Penn State Law students gain career perspective through clinical experience
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,…
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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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UCLA LAW — During an invitation-only event on Jan. 28, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and White House staff members applauded UCLA School of Law and other law schools nationwide for their work in addressing the country’s housing and eviction crisis. The law schools joined forces after Garland issued a call to action last year, asking for…
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CLEVELAND.COM — Cleveland-Marshall College of Law is among 99 law schools that are assisting a U.S. Department of Justice effort to address the housing and eviction crisis by helping renters with applications for Emergency Rental Assistance, volunteering with legal aid providers and helping courts implement eviction diversion programs, among other activities, the White House announced on…
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UCONN TODAY — The White House recognized the University of Connecticut School of Law on Friday for joining in the legal response to a national eviction and housing crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. UConn Law was among 99 law schools acknowledged during a virtual event with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Associate Attorney…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law students recognized by White House for work to prevent evictionsGift to Duke Law to fund clinic focused on ending mass incarceration
DUKE LAW — Duke University School of Law has received a $2.5 million commitment to launch a criminal defense clinic, James B. Duke and Benjamin N. Duke Dean Kerry Abrams announced. The new clinic, funded by the Barton Family Foundation, will provide Duke Law students with a hands-on, experiential learning course in the practice of criminal representation and…
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