Harvard Law students launch mentorship focused nonprofit organization
ABA JOURNAL — A new group formed by Harvard Law School students, which pairs mentors with people applying for competitive scholarships and graduate programs, helped almost 500 candidates during the most recent application cycle, and they are looking for more volunteers. Dear Future Colleague focuses on helping underrepresented applicants.
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — A group of 14 students – with the unofficial moniker the “Bombus Pollinator Association of Law Students” – and Professor Keith Hirokawa teamed up with the Center for Biological Diversity to file a petition with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to add the American bumblebee to the endangered species list.
Read More about Albany Law students work to protect endangered beesBrooklyn Law professor Jodi S. Balsam launches blog on the intersection of law and entertainment
SPORTS LAW EXPERT — Jodi S. Balsam along with more than 30 students, announced the launch of the Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment Law Blog, a source for news and resources on the intersection of law in sports, music, film, and media. Jordan Goldstein ’22, who conceived the blog, will serve as its managing editor.
Read More about Brooklyn Law professor Jodi S. Balsam launches blog on the intersection of law and entertainmentFordham Law student team wins ABA Arbitration Competition
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On January 22, Fordham Law’s Dispute Resolution Society Domestic Arbitration teams advanced to the National semifinals and then won the 2020-2021 American Bar Association Arbitration Competition for Law Students. They beat Texas Tech University School of Law in the final round of the competition.
Read More about Fordham Law student team wins ABA Arbitration CompetitionUniversity of Iowa Law Native American Leadership Academy trains next generation of legal professionals
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — The academy hosts 10 Native American mentees and 10 mentors annually. They work in the field of mental health, behavioral health, substance abuse counseling, or other positions in the helping professions. Anne Helene Skinstad says the goal is for participants to develop a program that addresses needs.
Read More about University of Iowa Law Native American Leadership Academy trains next generation of legal professionalsUIC John Marshall Law student Destinee Burrell helps publish Patent Jury Instruction Handbook
UIC TODAY — Destinee Burrell, a third-year student at UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago, was one of three law students in the country who assisted with research and updates for the 2020-21 Patent Jury Instruction Handbook. The Handbook provides a comprehensive sampling of annotated jury instructions used in actual actions.
Read More about UIC John Marshall Law student Destinee Burrell helps publish Patent Jury Instruction HandbookUniversity 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.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law student Brandie Burris named editor-in-chief of Minnesota Law ReviewNortheastern Law professor Martha Davis and students contribute to state report on water affordability
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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