International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution honors law students and faculty with awards

March 21, 2024

CPR ADR — The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their purpose, is pleased to announce the 41st Annual Award Winners for contributions to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in 2023 at the awards ceremony during the CPR 2024 Annual

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A profile on UC Law San Francisco student Jae Joon Shin

March 21, 2024

UC LAW SF — To help promote diversity in the legal profession, affinity organizations at UC law SF connect aspiring attorneys with peers and mentors who share similar backgrounds. One of these many organizations is the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA). Jae Joon Shin ’25, APALSA’s director of communications and community relations, explains what this

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A look at the University of Dayton Law hybrid JD program

March 21, 2024

WTDN — It’s not just officer workers looking to work from home. Around the country, college students are asking for more remote learning options. One local student is using a hybrid law path to achieve her dreams while also providing for her family.

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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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How George Washington Law is preparing students for the NextGen Bar Exam

March 20, 2024

GW LAW — Law schools play a pivotal role in preparing students for the bar exam by providing comprehensive legal education that equips them with the knowledge, skills, and analytical abilities needed to succeed on the exam.

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Harvard Law student Tamara Shamir discusses work at the US-Mexico border 

March 20, 2024

LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT — Halfway through law school, my best law school friend and I drove to the Texas-Mexico border with another student for “J-term” – a brief internship with Proyecto Corazon (Project Corazon) at Lawyers for Good Government.

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Harvard Law student Elizabeth Coughlin offers advice to first-year students on joining student practice organizations

March 20, 2024

HARVARD — As a first-year law student (1L), it can be challenging to focus on anything besides looming cold calls, a monstrous pile of readings, and the new world of CRuPAC (no, that’s not a typo). 

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University of Houston Law Center recognized for student employment outcomes

March 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The University of Houston Law Center has been selected by Law.com as a 2024 Go-To Law School, an annual ranking of the nation’s top 50 law schools based on the highest percentage of J.D. graduates hired as associates by Big Law.

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University of Houston Law center faculty and students present at energy conference

March 20, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The outlook for energy law and policy took center stage at the American Bar Association (ABA) 2024 Americas Conference last week at the University of Houston. Experts examined nuclear energy options, compliance in energy trade, and the intersection of environmental justice with human rights. 

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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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