University of Missouri Law Student Bar Association hosts card signing event for veterans
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — The Mizzou Law Student Bar Association (SBA) co-sponsored and hosted a card signing event for veterans last week. The event allowed students to write cards thanking veterans for their service. Madeline McKernan, SBA’s 1L representative, was inspired to hold the event when she heard about a similar letter-writing campaign on…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — For the second time this month, South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) students won a prestigious national advocacy championship, bringing the law school’s unrivaled national advocacy championship total to 133 — more than any other law school in the country by at least half. The student team…
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SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Michael Desmond — chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and assistant general counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury — visited South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) recently to tour the school’s successful Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC). Since the launch of the LITC in 2016…
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF LAW — The Chris Marshall Endowed Presidential Scholarship is awarded annually to third-year students of outstanding academic excellence who plan to remain in Texas after graduation to practice public service law in nonprofit, government or legislative positions.
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LIFE OF THE LAW — This episode of Life of the Law we present three of the stories produced by the students in Professor McKanders’ immigration law class at Vanderbilt University Law School. A note – they were not asked to approach the project as journalists but as law students, so some of their stories include…
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Viewers wrote inspiring words on paper leaves and attached them to branches of another tree in an interactive display that was part of the Harriet Tubman Anniversary Pop-Up Exhibit—two days of art and performances that commemorated the 170th anniversary of Tubman’s escape from slavery and marked the 400th anniversary of the arrival…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — Two students at American University Washington College of Law, 2L Lauren LaVare and 3L Ericka Cruz, have been chosen as recipients of the 2019-20 Myers Law Scholarship. The Myers Law Scholarship, AUWCL’s most prestigious donor award, provides one-year scholarships to full-time JD students who show academic promise and performance…
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FAMU COLLEGE OF LAW — Ms. JD’s 2019 NWLSO Leadership Academy took place on Friday November 22, 2019 and Saturday November 23, 2019 at Harvard Law School. The program kicked off on Friday with a panel hosted by Harvard’s Women’s Law Association and an opening reception at Latham & Watkin’s Boston office keynoted by Chief Judge Patti…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Through Harvard Law School’s Federal Tax Clinic, students have the unique opportunity represent low-income taxpayers in disputes with the IRS, both before the IRS and in federal court. Working individually and in teams, they represent taxpayers involving examinations, administrative appeals collection matters, and cases before the United States Tax Court and federal…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW — Seven Lewis & Clark Law students helped immigrant taxpayers fill out applications for an ITIN renewal at a recent workshop organized by Professor Sarah Lora, along with El Programa Hispano. The workshop was held at Lewis & Clark’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in its downtown Portland office. Workshops like this are…
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