Yale Law scholarship provides full-tuition scholarships to low-income students

February 12, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — As the Soledad ’92 and Robert Hurst Horizon Scholarship Program turns two years old this month, the first-of-its-kind program has already expanded to remove cost as a barrier to law school for even more students — a total of 75 for this academic year.

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Bloomberg Law highlights law schools using immersive experiences to teach students

February 7, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — With the advent of the NextGen bar exam on the way, the focus on developing necessary lawyering skills is paramount for law students and law schools. But even after three years of studying law, many new law grads feel ill-equipped and lacking the necessary practical skills to be successful lawyers.

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UC Berkeley Law student Kevin Steward awarded criminal justice fellowship

February 7, 2024

BERKELEY LAW — When Kevin Steward ’24 saw Alameda County Public Defender Brendon Woods speak in his 1L Criminal Law class, any ambiguity about his own career path quickly evaporated. 

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Florida State University Law students serve as Florida Supreme Court fellows

February 6, 2024

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — We are thrilled to share that seven of our outstanding 3Ls were selected for this year’s class of Florida Supreme Court Fellows! 

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George Washington Law students win constitutional law moot court competition

February 6, 2024

GW LAW — Congratulations to 3Ls Simon Poser and Angela Seeger for winning the 2024 Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, and thank you to The Honorable Patricia Lee, JD ’02, Nevada Supreme Court, The Honorable Cheryl Ann Krause, US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and The Honorable Cornelia T. L. Pillard, US Court of

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Georgetown Law student Ashwin Ramaswami runs for Georgia state senate

February 6, 2024

THE HOYA — While most of his classmates prepare for the bar exams or search for job offers after graduation, a Georgetown University Law Center student is campaigning for state legislature over 600 miles away from campus.

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Georgia State University Law students visit Paris for Olympics during course

February 6, 2024

ALBANY HERALD — A group of trailblazing Georgia State University College of Law students are set to make history as they prepare to head to Paris, France, in July for the 2024 Olympic games.

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Harvard Law students Hussain Awan and Saeed Ahmad discuss experience at Pakistan Supreme Court

February 6, 2024

THE HARVARD LAW RECORD — In the throes of 1L year at Harvard Law School, we often heard our peers lamenting the insularity of American legal education and its presiding academy. 

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Harvard Law student Sophia M. Hunt elected president of the Harvard Law Review

February 6, 2024

HARVARD LAW TODAY — The Harvard Law Review has elected Sophia M. Hunt ’25 as its 138th president.

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University of Iowa Law professor Alison Guernsey puts on grand jury simulation for students

February 6, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW — Recognizing the limitations of theoretical teachings in her Criminal Procedure Adjudication course, Professor Guernsey, a seasoned federal defense attorney, faced the challenge of not having direct access to the grand jury room in the federal system.

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