Penn Law mediation clinic uses actors to train law students
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”)…
Read More about Penn Law mediation clinic uses actors to train law studentsPepperdine Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot win settlement for client in civil rights case
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,…
Read More about Mid-Shore Pro Bono announces new public interest internship stipend for law studentsInternational Law Students Association announces student writing competition
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…
Read More about HBCU graduates face barriers when applying to graduate programsUC Davis Law recognizes law students for academic achievement
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…
Read More about UC Davis Law recognizes law students for academic achievementVeteran Nurse Jacqui Arena discusses law school experience at UConn
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 Veteran Nurse Jacqui Arena discusses law school experience at UConnFlorida A&M Law student Logan Bartholomew helps neglected children in court
FAMU FORWARD — Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law’s Logan Bartholomew is enrolled in the Field Placement program. Bartholomew is working with the Florida Department of Children & Families (DCF) to protect the legal rights and improve the lives of abused, neglected, and abandoned children. In this role, Bartholomew helped draft an appellate brief that…
Read More about Florida A&M Law student Logan Bartholomew helps neglected children in courtFordham Law student Anthony Damelio named Skadden Fellow
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Stein Scholar Anthony Damelio FCRH ’08, LAW ’22 has been awarded a Skadden Foundation Fellowship, which will begin in the fall of 2022. The program, launched by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in 1988, provides two-year-long fellowships to talented young lawyers who want to pursue public interest law on a…
Read More about Fordham Law student Anthony Damelio named Skadden FellowHarvard Law students discuss the importance of the Board of Student Advisors
HARVARD LAW TODAY — For Kareem Carryl ’22, starting Harvard Law School in the fall of 2019 was a little nerve-wracking. “It is scary coming Harvard Law School,” he says. “Obviously, you hear about all the amazing alumni — President Barack Obama [’91], First Lady Michelle Obama [’88] — and it feels as though you are coming…
Read More about Harvard Law students discuss the importance of the Board of Student Advisors