New York Law School students build and present legal tech tools to Microsoft committee
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — In a path-breaking initiative, three NYLS students recently built legaltech apps using Microsoft’s Power Platform and presented their work to Microsoft’s Legal Operations Technical Sharing Committee. Professor Houman Shadab and Jason Barnwell led the session.
Read More about New York Law School students build and present legal tech tools to Microsoft committeePenn Law students Tiffany Keung and Apratim Vidyarthi win First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Tiffany Keung L’22 and Apratim Vidyarthi L’22 were announced as the winners of the 13th Annual First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition, presented by the American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law. The pair also won “Best Brief.”
Read More about Penn Law students Tiffany Keung and Apratim Vidyarthi win First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court CompetitionPepperdine Law Community Justice Clinic collaborates with global institutions to investigate human trafficking in the US
PEPPERDINE NEWSROOM — In fall 2020 faculty and students at the Community Justice Clinic at the Caruso School of Law partnered with law professors and students in Brazil and Colombia to research and compare laws in every nation in North, Central, and South America, with a particular focus on human trafficking and modern slavery.
Read More about Pepperdine Law Community Justice Clinic collaborates with global institutions to investigate human trafficking in the USAlbany Law clinic pairs students and alumni to help asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — While the pandemic has changed collaborations, Albany Law School students, faculty, staff, and alumni still found a way to work together to help asylum seekers in the largest refugee tent city on the US-Mexico Border this past fall. The teams assisted asylum seekers living in Matamoros, Mexico with asylum applications.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — Two squads of students representing UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team swept the National Trial Competition’s Southern California regional round, which was held virtually Feb. 4-7. The victory marked the first time that UCLA Law’s trial team won both of the region’s bids to the national tournament.
Read More about UCLA Law student trial team wins regional competitionCase Western Reserve Law student Laura Graham discusses experience with International Criminal Court case
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — While working as a visiting professional at The Hague in 2019, third-year law student Laura Graham was a participant in one of the most controversial cases to come before the International Criminal Court in recent years. the ICC in The Hague found Dominic Ongwen guilty of 61 charges.
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law student Laura Graham discusses experience with International Criminal Court caseHarvard Law student Hassaan Shahawy elected president of Harvard Law Review
WRCBTV — The Harvard Law Review has elected Hassaan Shahawy, a Los Angeles born and bred Egyptian American, as the first Muslim president in its 134-year history. Jennifer Heath, the program administrator and information systems manager at the publication, confirmed that Shahawy is the first Muslim president.
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of Maryland Carey Law’s Black Law Students Association Thurgood Marshall National Trial Team took first place at the National Black Law Students Association Mid-Atlantic Region’s Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition in Philadelphia.
Read More about University of Maryland Law Black Law Students Association team wins mock trial competitionUniversity of Maryland Law student Tonya Foley reflects on experience in school’s immigration clinic
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — Tonya Foley knew she was meant for a career in immigration law well before applying to law school. Living in Italy, during the refugee crisis, the mom of two was deeply impacted by her interactions with people who had risked their lives to find safety.
Read More about University of Maryland Law student Tonya Foley reflects on experience in school’s immigration clinicPenn Law student Chandra Nukala discusses experience in AI and Implicit Bias Policy Lab
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Here, Nukala shares his experiences and observations as part of Policy Lab: AI and Implicit Bias, taught by Senior Adjunct Professor of Global Leadership Rangita de Silva de Alwis. Chandra Nukala has 20 years of diverse industry experience in various discipline.
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