Lewis & Clark Law student Andrew Swanson combats addiction problems in the legal profession
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — “Five years ago I picked up a needle for the last time,” Andrew Swanson, ’24, wrote in an email to his fellow Lewis & Clark Law students. “Today I sponsor men in recovery programs, I serve on the Other Bar Student Outreach Committee, and try to give back to the…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Andrew Swanson combats addiction problems in the legal professionUniversity of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic fights for food rights in West Virginia
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In December 2021, the city council of Morgantown, West Virginia unanimously agreed to adopt a municipal resolution that formally recognizes the human right to food. Miami Law’s Human Rights Clinic played a pivotal role in the drafting of the resolution. The adoption of this municipal resolution came just…
Read More about University of Miami Law Human Rights Clinic fights for food rights in West VirginiaUniversity of Miami Law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen discusses experiences
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen has accumulated more accolades than one can count. The Dean’s Merit Scholarship recipient is characteristically driven and forward-looking, facing the notoriously immense pressures of law school with impressive optimism and unwavering self-assurance. She graduated from the University of Miami last year with a Bachelor of…
Read More about University of Miami Law student Asha Wedemeier-Allen discusses experiencesUniversity of Minnesota Law Immigration and Human Rights Clinic help Guinean woman win asylum
MINNESOTA LAW — The Law School’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic recently helped a Guinean woman who faced persecution in her native country because of her religious beliefs, women’s rights advocacy, and public health work win asylum in the United States. The woman, a devout Christian, traveled to various regions within the Muslim-majority nation evangelizing. She was…
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MINNESOTA LAW — Several Minnesota Law students recently joined faculty and staff from the James H. Binger Center for New Americans to provide legal support to Afghan refugees on the Fort McCoy military base in Wisconsin. The team helped the refugees understand the complex and often challenging U.S. immigration system, prepare their asylum or special…
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CROOKSTON TIMES — Brink Lawyers PA recently announced that Brooke Bergeron of Crookston is the winner of the Spring 2022 Brink Laywers University of North Dakota Law Scholarship. Bergeron is a second-year law student at the UND School of Law and currently serves as President of the Rural Practice Association, Treasurer of the Law Women’s Caucus,…
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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,…
Read More about University of the Pacific McGeorge Law hosts diversity career fair for studentsPenn Law will represent the US in international moot court competition
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.…
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