Colorado Law student named inaugural Wyss Scholar
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO LAW SCHOOL — The Wyss Foundation, a charitable organization that promotes land conservation in the American West, has selected Colorado Law student Eric Dude ‘19 as a 2018 Wyss Scholar.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Baltimore Law student Herman Brown received the Maryland State Bar Association’s Steven J. Mandell Business Law Scholarship Award for the outstanding rising 3L business law student. Brown was presented with the award at the Section’s annual dinner on May 7 at the Capital Grille in Baltimore.
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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Syrause Law 3L student Kimberly Grinberg is preparing for a major international conference on US/Mexico drug policy, treaties, and cross-border security. The conference-Rethinking the War on Drugs and US-Mexico Security Cooperation-will take place on Feb. 9, 2018 at the University of California-San Diego.
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SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — Southwestern Law 3L student Jamison Gilmore was selected as the winner of the National Law Review Law School Writing Contest. Gilmore’s article, “Augmented Reality Incitement: How the Creator of Pokémon GO, and Those Who Follow, are Open to Tortious Liability,” was published on their website.
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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — St. John’s Law student Carl Olson ’18 will launch his career as a Law Lecturer at the Northwest University of Political Science and Law in Xi’an, China. Olson first experienced the city and toured the university as a participant in the St. John’s Dean’s Travel Study Program in China.
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ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY — St. John’s Law student Caroline Fish ’18 will spend a year working exclusively on pro bono matters as one of two first-year associates selected for the global law firm DLA Piper’s Krantz Fellowship Program. Fish looks forward to the opportunity to address domestic violence, promote juvenile justice, and combat human trafficking
Read More about St. John’s Law student wins global law firm’s pro bono fellowshipLegal education company PracticePro offers mentorship program for underrepresented first-year students
LAW.COM — Legal education company PracticePro, founded by a Big Law ex-pat, is trying to reduce uncertainty for diverse law students. The organization is partnering with law firms and in-house departments for its 1L Diversity Scholar Program, a mentorship program intended to develop diverse legal talent beginning.
Read More about Legal education company PracticePro offers mentorship program for underrepresented first-year studentsPodcast: A look at the modern law school experience
LEGAL TALK NETWORK — How has legal education evolved, and what unique challenges do today’s law students face? In this episode of On Balance, hosts JoAnn Hathaway and Tish Vincent talk to Victoria Vuletich about what the law school experience is like for the current generation of students.
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NATIONAL JURIST — Naming a Law School Student of the Year is among this magazine’s greatest challenges because there are so many smart, passionate, worthy students who could be honored.
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY NEWS — Campbell Law advocates came out on top over the weekend at the Constance Baker Motely National Trial Competition hosted by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) in Little Rock, Arkansas, to win the law school’s first national championship in this competition.
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