University 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…
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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…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law participates in discussion with US Attorney General Merrick Garland on reducing homelessnessStanford Law hosts symposium on safeguarding the right to vote
SLS — On Friday, February 11, and Saturday, February 12, Stanford Law School (SLS) held one of its first in-person events after more than 18 months of Zoom meetings: the 2022 Stanford Law Review (SLR) Symposium. The gathering of law students, academics, civil rights experts and many others in a hybrid format, with a combination of…
Read More about Stanford Law hosts symposium on safeguarding the right to voteUniversity of Virginia Law International Human Rights Clinic aids in the release of environmental activists
UVA TODAY — In a case brought to light by the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, the Supreme Court of Honduras in February overturned the convictions of six environmental activists that drew the ire of the international community. In 2018, eight environmental activists in Guapinol were arrested after setting up a…
Read More about University of Virginia Law International Human Rights Clinic aids in the release of environmental activistsVideo: Wayne Law students start campaign to highlight diverse voices in the law
DETROIT FREE PRESS — The Lawyers Look Like Me campaign was created by Wayne State University Law School students to highlight the importance of diverse voices in law.
Read More about Video: Wayne Law students start campaign to highlight diverse voices in the lawYale Law and Racial Justice Center helps community tackle racial injustice issues
YALE NEWS — In 2021, Yale established a center based at Yale Law School to focus on racial injustice, perhaps the most pernicious and deep-rooted problem facing the United States. The Law and Racial Justice Center, now taking shape, will be a hub for related teaching, interdisciplinary research, and policy work. Fundamental to the mission of the…
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