Northwestern Law students Michael Choi and Rohun Reddy win best brief in First Amendment and media law diversity moot court competition

April 13, 2022

NORTHWESTERN PRIZTKER SCHOOL OF LAW — In January, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law students participated in the American Bar Association’s 14th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition. Michael Choi (JD-MBA ’23) and Rohun Reddy (JD-MBA ’23) won Best Brief overall in the competition, one of the top three prizes of the

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Penn Law students Chayla Sherrod, Simone Hunter-Hobson, and Layla June West discuss experience leading school’s law journals

April 13, 2022

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER — When Chayla Sherrod learned she had been selected as the next editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review — the oldest and one of the most prestigious law journals in the country — she was thrilled. Then she found out her law school classmates Simone Hunter-Hobson and Layla June West would be

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Penn Law student Elizabeth Shackney co-authors report on for the US Department of Labor

April 13, 2022

PENN LAW — Elizabeth Shackney L’24, MUSA’24 recently co-authored “Can We Use Local Outreach to Improve Equity in Federal Oversight? A Case Study with the H-2A Visa Program,” a report for the Chief Evaluation Office of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The report is based on the findings of a team of researchers co-led

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Penn State Law Immigrants’ Rights Clinic supports Afghan refugees

April 13, 2022

PENN STATE LAW  — Months after the fall of Kabul and the withdrawal of the last American troops from Afghanistan, students in the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic (CIRC) have helped to respond to the humanitarian crisis through community education and legal support.

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Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic assists local small businesses

April 12, 2022

WTAJ — Penn State Law students are getting real life experience while helping potential clients across the state with legal paperwork.

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Quinnipiac Law student team wins regional mock trial competition

April 12, 2022

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — For the second consecutive year, Quinnipiac was crowned co-champion of the New England Regional competition. This year was a game-changer – it is the first time ever that Quinnipiac shared the co-champion title with, well, itself. Both of the university’s teams were crowned co-champions after both teams defeated Harvard in the final

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Law Students Help Ukrainian Refugees Start Asylum Process

April 12, 2022

THE NEWSROOM — On April 3, more than a dozen Seattle University law student volunteers gathered at Everett Community College—overseen by professors and licensed attorneys—to help more than 30 Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country complete the initial paperwork required to seek asylum in the United States.

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University of Utah Law student Jessi Maupin discusses plans to work in intellectual property law

April 12, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — With an undergraduate degree in engineering and four years working as a civil engineer under her belt, shifting to the book-heavy world of law school was a bit of a challenge for Jessi Maupin. But her STEM background gave her some big advantages—how to think analytically and problem-solve, and

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University of Virginia Law softball tournament raises money for local charity

April 12, 2022

NBC 29 — Colleges from all over the country came to Charlottesville to benefit ReadyKids. The University of Virginia School of Law held its annual softball invitational for the organization. Schools flew to the Commonwealth to help the cause. Together they helped raise $25,000 for child services.

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University of Virginia Law students take prizes in international tax moot court competition

April 12, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of students from the University of Virginia School of Law placed second in this year’s International and European Tax Moot Court competition, which culminated April 1. This year’s team members are Timothy Blauch ’22, James Collins ’22, Natalie Mauch ’23 and Hunter Shaw ’23, with Bolton Smith ’22,

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