Pepperdine Law student Anita Marks awarded scholarship from Corporate Counsel Women of Color
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law third-year student Anita Marks has won a Corporate Counsel Women of Color My Life as a Lawyer Scholarship Award. The scholarship supports law students of color who display outstanding legal talent, as well as a strong commitment and dedication to serving their communities. A committee made up…
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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — Talley Ransil, like most incoming law students, felt a lot of stress as she began her time at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. She relied on an older student, Lauren Boone, to help navigate the ins and outs of law school.“I got a lot of beneficial resources and connections from her…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — It seemed that everyone had an opinion about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Despite the largely unprecedented nature of the work, armchair quarterbacks from left, right and center gave their take. The investigation resulted in almost three dozen people being indicted or…
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WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE — In January 2009, the Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic accepted its first clients. In the years since, the clinic has achieved great success in its two-fold mission: to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to be effective attorneys, and to help veterans affected by service-related disabilities receive the benefits they deserve. The…
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — A new project led by Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences Vicki Schultz and involving Yale Law students will examine the early work done by lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section (ELS) — and analyze what that work might have to say for…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As a graduate student in the rather solitary field of English, I was thankful for the Coffee Club’s companionship and structure, which helped me finish my dissertation and shaped my interest in working with advanced writers across disciplines. Flash forward to 2021. I am an administrator at North Carolina State University developing writing…
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REUTERS — The COVID-19 pandemic has left many law students struggling to pay their bills and buy food, feeling less connected to their classmates and teachers, and experiencing more anxiety and loneliness. Those findings come from the latest Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE), an annual survey of student satisfaction and legal education trends. Researchers collected…
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THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — University of Akron School of Law students got a close-up view of what it’s like to be a JAG officer when the Army Court of Criminal Appeals visited the school this fall. The Court heard oral arguments in an actual court-martial appeal case in front of a full house in the…
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CLEVELAND.COM — What high school student doesn’t like a good argument? Students from 14 local high schools have the opportunity to listen to arguments before the state’s highest court Tuesday and Wednesday, as the University of Akron hosts the Ohio Supreme Court on campus. Court was held like normal, with students rising as the Justices entered…
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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In October, Case Western Reserve University School of Law First Amendment Clinic students Makela Hayford, Ginger Pinkerton and Nathan Venesky, along with First Amendment Fellow Sara Coulter, completed a 3½-day bench trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Youngstown before the…
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