Harvard Law Library Innovation Lab launches Open Legal AI Workbench

March 20, 2024

LIBRARY JOURNAL — We want academics and nonprofits at the table in discovering the next generation of legal interfaces and helping to close the justice gap. 

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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 professor Cass Sunstein speaks at symposium on separation of powers

March 20, 2024

HARVARD LAW TODAY — The three branches of American government — executive, judicial and legislative — are designed to put checks and balances on each other. 

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A profile on Harvard Law student Syed Rizvi

March 20, 2024

LSAC — As a blind student, Syed Rizvi has overcome what could’ve been insurmountable barriers to reach the point where he is in life. After facing these challenges, he’s been inspired to pursue a career in law to become an advocate for others, pushing for more inclusivity and equity for the blind community.

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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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University of Houston Law center faculty and students present at energy conference

March 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The outlook for energy law and policy took center stage at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Americas Conference last week at the University of Houston. Experts examined nuclear energy options, compliance in energy trade, and the intersection of environmental justice with human rights. 

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University of Houston Law Center student Roger Mackay discusses how his military background led him to law school

March 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Roger Mackay served in the army as a Green Beret for almost a decade and received the Bronze Star. After his military service, he decided to pursue a career as an attorney and enrolled in law school.  

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LSU Law to host symposium on civil and comparative law

March 20, 2024

LOUISIANA RECORD — Civil and comparative law scholars from Louisiana and Mississippi will converge for the Louisiana Civil Law Symposium to be held Friday, March 8, at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

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University of Memphis Law Neighborhood Preservation Clinic files lawsuit to address blighted homes

March 20, 2024

FOX 13 — For Anthony Self, the fight against blight is personal. “I’m from Memphis, born and raised,” said the aspiring lawyer, who grew up in South Memphis and Whitehaven. He joins nine other law students at the University of Memphis who will file lawsuits against blighted properties across Memphis this semester.

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