Northwestern Law center developing next generation of appellate attorneys
DAILY NORTHWESTERN — Pritzker School of Law Prof. Sarah Schrup is no stranger to the high court. As director of the school’s Appellate Advocacy Center, she helps students draft briefs and petitions for review in the Supreme Court and 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Since opening 14 years ago, the clinic has worked on about 250 cases.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — Students from USD School of Law’s National Trial Team took first place in the America’s Finest City Mock Trial Competition held recently in San Diego. Students Ashley Barton (3L), Morgan Chase (3L), Kenneth Ely (3L), and Madison Gottfredson (3L) and their coach Michael Goldfaden won the highly competitive final round to…
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UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW — The University of Tulsa College of Law is always a vibrant place. But this year its classrooms, corridors and lounges are positively humming with the arrival of the largest 1L class since 2010. As of fall 2019, TU Law’s entering class is up 19% over the previous year.
Read More about University of Tulsa Law enrolls largest class in nearly a decadeWayne Law announces student winners in Jaffe Transactional Law Competition
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Forty-four Wayne State University Law School students competed Friday, Nov. 1 in the annual Jaffe Transactional Law Competition.
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WAYNE LAW — Students Monique Eubanks and Edwin Piner won the Wayne State University Law School NFL Contract Negotiation Competition Saturday, Nov. 23. The NFL Contract Negotiation Competition, which is in its second year at the Law School, is an opportunity for students to practice negotiation skills in front of practicing attorneys. Students represented either an NFL…
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law have helped a U.S. Navy veteran receive a discharge upgrade. Students in the clinic also argued that the discharge upgrade was in the interest of justice because the Navy had failed to provide him with adequate treatment, which impacted his ability…
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WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Widener University Commonwealth Law School was the scene last month of a counterterrorism simulation conducted by international security expert and former Israel Defense Forces attorney Amos N. Guiora. The 17 students who participated in the simulation worked in teams and were assigned roles and tailored briefings in advance of the exercise, which was…
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WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Widener Commonwealth Law School students recently had the opportunity for the first time to help aspiring U.S. citizens and learn about the citizenship process as part of Catholic Charities’ Citizenship Day in Harrisburg. Eight Widener students, one alumnus and Professor Jill Family, director of the Law and Government Institute, participated in…
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WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Early in the morning on Oct. 2, Willamette Law students submitted a 6,500-word report to the U.N.’s Human Rights Council on the United States’ children’s rights violations. The project was an obvious opportunity for the Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, which advances legal protections for children and provides pro bono legal representation to individual…
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ENGAGED — Renee Stromski, a second-year student in Cleveland State University’s Cleveland Marshall College of Law, had the opportunity to enhance her legal skills, while pursuing her passion for social advocacy, this summer through an internship with the U.S. Department of Education.
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