University of Mississippi Law government law student association hosts inaugural policy competition
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI NEWS — The Government Law Student Association at the University of Mississippi School of Law recently hosted its inaugural policy competition, where students demonstrated legislative writing, oral advocacy and lobbying skills. GLSA was founded last spring as space for law students interested in pursuing legal careers in government or public service. “GLSA’s policy competition committee…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — A mother and daughter have been granted asylum in the U.S. after fleeing gender violence in Latin America, thanks in part to Notre Dame Law School students Jacquelyn Aguirre and Elizabeth Wentross. Aguirre and Wentross, both second-year law students, are participants in this semester’s National Immigrant Justice Center…
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PENN LAW — Countless students across the country plan to take a much-deserved break this holiday weekend to spend Thanksgiving with their families and loved ones. For University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School LLM students, who are all international, Thanksgiving is a new tradition abundant with Penn collegiality and American holiday spirit. “Most of the LLMs do…
Read More about Penn Law international students host annual Thanksgiving dinnerPenn Law student Michelle Rodriguez discusses experience as First Generation Professionals Fellow
PENN LAW — Michelle Rodriguez L’24, MBE’24 never expected to go to law school – she only dreamed of it. When she tells her story, Rodriguez begins by explaining that she embodies a multitude of intersecting identities and holds several seemingly disparate but ultimately cohesive interests. Rodriguez grew up in California, just north of Los Angeles. A…
Read More about Penn Law student Michelle Rodriguez discusses experience as First Generation Professionals FellowNew Penn Law course looks at community lawyering as a solution to mass incarceration
PENN LAW — In one of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s newest courses, “Community Lawyering to End Mass Incarceration,” students learn how to engage a range of legal, political, and advocacy strategies to advocate for the rights of incarcerated individuals and lead change in the criminal justice system. Co-lecturer and Legal Director of the Abolitionist…
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PENN STATE — Third-year Penn State Dickinson Law students Mitchell Snyder and Tyler Eckert won Region 3 in the New York City Bar Association’s 77nd National Moot Court Competition, held virtually Nov. 13-14. In addition to Dickinson Law, teams from the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Drexel University, the University of Baltimore, American…
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PENN STATE — This fall, the Penn State Law Entrepreneur Assistance Clinic (EAC) launched an Underserved Small Businesses (USB) legal services program, which targets entrepreneurs who are generally categorized as socially and economically disadvantaged. The program is an extension of the existing EAC program, adding targeted educational outreach to qualifying entrepreneurs including people of color, women,…
Read More about Penn State Law entrepreneur assistance clinic launches outreach programWillamette Law partners with Legal Innovators alternative legal service provider
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Under a new partnership with Legal Innovators, Willamette Law students have increased access to top career opportunities. Legal Innovators is an alternative legal service provider and end-to-end talent management solution. It recruits, vets, trains and mentors new graduates, offering a new pathway for students to jobs in Big Law and corporate legal departments. With its…
Read More about Willamette Law partners with Legal Innovators alternative legal service providerYale Law veterans clinic files suit against Connecticut National Guard over right to unionize
YALE DAILY NEWS — The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, asking the court to confirm the right of the Connecticut National Guard to unionize while on state active duty. The Veterans Clinic, along with co-counsel at Livingston, Adler, Pulda, Meiklejohn & Kelly PC, filed the…
Read More about Yale Law veterans clinic files suit against Connecticut National Guard over right to unionizeYale Law Students honored with fellowships for excellence in academics
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Kerry Initiative announced that seven Yale Law School students have been named Kerry Fellows for the 2021–2022 academic year. The Kerry Fellows were selected on the basis of outstanding academic and, if appropriate, professional achievement, with some priority given to interdisciplinary work in the core subjects on which the Kerry Initiative is…
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