Tips on staying focused while studying for the bar exam
THE NATIONAL JURIST — The bar exam is rough. In this short piece, we’ll focus on just a few motivation tools. A quick caveat, serious mental health and wellness challenges are real and rising in law student and attorney populations.
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Willamette University College of Law faculty voted to adopt a Statement on Racism, Hate, and Violence. The statement takes note of the College of Law’s unique historic obligations to the state and region.
Read More about Willamette Law faculty adopts statement on racism, hate, and violencePilot program implements well-being support recommendations for students of color at 18 colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The past year has brought both mental health and racial justice to the forefront for many college leaders. A survey of college presidents from the American Council on Education found that more respondents rated the mental health of students as a pressing issue than said the same about spring enrollment numbers.
Read More about Pilot program implements well-being support recommendations for students of color at 18 collegesUniversity of Alabama Law graduate Derrick Loving awarded federal clerkship
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW — This Fall, Derrick Loving, a 2021 Alabama Law graduate, will begin a federal clerkship with Judge Janet Baer of Chicago, IL where he’ll be working in the field of bankruptcy law. “I aspire to be a judge someday, so I really look forward to watching her,” Loving said.
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BAYLOR LAW NEWS — Baylor Law student Kinsey Lakey is the latest Baylor Law School ‘Mad Dog,’ after winning the Summer 2021 Mad Dog Mock Trial Competition. Fellow student Nicho Stevens was the finalist.
Read More about Baylor Law student Kinsey Lakey wins Summer Mad Dog Mock Trial CompetitionUCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishments
UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Three members of UCLA School of Law’s first-year class have been honored with the inaugural Susman Godfrey Prize, which recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of law students of color across the nation. Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross together make up a quarter of all winners.
Read More about UCLA Law students Regina Campbell, Kaysie Gonzalez, and Galyn Sumida-Ross receive Susman Godfrey Prize for outstanding accomplishmentsUniversity of Cincinnati Law student Catherine Douglas named Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Public Policy Fellow
UC NEWS — Catherine Douglas, rising 3L, has been named a 2021 Public Policy Fellow with the Squire Patton Boggs Foundation. This summer she will work at the Juvenile Division of the Hamilton County’s Public Defender’s Office, advocating for fairness and equality in the criminal justice system.
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UC NEWS — A strong interest in public interest work, specifically civil legal services with a focus on family and juvenile law, brought Molly Bohanan to Cincinnati Law. This summer, she will continue to enhance her education and skills as a student fellow with the Equal Justice Works Rural Summer Legal Corp.
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law student Molly Bohanan selected for Equal Justice Works FellowshipMohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduate
REUTERS — Sometimes Mohamed Sidibay wonders if the last 15 years have been a dream, if he might wake up on someone’s porch in the slums of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, where as a homeless former child soldier he would surreptitiously sleep at night.
Read More about Mohamed Sidibay discusses path from child soldier in Sierra Leone to Fordham Law graduateFordham Law OUTLaw student leaders Maria Chrysanthem and Brandon Small discuss supporting LGBTQ+ students during the pandemic
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As Fordham Law School celebrates Pride Month, we spoke with OUTLaws‘ chairs Maria Chrysanthem ’22 and Brandon Small ’23 about the organization’s objectives, the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in law school and the legal profession, and what’s in store for Pride Month and beyond.
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