Penn State Dickinson Law students train to become court-appointed advocates in new class
PENN STATE NEWS — Penn State Dickinson Law second-year law students Aranda Stathers, Aria Plants and Ezza Ahmed were sworn in as court-appointed special advocates (CASA) on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Cumberland County Courthouse. The three students inaugurated a new collaboration with CASA offering second-year Dickinson Law students a one-credit experiential learning course called Introduction…
Read More about Penn State Dickinson Law students train to become court-appointed advocates in new classStanford Law energy policy center issues report on environmental financial disclosure recommendations
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Today, the Stanford Sustainable Finance Initiative, a group of 20 global energy and finance experts, and Stanford Law School’s (SLS) Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Financeissued a groundbreaking report on how California can further its financial policy leadership to address the growing challenges posed by climate change. The advisory group, established…
Read More about Stanford Law energy policy center issues report on environmental financial disclosure recommendationsUniversity of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle Citron
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new scholarly center that will focus on pressing questions in law and technology, with Professor Danielle Citron serving as inaugural director. The LawTech Center will address policy issues, legal texts as data and the use of tech in…
Read More about University of Virginia Law launches LawTech Center led by professor Danielle CitronYale Law clinic helps deported soldier petition for naturalization
YALE LAW SCHOOL — The Veterans Legal Services Clinic at Yale Law School is representing a U.S. Army veteran who filed a petition for military naturalization on September 22, 2021. Ivan Ocon, a veteran from Las Cruces, New Mexico, served six years in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Jordan in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Read More about Yale Law clinic helps deported soldier petition for naturalizationABA and AccessLex Institute report looks at the impact of student loan debt on young lawyers
ABA JOURNAL — A survey released Tuesday asked young attorneys if their legal education was worth the cost, and fewer than half said yes. However, 60.9% of respondents said that if they had to do it over, they would still attend law school.
Read More about ABA and AccessLex Institute report looks at the impact of student loan debt on young lawyersUMass Law welcomes new law faculty and staff
UMASS LAW — UMass Law is excited to announce the appointment of a new assistant director of legal career services and two new faculty members. They represent a range of law schools and experiences—serving as an immigration attorney, teaching legal skills and writing, and working as a district attorney.
Read More about UMass Law welcomes new law faculty and staffFirst law students selected for scholarship named in honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
REUTERS — A scholarship program honoring the career of late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has named its inaugural class of awardees, choosing four first-year law students to receive a $10,000 stipend and mentoring from a network of former New York federal prosecutors.
Read More about First law students selected for scholarship named in honor of Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgOpinion: ABA JD requirements create barriers to the legal profession
WALL STREET JOURNAL — CNN anchor Poppy Harlow recently took a leave of absence from the network to attend a one-year master’s degree program for nonlawyers at Yale Law School. By drawing attention to Yale’s M.S.L. program, Ms. Harlow helps shed light on the absurdity of the legal profession’s time-consuming and expensive requirements to be licensed…
Read More about Opinion: ABA JD requirements create barriers to the legal professionAddressing Systemic Racism and Law Enforcement Reform: A look at law school efforts to address systemic racism and improve diversity in the legal profession
LLM GUIDE — The police killing of George Floyd, an African American man, was a pivotal moment for law schools and their efforts to improve diversity and inclusion. Law schools had been striving to boost diversity for years, but the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by Floyd’s death acted as a catalyst for deeper reflection and…
Read More about Addressing Systemic Racism and Law Enforcement Reform: A look at law school efforts to address systemic racism and improve diversity in the legal professionUC Irvine Law Fair Elections and Free Speech Center hosts virtual conference on the dangers facing US democracy
UCI LAW — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) Fair Elections and Free Speech Center is delighted to announce the details of its September 24, 2021 conference, “Election Subversion: Is American Democracy in Danger?” This virtual event will bring together leading election officials, scholars of democracy, lawyers, political strategists and legal scholars…
Read More about UC Irvine Law Fair Elections and Free Speech Center hosts virtual conference on the dangers facing US democracy