UCLA 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.
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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…
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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.
Read More about University of Georgia Law Family Justice Clinic and Community Health Law Partnership Clinic help client gain citizenshipHarvard Law student Jesselina Rana discusses entrepreneurship and women’s rights
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Four years ago, Jesselina Rana LL.M. ’22 was studying for the bar in Nepal and looking for a job after earning a law degree from National Law University, Delhi, in India, where she concentrated in women’s rights and human rights. Her then acquaintance Shubhangi Rana, a civil engineer, was also job-hunting,…
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MAUI NOW — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa law student Keoni Williams was named the 2022 Patsy Takemoto Mink Legislative Fellow.
Read More about University of Hawai’i Law student Keoni Williams selected for fellowship with US representativeMercer Law school wins annual fundraising competition for local food banks
MERCER UNIVERSITY THE DEN — Mercer University School of Law successfully claimed the Attorney General’s Cup and retained its title as champion of the 11th annual Law School Food Frenzy, a competition to help support food banks in Georgia. This is eighth time overall that Mercer has won the title.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Children & Youth Law Clinic Fellow and Miami Public Interest Scholar Alex Cinney came to law school wanting to do child advocacy and family law. “The Children & Youth Law Clinic is a big reason I chose Miami Law,” she says.
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