Penn State Law professor Christopher C. French releases sixth edition of “Insurance Law in a Nutshell” book
PENN STATE LAW — Christopher C. French, professor of practice and director of the Trial Advocacy Program at Penn State Law on the University Park campus, recently co-authored the release of the sixth edition of the book “Insurance Law in a Nutshell” (West Academic Publishing). The book by French and John F. Dobbyn examines the fundamentals of…
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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY NEWARK — Rutgers Law School faculty and students were invited by the White House to recount their efforts to halt pandemic evictions in Newark through pro bono work and an inventive outreach collaboration with community organizers and local artists. The Stop Evicting Newark Project began in the fall as a response to the Supreme Court…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — After being bullied for a speech impediment growing up, the idea of law school really scared Hilary Adkins. She wasn’t sure she could stand up and speak up, as lawyers are often expected to do. Along with a fear of public speaking, Adkins also felt like her…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Maggie Kinkopf never considered a legal career until her senior year in college, while listening to the third season of Serial, a podcast that critically examined Cuyahoga County’s criminal justice system. “I remember thinking, ‘This is a way I could contribute to making a real positive change,’ ” said…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law student Maggie Kinkopf cites podcast as inspiration to attend law schoolGeorgia State University Law student Rebekah Cohen Morris discusses how teaching career inspired her to pursue a law degree
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — It’s typical for one’s career to turn out different than expected, but it’s less common for that shift to be caused by identifying systemic problems and dedicating a career to becoming a solution. That’s what Rebekah Cohen Morris (J.D. ’23) is doing. The former teacher and current Doraville City Council member…
Read More about Georgia State University Law student Rebekah Cohen Morris discusses how teaching career inspired her to pursue a law degreeHarvard Law student Stephen Neilson awarded civil rights scholarship
DIGITAL JOURNAL — “We need more lawyers of color,” writes Stephen Neilson in the essay that won him the $2,500 Ben Crump Law School Scholarship. Neilson’s essay paid homage to the many people in his life who have propped him up and propelled him to greatness: his family members who moved to America from Jamaica, former…
Read More about Harvard Law student Stephen Neilson awarded civil rights scholarshipStudents From Six Law Schools Develop New Legal Tech Ideas in Liberty Mutual’s Legal Design Challenge
NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY NEWS TODAY — On Nov. 5, 2021, Liberty Mutual Insurance, in partnership with Suffolk University, hosted their annual Legal Design challenge, a one-day event that brings law students from across the country together to solve today’s biggest legal issues. Thirty-six law students from six schools participated in the competition, which places students through a…
Read More about Students From Six Law Schools Develop New Legal Tech Ideas in Liberty Mutual’s Legal Design ChallengeA look at how long it takes law graduates to pay off student debt
LEGAL SCOOPS — Graduate school loans constitute most of the $160,000 average law student debt and 74% of law students have a law school debt to pay off. This debt includes their undergraduate debt, a major burden in law studies, the cost of the bar exams, and other expenses. U.S. Department of Education data shows how school…
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UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Some of them were in the same sections; some of them became friends outside of class. But five members of the UB School of Law’s Class of 2021 share this distinction: All are entering the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, a team of lawyers for the U.S. military who…
Read More about Five University at Buffalo Law graduates are selected for JAG CorpsUniversity at Buffalo Law course engages students in redistricting process
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — It happens every 10 years: the statistics-heavy redrawing of the electoral map to reflect new Census population figures. This year in New York, that means carving up the state into 150 Assembly districts, 63 State Senate districts and 26 congressional districts. It’s a process that is fraught with…
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