Cornell Law Securities Clinic attends SEC Investor Advocacy Clinic Summit

May 16, 2024

CORNELL LAW SCHOOL — A group of four students from Cornell Law School’s Securities Law Clinic recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2024 Investor Advocacy Clinic Summit.

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How Cornell Law supports students pursuing public interest careers

May 16, 2024

CORNELL CHRONICLE — Cornell Law School is dramatically increasing its support for graduates pursuing public service careers, setting a new standard among the nation’s top law schools.

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Denver Law students support rural Colorado residents during alternative spring break

May 16, 2024

STRUM COLLEGE OF LAW — More than a decade ago, students at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law began engaging in an atypical activity during their hard-earned Spring Break week: giving some of that time away to provide legal and law-related support to communities in need.

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Duke Law recognizes students for pro bono service

May 16, 2024

DUKE LAW NEWS — Last week, 14 students – 10 JDs and four LLMs – were recognized as Class of 2024 Pro Bono All Stars, receiving the highest honor given to graduating students for exceptional commitment to pro bono service throughout their time at Duke Law School.

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Fordham Law Right to Housing and Civil Rights Litigation Clinic file federal lawsuit against discriminatory housing practices

May 16, 2024

FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School’s Right to Housing and Civil Rights Litigation Clinic filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) on behalf of low-income Black and Hispanic renters who were eligible for federal rental assistance during the pandemic

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Harvard Law student Kate Strickland discusses the school’s mediation program

May 16, 2024

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL — I started HLS in Fall 2020 which, as many will remember, meant that I was part of the class who spent our entire first year online due to the Covid pandemic. 

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Harvard Law student Julio Quiroz Colby discusses passion for advocacy for those seeking

May 15, 2024

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Julio Quiroz Colby ’24 has been advocating for immigrant rights since he was an undergraduate at the University of Texas at Austin, where, fluent in Spanish, he helped with translation services for asylum seekers at an immigrant and refugee legal services organization.

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UMass Law establishes study abroad program in Portugal

May 15, 2024

THE HERALD NEWS — Ten students from UMass School of Law will be in Portugal from May 17 to 31 as part of a new study abroad program created in partnership with the Católica Global School of Law of Lisbon.

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University of Miami Law students complete pro bono work during spring break

May 15, 2024

UMIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law students participated in three alternative Spring Break trips where they assisted survivors of domestic violence, indigent defendants, and refugees and asylum seekers. 

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Notre Dame Law student Claire Crites selected for public interest law fellowship

May 15, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Claire Crites, a third-year Notre Dame Law School student, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowship. 

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