Penn Law Toll Public Interest Center provides pro bono legal services to communities impacted by the pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Several student-led groups within the Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC) came up with creative, socially-distant ways for law students to collaborate with local legal aid advocates who have been working hard to provide relief to those who have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
Read More about Penn Law Toll Public Interest Center provides pro bono legal services to communities impacted by the pandemicA look at the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law publishes articles and comments on a broad range of business law topics, including corporate governance, securities regulation, capital market regulation, employment law, and the law of mergers and acquisitions.
Read More about A look at the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business LawUniversity of Virginia Law students volunteer as poll observers to help ensure free and fair elections
NBC 12 — University of Virginia Law School students are gearing up to act as “poll observers,” at polling places in Charlottesville and Albemarle County on Election Day. Their main objective: To prevent voter intimidation and harassment. Poll observers will be stationed inside and outside polling places.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — When a Charlottesville-area woman bought a used car that needed substantial repairs she could not afford, she soon found herself in financial and legal distress. After turning to the Legal Aid Justice Center and two University of Virginia School of Law students, she saved about $10,000 in court.
Read More about University of Virginia Law students aid client in high-interest loan situationWest Virginia University Law students staff election protection hotline
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law will help staff an election protection hotline this Election Day. The students will work with the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union to help citizens overcome any roadblocks as they exercise their right to vote on Tuesday, according to a news release.
Read More about West Virginia University Law students staff election protection hotlineFlorida A&M Law Student Bar Association hosts virtual town hall on racial justice
CLICKORLANDO.COM — Students from the FAMU College of Law are hosting a virtual town hall to discuss a number of topics they say have affected African-American and minority communities, including race and how to progress as a society. They said they’re doing their part to be rattlers for justice and as future lawyers and policymakers.
Read More about Florida A&M Law Student Bar Association hosts virtual town hall on racial justiceUniversity of Arkansas Law celebrates pro bono week
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — Students and faculty members at the U of A School of Law are participating in a nationwide celebration of pro bono during Pro Bono Week, Oct. 25-31. Events during the week include community engagement events and projects such as a student panel on pro bono and a legal service project.
Read More about University of Arkansas Law celebrates pro bono weekA look at Case Western Reserve Law’s Intellectual Property Venture Clinic
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Intellectual Property Venture Clinic is a faculty-supervised boutique IP and business venture firm where students, working under close faculty supervision, offer free legal and business expertise to student inventors and local startup companies as they enter the market.
Read More about A look at Case Western Reserve Law’s Intellectual Property Venture ClinicFlorida State University Law Trial Team wins Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — The Florida State University College of Law Trial Team won first place in the 2020 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition on October 25. The competition was held virtually over three days and hosted by the University of Buffalo School of Law.
Read More about Florida State University Law Trial Team wins Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial CompetitionA look at projects from the 2020 Harvard Law Chayes International Public Service Fellows
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Several students engaged in direct client service, addressing the many challenges facing refugees, asylum seekers and marginalized populations in countries around the world. Others focused on legal research and writing, exploring issues that broadened their exposure to international, comparative and foreign law.
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