Stanford Law co-founds Social Justice Legal Foundation
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — Stanford Law School has been invited to partner with the Social Justice Legal Foundation funded and created by the partners of Hueston Hennigan LLP, along with Columbia, Northwestern, UCLA and Yale law schools, in a new fellowship program that will develop a new generation of trial lawyers in the public sector.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA COLLEGE OF LAW — A century after attorney Buck Colbert Franklin (1879-1960) set up shop in Tulsa’s Greenwood District to offer legal counsel to an underrepresented community, The University of Tulsa’s College of Law is returning to that neighborhood to carry on Franklin’s legacy and give hope to those most in need.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law is proud to announce its participation in the Social Justice Legal Foundation, an incubator for the next generation of leading trial lawyers in the public sector, which launches today with a $10 million pledge of support from Hueston Hennigan LLP. The foundation will sponsor five promising graduates.
Read More about UCLA Law partners with Hueston Hennigan firm on post-graduate public interest fellowship programLoyola University Chicago Law launches Rule of Law Institute
NATIONAL JURIST PRELAW — Thanks to a $6 million gift from a Board of Trustee member, Loyola University Chicago School of Law announced it will establish a Rule of Law Institute, further cementing the law schools’ leadership in promoting and strengthening the rule of law domestically and in developing nations and emerging democracies.
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The newly formed Tax Law Center at NYU Law will focus on tax law issues that have profound implications for the government, businesses, and individuals. The center will be hosted by NYU Law, whose pioneering Graduate Tax Program has long recognized how tax-related issues affect all aspects of society.
Read More about NYU Law launches Tax Law CenterRutgers Law launches Rayman L. Solomon Scholars Program for students dedicated to public service
THE DAILY TARGUM — Rutgers—Camden recently launched the Rayman L. Solomon Scholars Program at Rutgers Law School to aid students who have exhibited devotion to academic excellence and public service, according to the Rutgers Law School website. An anonymous donor provided $3.5 million to fund the program.
Read More about Rutgers Law launches Rayman L. Solomon Scholars Program for students dedicated to public serviceFordham Law partners with Vance Center’s TotalLAW Prep program to provide LLM scholarships to underrepresented students
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law is honored to participate in the Vance Center’s TotalLAW Prep program. This program, designed to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, establishes a pipeline of highly talented Afro-Descendent and Indigenous lawyers from Latin America. “Fordham Law is delighted to play a role in this initiative.”
Read More about Fordham Law partners with Vance Center’s TotalLAW Prep program to provide LLM scholarships to underrepresented studentsLightfoot, Franklin & White law firm launches diversity scholarship and summer clerkship for law students
LIGHTFOOT — In recognition of the importance of greater inclusion in the legal industry, Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC has launched a new annual diversity scholarship. The firm will award $10,000 and a summer clerkship in Birmingham to a promising law student enrolled in an American law school. The firm will accept applications for the 2021 scholarship.
Read More about Lightfoot, Franklin & White law firm launches diversity scholarship and summer clerkship for law studentsFordham Law launches spring 2021 online Legal English Institute program
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Legal English Institute begins with an intensive Introduction to the U.S. Legal System and Law Study, in which LEI students sit side-by-side with their LL.M. counterparts. Fordham Law School welcomes 14 new students from 9 countries to its spring 2021 online Legal English Institute (LEI) program.
Read More about Fordham Law launches spring 2021 online Legal English Institute programVermont Law announces inaugural spring JD class
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL — For the first time in Vermont Law School’s (VLS) nearly 50-year history, this week a cohort of students began their law school careers during the spring semester. The spring start was developed by VLS in response to new juris doctor students whose law school plans were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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