Lewis & Clark Law welcomes fall class
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School welcomes an academically strong 1L class to campus this fall as the law school returns to in-person instruction. The incoming class continues the upward trend in entering class’ admissions statistics. The Class of 2024 raised the LSAT median to 162, a jump of 4 points from…
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U MASS DARTMOUTH — The University of Massachusetts School of Law – Dartmouth and Springfield College have finalized a 3+3 agreement that will create new, accelerated opportunities for Springfield College students to attain a law degree. Pre-law students will spend three years working toward their undergraduate degree at Springfield College before matriculating at UMass Law, where they…
Read More about UMass Law and Springfield College launch accelerated ‘3+3’ JD/bachelor’s degree programUNLV Law student Azra Ozdemir discusses her experience in the school’s misdemeanor clinic
VOA NEWS — Like many others, Azra Ozdemir’s parents sent her off on the first day of school with the usual sage advice about doing well so she could get into a good college. That was her first day of kindergarten. “I knew three words in English: Yes. No,” and the letter P to indicate the need to…
Read More about UNLV Law student Azra Ozdemir discusses her experience in the school’s misdemeanor clinicUNLV Law immigration clinic looks to expand services
LAS VEGAS SUN — At the UNLV Immigration Clinic, law students assist staff attorneys in local deportation cases involving unaccompanied children and those in detention. New funding from the Clark County Commission will boost these services further, strengthening a vital resource during a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted undocumented immigrants. The $500,000 granted to the clinic will be…
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Three U.S. Supreme Court justices visited the University of Notre Dame campus during the first month of this fall semester. Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a Notre Dame Law School alumna and former faculty member, taught a one-week seminar on statutory interpretation to third-year law students at the beginning of…
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VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY MEDIA ROOM — Villanova University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, today announced a $13 million gift from Charles Widger, Esq., ’73 JD and Barbara Widger that will propel the Charles Widger School of Law to the forefront of professional development and leadership programming in legal education. In 2016, the Law School…
Read More about Large gift to Villanova Law supports student leadership development and faculty researchVillanova University hosts annual law school fair
THE VILLANOVAN — On Sept. 21, the University hosted its annual Law School Fair. This year, it was held virtually and was open to all students and alumni. More than 80 law school admissions teams from all over the country and LSAT prep companies attended the fair. Notable schools included University of California-Los Angeles, University of Notre…
Read More about Villanova University hosts annual law school fairWest Virginia University Law students work to overturn wrongful convictions
WVU INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER — Advocates for people who are convicted of a crime they did not commit marked the seventh annual Wrongful Conviction Day last week. A group of third-year law students and law school faculty at the West Virginia University College of Law work to overturn convictions for people who are convicted due to false…
Read More about West Virginia University Law students work to overturn wrongful convictionsWest Virginia University Law students participate in state court improvement externship program
WEST VIRGINIA NEWS — Rachael Mullins has a teaching degree from Marshall University and spent two years in the English department at a Logan County high school before realizing she loved the students but not teaching. “I really couldn’t make the difference I wanted to with my teaching degree. I needed a law degree,” says…
Read More about West Virginia University Law students participate in state court improvement externship programFacebook whistleblower to speak at Yale Law online panel
NEW HAVEN REGISTER — Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday and testified before a Senate committee Tuesday, will speak on a Yale Law School panel Thursday. The online panel, “The Facebook Files: What’s Next?,” is based on a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal reporting on how executives were aware…
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