University of Houston Law hosts international Bilingual Dispute Resolution Competition
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Students from Mexico’s Universidad Anáhuac secured a first-place finish in the University of Houston Law Center’s inaugural inaugural Bilingual Dispute Resolution Competition. A team featuring students from the Law Center was the runner-up.
Read More about University of Houston Law hosts international Bilingual Dispute Resolution CompetitionNew England Law Boston students Briana Broberg and Jacqueline Dagle named Rappaport Fellows
PR NEWSWIRE — For the fifth time in the past six years, students from New England Law | Boston have been selected for prestigious Rappaport Fellowships. Rising 3Ls Briana Broberg and Jacqueline Dagle are two of twelve Massachusetts law students in the 2021 cohort.
Read More about New England Law Boston students Briana Broberg and Jacqueline Dagle named Rappaport FellowsUniversity of the Pacific McGeorge student Steven Weiss wins best oral advocate at global skills competition
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC MCGEORGE LAW — McGeorge student Steven Weiss won the law school’s Top Oral Advocate Award on April 8 at McGeorge’s annual Global Lawyering Skills II Final Four competition. The 2021 edition of the competition was held, for the first time, online.
Read More about University of the Pacific McGeorge student Steven Weiss wins best oral advocate at global skills competitionPenn Law student Joelle Hageboutros joins International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows Programme
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Joelle Hageboutros L’21 has received and accepted an offer to be in the International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows Programme. The program was established to provide recent law graduates the opportunity to gain experience working as a clerk at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Read More about Penn Law student Joelle Hageboutros joins International Court of Justice Judicial Fellows ProgrammePitt Law students Nisha Krishnan and Cassandra Maas awarded Peggy Browning Fellowships
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Pittsburgh School of Law is pleased to announce Nisha Krishnan and Cassandra Maas have been awarded prestigious Peggy Browning Fund Scholarships. Peggy Browning Fellows have not only excelled in law school but are also committed to workers’ rights.
Read More about Pitt Law students Nisha Krishnan and Cassandra Maas awarded Peggy Browning FellowshipsSouthwestern Law and CSU-Northridge celebrate first cohort of graduates from accelerated ‘3+3’ bachelor’s/JD program
CSUN TODAY — Six years after California State University, Northridge and Southwestern Law School teamed up to establish 3+3 B.A./J.D. Success in Six — a joint, accelerated multiple-degree program, through which students can earn a bachelor’s and law degree in six years — the program is showing signs of success with their first cohort.
Read More about Southwestern Law and CSU-Northridge celebrate first cohort of graduates from accelerated ‘3+3’ bachelor’s/JD programUniversity of Virginia Law professors and students honored for scholarship and leadership
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, a paper written by incoming professor Jay Butler won the Francis Deák Prize, awarded by the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professors and students honored for scholarship and leadershipSouthern Illinois University Law professor Sheila Simon and students examine legal significance of the Derek Chauvin trial
WSIU NPR — Students and faculty at the SIU School of Law are working on a project examining race, slavery, history and the law. We spoke to one of the professors on the project about the significance of the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Read More about Southern Illinois University Law professor Sheila Simon and students examine legal significance of the Derek Chauvin trialFederal judge rules in favor of Texas Southern University Law in student expulsion case
BLOOMBERG LAW — A law student at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law expelled for bad grades won’t be reinstated, after the Texas Supreme Court held that dismissal for academic reasons doesn’t implicate a protected liberty interest under the state constitution.
Read More about Federal judge rules in favor of Texas Southern University Law in student expulsion caseAccessLex announces law student awardees for scholarship drawing
THE NATIONAL JURIST — That’s the amount of money that the nonprofit AccessLex Institute has handed out to students via its MAX by AccessLex Grand Prize Scholarship Drawing. It recently awarded $270,000 to nine current law students, which is some pretty serious coin.
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