Syracuse Law co-hosts virtual transatlantic negotiation mock trial competition
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The Transatlantic Negotiation Competition, a new mock trial competition created and hosted by Syracuse University College of Law and Queen’s University Belfast, will be held virtually on March 19-20, 2021. The unique competition will feature American and European law schools competing against each other.
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YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Mortgage Foreclosure track of the Housing Clinic at Yale Law School filed an amicus brief on December 7, 2020 arguing that courts should be able to give ill-gotten profits back to the Federal Trade Commission for distribution to consumers. The Clinic submitted the brief in support of respondents at the Supreme Court.
Read More about Yale Law Housing Clinic files brief to protect low-income borrowersSome college graduates turn to trades education amid pandemic
THE HECHINGER REPORT — A lot of people have invested time and money getting four-year degrees only to return for career and technical education in fields ranging from firefighting to automation to nursing, in which jobs are relatively plentiful and salaries and benefits comparatively good, but which are faster and far less costly.
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THE HECHINGER REPORT — Students may aim for a four-year university. They may attend a local community college or technical school. They may choose the military. A few may go to colleges like Vanderbilt and Yale. But the goal is not to name-check elites; it’s to educate local students for living-wage jobs.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — This semester was unprecedented, but the Albany Law community remained engaged, flexible, and resilient. We adopted new ways of teaching and learning as students and faculty attended classes both in person and remotely. Albany Law offered in-person opportunities while keeping the community safe.
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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW — University of Arizona Law proudly congratulates third-year law student DeLorean Forbes on being awarded with the University of Arizona’s Centennial Achievement Award for his contributions to the university’s community. He is one of six students to receive this recognition.
Read More about University of Arizona Law student DeLorean Forbes receives Centennial Achievement Award for community contributionsCase Western Reserve Law and School of Applied Social Sciences assist victims of human trafficking
THE DAILY — During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University played critical roles. Housed within the School of Law, the clinic collaborates with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
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UCONN TODAY — Kennedy was one of two named plaintiffs in a lawsuit on behalf of more than 3,000 veterans who were denied honorable discharges by the Army Discharge Review Board. The clinic argued that the board failed to evaluate the soldiers’ mental health conditions when deciding whether to upgrade their discharge status.
Read More about UConn Law student Steve Kennedy pursues career in law after volunteering on behalf of veteransFlorida A&M Law student Okoye Morgan publishes children’s book to encourage interest in the legal profession
WESH NBC 2 — A FAMU law student has written a children’s book, “The Boy Who Went to Law School,” to motivate Black youth to attend law school. Okoye Morgan is in his third year at FAMU Law School. He says there aren’t many children’s books that personify what African Americans aspire to be.
Read More about Florida A&M Law student Okoye Morgan publishes children’s book to encourage interest in the legal professionFordham Law Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration team wins ABA regional competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration team bested the competition at the 2020 American Bar Association Arbitration Regional Competition hosted by the University of South Dakota Law School. Fordham entered two teams in the competition for the first time this year.
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