University of Virginia Law students participate in pro bono projects during spring break

March 25, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — This spring break, 61 University of Virginia School of Law students volunteered more than 1,100 pro bono hours in locales ranging from Annapolis, Maryland, to Southeast Pennsylvania, with many others working remotely.

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A look at the LSAC LawReady Mentorship Program for law students

March 21, 2024

LSAC — Liana Nobile didn’t have legal mentors throughout her undergraduate experience. Now, a decade after graduating from law school and beginning her career in law, she’s paying it forward by volunteering as a LawReady mentor, giving her an opportunity to help guide a student through the journey she once completed without a map.

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International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution honors law students and faculty with awards

March 21, 2024

CPR ADR — The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their purpose, is pleased to announce the 41st Annual Award Winners for contributions to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in 2023 at the awards ceremony during the CPR 2024 Annual

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A profile on UC Law San Francisco student Jae Joon Shin

March 21, 2024

UC LAW SF — To help promote diversity in the legal profession, affinity organizations at UC law SF connect aspiring attorneys with peers and mentors who share similar backgrounds. One of these many organizations is the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). Jae Joon Shin ’25, APALSA’s director of communications and community relations, explains what this

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A look at the University of Dayton Law hybrid JD program

March 21, 2024

WTDN — It’s not just officer workers looking to work from home. Around the country, college students are asking for more remote learning options. One local student is using a hybrid law path to achieve her dreams while also providing for her family.

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Fordham Law program helps students prepare for a career in public service

March 20, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This year’s class of Fordham Law’s Stein Scholars, composed of 21 students, are devoted to public interest law issues that range from human rights to gender equity, to labor rights, among others.

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How George Washington Law is preparing students for the NextGen Bar Exam

March 20, 2024

GW LAW — Law schools play a pivotal role in preparing students for the bar exam by providing comprehensive legal education that equips them with the knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities needed to succeed on the exam.

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Harvard Law student Tamara Shamir discusses work at the US-Mexico border 

March 20, 2024

LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT — Halfway through law school, my best law school friend and I drove to the Texas-Mexico border with another student for “J-term” – a brief internship with Proyecto Corazon (Project Corazon) at Lawyers for Good Government.

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Harvard Law student Elizabeth Coughlin offers advice to first-year students on joining student practice organizations

March 20, 2024

HARVARD — As a first-year law student (1L), it can be challenging to focus on anything besides looming cold calls, a monstrous pile of readings, and the new world of CRuPAC (no, that’s not a typo). 

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University of Houston Law Center recognized for student employment outcomes

March 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center has been selected by Law.com as a 2024 Go-To Law School, an annual ranking of the nation’s top 50 law schools based on the highest percentage of J.D. graduates hired as associates by Big Law.

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