New York Law School hosts virtual event for admitted students
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL — The students discuss their motivations for choosing NYLS, how the School’s legal clinics provide real-world experience, how NYLS graduates are perceived in the legal marketplace, diversity and inclusion on campus, the most important advice they have for incoming 1Ls, and much more.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Vivek Kembaiyan L’20 has been selected as a Law School Partnership Project (LSPP) Fellow by Gideon’s Promise, a non-profit public defender advocacy organization that provides training, leadership development, and mentorship to improve the quality of legal representation for the clients and communities they serve.
Read More about Penn Law student Vivek Kembaiyan selected as Gideon’s Promise FellowPenn Law student Peter Neal co-creates CARES Act online eligibility calculator
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Peter Neal L’22 and his quarantine partner Naomi Biden C’16 have waded through the 335-page CARES Act and devised an online quiz that calculates eligibility for federal relief under the coronavirus stimulus bill’s provisions.
Read More about Penn Law student Peter Neal co-creates CARES Act online eligibility calculatorPenn Law students Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague discuss impact of COVID-19 on women’s rights
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — For their final papers, Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague address issues that women are confronted with during this pandemic: access to their reproductive rights and justice and domestic violence. The final work product will be presented to United Nations officials….
Read More about Penn Law students Alyssa Cannizzaro and Eduarda Lague discuss impact of COVID-19 on women’s rightsPenn State Dickinson Law launches effort to support class of 2020
PENN STATE — To celebrate the individual and collective achievements of the class of 2020… committed to personal delivery of diplomas when conditions permit. Graduates can sign up for individual and small group diploma presentation ceremonies on campus when health guidelines are lifted.
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Working with a team of students and faculty advisors … created a bill to help seal arrest or related records of a dismissed conviction under California law. …The bill was introduced to the California legislature as SB 1045. If enacted, SB 1045 will allow Californians to seal arrest and related…
Read More about Santa Clara Law students inform state criminal reform billUniversity of Virginia Law professor Thomas Nachbar co-teaches course on emerging national security challenges
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students taking the new class Innovation in the Public Interest, co-taught by UVA Law professor Thomas Nachbar, work on real problems facing the U.S. Department of Defense — from understanding the implications of using artificial intelligence in making military decisions to implementing “norms of behavior” in outer space.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Thomas Nachbar co-teaches course on emerging national security challengesWilliam & Mary Law Veterans Benefits Clinic assists with military benefits claims during pandemic
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — The Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic offers William & Mary law students the opportunity to assist veterans with filing claims for disability compensation with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff are operating remotely to help clients and teach students.
Read More about William & Mary Law Veterans Benefits Clinic assists with military benefits claims during pandemicWilliam & Mary Law faculty and students maintain connections during the pandemic
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — A generous and close-knit camaraderie has long been a point of pride at William & Mary Law School. And it’s more evident than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — To that end, students were asked not to return after spring break, and faculty began to teach remotely through the end of the semester. And with that move, names such as Zoom and Panopto are now heard as much in everyday conversation as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
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