Florida A&M Law student Diona Willis selected for Veterans Legal Corps
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Florida A&M University Law student Diona Willis is working at the Bronx Defenders in New York this summer as part of the Veterans Legal Corps, an AmeriCorps program that helps low-income and homeless veterans secure access to income, housing, employment, and health care.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Indiana McKinney 2L student Anthony Murdock, II was presented with the Next Level Award at the Indiana Black Expo Governor’s Awards reception. The event took place on July 16 in Indianapolis. He received the inaugural Young Martin Award during IUPUI’s 50th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Dinner in February…
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law student Anthony Murdock, II honored by African-American community service organizationPenn Law student Alexis Caris shares 1L summer experience at Women’s Law Project
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — University of Pennsylvania Law 1L student Alexis Caris ’21 is from Aston, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. Caris shares a firsthand account of how her passion for women’s issues and desire to gain litigation experience led her to the Women’s Law Project, a public interest law firm with offices in…
Read More about Penn Law student Alexis Caris shares 1L summer experience at Women’s Law ProjectStudent-run Justice Advocates Coalition at Arizona Law helps launch public interest careers
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW — Students launched the Justice Advocates Coalition (JAC) in 2017 with the dual goals of empowering marginalized communities and supporting Arizona Law students pursuing careers in public interest law. JAC also hosts career panels and guest speakers, maintains a career guide, and has co-organized a student community service day.
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UCONN TODAY — Students in University of Connecticut Law’s new Technology and Law Practice class developed real technical solutions to help both a legal services agency and the law school’s Animal Law Clinic. Professor Jessica de Perio Wittman, who taught the class this past spring, designed it to be a hands-on, practical experience.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — A group of J.D. and J.D./LL.M. students in this summer’s Health Rights clinical course earned their Licenciatura en Derecho, a J.D. equivalency, from Cuban universities and they all have studied in Miami Law’s LL.M. in U.S. and Transnational Law for Foreign Lawyers before commencing their J.D. studies.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SCHOOL OF LAW — University of Missouri Law students Allyson Brown and Alec Guy both received a King Award during the University of Missouri Law School Veterans Clinic Open House in 2019 for their dedication and commitment to assisting veterans in legal matters.
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NATIONAL JURIST — St. Mary’s Law 3L student Tanisha Taylor was gifted a $1,880 custom-fitted suit made from the fabric of her choosing from Patel and Gaines Law Offices. Taylor completed 225 pro bono service hours shattering the college requirement of 30 hours, and leading all other classmates.
Read More about St. Mary’s Law student Tanisha Taylor honored by school for pro bono workUniversity of Tulsa Law student Gavin Burl awarded Diversity Scholars Program scholarship
THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA — Risign 2L Tulsa Law student Gavin Burl has been awarded a Diversity Scholars Program scholarship from the law firm Crowe & Dunlevy. Each year, Crowe & Dunlevy presents this major honor to a TU Law candidate based on “academic achievement, financial need and commitment to the law.”
Read More about University of Tulsa Law student Gavin Burl awarded Diversity Scholars Program scholarshipWashington University Law students discuss experiences in criminal law class
THE SOURCE — Students in the Criminal Law class of Washington University Law Professor John Inazu spent a semester learning about theories of punishment, questions of whether criminal justice can remedy injustice and issues of equity in sentencing.
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