Cardozo Law Heyman and Burns Center hosts panel discussion on ethics in corporate law
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 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 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…
Read More about Catholic University Law hosts interschool moot court competitionCatholic University Law student Rebecca Schisler presents lecture in Student Scholar Series
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…
Read More about Catholic University Law student Rebecca Schisler presents lecture in Student Scholar SeriesChicago-Kent Law faculty win Illinois Tech Team Excellence Award
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.”
Read More about Chicago-Kent Law faculty win Illinois Tech Team Excellence AwardChicago-Kent Law students Joey Carrillo and Ada Sandobal selected for Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowships
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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CLEVELAND MARSHALL COLLEGE OF LAW — C|M|LAW’s Thurgood Marshall National Moot Court Team defeated Loyola Chicago School of Law in the championship round of the Midwest Regional competition last Friday – a victory marking CMLAW’s third regional championship win in the past four years! Anita Davenport, Vanessa Gomez and Alexis Bovell prepared the brief, which was argued by…
Read More about CSU Cleveland-Marshall Law students win regional moot court competitionDuke Law First Amendment Clinic files brief in support of journalist
DUKE LAW — In early February, Duke Law School’s First Amendment Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Court of Appeals in Washington. The case, Brian Green v. Pierce County, concerns the interpretation of Washington’s Media Shield Law and Public Records Act. Clinic argues that state’s Media Shield Law demands broad interpretation, includes YouTuber as member…
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11 ALIVE — A group of Georgia State University law students are trading a typical spring break to help immigrants behind bars. It’s part of their alternative spring break program… This year, eight GSU law students will tackle that task with the help of attorneys from the southern poverty law center.
Read More about Georgia State University Law students to participate in spring break program on asylum lawUniversity of Houston Law Career Development Office hosts public interest networking event
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Through a series of career panels and networking opportunities, University of Houston Law Center students and recent alumni interacted with legal professionals and explored job options during the Career Development Office’s Public Interest Career Week. The festivities concluded last Friday with the Government & Public Interest Table Talk in the…
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