A look at the Rutgers Law Raising the Bar internship program
RUTGERS LAW — A new one-year internship program helped Newark native Mubdi R. Sanni-Thomas on his way as he prepared for the intense bar exam. Initiated by former Rutgers Law Co-Dean Kim Mutcherson, the “Raising the Bar” paid internship program pairs third-year Minority Student Program (MSP) students in Camden with employers for part-time internships during…
Read More about A look at the Rutgers Law Raising the Bar internship programUSC Gould Law shares how need-based scholarships help students
USC GOULD LAW — The memory of being accepted to USC Gould School of Law motivates Detchemendy and many other USC Gould alumni to give the gift of a law school education to other talented, hard-working students whose goals wait only for the door of opportunity to swing wide. Gould alumni recognize the power of…
Read More about USC Gould Law shares how need-based scholarships help studentsUSC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic celebrates a decade of advocacy
USC GOULD LAW — For more than a decade, the USC International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) has been a champion of international criminal justice, refugee rights and protecting vulnerable populations across the world. With more than 100 clinic alumni already forming the next generation of human rights advocates, the IHRC is poised to continue its…
Read More about USC Gould Law International Human Rights Clinic celebrates a decade of advocacyUniversity of Utah Law student Cait McKee shares takeaways from Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Cait McKee, a rising 3L, has spent her summer at the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, a civil and human rights coalition. Since she also interned in 2022 with coalition member Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Cait was able to further develop her connections with the…
Read More about University of Utah Law student Cait McKee shares takeaways from Leadership Conference on Civil & Human RightsUniversity of Utah Law announces 2023 Order of the Coif inductees
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LAW — Congratulations to nine recent graduates from the Class of 2023 who were inducted into the Order of the Coif national honor society. List in article.
Read More about University of Utah Law announces 2023 Order of the Coif inducteesUniversity of Virginia Law student Tyler Adams receives scholarship for military service
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW — Tyler Adams, a U.S. Army veteran and third-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been named a 2023 Tillman Scholar. The Pat Tillman Foundation says its scholarship recipients are military service members, veterans and spouses with “a high potential for impact as demonstrated through a proven…
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Tyler Adams receives scholarship for military serviceWhat law students need to know about legal technology
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Legal technology is making the practice of law more efficient and the time to get familiar with the various options available is while you’re in law school.
Read More about What law students need to know about legal technologyLaw students invited to test new legal research and generative AI legal tool
CISION PR WEB — Law.co, a pioneering legal tech company, is excited to announce the forthcoming launch of its cutting-edge legal research and generative AI legal tool.
Read More about Law students invited to test new legal research and generative AI legal toolOpinion: California’s end of affirmative action in the 1990s had a negative impact law schools on diversity
THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down affirmative action in education ignores the compelling interests we all have in training diverse students. Affirmative action opened doors once closed to provide educational opportunities for students of color like me.
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REUTERS — The vast majority of incoming law students think they are going to land near the top of the class after their first year—and the students with the lowest grades tend to start off with more confidence than their higher-performing classmates, a new study has found.
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