Northwestern Law team wins regional trial competition
NORTHWESTERN NOW — A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy won the Midwest Regional of the National Trial Competition, held last weekend in a remote format. They will now go on to compete for the national championship, which will be held in person in Fort Worth, Texas, March 30-April 3. The team…
Read More about Northwestern Law team wins regional trial competitionNew Northwestern Law scholarship honors students who exemplify leadership and resilience
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — When Ernest Greer (JD ’91) met Jared Bartie (JD ’93) in the early 1990s, the two formed an instant connection. “I could tell he was a good guy,” Greer, who was a 3L at the time, says. “He was real and authentic, not trying to play to an audience.” Bartie,…
Read More about New Northwestern Law scholarship honors students who exemplify leadership and resiliencePenn Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic students partner local businesses on neighborhood revitalization
PENN LAW — Deputy Dean for Clinical Education Praveen Kosuri suspects that when most people think of “entrepreneurship,” they tend to think of greedy corporations, but for the students in the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic (ELC), entrepreneurship and creating positive social impact go hand-in-hand. “There’s a misperception that what we do doesn’t…
Read More about Penn Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic students partner local businesses on neighborhood revitalizationUniversity of Utah Law master of legal studies student Ashley Caldwell wins gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Ashley Caldwell, a current Master of Legal Studies student at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, recently won gold at the Winter 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Ashley and her two teammates recorded an impressive combined score of 338.34 in the mixed team aerials freestyle skiing event, edging out more experienced teams…
Read More about University of Utah Law master of legal studies student Ashley Caldwell wins gold medal at the Beijing Winter OlympicsYale Law to cover tuition and other expenses for low-income students
REUTERS — Yale Law School plans to wipe out tuition for low-income students starting in the fall, which its dean hopes will spark a wider move toward need-based financial aid in legal education. For the next three years, the school will provide full-tuition scholarships for 45 to 50 students in its J.D. program whose family income falls…
Read More about Yale Law to cover tuition and other expenses for low-income studentsSuffolk Law to host free two-week summer program for underrepresented students
MIT — Suffolk Law is currently accepting applications for the Suffolk Prelaw Achievers Network (Achievers), a free two-week program for college juniors and seniors who are interested in a career in law. Achievers is part of Suffolk Law’s ongoing efforts to eliminate bias and enhance diversity in the legal profession and justice system by prioritizing educational and career…
Read More about Suffolk Law to host free two-week summer program for underrepresented studentsUniversity of Arkansas Law student Dana McGee named inaugural American Bar Association consortium fellow
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Third-year law student Dana McGee has been selected as the American Bar Association’s inaugural Legal Education Police Practices Consortium Fellow. The ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium was formed to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety, including conduct, oversight and the evolving nature…
Read More about University of Arkansas Law student Dana McGee named inaugural American Bar Association consortium fellowFordham Law students win international baseball arbitration competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law students hit a three-run homer at the 15th Annual Tulane International Baseball Arbitration Competition between Jan. 19 and 21, swinging for the fences and winning three awards in total. Competitors Mackenzie Alpert ‘24, Max Fishman ‘24, Tori Klevan ‘24, and Hiren Patel ‘24—alongside coaches Nico Corti ‘23, Kimberly Fishman ‘23,…
Read More about Fordham Law students win international baseball arbitration competitionLewis & Clark business law students learn about deal making
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Business law students learned about deal making from a General Counsel’s perspective in an Xperiential Workshop program entitled “Accelerating the Deal.”Intel’s Associate General Counsel Trevor Jones and Intel’s Executive in Residence Chris Croteau outlined an acquisition and licensing opportunity that was adapted from several actual corporate transactions. They familiarized students…
Read More about Lewis & Clark business law students learn about deal makingMarquette Law students Lauren Brasington and Carsyn Bushman excel at moot court competition
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Please congratulate third-year law students Lauren Brasington and Carsyn Bushman for their success at the final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition (NMCC), co-hosted by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the New York City Bar Association and held virtually this year. The team was capably coached by Attorneys…
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