Penn State Dickinson Law student Minh Eric Le selected for Don H. Liu Scholars Program
PENN STATE NEWS — Minh Eric Le, class of 2023, was recently selected as one of three law student scholars from around the country to participate in the prestigious Don H. Liu Scholars Program, which recognizes law students who excel in the classroom and show great potential to succeed in a top law firm.
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — The Straus Institute hosted its first-ever Mediation Competition, bringing together 15 competitors, dozens of alumni, and top commercial mediators and lawyers as judges to evaluate and mentor students. The competition featured COVID19-themed disputes as simulations.
Read More about Pepperdine Caruso Law Straus Institute hosts mediation competitionPitt Law student team wins regional US Patent and Trademark Office competition
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of four University of Pittsburgh School of Law students emerged as Eastern Region champions in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office National Patent Application Drafting Competition. The Pitt Law team advances to the National Finals, held at USPTO headquarters.
Read More about Pitt Law student team wins regional US Patent and Trademark Office competitionColleges race to announce fall campus reopenings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Good news about the COVID-19 vaccine couldn’t have come at a better time for college admissions officers. Dozens of colleges and universities have recently announced that they’ll be open in person this fall after waiting weeks or months to go public with fall plans. Colleges’ fall announcements started a few weeks ago.
Read More about Colleges race to announce fall campus reopeningsFederal income-driven loan repayment program serves few students
INSIDE HIGHER ED — For more than 25 years, student loan borrowers have had the option to base their monthly payments on their income. But throughout the entire history of the program, only 32 borrowers have ever qualified for full forgiveness from the federal income-driven loan repayment program.
Read More about Federal income-driven loan repayment program serves few studentsExperts predict growth of legal incubator programs
ABA JOURNAL — Legal incubator programs providing space and support for newly admitted lawyers in exchange for representing underserved clients first gained great traction in the aftermath of the Great Recession, which left many recent law graduates seeking employment alternatives.
Read More about Experts predict growth of legal incubator programsUniversity of Minnesota Law students ask school to acknowledge challenges of the pandemic on transcripts
ABA JOURNAL — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on many student population groups, and law students at the University of Minnesota Law School are asking that it be mentioned in the transcript for the 2020-2021 academic year. Shantal Pai, a third-year law student, drafted a petition for the notation.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law students ask school to acknowledge challenges of the pandemic on transcriptsNorth Carolina Bar Foundation and state’s law students provide free legal advice as part of ‘day of service’
WECT 6 NBC — Have legal questions but can’t afford to pay an attorney for the answers? If so, Friday is your lucky day. The North Carolina Bar Foundation will host the 4LL Statewide Service Day March 5. Over 400 attorneys, paralegals and law school students will provide free legal answers, resources and information for callers.
Read More about North Carolina Bar Foundation and state’s law students provide free legal advice as part of ‘day of service’University of Akron Law student Darrell Claytor details path from police officer to law school
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW — Through high school, four years of college at The University of Akron (UA), and his first 10 years in law enforcement with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and now the UA Police Department, Darrell Claytor never gave law school more than a passing thought.
Read More about University of Akron Law student Darrell Claytor details path from police officer to law schoolUniversity of Cincinnati Law students win regional trial competition
UC NEWS — University of Cincinnati second-year students Katherine West and Spencer Campbell are headed to a national trial competition after winning the final round of the regional Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) trial competition. West and Campbell were the only team to win in all five competition rounds.
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