Recent Fordham Law graduate Rafita Ahlam receives Westin Scholar award
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has named recent graduate Rafita Ahlam ’21 as the recipient of the annual Westin Scholar Award. The IAPP announced the launch of the annual Westin Scholar Awards in December as part of its 20th anniversary events and as a way to advance the IAPP’s mission to…
Read More about Recent Fordham Law graduate Rafita Ahlam receives Westin Scholar awardMitchell Hamline Law Professor Colette Routel appointed to Hennepin County judgeship
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Routel is “a brilliant lawyer who brings a unique perspective with her many years of experience as an attorney, tribal court judge, and law professor,” said Gov. Walz, in a statement. “I am confident that Ms. Routel will serve the people of Hennepin County with distinction.”
Read More about Mitchell Hamline Law Professor Colette Routel appointed to Hennepin County judgeshipPenn Law graduates pursue public interest fellowships
PENN LAW — Upon graduation, 18 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Class of 2021 will pursue important and diverse public interest work with the support of prestigious fellowship funding.
Read More about Penn Law graduates pursue public interest fellowshipsPenn Law recent graduate Jessica Rizzo published in three law journals
PENN LAW — In the Spring of 2021, Jessica Rizzo L’21 published “Federal Architecture and First Amendment Limits” in the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts and “The Children’s Hour: Climate Change, Law, and the Family” was published in the Hastings Environmental Law Journal. Rizzo’s third recent publication was “Flesh and Bone: Theater, Copyright, and the…
Read More about Penn Law recent graduate Jessica Rizzo published in three law journalsPenn Law students selected for LLM Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowship
PENN LAW — Two 2021 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s LLM program have secured post-graduate positions advocating for the protection of human rights. The work of Hugh Fitzgibbon LLM’21 and Meri Baghdasaryan LLM’21, supported through the Law School’s LLM Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowship, concentrates on the fair administration of global trials as…
Read More about Penn Law students selected for LLM Postgraduate Public Interest FellowshipBipartisan bill proposed to allow for the discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy after a wait
ABA Journal — A bipartisan bill unveiled Tuesday would make it easier to discharge federal student loans in bankruptcy after a 10-year waiting period. The bill is called the Fresh Start Through Bankruptcy Act of 2021
Read More about Bipartisan bill proposed to allow for the discharge of federal student loans in bankruptcy after a waitOregon moves closer to alternative licensing pathways for lawyers
REUTERS — Currently, Oregon participates in the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) as its primary approach to licensure. The addition of the experiential learning and the supervised practice pathway would offer two more methods with all three ensuring specific competencies are met to practice law in the state.
Read More about Oregon moves closer to alternative licensing pathways for lawyersLegal industry scrambles to fill open positions
REUTERS — “The amount of new openings that are happening now, it’s beyond just coming back from COVID,” said Leopard Solutions sales and marketing VP Phil Flora. “It’s just a hyperactive market right now, where it’s just extremely competitive.”
Read More about Legal industry scrambles to fill open positionsOpinion: New York should keep the Uniform Bar Exam
BLOOMBERG LAW — Two members of the ABA’s Young Lawyer Division say a recent article by members of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Bar Examination that called for abandoning the Uniform Bar Exam was off the mark.
Read More about Opinion: New York should keep the Uniform Bar ExamUConn Law receives donation to establish Human Rights Award for law students
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW — After retiring from careers in international banking and law, Paul Schneider ’18 LLM became a student again, enrolling at UConn School of Law to study human rights and social justice. Being selected as the 2017 recipient of the Olimpiad Ioffe Prize for Outstanding Graduate Student in Comparative Law inspired…
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