Fordham Law orientation program focuses on the well-being of students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s third annual spring orientation expanded this year into a two-day format, taking place on Jan. 18 and 19 for day division students. The theme for this year’s orientation was “Starting the second semester strong: Strengthening the individual, strengthening the community.” For the third year, the program focused on diversity and…
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY — Since presenting their research in January 2021, Michigan Law professor Michael Steinberg and Taubman professor Robert Goodspeed have been working to remove racially restrictive covenants — policies which bar people of color from owning certain homes — from Washtenaw County title deeds. Steinberg and Goodspeed are currently developing maps that lay out the…
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KETV — A local effort to help thousands of families facing eviction gains national attention from the White House and the US Attorney General. It’s called the Tenant Assistance Project and four days per week, University of Nebraska Law students and over 20 other organizations transform parts of the second floor of the Lancaster County Courthouse into…
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ABC 8 — Two UNL law students get the rare opportunity to argue before the Supreme Court, something many practicing attorneys will never have the chance to do. Jayden Barth and Rachel Tomlinson Dick are both third-year law students at UNL, have been preparing since December for their hearings on Feb. 4. “When we got the email, I…
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PENN STATE LAW — Penn State Law in University Park students work alongside faculty in a hands-on atmosphere that takes them beyond the books. Penn State Law faculty encourage experiential learning – both in courses, and in nine clinics and one practicum – to augment students’ coursework and help them develop the confidence to serve as…
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ROGERS WILLIAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Roger Williams University School of Law was recognized today by the White House at an event thanking law schools that had “responded to the U.S. Attorney General’s call to address the housing and eviction crisis, and help increase housing stability and access to justice in their communities.” Last August 30,…
Read More about Roger Williams Law recognized by White House for response to the eviction crisisUSC Gould Law to host legal scholars for corporate and commercial law seminar
USC GOULF SCHOOL OF LAW — A new seminar created by three USC law professors takes a reflective approach to building strategic skills, relating modern corporate governance innovations to iconic research by leading scholars of corporate law.The Corporate and Commercial Law Seminar is co-taught by Professors Bob Rasmussen, Michael Simkovic and D. Daniel Sokol. The seminar…
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USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Before becoming law partners at Sanders Roberts LLP, longtime friends Justin Sanders JD ’00 and Reginald Roberts Jr. JD ’00 found their profession in different ways. Roberts, a first-generation college student, discovered he had a natural ease with words, which steered him to law. Sanders’ father was a Yale School of…
Read More about Endowment to USC Gould Law will create scholarship for underrepresented law studentsABA considers mandatory bias training for law students under proposed rule
REUTERS — Law schools would have to train students in bias, racism and crosscultural competency under a proposal before the American Bar Association’s policymaking body this month. The ABA’s House of Delegates on Feb. 14 will consider a series of changes to its law school accreditation rules, including a new requirement that schools provide bias training at…
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo School of Law won recognition from the White House and Department of Justice for taking “immediate action to increase housing stability and access to justice” in Erie County during a remote ceremony from the White House on Friday. UB was among 99 U.S. law schools responding to the Attorney…
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