University of Tennessee Law professor Wendy Bach and students assist in researching state eviction laws
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — Bach reached out to legal services organizations throughout the state to determine whether students could assist in some way related to eviction law. Her queries led Bach to Professor Katy Ramsey at the University of Memphis who also had eviction law experience.
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ABA JOURNAL — Clinical law students across the country face similar situations, and some say their work helping clients remotely is now much different and more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it comes closer to real-life lawyering than ever before, according to some law professors who direct the clinics.
Read More about Law students discusses experience in clinics during pandemicRutgers and Seton Hall law schools delay on-campus interviews
LAW 360 — Students at Rutgers University and Seton Hall University law schools will be able to get another semester of letter grades under their belts before seeking associate positions, as the institutions announced plans Monday to delay on-campus interviews by a few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Rutgers and Seton Hall law schools delay on-campus interviewsPandemic creates more challenges for low-income students
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing the breadth of education’s digital divide, separating those who have access to the internet from those who don’t. Yet in this spring of makeshift virtual instruction, many low-income students face challenges that go well beyond a lack of computers and connectivity.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Student anxiety is high as internship opportunities are rescinded and hiring delayed by employers. College career advisers remain optimistic that there are still jobs out there.
Read More about College students face challenging job and internship marketUniversity at Buffalo Law’s Veterans Legal Practicum moves online
UB NOW — Last month, COVID-19 interrupted this vital in-person work. What to do? The obvious: move online. The practicum has now begun operating its popular help desks through an online portal, using a confidential sign-up inquiry system to offer meetings via Zoom to interested veterans.
Read More about University at Buffalo Law’s Veterans Legal Practicum moves onlineUC Irvine Law to host virtual commencement ceremony
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — While we are saddened to share that UCI has announced that Commencement Ceremonies will not take place in the same way as previous years due to the coronavirus pandemic, UCI Law is looking forward to celebrating the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 9, with a virtual commencement ceremony.
Read More about UC Irvine Law to host virtual commencement ceremonyCase Western Law student Clare Shin volunteers to create masks for local hospital
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Clare Shin, a second-year law student studying to become an intellectual property lawyer with a focus on the fashion and entertainment industries, is devoting her summer to giving back to the community. After her summer associate internship was canceled because of COVID-19, Shin volunteered to sew masks for…
Read More about Case Western Law student Clare Shin volunteers to create masks for local hospitalUniversity of Houston Law Immigration Clinic frees client from detention
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — A client represented by student attorneys and professors in the University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic was recently freed from detention after an Immigration Court overturned a previous decision.
Read More about University of Houston Law Immigration Clinic frees client from detentionUniversity of Houston Law student Khyra Kolidakis wins State Bar of Texas Women and Law Section writing competition
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Khyra Kolidakis, a third-year student at the University of Houston Law Center and graduate of the school’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program, won first place in an annual writing competition sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section.
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