursue the practice of public interest law full-time.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — This fall, Eric Jjemba was one of six recipients of the Ally Financial Law and Public Policy Scholarship, which will cover $20,000 of his annual tuition each year of law school. The scholarship was created in partnership between Ally Financial — a digital financial services company — and the Congressional Black…
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