University of Michigan Law students create COIVD Corps to provide free legal assistance during pandemic

May 20, 2020

M LIVE — University of Michigan law students are offering free legal assistance to groups facing legal issues during the coronavirus pandemic.

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University of North Carolina Law student Alyssa Leader creates service to connect pro bono attorneys with law student volunteers

May 19, 2020

LAW 360 — Leader set up two online forms — one for attorneys in need of assistance and one for law students and paralegals to sign up for a group email list. Every day, she sends new volunteer opportunities to the email list. She vets the first people who raise their hands, to ensure they are

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University of Oregon Law students Shiwanni Johnson and Robert McMurtrie participate in Global Hackathon

May 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — Two University of Oregon School of Law students, Shiwanni Johnson and Robert McMurtrie, participated in the world’s largest legal hackathon last month.

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University of Oregon Law receives support for mergers and acquisitions boot camp

May 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF LAW — The Center for Career Planning & Professional Development at the School of Law is pleased to announce that as a result of generous support provided by the Nancy and Dave Petrone Business and Law Success Initiative Fund, up to twenty students will be sponsored to participate in the LawMeets®

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Seton Hall Law offers course on COVID-19 and the law

May 19, 2020

SETON HALL UNIVERSITY — Seton Hall University School of Law will offer a new course focused on the legal aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Set to begin in just a few weeks, the course, COVID-19: Current Topics in Pandemic Law and Policy, is designed to prepare law students to tackle the complex law and policy problems associated with

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University of Tennessee Law student Allen Heaston honored with Gene Mitchell Gray Pioneer Award

May 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE — The Gene Mitchell Gray Pioneer Award recognizes a student or group for promoting cultural diversity and enrichment on campus.

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Actor Rainn Wilson addresses Texas A&M Law Class of 2020

May 19, 2020

TEXAS A&M SCHOOL OF LAW MEDIA — As part of Texas A&M University School of Law’s 2020 Virtual Graduation Celebration, surprise guest speaker actor Rainn Wilson spoke to the Aggie Law Class of 2020 about the power of gratitude.

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Texas A&M Law celebrates 2020 law graduates

May 19, 2020

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — “One for the ages,” said a Texas A&M School of Law social media follower of the law school’s virtual celebration of graduates hosted on Zoom the first week of May.

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Texas Tech Law students named ABA Competitions Champion

May 19, 2020

EVERYTHING LUBBOCK — For the second straight year, the Texas Tech University School of Law was named the 2019-2020 American Bar Association (ABA) Competitions Champion. The award is based on each law school’s success in the four ABA Law Student Division competitions – arbitration, negotiation, client counseling and national appellate advocacy (NAAC Moot Court). Points are awarded for participation and

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Touro Law establishes helpline to answer pandemic related legal questions

May 19, 2020

TOURO COLLEGE JACOB D. FUSHSBERG LAW CENTER — Dean Elena B. Langan is pleased to announce that Touro Law has established a helpline to answer legal questions arising from the pandemic. Volunteer attorneys will provide referrals to our own clinical program and appropriate legal partners on a wide range of legal issues.

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