St. Thomas Law celebrates 2022 graduates at commencement

May 23, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS — The University of St. Thomas School of Law conferred degrees to 199 students on May 14, 2022. Among them were 164 students earning their J.D. – four of whom earned a joint degree – 22 earning an LL.M. in U.S. Law, and 12 earning a master’s or LL.M. degree in

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University of Utah Law celebrates 2022 graduates

May 23, 2022

S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The S.J. Quinney College of Law class of 2022 graduated on Friday, May 13th. The Utah Law community is extraordinarily proud of this impressive group of students. Throughout their time at Utah Law, their achievements have been significant, and their contributions — both to our law school and to

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Recent University of Virginia Law graduate Camilo Garcia discusses his experience as a first-generation law student

May 23, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Coming into law school as a first-generation American and a first-generation college graduate, Camilo Garcia was nervous enough about his law school prospects to spend the summer before his 1L year researching what law school would be like.

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Recent University of Virginia Law graduate Elizabeth Harris discusses public service efforts

May 23, 2022

UVA TODAY — For Elizabeth Harris, there are some things she can’t unlearn, unknow or unsee from having been a part of the foster care system. But after she graduates from the University of Virginia School of Law on Sunday, she hopes to use her degree, skills and passion to undo some of the problems

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University of Virginia Law celebrates 2022 graduates at commencement

May 23, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Sunday marks the first time graduates will gather for commencement at the University of Virginia School of Law since 2019. As the community prepares to celebrate, learn more about the Class of 2022 in the stories below.

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Washington and Lee Law celebrates 2022 graduates at commencement

May 23, 2022

THE COLUMNS — The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 167th commencement on Friday, May 13, awarding 119 juris doctor degrees.

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Several law schools host in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since 2019

May 19, 2022

REUTERS — For many law schools, this spring marks the return of in-person ceremonies after commencements were moved online in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some law schools this year are holding make-up ceremonies for those earlier classes.

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Howard Law graduate Adisa Omido discusses how law school built upon her passion for law

May 17, 2022

THE DIG — Kansas native and first-generation Kenyan-American Adisa Omido is graduating Howard University School of Law having founded Howard’s Space Law Society, the first organization of its kind at an HBCU. Following graduation, Omido will join corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. She sat down with Howard’s

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Recent Penn Law graduate Catherine Kearney earns criminal justice fellowship

May 17, 2022

PENN LAW — Gideon’s Promise has named Catherine Kearney C’12, L’22 one of six new fellows through their Law School Partnership Project (LSPP). The Project provides law students with the opportunity to launch their career as a public defender and criminal justice reformer on the front lines of the effort to realize equal justice in

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Recent Penn Law graduate Dana Dyer authors report on AI and inequities in the educator hiring process

May 17, 2022

PENN LAW — Dana Dyer L’22 has authored a trailblazing report shining a light on how AI contributes to racial bias in hiring processes for Black educators.

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