A look at the women leading law reviews as editor-in-chief

February 19, 2020

THE WASHINGTON POST — The event in part celebrated the statistical improbability of an all-female sweep of elections at the leading publications of legal scholarship at schools including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Columbia and Duke universities. The editors in chief collaborated for the first time to publish a Women & Law journal with a series of

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A look at the University of Arizona Law externship program in Pheonix

February 19, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA JAMES E. COLLEGE OF LAW — Students in the Phoenix Externship Program spend three days a week working in an externship placement and two days in small-group classes with University of Arizona Law faculty and special guest instructors from the Phoenix area, such as Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick,  Deputy General Counsel to Governor Doug Ducey, Nicole Ong Colyer, and Arizona Attorney General’s Office Chief of Staff, Joe Kanefield.

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UC Irvine Law student Angela Shen honored by Asian-American legal organization

February 19, 2020

UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce Angela Shen, a law student at the school, has been selected to receive one of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA) Volunteer Recognition Awards. She will be recognized at the 6th annual Pro Bono Advisory Council

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Campbell Law students Grace Massarelli and Amber Younce win regional ABA Client Counseling Competition

February 19, 2020

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY — Campbell Law advocates have earned yet another championship this time at the Regional American Bar Association (ABA) Client Counseling Competition on Feb. 8 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard announced. Second-year law students Grace Massarelli and Amber Younce are Campbell Law’s newest Regional Client Counseling Champions.

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Cardozo Law Heyman and Burns Center hosts panel discussion on ethics in corporate law

February 18, 2020

CARDOZO LAW — This year’s Ethical Considerations for Corporate Lawyers was moderated by Adjunct Professor Mike Stone, who is also the director of compliance at the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center on Corporate Governance. Corporate lawyers with a mix of specializations, including entertainment law, civil law and white-collar law, discussed common challenges in ethics in today’s

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Case Western Reserve Law students win Chicago Jessup International Moot Court Championship

February 18, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Jessup International Law Moot Court Team went undefeated over the weekend in the Chicago Regional Competition held Feb. 7-9, 2020. The team went 4-0 and was the top seed out of 24 law schools after the preliminary rounds. The team received the

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Catholic University Law hosts interschool moot court competition

February 18, 2020

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW — In the first year of law school, students interested in Moot Court Association are highly encouraged to participate in SoapBox. The interschool competition strictly between 1Ls is a way to get a taste of what appellate advocacy is all about and by participating in SoapBox, first year

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Catholic University Law student Rebecca Schisler presents lecture in Student Scholar Series

February 18, 2020

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA COLUMBUS SCHOOL OF LAW — On February 12, the Student Scholar Series continued with its second lecture of the year. The lecture, presented by Rebecca Schisler (3L), was titled “Shortcomings of the Clean Water Act and Potential for Progress in the Chesapeake Bay.” Schisler’s research centered on waterways like the Chesapeake Bay and the effectiveness of

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Chicago-Kent Law faculty win Illinois Tech Team Excellence Award

February 18, 2020

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Three members of the Chicago-Kent College of Law staff won an Illinois Institute of Technology 2019 Team Excellence Award in December for “Innovative Contribution to Support Excellence in Teaching and Research.”

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Chicago-Kent Law students Joey Carrillo and Ada Sandobal selected for Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowships

February 18, 2020

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW — Chicago-Kent College of Law students Joey Carrillo ’21 and Ada Sandoval ’20 have been selected for Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) internships for spring 2020. PILI interns receive a stipend and work at Illinois nonprofits under the supervision of experienced attorneys.

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