Podcast: A look at the Legal Technology Initiative at BYU Law

July 23, 2020

LAWSITES — Here’s one that gets a bit meta. Back in November 2017, LawNext host Bob Ambrogi spoke at BYU Law School about a lawyer’s ethical duty to be technologically competent. The talk prompted the school to explore ways it could help students improve their technological abilities. What resulted was the school’s Legal Technology Initiative, a multi-pronged program

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SMU Law creates student-run helpline providing pandemic related legal advice to the community

July 23, 2020

WFAA 8 ABC — SMU Dedman School of Law is offering free, coronavirus-related legal information through the school’s first ever “helpline.” The law school launched its COVID-19 legal helpline on June 1. Forty-five law students run the helpline under faculty supervision.

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A look at Boston University Law’s In Real Law program providing mentorship to first-generation law students

July 22, 2020

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The In Real Law program connects first generation law students and law students of color to diverse, highly successful attorneys practicing in Boston.

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Boston University Law professor David Rossman and students work to secure emergency release of inmates at risk of COVID-19

July 22, 2020

BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — A pro bono effort spearheaded by Criminal Law Clinical Program Director David Rossman pairs BU Law students with local attorneys working to secure emergency release for inmates at risk of contracting the virus.

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Fordham Law offers online course on privacy and technology law

July 22, 2020

THE NATIONAL JURIST — A law school in New York is adapting to COVID-19 and wants to ensure that students are prepared for post-pandemic needs. Fordham University School of Law will be offering a new, online course in July that addresses privacy and technology Law.

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A look at the Liberty Law Honors Program

July 22, 2020

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Liberty University School of Law has always strived to create an educational environment where law students can unlock their full God-given potential by challenging themselves during their legal studies. Enhancing this academic environment, Liberty Law launched its Honors Program in 2018 under Professor Tory L. Lucas, who founded and directs the program.

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A look at the Penn Law Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic

July 22, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Taught by Practice Professor of Law Kara Finck, Lecturer in Law Jennifer Nagda, and Clinical Supervisor of La Puerta Abierta Layla Ware de Luria, the Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic (ICAC) offers University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School students the opportunity to help vulnerable young people navigate the legal system using holistic advocacy aimed

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A look at the Penn Law Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic

July 22, 2020

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Despite Philadelphia’s long and storied history of entrepreneurship — a group of immigrant entrepreneurs started a country here a couple hundred years ago — it remains very difficult to start and operate a small business in the city, according to Practice Professor of Law Praveen Kosuri, Director of the Entrepreneurship Legal

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Hofstra and New York Law School launch summer programs to replace summer associate experience

July 21, 2020

THE NATIONAL JURIST — New York Law School offered an eight-week online program designed to give 120 law students a taste of a Big Law summer associate experience.

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Florida A&M Law hosts online pre-law Legal Scholars Summer Boot Camp

July 20, 2020

FLORIDA A&M COLLEGE OF LAW — Pre-law students who registered for the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Legal Scholars Summer Boot Camp were up for the challenges presented in this thought-provoking two-week virtual session.

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