University of Iowa Law students participate in “partner for a day” program
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — For nearly 30 years, over 2800 students have been matched with practicing attorneys—Iowa Law alumni and friends—across the globe for the Partner for a Day program. The program serves as an opportunity for students to personally learn from an attorney and gain a feel of what it is like…
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — After years of work, Mitchell Hamline’s Institute to Transform Child Protection was part of an event in October with Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to celebrate several legislative wins for Minnesota families. The institute had worked specifically on two proposals that became law. The measures were part of…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Zachary Pohlman, a 2021 Notre Dame Law School graduate, has won first place in the Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation’s 2021 Award for Excellence in Legal Writing — one of the nation’s largest student writing contests. His paper, “State Statutory Interpretation and Horizontal Choice of Law,” examines the question of…
Read More about Notre Dame Law student Zachary Pohlman wins national writing competitionUniversity of Oregon Law announces first-ever Lane County Bar Association Fellows
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Eugene, Oregon. Oregon Law is taking part in a new Bar Fellows program instituted by the Lane County Bar Association (LCBA). Four UO law students earned the fellowship during the 2021-22 academic year. This year’s LCBA Fellows are Amber Bozeman, Danielle Riege, Fiona Vettes, and Kiali Wong. Designed to help…
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PENN LAW — Thanks largely to media portrayals in popular shows like “House” and “Seinfeld,” many people know that trained actors pose as ‘standardized patients’ to help medical students learn to become doctors. Lesser known is that 40 years ago, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies (“Gittis Legal Clinics”)…
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot, participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, successfully represented a client in a civil rights lawsuit against a California prison warden. Their client, Mr. Wahl, had been serving time in California state prison when he received a court order…
Read More about Pepperdine Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot win settlement for client in civil rights caseMid-Shore Pro Bono announces new public interest internship stipend for law students
KENT COUNTY NEWS — Mid-Shore Pro Bono has established a Sandy Brown Public Interest Internship, named for the legal assistance network’s executive director who is stepping down after 13 years. The announcement was made Dec. 2 during a reception in the Tidewater Inn that was hosted by the MSPB board of directors. Meredith Lathbury Girard,…
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ILSA — The American Society of International Law’s International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) announces its eighth annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition
Read More about International Law Students Association announces student writing competitionHBCU graduates face barriers when applying to graduate programs
SPECTRUM NEWS — You can do everything right and still be denied acceptance into your dream school. Rejection can feel like a punch to the face. For some students wanting to continue their education, a high-ranking GPA and standout resume are not enough. Alina Connie finds power behind her paintbrushes. “It’s what keeps me creative. It’s what…
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UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — The UC Davis Law faculty has unanimously approved the Reynoso Academic Awards to recognize law students with the highest grades in each class with more than 10 students. The awards are named after the late California Supreme Court Justice and UC Davis Law Professor Cruz Reynoso. The Reynoso Academic Excellence Award…
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