University of Alabama Law student Aaliyah Locke discusses balancing parenthood with law school
THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA NEWS CENTER — As she looked into her newborn son’s eyes, Aaliyah Locke made him a promise: She would do whatever it took to succeed. Five years later, on Mother’s Day with her son cheering her on, she’ll cross the commencement stage to receive her Juris Doctor.“Graduating on Mother’s Day, surrounded by my…
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Second-year law student Joshua Clem has been selected as the 2022 Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Sustained Impact Veterans’ Justice Fellow. He was selected from a large pool of highly qualified law students from across the country.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEWS — Third-year law student Katie Sparrow delivered her first closing argument to a jury in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Arkansas at the end of a three-day trial in September 2021.
Read More about University of Arkansas Law Criminal Practice Clinic helps protect client’s civil rightsLaw School Students Gain Experience from New Research Opportunity
UA LITTLE ROCK NEWS — A new, first-of-its-kind project at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law connects law review students with firms and judges on issues impacting state courts.
Read More about Law School Students Gain Experience from New Research OpportunityUCLA Law students Amber Dean and Monica Gibbons honored for commitment to community
UCLA — Amber Dean ‘23 and Monica Gibbons ’22 are the winners of the 2022 Skye Donald Spirit of Community Award, the highest recognition for student service to UCLA Law. Their recognition was announced this week by Bayrex Martí, the assistant dean for student affairs, in a message to the community.
Read More about UCLA Law students Amber Dean and Monica Gibbons honored for commitment to communityUCLA students Akruti Chandrayya and Jenna Finkle earn public interest fellowships
UCLA LAW — UCLA School of Law students Akruti Chandrayya ’22 and Jenna Finkle ’22 have earned Gideon’s Promise fellowships. Both are students in the law school’s David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, and they are just two of six law students across the country to whom the Gideon’s Promise fellowship…
Read More about UCLA students Akruti Chandrayya and Jenna Finkle earn public interest fellowshipsUCLA Law aims to reduce student debt by supporting students with career ambitions in public interest
UCLA LAW — “When you have a lot of student loans, it can be daunting to take on a public interest job after graduation. Many of our public interest students make a fourth or less of what they might make at a large law firm,” says Brad Sears, UCLA Law’s Associate Dean for Public Interest…
Read More about UCLA Law aims to reduce student debt by supporting students with career ambitions in public interestUniversity of Colorado Law students Siena Kalina and Emiliano Salazar to serve on board of National Native American Law Students Association
COLORADO LAW — For the first time, two University of Colorado Law School students will serve on the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Executive Board. Siena Kalina ‘23 and Emiliano Salazar ‘23 were elected president and vice president, respectively, of NNALSA, during the NNALSA Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 6-8.
Read More about University of Colorado Law students Siena Kalina and Emiliano Salazar to serve on board of National Native American Law Students AssociationGeorge Washington Law Rising for Justice Clinic serves clients facing eviction after end of federal moratorium
GW LAW — The Rising for Justice Clinic (RFJ) led by Paul DiBlasi with the oversight of David Johnson, GW’s Assistant Dean for Pro Bono & Advocacy Programs, has worked on several housing matters to help clients at risk of losing subsidized housing and working to avoid eviction. The threat of homelessness in connection with…
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — With the help of two School of Law clinics and seven-plus years of advocacy, an immigrant grandmother has gained lawful status in the United States.
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