Boston University Law partners with Center for Antiracist Research on research projects
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…
Read More about University at Buffalo Law ‘Discover Law’ program mentors prospective law students from underrepresented backgroundsUniversity at Buffalo Law students share their experiences as summer fellows
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,…
Read More about University of Dayton Law partners with firms to build a more diverse legal professionFordham Law Latin American Law Students Association celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As Fordham Law School celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with Dayana Ledezma ’22 and Zane Mitchell ’22—president and vice president, respectively, of Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)—about the group’s goals for the 2021-22 academic year and the fun events that will be held in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Read More about Fordham Law Latin American Law Students Association celebrates Hispanic Heritage MonthFordham Law hosts President of Slovenia for speech on elections and democracy
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — President Borut Pahor of Slovenia made a special visit to Fordham Law School on September 22 during his brief stay in New York City for the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. Dean Matthew Diller and Joseph Landau, associate dean for academic affairs, greeted President Pahor at the Lincoln Center campus. “It was…
Read More about Fordham Law hosts President of Slovenia for speech on elections and democracyGeorge Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitors
THE GW HATCHET — A law professor found that wearing an ankle monitor during probation or parole is just as restrictive as incarceration in a report published late last month. Kate Weisburd, an associate professor of law and the lead researcher of the study, said she worked with a team of 10 GW Law students who collected…
Read More about George Washington Law professor Kate Weisburd and students release report on the restrictiveness of ankle monitorsGeorgia State Law honors inductees to Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers
GEORGIA STATE NEWS HUB — Georgia State Law students, faculty and alumni gathered Monday for a celebration of The Order of the Coif and The Order of Barristers. The two prestigious honor societies celebrated the inductees for the class of 2020 and 2021. The Order of the Coif is the national honor society of legal education. Its…
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