Brooklyn Law student Angelina Sanchez wins national mediator competition
BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Angelina Sanchez ’22 took first place in the annual University of Houston Law Center’s (UHLC) Blakely Advocacy Institute National Mediator Competition, held virtually in October. The event offers students from law schools across the country the opportunity to act as mediators in a “high stakes” environment with competitors acting as attorney/client…
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UCONN TODAY — Jacqui Arena was an opinionated and outspoken 13-year-old the first time someone told her she should be a lawyer. It took nearly 25 years for her to agree. In February 2021, deep into a career as certified registered nurse anesthetist at UConn Health, Arena found herself working long hours on legal challenges involving her young stepson, who had been diagnosed with autism. “I was spending all…
Read More about University of Connecticut Law student Jacqui Arena discusses career in nursingAlumni gifts to Duke Law fund student public interest work
DUKE LAW — Duke Law alumni have boosted their support for public interest fellowships, enabling more students and recent graduates to pursue highly competitive but low-paying or unpaid positions in areas such as public defense, indigent civil legal services, disability rights, housing, labor relations, international human rights, and civil work at government agencies. In summer 2021, nine…
Read More about Alumni gifts to Duke Law fund student public interest workNew Duke Law readings course explores the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline
DUKE LAW — During the fall 2021 semester, Duke Law School offered its first readings course exploring the systems contributing to America’s complex and controversial “school-to-prison pipeline.” Led by Clinical Professor Crystal Grant and Senior Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson, 12 students met weekly for seven weeks for in-depth discussions based on assigned readings and viewings, as…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Professor Donna Redel and her Blockchain-Crypto-Digital Assets course at Fordham Law were featured in an article published in LLM Guide.
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — A new course at Iowa Law examines the law through the lens of great works of literature. English Law and Literature explores the relationships between English law and English literature at the historical, practical, imaginative, and theoretical levels, encouraging students to consider the depiction of law and jurisprudential questions…
Read More about New University of Iowa Law course explores the connection between literature and the lawUniversity 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…
Read More about University of Iowa Law students participate in “partner for a day” programMitchell Hamline Law Institute celebrates legislative win for Minnesota families
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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