Columbia Law student Emilie Shwarz wins LSAC Justice Innovation Challenge for project supporting domestic violence survivors
LSAC — A student-developed online tool to help increase access to justice for immigrant domestic violence survivors has won first place in the Law School Admission Council’s inaugural Justice Innovation Challenge, which focuses on addressing community legal needs. Pocket VAWA Self-Petitions, a project by Columbia Law School student Emilie Schwarz, received the honor, along with…
Read More about Columbia Law student Emilie Shwarz wins LSAC Justice Innovation Challenge for project supporting domestic violence survivorsA look at University of Georgia Law’s student-driven diversity initiatives
THE RED & BLACK — The New Approaches to Diversity and Inclusion program was initially a larger scale, university-wide initiative announced by UGA President Jere Morehead in spring 2019. The funds encouraged schools within UGA to “recruit and retain historically underrepresented groups,” which resulted in the law school’s Benham Scholars program, which is dedicated to increasing…
Read More about A look at University of Georgia Law’s student-driven diversity initiativesGeorgia State University Law’s Pro Bono Law Program expands student practice opportunities through new partnerships
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — Georgia State Law’s Pro Bono Law Program is partnering with The Justice Collaborative and Georgia Lawyers for the Arts (GLA) this year to offer law students more practice opportunities. Volunteers can sign up for both organizations—and 10 other projects– on the College of Law website. The College of Law’s award-winning…
Read More about Georgia State University Law’s Pro Bono Law Program expands student practice opportunities through new partnershipsPenn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic director Lucy Johnston-Walsh helps found foster youth mentorship program
PENNSTATE DICKINSON LAW — Lucy Johnston-Walsh, director of the Children’s Advocacy Clinic at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, was a key player in advocating for the creation of a program to offer support, resources and guidance to foster youths at the University. The result is the Fostering Lions program, which proactively works with county agencies that work…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law Children’s Advocacy Clinic director Lucy Johnston-Walsh helps found foster youth mentorship programLouisiana State University Law students share experiences in summer field placements
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW — 126 LSU Law students participated in the Summer Field Placement Program this year. The students were placed with judges, government agencies and nonprofit organizations across the United States—from California to Florida and Michigan to Texas—earning credits while gaining invaluable hands-on experience.
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KSHB CHANNEL 41 NEWS — Students from Sean O’Brien’s (University of Missouri-Kansas Law) courses worked directly on the case of Ricky Kidd. O’Brien and his students proved Kidd’s innocence, and he was released from prison earlier this month.
Read More about University of Missouri-Kansas City Law students hear from wrongfully convicted man freed through work of school’s clinicHow Supreme Court clinics at law schools prepare students for legal careers
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law School Supreme Court clinics allow students to work on real-life Supreme Court cases while still in law school. These clinics provide quality representation to groups who can least afford it and act as a pipeline to elite appellate work, including at the US Supreme Court.
Read More about How Supreme Court clinics at law schools prepare students for legal careersAlbany Law Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosts pre-orientation event
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — This year, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion held an illuminating new pre-orientation program designed to maximize the chances for students from groups underrepresented in the legal profession to be successful in law school and beyond. Called Lighting the Pathway, the three-day program in early August gave a diverse group of 12…
Read More about Albany Law Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosts pre-orientation eventArizona State University Law Indian Legal Clinic students work to protect voter rights
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY — Arizona State University law students at the Indian Legal Clinic work to promote and protect Native voter rights.
Read More about Arizona State University Law Indian Legal Clinic students work to protect voter rightsMercer Law provides stipends for summer public interest internships
MERCER UNIVERSITY — Twenty-six students at Mercer University School of Law received stipends for working in governmental or nonprofit positions this summer.
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