Southwestern Law Immigration Law Clinic helps reunite Guatemalan family
SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL — This semester, Immigration Law Clinic (ILC) students Jesse Gonzales and Elmer Flores diligently worked on the consular processing application for ILC client, John,* who was the victim of a vicious assault and robbery, to reunite with his wife and daughter who were in Guatemala. They recognized the family’s long and painful…
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RAPPLER — Last Sunday, more than 9,000 examinees completed the 2022 Bar Examinations. They now belong to generations of future lawyers who took the challenge of not only taking what has been considered to be “the most grueling licensure exam in the country,” but also that important and necessary step to becoming bonafide agents of…
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CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Campbell Law School’s Stubbs Bankruptcy Clinic has received a $10,000 grant to expand the clinic’s services in Eastern North Carolina. The grant is from the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation. As part of their missions, the College and the Foundation, through the Foundation’s Pro Bono Committee, award grants to organizations…
Read More about Grant to Campbell Law to support Bankruptcy ClinicUConn Law establishes Eviction Defense Clinic
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF LAW — A new clinic at the UConn School of Law will assist low-income tenants facing eviction. The Housing and Eviction Defense Clinic, created with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, has accepted its first case and enrolled its first…
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FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In Fordham Law’s clinics, students step out of the classroom to help solve real problems for real people. The Meeting the Moment video series introduces viewers to just a few of the Fordham Law clinicians who lead students through the incredible work that prepares them for their future careers.
Read More about New Fordham Law video series will introduce clinicians from the schoolPace Law Investor Rights Clinic students win arbitration round in securities dispute resolution competition
PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — A team of students from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law won first place in the arbitration round at the 13th annual Securities Dispute Resolution Triathlon, held virtually on October 15 and 16, hosted by the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s School…
Read More about Pace Law Investor Rights Clinic students win arbitration round in securities dispute resolution competitionPepperdine Law Restoration and Justice Clinic secures citizenship for human trafficking victim
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY RICK J. CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Caruso Law students Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam of the Restoration and Justice Clinic helped a human trafficking client to secure United States citizenship. Selah Crisp and Susanna Behnam assisted the client in her dream of becoming a United States citizen. They met with the client…
Read More about Pepperdine Law Restoration and Justice Clinic secures citizenship for human trafficking victimSouthern Illinois University Law Elder Law Clinic recognized by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for local impact
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Southern Illinois University School of Law legal clinic for older adults is the recipient of a 2022 Governor’s Engaging Aging Award, presented annually to up to 13 community organizations that have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact in the lives of older adults over…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRIGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Students in the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law attended the Organization of American States’ 52nd General Assembly in Lima, Peru, in October. The students — Salwa Ahmad, Layla Khalid and Sabrina Surgil — recently recounted some of what they experienced there.
Read More about University of Virginia Law International Human Rights Clinic students attend Organization of American States General AssemblyWake Forest Law clinic helps correct veteran’s military record
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — For nearly 70 years, James Brown had been denied his benefits as a veteran, even being denied status as a veteran. He wasn’t allowed benefits and privileges large and small — such things as access to medical care at the VA, being able to use the GI Bill…
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