Georgia State University Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic assists community with IRS disputes
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY — The Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic allows students at Georgia State Law to act as attorneys while assisting taxpayers disputing with the Internal Revenue Service. The experience helps prepare students to thrive in variety of careers, including working for the government agency handling those taxpayer disputes.
Read More about Georgia State University Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic assists community with IRS disputesLewis & Clark Law Small Business Legal Clinic expands patent education program
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Small Business Legal Clinic has been working to educate entrepreneurs on patents to protect their unique products as well as filing patent applications for clients. Since 2006, the Small Business Legal Clinic has provided business transactional legal services to low-income small and emerging businesses.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Small Business Legal Clinic expands patent education programUniversity of Minnesota Law students seek additional mental health support
THE MINNESOTA DAILY — Several law students are advocating for greater measures to ensure their mental health and well-being during the pandemic, including changing grading curves in recognition of the challenges of online learning. The University announced grading system updates in early December.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law students seek additional mental health supportMississippi College Law moot court team celebrates a successful season
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE — In 2020, 46 students with MC Law’s Moot Court team press on despite the worldwide health emergency. “This year has been bittersweet and incredibly challenging given the restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” McManus said. Moot court experiences help law students enhance written and oral advocacy skills.
Read More about Mississippi College Law moot court team celebrates a successful seasonUniversity of New Mexico Law “Moms in Law” student group leads to change in state childcare subsidy rule
ABA JOURNAL — Moms of Law, a new student group at the law school with 30 members, sparked the policy change. The group wanted to start a child care scholarship for students. But during the summer, it learned from the school that it was unlikely it could offer a scholarship expressly for child care costs.
Read More about University of New Mexico Law “Moms in Law” student group leads to change in state childcare subsidy rulePenn State Law student Ngu Huu Truong co-publishes book on negotiating business deals and transactions during the pandemic
PENN STATE LAW — Current student Ngu Huu Truong and recent graduate Richardson Jean had exactly that opportunity when they helped Professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr., Arthur Weiss Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State Law in University Park, publish his recent book, The Deal Lawyer’s Weapons in the War on COVID-19.
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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.
Read More about Syracuse Law co-hosts virtual transatlantic negotiation mock trial competitionYale Law Housing Clinic files brief to protect low-income borrowers
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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