UNLV Law clinic gives students the opportunity to help defendants facing misdemeanor charges
LAS VEGAS SUN — UNLV law students Azra Özdemir and Mia Bacher prepared, memorized and analyzed their scripts for their first trial in court. Days of preparation amounted to just a one-minute introduction — and, just like that, their first semester at the UNLV Misdemeanor Clinic commenced. “It seems very small in the grand scheme of…
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DAILY TROJAN — When Emma Brunel was looking at law schools, she knew that she wanted to attend a school with a supportive student community. “The law school mindset can be a bit toxic sometimes in many schools and really competitive in how it’s set up,” said Brunel, a first year student studying law. “[Gould] just has…
Read More about USC Gould Law introduces incoming classUniversity of Miami Law students selected for Squire Patton Boggs Foundation Fellowships
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law has a strong focus in public interest and social justice and this was recognized when the prestigious law firm of Squire Patton Boggs honored two Miami Law students – Miami Scholar and 2L Daniela Torres and HOPE Fellow and 3L Laura Silva – with its foundation’s…
Read More about University of Miami Law students selected for Squire Patton Boggs Foundation FellowshipsFlorida State University Law student Catherine Awasthi named Outstanding Law Student by Florida Bar Animal Law Section
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Congratulations to third-year student Catherine Awasthi, who recently received The Florida Bar Animal Law Section’s Outstanding Law Student Award! The award recognizes law students at Florida law schools who have made significant contributions to animal welfare and education.
Read More about Florida State University Law student Catherine Awasthi named Outstanding Law Student by Florida Bar Animal Law SectionSouthwestern Law announces Public Interest Law Committee grant recipients
SWLAW BLOG — Southwestern’s Public Interest Law Committee (PILC) is a student-run organization that sponsors a number of events each year to raise student awareness and involvement in providing legal services for underrepresented communities and is dedicated to facilitating public interest law careers by supporting students in public interest work through fundraising efforts for the school’s…
Read More about Southwestern Law announces Public Interest Law Committee grant recipientsUniversity of Texas Law highlights newest class of students
TEXAS LAW NEWS — Texas Law welcomes the Class of 2024 as its newest cohort of future leaders in law, business, and public service! This group of resilient students, bringing together a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and interests, is ready to make their mark on the world. For the first time in Texas Law history,…
Read More about University of Texas Law highlights newest class of studentsWest Virginia University Law students and graduates describe the importance of clinical programs
THE STATE JOURNAL — Former and current WVU College of Law students say the clinical law program is an indispensable part of the curriculum.
Read More about West Virginia University Law students and graduates describe the importance of clinical programsPandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programs
CNBC — The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for Latinx students in the past year but it has also shaped their future plans. Many chose to go to graduate school to add another degree to their resume before they hit the job market.
Read More about Pandemic drives increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in graduate programsUniversity of Houston Law students receive Association of International Petroleum Negotiators scholarships
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee has recently provided awards to two University of Houston Law Center students.
Read More about University of Houston Law students receive Association of International Petroleum Negotiators scholarshipsUMass Law student Emily Dillan named to ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
UMASS DARTMOUTH NEWS — Second-year UMass Law student was recently chosen as the Law Student Division Liaison to the national American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence. For more than two decades, the Commission has worked to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by connecting them…
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