California Western Law student wins IDEA Student IP Writing Competition

March 1, 2019

CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW — California Western Law 3L student, Sara Gold, has won first place in the 2018 IDEA Student IP Writing Competition. The nationwide competition seeks original, publishable papers addressing compelling issues in intellectual property law.

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Boston University Law student hones experience in science, business, and the law

March 1, 2019

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Boston University Law student Paresh Kumar ’18 hones his experience at the intersection of science, business, and the law. While in school, Kumar concentrated on developing knowledge and skills in both intellectual property and corporate transactional law. Kumar also sought out hands-on opportunities to implement what he learned.

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Two Boston Law students awarded Peggy Browning Fund fellowships

March 1, 2019

BC LAW — Two Boston Law students, Michael Casagrande ’19 and Gabriel Frumkin ’20, have been awarded the Peggy Browning Fund fellowship. Casagrande will be working at Levy Ratner, PC in New York, NY, and Frumkin will be working at Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt, LLP in Seattle, WA.  

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Boston College Law student awarded first place in animal law writing contest

March 1, 2019

BC LAW — Boston College Law 3L student Jennifer Jacobs has been awarded first place in the American Kennel Club’s 2018 Companion Animal Law Writing Contest. Jacobs was selected from a large and competitive pool of applicants for her paper on changing existing law to compensate owners whose pets have been harmed.  

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Boston College Law student helps facilitate the sale of a startup

March 1, 2019

BC LAW — Boston College Law’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic played an important role in the recent sale of their client, Campus Insights, to the largest student-run company in the run. The acquisition of Campus Insights by Harvard Student Agencies was facilitated by law student Chad Ozbeki ’18.  

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Boston Law student named recipient of inaugural diversity scholarship

March 1, 2019

BC LAW — Boston College Law student Stephanie Johnson is the first beneficiary of the new Building the Legacy Scholarship Fund formed by the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association. An avid advocate and leader within the community, Johnson is a Boston College Law Public Service Scholar.  

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Albany Law student named inaugural veteran rights summer fellow

March 1, 2019

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — Albany Law student Douglas Berinstein ’20 is combining his military background and legal training as the Law School’s first Veterans Rights Summer Fellow. Berinstein is fulfilling the fellowship at Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, in the general counsel’s office of the North Atlantic District of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Delayed financial aid payments leave Western State College of Law students in a bind

February 25, 2019

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER — There are students at Western State College of Law in Irvine who have not received their federal financial aid for weeks, leaving them unable to pay their living expenses, several said.

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SMU Dedman Law students develop apps for legal aid organizations

February 25, 2019

SMU DEDMAN LAW — As a result of SMU Dedman School of Law’s course, “Technology, Innovation and Law: Designing Legal Apps,” several new consumer-friendly software apps – designed by Dedman Law students with input from regional legal-aid groups – will be showcased at a free public event

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Case Western Reserve Law students win national writing awards

February 25, 2019

CASE WESTERN LAW — Allison Smith and Nicolette Cregan, both third-year law students at Case Western Reserve University, recently won prestigious national writing awards and $1,000 each for their notes.

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