University of Hawaii Law students and faculty to attend UN climate change convention
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII NEWS — The eyes of the world are focused on the climate crisis negotiations for the next two weeks as more than 200 world leaders and 20,000 participants, including six from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, gather in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. for the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The…
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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — This fall Iowa Law welcomed the Class of 2024–the most academically qualified class in school history.“The Boyd Law Building has come back to life this fall. Our new entering class marks not only the start of a new academic year, but it feels like a new chapter in our…
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Minnesota Law boasts a top-notch LL.M. program for international law students that has hosted students from more than 80 countries over its quarter-century-plus history at the Law School. International Jurist magazine recently recognized our LL.M. program as one of the “Best Overall Experience” LL.M. programs in the United States. Our current…
Read More about University of Minnesota LLM students share their experiencesPenn Law JD/MBA student association helps students prepare for the challenges of an accelerated degree program
PENN LAW — The Francis J. & William Polk Carey JD/MBA Program at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Wharton School immerses students in an accelerated course of study, preparing them for careers at the intersection of law and business. Students earn both JD and MBA degrees in three years, rather than the…
Read More about Penn Law JD/MBA student association helps students prepare for the challenges of an accelerated degree programPepperdine Law Straus Institute hosts AALS Section on ADR works-in-progress conference
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — On October 7-9, the Straus Institute hosted the 14th Annual AALS Section on Dispute Resolution’s Works-in-Progress Scholarship Conference in a hybrid format, welcoming scholars on campus in Malibu as well as simultaneously engaging an online audience. The Works-in-Progress Conference convenes scholars and researchers at all levels within the ADR field and…
Read More about Pepperdine Law Straus Institute hosts AALS Section on ADR works-in-progress conferencePepperdine Law trial advocacy team wins Western regional competition
PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — For the second year in a row, the Pepperdine Caruso Law Trial Advocacy Team placed first in the Western Regional competition of the All Star Bracket Challenge. The Pepperdine Trial Team of Rebecca Voth, Karl Kleppe, Thurgood Wynn, MacKenzie Savage, and Westin Whitener won the West Regional of the 64-team, NCAA-style,…
Read More about Pepperdine Law trial advocacy team wins Western regional competitionQuinnipiac Law mock trial team wins Midwest regional competition
QUNNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Four Quinnipiac School of Law students took a virtual courtroom by storm and finished first overall in the Midwest Regional for the All-Star National Bracket Challenge. The QUSL team finished with a flawless 4-0 record after four rounds, won all 12 judge’s ballots, and gained a 64-point differential. They are now preparing for the…
Read More about Quinnipiac Law mock trial team wins Midwest regional competitionUniversity of Akron Law students contribute to success of new medical technology innovation competition
THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — You can think of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)’s new NEOvations Bench-to-Bedside program as the region’s grad student Shark Tank for medical innovation – without the bite. Modeled after a world-renowned program at the University of Utah, NEOvations B2B brings medicine and pharmacy students from NEOMED together with law,…
Read More about University of Akron Law students contribute to success of new medical technology innovation competitionUCLA Law students advocate for incarcerated clients in bail practicum
UCLA LAW — In courthouses at opposite ends of Los Angeles County this fall, eight students in UCLA School of Law’s innovative Bail Practicum stood up and advocated for four incarcerated clients who had been awaiting trial while in custody for seven weeks to 14 months. In all four cases, they earned favorable outcomes. The students —…
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UCLA LAW — Thanks to the work of students and faculty of the UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, two Southern California men serving life sentences in federal prison for non-violent drug convictions were granted compassionate release this year, allowing them to return home to their families. The clinic’s co-directors, Professor Ingrid Eagly and Lecturer Julie…
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