Case Western Reserve Law welcomes incoming class

September 13, 2021

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY — Case Western Reserve University School of Law is pleased to welcome an exceptional group of students to campus, including 146 members of the fall 2021 entering JD class, plus 15 spring start students who began their studies in January.

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Duke Law students return to in-person classes

September 13, 2021

DUKE LAW — Nearly 18 months after the Law School moved to learning online in response to the pandemic, in-person classes resumed Aug. 23, and there was a sense of excitement from students, faculty, and staff.

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University of Georgia creates fund to help students from underserved communities

September 13, 2021

THE RED & BLACK — The University of Georgia School of Law has created a fund to support students who have overcome significant obstacles and intend to help rural or legally underserved communities, according to a UGA news release.

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University of Georgia Law introduces scholarship in honor of former state supreme court justice Robert Benham

September 13, 2021

WGAU — The University of Georgia and its School of Law have established a scholarship named in honor of retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, who, a half-century ago, became the second black graduate of UGA’s Law School. The University says the scholarship will help law students from communities that are described as legally underserved.

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University of the Pacific McGeorge Law welcomes 100th class of students

September 9, 2021

PACIFIC NEWSROOM — The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law welcomed its 100th class of JD students to campus this month as well as a new class of graduate, online, and international program students.

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Pepperdine Law students win sports arbitration and moot competition

September 9, 2021

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law alumna Nicole Geiser (JD ’21) and third-year JD/MDR student Tatum Lowe have won the semester-long ILC Cup sports arbitration and moot competition. The competition was sponsored by the law firm Ingles Laurel Calderon, which is the leading sports law firm in the Philippines.

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West Virginia University Law students and graduates describe the importance of clinical programs

September 9, 2021

THE STATE JOURNAL —  Former and current WVU College of Law students say the clinical law program is an indispensable part of the curriculum.

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Pandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programs

September 9, 2021

CNBC — The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for Latinx students in the past year but it has also shaped their future plans. Many chose to go to graduate school to add another degree to their resume before they hit the job market.

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Adams and Reese law firm partners with Street Law to improve access to legal education in Alabama

August 26, 2021

ADAMS AND REESE LLP — Adams and Reese is pleased to announce that it has entered a partnership with Street Law, Inc., to bring the first Legal Diversity Pipeline program to Alabama. Through this program — designed to encourage the pursuit of legal careers by young people from groups that are currently underrepresented in the legal

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States evaluate bar exams and law licensing amid pandemic

August 26, 2021

AP NEWS — For three intense years, law students like Chase Wilde can’t escape the thought that the bar exam is waiting for them once they finish. He said the test maintains a powerful presence over students, always there in the back of their minds and often dictating which classes they take.

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