Penn Law Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program increases access to justice through technology
PENN TODAY — The Access to Justice Tech Fellows Program mobilizes law students across the country to generate pathbreaking ways to increase access to justice for the most vulnerable communities.
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PENN STATE LAW — Megan Dougherty, J.D. candidate for the Class of 2023 at Penn State Law in University Park, received a summer fellowship through the Peggy Browning Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps future labor lawyers through fellowship opportunities, an annual workers’ rights conference, and regional workshops. Dougherty’s fellowship gave her the opportunity to…
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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — Last month, by a 4–1 margin, the Carlsbad City Council voted to establish a commission to improve police-community relations. It was a watershed moment for Keyrollos Ibrahim. The Carlsbad Equality Coalition, a grassroots nonprofit he co-founded in his hometown on Southern California’s coastline, had been working on the pivotal reform initiative…
Read More about St. John’s Law student Keyrollos Ibrahim cofounds Carlsbad Equality CoalitionStetson Law re-introduces civil rights travel learning experience
STETSON UNIVERSITY — A group of law students has just wrapped up a once-in-a-lifetime experience exploring the places, events, and people that shaped the Civil Rights Movement. The two-week course took students to places like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum…
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S.J QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — March of 2020 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about huge societal and economic changes around the globe. Anthony Tenney was among the millions of people who found themselves suddenly and unexpectantly without a job during this tumultuous time.
Read More about University of Utah Law student Anthony Tenney advocates for workers’ rightsYale Law welcomes Class of 2025
YALE LAW SCHOOL — Dean Heather K. Gerken welcomed Yale Law School’s newest students to campus on Aug. 16, speaking at convocation about the values that sit at the heart of an academic institution and define the profession.
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UC HASHTINGS LAW — After their first year of law school, two UC Hastings students – Ashley Johnson and Iris Wagner — are preparing strategies for upcoming homicide and fraud trials this summer during their internships with public defenders’ offices.
Read More about UC Hastings Law students Ashley Johnson and Iris Wagner participate in public defender internshipsHarvard Law Students for Climate Accountability releases report on corporate law firm involvement in the climate crisis
THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA), a coalition of law students determined to hold the legal industry accountable for its role in the ongoing climate crisis, released their 2022 Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard today.
Read More about Harvard Law Students for Climate Accountability releases report on corporate law firm involvement in the climate crisisUniversity of Houston Law Center hosts students from Mexico for experiential energy and environmental law course
UH LAW CENTER — Twenty students and a faculty member from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) in Mexico visited the University of Houston Law Center to participate in the 2nd International Energy and Environmental Law Summer Course.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI NEWS — It’s no secret that the study and practice of law is difficult and stressful. The University of Mississippi School of Law has made mitigating these negative statistics and actively helping law students in all areas of life part of its mission. The school’s Student Wellness Program is among three national recipients…
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