Opinion: UC Berkeley Law student reflects on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession

January 28, 2020

DAILY JOURNAL CALIFORNIA LAWYER — Legal profession surveys consistently show a persistent, systemic inclusivity problem: at 70% male and 88% white it is one of the least racially and gender-diverse professions in the U.S. Over 80% of all federal judicial clerkships are secured by white applicants. At large U.S. firms, women are only 20% of

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American University Washington College of Law hosts legal externship fair

January 28, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — On Thursday, Jan. 23, American University Washington College of Law hosted its annual Spring Externship Fair. The law school’s Externship Program organized over 160 employers into Claudio Grossman Hall for the event, which has routinely been the largest legal externship fair in the nation and attracts students from all

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American University Washington College of Law honors legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 28, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday, Jan. 21 for American University Washington College of Law’s 21st annual MLK Celebration in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event—presented by the Office of Diversity, Inclusions, and Affinity Relations—included a community reading, with 21 participating attendees

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American University Washington College of Law hosts mental health wellness event

January 28, 2020

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — American University Washington College of Law students gave each other the gift of encouragement during “Duck Day” on Monday, Jan. 13. The event brought light to “Duck Syndrome,” a term coined by psychologists for students that may seem to be “floating along” fine, but under the surface are struggling to

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UC Irvine Law Immigrant Rights Clinic wins settlement from City of Laguna Beach for detainment of DACA recipient

January 28, 2020

LOS ANGELES TIMES — The city of Laguna Beach has reached a settlement with a Laguna resident who was held by local police for federal immigration officers in 2018 despite his status as a DACA recipient. As part of the settlement approved Jan. 16, Laguna Beach will pay Edgar Torres Gutierrez $18,750 and show a training

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University of Houston Law student Rachel Beavers Horne publishes article in Environmental Law Reporter

January 28, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — An article by a University of Houston Law Center 3L student and a recent graduate is currently being featured in the January 2020 issue of Environmental Law Institute’s Environmental Law Reporter. “The Case for a Legislated Market in Minimum Recycled Content for Plastics,” was authored by 3L student Rachael Beavers Horne

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Lewis & Clark Law Criminal Justice Reform Clinic obtains post-conviction relief order for client

January 28, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Nick McGuffin was able to walk out of prison after nine years as a free man. Since 2015, Lewis & Clark Law School Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) students have been involved in the case to have McGuffin’s case overturned due to exculpatory DNA testing. CJRC

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Lewis & Clark Law professor Melissa Powers and student Destiny Shelton publish book reviews in Transnational Environmental Law

January 28, 2020

LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Professor Melissa Powers and Lewis & Clark Law School student Destiny Shelton ’20 wrote book reviews that were published in Transnational Environmental Law, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of environmental law.

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University of Maryland Law hosts agricultural and environmental law conference

January 28, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — The popular conference, hosted by the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative (ALEI), brought farming and conservation experts together at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis for an exchange of ideas on legal topics impacting Maryland’s farming and environmental communities.

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A look into University of New Hampshire Law professor Micky Minhas’s experiential IP law class

January 28, 2020

NH BUSINESS REVIEW — In a class taught by Micky Minhas, a UNH Law grad and now vice president and chief patent counsel for Microsoft, students last week learned about intellectual property issues directly from experts who work for such companies as Apple, Dolby Laboratories, Fox Entertainment, Google, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, Samsung and Uber, among others.

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