New University of Virginia Law course prepares students for work with Spanish-speaking clients
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A new course to be offered by the University of Virginia School of Law in the spring will help students improve their skills as advocates for Spanish-speaking clients. Spanish for Public Service Lawyers will introduce eight students who already have some proficiency in speaking Spanish to real-world clients who are…
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YALE DAILY NEWS — In its first year of in-person work, the Police, Law, and Policy Clinic at Yale Law School is allowing students to translate empirical evidence on policing and reform programs into real and actionable justice-oriented policy measures. The clinic, which is now in its second year of existence, partners closely with the Law School’s…
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NPR — Zahra Nealy was in the shower, listening to the radio, when she heard NPR reportingon Friday that the U.S. Department of Education would use its authority to help borrowers and relax the rules of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. “That’s me! You’re talking about me,” Nealy, who works for a Southern California…
Read More about How the Public Service Loan Forgiveness reform helps current borrowersWorking paper by UC Berkeley Law students looks at racial bias in San Francisco policing
THE DAVIS VANGUARD — In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law students are evaluating how biased policing, ineffective legal standards, and unjust institutions have prevented structural reform in San Francisco’s Police Department. The project is under the supervision of Clinical Professor Roxanna Altholz, and involve law students, David Maxson Harris, Sara Jaramillo, and Vanessa Rivas-Bernardy…
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Over the summer, Gabriela Rosario (’23), Alexandra Stanley (’22), and a handful of other BU Law students had the opportunity to advocate for the right of people who have been falsely accused of crimes to pursue civil rights claims against the police or other government officials. The team of students conducted…
Read More about Boston University Law partners with Center for Antiracist Research on research projectsUniversity at Buffalo Law ‘Discover Law’ program mentors prospective law students from underrepresented backgrounds
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Johnniel Morales has a clear, powerful statement about how UB’s Discover Law Undergraduate Scholars Program, an immersive summer program for promising underrepresented students, changed his life. It’s about “admiring the value of my potential and the diversity that surrounds me as an opportunity to reflect and rebuild over the…
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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — There’s a reason why the law school encourages its students to write about their summer fellowship experiences: Only in looking back and reflecting on their professional growth through an intense period of learning and practice, does the true value of the experience emerge. For many UB Law students…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law students share their experiences as summer fellowsUCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in court
UCLA — When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit convened over Zoom on May 4, a panel of judges heard oral arguments that were delivered by several highly skilled advocates — four of whom were UCLA School of Law students.“Arguing before the Ninth Circuit was truly a thrill. As someone who intends to pursue…
Read More about UCLA Law Appellate Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students give oral arguments in courtUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Rosita Ortiz named to National Latina/o Law Student Association executive board
UC CINCINNATI LAW — Rosita Ortiz, a third-year law student, was recently appointed as Vice-Chair for the National Latina/o Law Student Association’s (NLLSA) Executive Board for the 2021-2022 term. Ortiz was selected by delegates representing 66 law schools across the country, and is the first student to represent the University of Cincinnati on NLLSA’s board since the organization…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Rosita Ortiz named to National Latina/o Law Student Association executive boardUniversity of Dayton Law partners with firms to build a more diverse legal profession
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON NEWS — Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft Law are teaming with the University of Dayton School of Law to recruit underrepresented and underserved students to law school and the legal profession. The Flyer Legal Promise Program will provide two students full law school tuition, a $15,000 stipend for living expenses, mentors,…
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