Recent Notre Dame Law graduate Daniela Johnson Restrepo awarded permanent court of arbitration fellowship
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Daniela Johnson Restrepo ’21 J.D. joined the Permanent Court of Arbitration as a fellow November 8. She is the first J.D. graduate from Notre Dame Law School to be selected for this prestigious placement, which is based at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The PCA Fellowship Program offers recent…
Read More about Recent Notre Dame Law graduate Daniela Johnson Restrepo awarded permanent court of arbitration fellowshipUniversity of the Pacific McGeorge Law Immigration Clinic helps Afghan refugees with petitions for US entry
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — The Immigration Law Clinic at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law is hosting weekly workshops to assist Afghan refugees file Humanitarian Parole applications. These petitions, if approved, allow those impacted by the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan to obtain permission to come to the U.S. More than 30 McGeorge School…
Read More about University of the Pacific McGeorge Law Immigration Clinic helps Afghan refugees with petitions for US entryPenn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing project
PENN LAW — For months, the world watched and waited for medical companies to create life-saving vaccines to counter the devastating COVID-19 outbreak. When Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna announced their COVID-19 vaccines, the technology they used dominated news headlines and conversations across the globe. What may have flown under the radar was the University of Pennsylvania’s pivotal…
Read More about Penn Law student Alex DeLaney assists technology licensing projectPenn Law student Keslang Dolma uses first generation professional fellowship to cultivate community
PENN LAW — First Generation Professional (FGP) Fellow Kelsang Dolma L’24 has made a point throughout her academic and professional life to emphasize the importance of community – and she intends to continue to do so as a law student at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. The FGP Fellowship, which is administered by the Center…
Read More about Penn Law student Keslang Dolma uses first generation professional fellowship to cultivate communityQuinnipiac Law student Alexa Massad selected for clerkship with Connecticut Supreme Court
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Massad starts the yearlong clerkship in June. In her new role, she will review submissions by parties in legal proceedings; conduct legal research on issues presented in court; and write draft opinions of the court (a document providing the court’s decision on a legal issue). The application process for this position began in Spring…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law student Alexa Massad selected for clerkship with Connecticut Supreme CourtUConn Law launches center on policing
CT INSIDER — Law professors and students at UConn have goals to shape the local, state and national conversation about policing. Last week, the University of Connecticut School of Law announced the creation of the Center of Community Safety, Policing and Inequality to rethink community safety and the goals of law enforcement institutions. The new center has…
Read More about UConn Law launches center on policingUC Berkeley Law students partner with business school on mock negotiations competition
BERKELEY LAW — For a fast-rising number of lawyers, understanding the business world is more than an intellectual curiosity. It’s an occupational necessity. The Halloum Business Competition provides another case in point. Combining the skill sets of Berkeley Law and Berkeley Haas MBA students to navigate a simulated complex transaction based on actual fact patterns, the unique…
Read More about UC Berkeley Law students partner with business school on mock negotiations competitionUniversity of Cincinnati Law welcomes two Fulbright Scholars in new LLM class
UC CINCINNATI — Over the past three years, the LLM program at the University of Cincinnati College of Law has welcomed students from the Fulbright Foreign Student Program as part of its incoming cohort. This year, Cincinnati Law was proud to welcome two Fulbright students—Irina Zemkina, from Russia, and Julija Jurtoska, from North Macedonia—as part of its incoming class of LLM students, which includes 20 students from 10 countries. Fulbright students are selected by their…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law welcomes two Fulbright Scholars in new LLM classDenver Law students connect with US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor during virtual event
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER — For an afternoon, students of all ages had an opportunity to hear what is possible for them if they work hard and don’t allow obstacles, challenges and barriers to keep them from achieving their goals and dreams. On Friday, Nov. 5, the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law, Graduate School of Professional…
Read More about Denver Law students connect with US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor during virtual eventDuke Law pop-up eviction advice clinic assists area residents
DUKE LAW — On Friday mornings this semester, the Duke Law Civil Justice Clinic is holding a pop-up Eviction Advice Clinic in the Durham County Courthouse in downtown Durham. The clinic provides legal assistance to local residents facing eviction, often related to circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated after the federal eviction moratorium ended on…
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