University of the Pacific McGeorge Law hosts diversity career fair for students
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — The Sacramento Region Diversity Career Fair was held on Feb. 26 and connected employers with diverse legal candidates for future and current job openings, announced the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, the UC Davis School of Law,…
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PENN LAW — The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Jessup International Moot Court team has achieved stellar results in the 2022 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The team is comprised of oralists Ravid Reif L’22, Peter Neal L’22, Axel Sarkissian L’23, and Noor Irshaidat L’23 as well as 1L Board Members Paul-Angelo…
Read More about Penn Law will represent the US in international moot court competitionTemple Law students Patrick Long and Joe Hogan go to Poland to aid Ukranian refugees
WPVI — Two Temple University law students spent their spring break helping Ukrainian refugees who escaped to Poland. Patrick Long and Joe Hogan, both Bucks County residents, said they felt compelled to help since they both have the resources, and since such a large Ukrainian population makes up this portion of our region. “I called Patrick and said,…
Read More about Temple Law students Patrick Long and Joe Hogan go to Poland to aid Ukranian refugeesUniversity of Tennessee Law students participate in legal advice clinic for veterans
THE DAILY TIMES — The legal system is difficult to navigate for most people, but different communities face their own challenges when working through questions concerning the law. To help East Tennessee’s veteran population sort through such questions, several attorneys volunteered their time at the Veterans’ Legal Advice Clinic in Knoxville on Wednesday, March 8.…
Read More about University of Tennessee Law students participate in legal advice clinic for veteransUniversity of Utah Law student Jesus Salazar discusses passion for advocacy
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Jesus Salazar was casually considering law school as an option — but when his family and friends faced incidents of discrimination based on their race, it solidified his decision. “At first it made me really angry,” Salazar said. “But as time went on, that anger turned into a desire to protect…
Read More about University of Utah Law student Jesus Salazar discusses passion for advocacyUniversity of Utah Law students receive top honors at transactional law competition
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — A team of students from the S.J. Quinney College of Law recently received top honors at a transactional law competition. Daniel Robinson, Eliza Burnett, Freedom Hansen, and Zach Marquez competed in the UCLA Transactional Law competition on February 25th. They won awards for Best Negotiation and Best Agreement. The UCLA Transactional Law…
Read More about University of Utah Law students receive top honors at transactional law competitionUniversity of Virginia Law student Christopher Banos pushes changes to the school’s honor code
UVA TODAY — University of Virginia students have voted to amend the UVA honor system’s single-sanction expulsion penalty for an honor violation, replacing it with a two-semester suspension. The decision came after student elections closed on Friday afternoon as students voted on a proposal to change Article II of the Honor Committee Constitution. The original article stated…
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BUSINESS WORLD — Among the biggest struggles of the law profession gearing towards the future is the fact that most law schools today tend to remain traditional and generate “20th-century lawyers” when the world logically requires “21st-century lawyers.” This is according to Richard Susskind, who is among the most cited authors in the world when it…
Read More about A look at on-demand courses for law students and lawyersUniversity of Mississippi Law student Brittany Murphree discusses her experience in critical race theory class
CNN — Three weeks ago, Brittany Murphree enrolled in Law 743, a unique class for the University of Mississippi. Despite the skepticism from fellow Republican friends and family, the second-year law student wanted to take the class “to see what it’s all about.” “Honestly, I love it,” Murphree told CNN. She feels very respected as a White,…
Read More about University of Mississippi Law student Brittany Murphree discusses her experience in critical race theory classBaylor Law student Andrew Boone wins writing competition
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY LAW — Baylor Law is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Ultimate Writer Competition. The first-place winner is Andrew Boone, second-place winner is Maximilian Atchity, and Riley Zoch and Rachel Rickel tied for third place. Honorable mentions were received by Elias Bejany and Katie Thedford. This year’s case file was ripped from the…
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