Fordham Law celebrates 20th anniversary of Belfast/Dublin Summer Program
FORDHAM LAWYER — Two decades after the birth of Fordham Law School’s Belfast/Dublin Summer Program, the lessons students are learning about international law, conflict, and what it takes to make peace feel more crucial than ever. Here, a look at the milestones, and at what the future holds.
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WGAU — The University of Georgia Law School is celebrating a first-place finish in the latest moot court competition: the 70th annual National Moot Court Competition was held in New York City. The winning team members are third-year UGA law students Jonathan Kaufman, John Kenerly IV, and Joseph Stuhrenberg.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — For the second consecutive year, University of Houston Law Center students have won the Guadalajara Vis Pre-Moot. The contest was held on Feb. 7 at the Universidad Panamericana. The team will travel to Austria in April to participate in the Vis Moot Court Competition in Vienna.
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KU TODAY — Each spring, law students from the University of Kansas provide free federal and state tax preparation services to those who qualify through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. This year’s program runs from Feb. 20 through April 15. Legal Services for Students (LSS) is also offering free tax assistance through a VITA grant…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Three Lewis & Clark Law School alums, including Leah Feldon (’04), Cyndy Mackey (’86), and Laura Kerr (’14), will provide expert analysis at an upcoming symposium on Superfund issues organized by the Environmental Law Education Center (ELEC). “Superfund 2020, the 25th Annual Environmental Contamination & Cleanup Conference,” will be held March…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Christopher Griffin ’20 was recently recognized by the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) for his paper, Urban Indian Health Care: At Odds with the Trust Doctrine, Federal Policy, and Self-Determination? Griffin received the First Place Orr Award for the national 2020 Student Writing Competition by ACLM. The competition is open to all…
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — The UNM School of Law kicked off its 2020 Social Justice Lunchbox Series under the Child & Family Justice Initiative (“CFJI”) last month. Dr. Brandale Mills Cox, Founder and Principal Researcher of Inclusive Market Research Group, LLC, led a dynamic discussion focused on crafting rhetoric for the advancement…
Read More about University of New Mexico Law hosts speaker series on social justice in mediaNotre Dame Law adjunct professor Rudy Moterrosa partners with Dilley Pro Bono Project to assist asylum seekers with legal needs
THE INDIANA LAWYER — For the second year in a row, Monterrosa took a team to the Texas-Mexico border to offer free legal services to women and children seeking asylum in the United States. His experience this time, however, was quite different. Monterrosa’s team consisted of two attorneys — himself and his wife, Cecilia Lopez Monterrosa —…
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THE LANTERN — Gap years, which can consist of anything from service work to research, can act as buffer periods in between graduating and starting school that can cement decisions and save money. Emily Hildreth, an Ohio State 2018 alumna, majored in history and economics and took a year off to be a substitute teacher before…
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW — First-year student Alissa Netto won the University of Tennessee College of Law’s First-Year Advocacy Competition Monday to become the Advocacy Idol for 2020. The event featured 24 competitors, mentored by second- and third-year advocacy students, who had 15 minutes to learn the details of their case and prepare an opening…
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