UC Law San Francisco students complete pro bono service trips during spring break
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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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.
Read More about Gift to Columbia Law to expand Public Service Scholarship ProgramLSU Law student T. Drake Brignac discusses how certain legislation has discouraged students from pursuing public service
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 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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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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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…
Read More about Notre Dame Law GALILEE Program supports students focused on public serviceUniversity of Miami Law Immigration Clinic helps client prevent deportation
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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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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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.
Read More about University of Tennessee Law students participate in free legal advice clinic for clients in needYale Law Veterans Legal Services Clinic sues Department of Veteran Affairs over gender-affirming surgery policy
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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