New UC Hastings Law scholarship rewards students for public service
UC HASTINGS LAW — When she was growing up, Debra Bogaards ‘81 remembers her family’s Friday night Shabbat dinners included donating to a favorite charity each week. The Jewish idea of Tzedakah, a Hebrew word that is used to refer to charity or philanthropy, stuck with her as she grew up. She said, “It taught me…
Read More about New UC Hastings Law scholarship rewards students for public serviceA look at Columbia Law leadership fellows and their projects to advance legal education
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Columbia Law School’s Davis Polk Leadership Initiative fellows receive training, financial support, and mentorship from faculty, experts, and alumni as they work to advance a project that broadens the reach of legal education and legal services. Learn more about this year’s fellows and Innovation Grant recipients below and on the program’s website.
Read More about A look at Columbia Law leadership fellows and their projects to advance legal educationHofstra Law students Nicholas Tramposch and Rachel November honored for academic achievement
ABL ADVISOR — The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University has named Nicholas Tramposch as the recipient of the 2021-2022 Moritt Hock & Hamroff Business Law Honors Fellowship and Rachel November as the recipient of the 2021-2022 Marc L. Hamroff Annual Scholarship. The Fellowship is awarded to an incoming law student who has…
Read More about Hofstra Law students Nicholas Tramposch and Rachel November honored for academic achievementNew University of Iowa Law program seeks to foster conversations on different perspectives
IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Iowa Law’s DEI committee piloted a new program last week called Across the Aisle. The program seeks to bridge divides and bring people with different perspectives into conversation with each other. The first topic was immigration. Prior to the event participants were asked to answer questions to determine where they stood on…
Read More about New University of Iowa Law program seeks to foster conversations on different perspectivesUniversity of Kentucky Law students Kelly Daniel and Jocelyn Lucero reflect on their leadership roles with Kentucky Law Journal
UK NOW — When Kelly Daniel and Jocelyn Lucero started law school in the fall of 2019, the world, and their lives, looked a bit different. They had anticipated the challenges that the next three years would bring, but could never have imagined the rollercoaster of moments that would take them to the finish line. Daniel and…
Read More about University of Kentucky Law students Kelly Daniel and Jocelyn Lucero reflect on their leadership roles with Kentucky Law JournalLewis & Clark Law students gain an inside view of bankruptcy law
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Third year law students Jordan Lee and Annamarie White recently traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the West Coast Bankruptcy Roundtable, organized by Professor Samir Parikh from Lewis & Clark Law and Robert Rasmussen and Michael Simkovic from USC Gould School of Law. The two students were invited by the…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law students gain an inside view of bankruptcy lawMercer Law wins ABA national negotiation competition
THE DEN — Mercer University School of Law third-year students Michael Downing and Bryce Everett won the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division Negotiation Competition. This is the first time Mercer Law School has won the national competition. Downing and Everett advanced to nationals after winning the Regional Negotiation Competition in November. The competition simulates legal negotiations in…
Read More about Mercer Law wins ABA national negotiation competitionNorthwestern Law team wins regional trial competition
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Fred Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy won the Midwest Regional of the National Trial Competition, held remotely in February. The team will go on to compete for the national championship, which will be held in person in Fort Worth, Texas from March 30 to April…
Read More about Northwestern Law team wins regional trial competitionUniversity of Oregon Law aides in housing and eviction crisis
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — To help address the housing and eviction crisis, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office put out a call in August 2021. They asked lawyers and law students to take immediate action to help their communities. University of Oregon’s School of Law was one of the 99 law schools that responded.…
Read More about University of Oregon Law aides in housing and eviction crisisQuinnipiac Law participates in discussion with US Attorney General Merrick Garland on reducing homelessness
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Representatives from Quinnipiac Law’s Homelessness Mitigation Mediation Project and their counterparts from other law schools attended the meeting. The discussion focused on the results of Merrick’s call for action to law schools to aid housing stability in their communities. In response, the law schools committed to using their available resources to liaison with outside legal…
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