University of Utah Law Student Bar Association hopes to rebuild community after COVID-19

November 10, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Utah Law Student Bar Association, the student government made up of elected representatives from each of the three classes within the law school, meet weekly to plan events to build community after switching to a virtual learning format due to COVID-19.

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Notre Dame Law student Jazmyn Ferguson to speak at National Black Pre-Law Conference

November 10, 2022

NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Jazmyn Ferguson, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, served as one of the panelists at the 18th annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair from November 10-12 in Boston. The National Black Pre-Law Conference is designed to provide aspiring Black lawyers with access to information, resources, and…

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Northern Kentucky University Law student TJ Roberts argues case before US Court of Appeals

November 10, 2022

NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Student TJ Roberts argued a case in the United States Court of Appeals, the court just one level below the Supreme Court of the United States. His case in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati, Nov. 1: A criminal appeal involving evidentiary and constitutional issues, part…

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Yale Law scholarship covers full tuition for 51 students

November 10, 2022

YALE NEWS — Chisato Kimura LAW ’25 first interacted with the American legal system while navigating the visa process for her parents, who were recent immigrants from Japan. Now, she is one of 51 law students to receive funding from Yale Law School to cover the full cost of tuition, fees and health insurance under the…

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University of Arkansas School of Law Announces 2022-23 LeMay Business Law Fellows

November 7, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year law students Anna Cunningham and T. Austin Simmons have been selected as the 2022-23 Ron and Casondra LeMay Business Law Fellows. They were selected based on their interest in and commitment to business law, significant leadership potential and prior performance within the business law program.

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University of Alabama Law celebrates 10th anniversary of their DC externship program  

November 7, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — In 2012, Mike House (’71) and Ed Rogers (’84) had a goal of creating an externship program to introduce Alabama Law students to career opportunities in Washington DC. Ten years later, through the leadership and support of many dedicated alumni, Alabama Law’s DC Externship Program has placed more…

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BYU Law painting aims to remind students of their responsibility to serve

November 3, 2022

DESERET NEWS — “I think some people don’t think of lawyers always as peacemakers, especially if we’re fomenting conflict to generate business, but that’s not what most lawyers do,” Smith told me on Friday. We had started our conversation in front of the seven striking, original and new paintings by Jorge Cocco Santángelo showing Jesus Christ performing…

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UC Hastings Law Center for Social Justice supports students with opportunities in public interest law

November 3, 2022

UC HASTINGS LAW — Most UC Hastings student applicants list wanting “to make a difference in the world” as their primary motives for attending law school, according to recent student surveys. A new center at UC Hastings will help law students build on that value and find ways to integrate it into their future legal…

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Duke Law PreLaw Fellowship Program helps underrepresented students pursue law school

November 2, 2022

DUKE LAW NEWS — In June, Duke Law School’s PreLaw Fellowship Programwelcomed its fifth class, giving 22 college students their first taste of law school.

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Florida A&M University Law student wins Joel Stern Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship

November 2, 2022

WFTV 9 — The Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has awarded the Joel Stern Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pipeline Scholarship to second-year student Rachel Smith.

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