Hofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience

July 21, 2020

THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.

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Columbia Law student Oluwatumise Asebiomo appointed editor-in-chief of Columbia Law Review

July 20, 2020

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Oluwatumise Asebiomo ’21, who was appointed editor in chief of the Columbia Law Review in February, is motivated by intellectual challenges. It’s the reason she enrolled at Columbia Law School and why she applied to join the influential journal at the end of her 1L year.

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Lewis & Clark Law announces 2020 Davis Wright Tremaine International Law Writing Award recipients

July 20, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The 2020 Davis Wright Tremaine (DWT) International Law Writing Awards winners are Adriana Gomez and Brittaney Bones. Established through the generosity of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, the Lewis & Clark Law School award program provides a $2,500 stipend for the best research paper written in the past year by a

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University of New Mexico Law graduates reflect on federal clerkship experiences

July 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Alumni Alexandra Cervantes and Ben Osborn are among a select few graduates of the UNM School of Law to attain a clerkship with a federal judge. It’s the kind of job that is among the most prestigious and competitive employment opportunities available to Law School graduates.

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Northeastern Law Domestic Violence Clinic launches COVID-19 Rapid Response project

July 14, 2020

NEWS@NORTHEASTERN —  So Lindauer had an idea—Northeastern would bring the clinic to clients. Working in tandem with the NULawLab innovation hub …they came up with is the COVID Rapid Response Project, a two-stage effort involving a website where users fill out a few forms and choose a convenient and secure time to talk or text.

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University of Oregon Law welcomes Order of the Coif inductees

July 14, 2020

AROUND THE O — The University of Oregon School of Law welcomed 14 recent graduates from the Class of 2020 into the prestigious Order of the Coif national honor society. Considered one of the highest honors a law student can receive, elected students must earn a juris doctor degree and a grade-point average that places him

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Penn Law student Jessica Rizzo wins Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts writing competition

July 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School student Jessica Rizzo L’21 has won the 2020 Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) writing competition. The contest carried a prize of $5,000 and was sponsored by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.

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A look at the Penn Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic

July 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — In its inaugural year, students in the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s yearlong Appellate Advocacy Clinic handled a range of cases in state and federal court, with a particular focus on issues of economic justice in the criminal law context. Professor Jean Galbraith teaches the clinic with Ilana Eisenstein L’04. Currently

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University of Virginia Law student Christina Luk named editor-in-chief of Virginia Law Weekly

July 14, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Third-year law student Christina Luk was drawn to the University of Virginia School of Law because of how the student newspaper chronicled life on North Grounds. Now she’s the paper’s top editor.

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Albany Law students help launch guide to nonprofit advocacy

July 9, 2020

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL – Thanks to a team effort between Albany Law School and University at Albany students, nonprofit organizations now have access to a new online resource that will guide their advocacy and lobbying efforts while preserving their nonprofit status.

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