University of Kansas Law launches KU Legal Research Corps
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF LAW — A new project at the University of Kansas School of Law aims to meet community needs for legal services and provide hands-on learning to law students. Through the KU Law Legal Corps, students will bolster their legal research and writing skills while working on projects such as preparing documents, assessing…
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ROI-NJ.COM — Fabiana Pierre-Louis, first black woman nominated for N.J. Supreme Court, got her start in Seton Hall pre-legal program built around Educational Opportunity Fund.
Read More about Seton Hall Law graduate Fabiana Pierre-Louis reflects on Summer Institute for Pre-Legal StudiesWake Forest Law students assist area residents with unemployment benefit questions
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL — The opportunity to give law students at Wake Forest University real-world experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a pro bono initiative assisting applicants for unemployment insurance benefits. The students — under the supervision of faculty members — are offering free guidance and consultation to residents who have questions about state…
Read More about Wake Forest Law students assist area residents with unemployment benefit questionsUniversity of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin and student Hunter W. Benzer discuss the role of race in enforcement of stay-at-home orders
THE WASHINGTON POST — We know, from hard experience, that the police will not enforce these orders equally. History demonstrates that they will be enforced most harshly — and often without proper cause — against people of color and the poor. Curfew orders that attempt to suppress protests against police violence have superseded the pandemic’s stay-at-home…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Anne Coughlin and student Hunter W. Benzer discuss the role of race in enforcement of stay-at-home ordersChicago-Kent Law student Amy Cortez awarded 2020 Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law Prize
CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Amy Cortez ’20 is the recipient of the 2020 Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law Prize. The prize was established in 2009 at Chicago-Kent College of Law by the law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP to honor the memory of Sandra P. Zemm, who died in September 2008 after a lengthy battle…
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law student Amy Cortez awarded 2020 Sandra P. Zemm Labor Law PrizeCleveland-Marshall Law student Anthony Alto receives award for commitment to justice
CLEVELAND-MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — Anthony Alto ’20 graduated from Cleveland State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and put his degree to use as an Election Recruitment Official with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. His impact during his time in law school was so pronounced that he was recently selected as…
Read More about Cleveland-Marshall Law student Anthony Alto receives award for commitment to justiceFordham Law launches alumni-student remote networking program
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — As the coronavirus outbreak unfolded, not only did it disrupt the Law School’s traditional in-person curriculum, it also threatened crucial networking opportunities for students seeking to enter the job market. Nonetheless, nearly 90 Fordham Law alumni have stepped up to provide mentoring through an innovative new remote mentoring program launched by the…
Read More about Fordham Law launches alumni-student remote networking programUniversity of Houston Law launches online English course for foreign law students
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — International students admitted to the University of Houston Law Center or prospective law students can brush up on legal language, oral communications and other skills as part of a custom-created online course being conducted by the UH Language and Culture Center. The English as an Additional Language Certificate course will…
Read More about University of Houston Law launches online English course for foreign law studentsLewis & Clark Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helps prepare tax returns for homeless persons
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) at Lewis & Clark Law School has collaborated with Street Roots, a local nonprofit, to prepare tax returns for homeless individuals so they can receive their stimulus checks.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law Low Income Taxpayer Clinic helps prepare tax returns for homeless personsUniversity of New Hampshire Law celebrates graduates of alternative bar admittance program
CONCORD MONITOR — All graduations are unusual right now but Friday’s law school graduation in Concord was unusual for two reasons: It was online for the first time, and for the 13th time it turned students into lawyers without having to take the two-day bar exam.
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