University of Minnesota Law student Brandie Burris named editor-in-chief of Minnesota Law Review
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE — Brandie Burris, 2L, was recently elected editor-in-chief of Minnesota Law Review. She is the first Black student to hold that position in the publication’s 104-year history. “I am honored and pleased that my peers thought that I am the right leader for the role,” says Burris.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — As a member of the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee (Mass. SAC) of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Professor Martha Davis co-authored a newly-released report on Water Affordability in Massachusetts. Four Northeastern Law students also worked on the report.
Read More about Northeastern Law professor Martha Davis and students contribute to state report on water affordabilityNotre Dame Law student Rachel Palermo appointed assistant press secretary to Vice President Kamala Harris
LEGAL CHEEK — Rachel Palermo, who’s currently in the second semester of her final year at Notre Dame Law, will juggle her law school schedule with work as a White House staff member. Palermo already has a pretty impressive CV, having majored in political science and economics before embarking on her Juris Doctors in law.
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Richmond has one of those hard-to-find positive stories associated with the global health crisis. Beau English is headed to the UR School of Law. “Law school became an option. I asked around about it, asked if it was even possible,” said English, a redshirt junior.
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THE DAILY PROGRESS — The new editor-in-chief of the Virginia Law Review, Tiffany Mickel, is the first Black person to hold the position, according to a news release from the University of Virginia. Mickel, a second-year student at the UVA School of Law, and the managing board were chosen by the outgoing board.
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Tiffany Mickel appointed as first Black Editor-in-Chief of the Virginia Law ReviewWilliam & Mary Law student Melanie Dostis details experience in the school’s Immigration Clinic
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — I’ve had the privilege of working with the Immigration Clinic since summer 2020—first as a research assistant, then as a student during the fall semester and now assisting with translation work. I’ve spoken with dozens of clients as they navigate the complex and ever-changing realm of immigration law.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — W&M Law School’s Immigration Clinic is committed to preparing the next generation of immigration attorneys for this challenging practice area and is one of the few nonprofit entities that provides pro bono representation on immigration matters in the Hampton Roads region.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Dana Dyer L’22 and Magali Duque L’22 have published “Black Women Future Leaders,” a report developed as part of Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s “Women, Law, and Leadership” course at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — As the global pandemic endures so must the work of students in the American University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic. The Clinic provides the opportunity for law students to help their clients gain parole and overcome barriers related to their re-integration into society.
Read More about American University Washington College of Law Re-Entry Clinic faculty and students assist clients in gaining paroleBaylor Law announces transactional law competition winners
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY — Floy Gaidarski, of SMU Dedman School of Law, and Preston Chaffee, of University of San Diego School of Law, were named the winners of the 2021 The Closer Competition, the most challenging transactional law competition in the country. The Closer is an elite transactional law competition.
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