Lewis & Clark Law announces Davis Wright Tremaine LLP International Law Writing Award recipients
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The International Law Committee has announced the winners of the 2021 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP International Law Writing Awards. Established through the generosity of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the award program provides a $2,500 stipend for the best research paper written.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law announces Davis Wright Tremaine LLP International Law Writing Award recipientsLewis & Clark Law student Jessica Olave to provide legal aid services to agricultural workers in Oregon
LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Jessica Olave ’23 was named one of a few dozen law students in the nation to be a Student Fellow for Equal Justice Works’ Rural Summer Legal Corp. She will work with Legal Aid Services of Oregon to help agricultural workers in rural counties of Oregon.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law student Jessica Olave to provide legal aid services to agricultural workers in OregonUniversity of Miami Law students Victor Bruzos and David Fernandez-Fidalgo selected as IP Law Institute Scholars
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — The HNBA/Microsoft IP Law Institute has chosen two more Miami Law students – Victor Bruzos and David Fernandez-Fidalgo – to attend its summer institute, designed to provide opportunities for Latino students interested in intellectual property law.
Read More about University of Miami Law students Victor Bruzos and David Fernandez-Fidalgo selected as IP Law Institute ScholarsNew England Law Boston graduate Sofia Nuno Unanue delivers commencing address on overcoming adversity
7 NEWS BOSTON — Sofia Nuno Unanue congratulated her classmates at commencement. An accomplishment that has been full of both challenge and perseverance. “When I graduated high school I was undocumented. So, just going to college for me was a distant dream,” she said. “I felt very foolish to just think about it.”
Read More about New England Law Boston graduate Sofia Nuno Unanue delivers commencing address on overcoming adversityPenn Law student Raymond Magsaysay publishes article on the impact of mass incarceration on the AAPI community
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In a forthcoming article in the Michigan Journal of Race & Law, Raymond Magsaysay L’22 explores the multifaceted problem of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) being largely left out of recent conversations about overhauling the criminal justice system to address racial injustice.
Read More about Penn Law student Raymond Magsaysay publishes article on the impact of mass incarceration on the AAPI communityPenn Law student Amani Carter examines anti-Black bias in artificial intelligence
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Amani Carter L’22 in the Law School’s AI and Bias Lab, taught by Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership Rangita de Silva de Alwis, has developed a new study on Unmasking Coded Bias.
Read More about Penn Law student Amani Carter examines anti-Black bias in artificial intelligencePenn State Dickinson Law student Michael McDonald awarded Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship
PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Penn State Dickinson Law third-year law student Michael McDonald was recently named a Student Fellow as part of the Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship. Selected from 460 applications, McDonald is one of 35 law students who will serve in the Rural Summer Legal Corps’ 2021 class.
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law student Michael McDonald awarded Rural Summer Legal Corps FellowshipUSC Gould Law Post-Conviction Justice Project wins release of clients
USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the Post-Conviction Justice Project recently won life-changing victories for two clients. PCJP continues to fight for second chances for clients like William and Jerome, and to advocate for policy and legislative changes to move toward a more fair and just criminal system in California.
Read More about USC Gould Law Post-Conviction Justice Project wins release of clientsUniversity of Virginia Law launches Democracy Summer Fellowship for law students and recent graduates
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The Democracy Summer Fellowship has been established at the University of Virginia School of Law, adding to the mix of opportunities that will enable scores of law students and recent graduates to work in public service jobs this summer.
Read More about University of Virginia Law launches Democracy Summer Fellowship for law students and recent graduatesUniversity at Buffalo Law graduate Kaitlyn Lauber receives New York State Bar Association’s top award for public service
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW — Kaitlyn Lauber ’21 initially kept track, but soon lost count of the hours she spent staffing Erie County Family Court’s help desk. It turned out to be more than 400 hours last year – over the spring semester, full time in the summer, and then on into the fall.
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