American University Law student earns youth advocacy fellowship

April 21, 2016

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW – Third Year Student Saskia Valencia has been selected for the Skadden Fellowship Program, a prestigious two-year opportunity to pursue a self-created project alongside a public interest organization.

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CUNY Law students win immigration decision

April 21, 2016

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SCHOOL OF LAW – One of their clients, an U.S. citizen with Yemeni roots whose passport had been unfairly revoked, received a judgement reinstating his passport.

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Cornell Law student group aids refugees

April 21, 2016

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL – Members of the Cornell chapter of the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) have been hard at work helping refugees from some of the world’s most dangerous places.

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New England Law student earns state bar scholarship for public service and interest activities

April 21, 2016

NEW ENGLAND LAW | BOSTON – After studying and working in Latin America, Jordan Spiegel ’16 enrolled at New England Law | Boston to make a more direct impact on international social justice issues [but] he never expected to be working on a priority project directly under the new president of the International Criminal Court…

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Rutgers Law student helps launch pro bono program serving developmentally disabled

April 21, 2016

RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL – For second-year Rutgers Law–Camden student Amanda O’Keefe, her decision to earn a law degree is fueled by those she aims to represent: individuals with disabilities, individuals like her sister.

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Philadelphia Bar Association honors Temple Law student for public service

April 21, 2016

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Third-year law student Chi-Ser Tran was honored by the Public Interest Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association at its annual awards ceremony on December 10, 2015.

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NALP honors Temple Law student with public service award

April 21, 2016

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Third-year Temple Law student Emily Bock has been selected to win a 2015 Merit Distinction award from PSJD, a public service initiative from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).

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Temple Law student wins national award for work with youth court

April 21, 2016

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Third-year law student Alex Dutton has been honored with the PJSD Pro Bono Publico Award for his work in building a youth court program at Strawberry Mansion high school.

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UALR grad earns fellowship with Arkansas medical-legal partnership

April 21, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK, WILLIAM H. BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW — UALR William H. Bowen School of Law student Mary Claire Hyatt (’15) has been named a postgraduate Equal Justice Works Fellow for 2015-2017.

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Marine veteran and Berkley Law student awarded Human Rights Watch fellowship

April 21, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW – The same sense of duty that drove Richard Weir ’16 to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps has underscored his tireless dedication to human rights work at Berkeley Law.

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