Washburn Law student Braxton Moral to graduate at 19
KCTV — A 19-year-old is getting ready to graduate from Washburn University’s School of Law in Topeka. The Hutchinson News reports that Braxton Moral’s parents have long known he was gifted. He skipped fourth grade and then took his first undergraduate class at Harvard University while still in sixth grade. As he got older, he spent his summers…
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HARVARD LAW TODAY — Growing up gay in Iraq, Amir Ashour ’24 saw firsthand many immediate needs for his nation’s LGBTQ+ community. “I wanted to be able to hold my partner’s hand in public and talk about being LGBTQ without fearing for my life,” the first year J.D. student said at a recent Harvard Law School…
Read More about Harvard Law students discuss social entrepreneurship during national pro bono weekA look at University of the Pacific McGeorge Law class of 2024
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC — In August, the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law welcomed more than 200 students to its Sacramento campus. Fifty-three different undergraduate degrees from 69 different universities are represented in the class. This year’s class of 170 JD students is comprised of 56 percent women and 36 percent first-generation college students.…
Read More about A look at University of the Pacific McGeorge Law class of 2024Rutgers Law student Jessie Barbin discusses summer experience working in immigration law
RUTGETS LAW SCHOOL — I learned a great deal about immigration law by doing legal research and writing, but the most rewarding experience for me this summer was conducting weekly clinics in rural New Jersey and Pennsylvania. At the clinics we would conduct interviews with locals seeking different forms of relief. More than anything this reminded…
Read More about Rutgers Law student Jessie Barbin discusses summer experience working in immigration lawWest Virginia University Law clinic partners with graduate social work student to assist clients
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Graduate student Hannah Jack is making her mark as the first social work intern in the law clinics at the West Virginia University College of Law. While earning her Master of Social Work from the WVU School of Social Work, Jack is helping the law clinics serve clients holistically, including connecting…
Read More about West Virginia University Law clinic partners with graduate social work student to assist clientsYale Law students A.J. Hudson and Saylor Soinski named fellows at animal rights organization
YALE LAW SCHOOL — Two Yale Law School students, A.J. Hudson ’23 and Saylor Soinski ’23, were among the six Emerging Scholars Fellows announced by the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy. The Brooks Institute’s Emerging Scholars fellowship program supports students who intend to pursue a professor appointment in a law school and who…
Read More about Yale Law students A.J. Hudson and Saylor Soinski named fellows at animal rights organizationHarvard Law students Anoush Baghdassarian and Sondra Anton bond over dedication to international human rights
HARVARD LAW TODAY — It was against the din of barroom conversation and clinking glasses at Grendel’s Den that new first-year Harvard Law School students Anoush Baghdassarian ’22 and Sondra Anton ’22 first realized how remarkably similar their lives had been up to that moment. They had both been raised in families scarred by mass atrocity. Both had studied in…
Read More about Harvard Law students Anoush Baghdassarian and Sondra Anton bond over dedication to international human rightsUniversity of Minnesota LLM students share their experiences
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL — Minnesota Law boasts a top-notch LL.M. program for international law students that has hosted students from more than 80 countries over its quarter-century-plus history at the Law School. International Jurist magazine recently recognized our LL.M. program as one of the “Best Overall Experience” LL.M. programs in the United States. Our current…
Read More about University of Minnesota LLM students share their experiencesUniversity of Virginia Law student Fernando Mercado-Violand to advise Virginia governor on environmental issues
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — First-year student Fernando Mercado-Violand will be shaping public policy even as he starts earning his degree at the University of Virginia School of Law: Gov. Ralph Northam appointed him to the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice on Sept. 17. Before law school, Mercado-Violand served as deputy White House liaison at…
Read More about University of Virginia Law student Fernando Mercado-Violand to advise Virginia governor on environmental issuesWashington University in St. Louis Law student Sara Hubaishi elected inaugural chair of National Muslim Law Student Association
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS — Sara Hubaishi, a third-year student at the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, has been elected inaugural chair of the National Muslim Law Student Association (NMLSA). The NMLSA recently was established as a subcommittee of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers. As chair, Hubaishi will be responsible for helping plan the annual…
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