UC Law San Francisco students complete pro bono service trips during spring break

April 10, 2024

UC LAW SAN FRANCISCO — From assisting asylum seekers and drafting wills to helping people clear their criminal records, dozens of law students spent their spring break giving back with pro bono service trips.

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Gift to Columbia Law to expand Public Service Scholarship Program

April 10, 2024

COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — The foundation’s latest gift to Columbia Law School expands the Greene Public Service Scholars program and kicks off a matching challenge for student financial aid with a new fund named for Gillian Lester, who will conclude her service as Dean later this year. 

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LSU Law student T. Drake Brignac discusses how certain legislation has discouraged students from pursuing public service 

March 26, 2024

NOLA — In its special session to address crime, the Louisiana Legislature passed Senate Bill 8, which took effect this week and transfers the power of the Louisiana Public Defender Board to a gubernatorial appointee.

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Fordham Law program helps students prepare for a career in public service

March 20, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — This year’s class of Fordham Law’s Stein Scholars, composed of 21 students, are devoted to public interest law issues that range from human rights to gender equity, to labor rights, among others.

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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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Notre Dame Law GALILEE Program supports students focused on public service

March 19, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Aligned with Notre Dame Law School’s mission to educate a “different kind of lawyer,” the GALILEE Program assists first-year students in exploring how to integrate public interest work into their legal careers, whether through full-time positions or by engaging in pro bono work while employed at a

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University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps client prevent deportation

February 14, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Five law students from Miami Law’s Immigration Clinic traveled to Orlando’s immigration court for a three-hour hearing before a judge, which ended in a victory for their detained client who was facing deportation. 

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Notre Dame Law launches Global Human Rights Clinic

February 14, 2024

THE OBSERVER — The very month that Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, human rights lawyer Roqia Samim arrived in South Bend for the beginning of her time at Notre Dame.

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University of Tennessee Law students participate in free legal advice clinic for clients in need

February 13, 2024

WATE — If you have ever wanted to talk with an attorney seeking advice, but were afraid to, set aside this Saturday. On February 10, there will be a free legal clinic at a church in West Knoxville.

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Yale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic sues Department of Veteran Affairs over gender-affirming surgery policy

February 12, 2024

YALE DAILY NEWS — Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services clinic filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, or VA, on Jan. 25 over the VA’s policy on gender-affirming surgery. 

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