University of North Carolina Law student Alyssa Leader creates service to connect pro bono attorneys with law student volunteers
LAW 360 — Leader set up two online forms — one for attorneys in need of assistance and one for law students and paralegals to sign up for a group email list. Every day, she sends new volunteer opportunities to the email list. She vets the first people who raise their hands, to ensure they are…
Read More about University of North Carolina Law student Alyssa Leader creates service to connect pro bono attorneys with law student volunteersUniversity of Tennessee Law student Allen Heaston honored with Gene Mitchell Gray Pioneer Award
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE — The Gene Mitchell Gray Pioneer Award recognizes a student or group for promoting cultural diversity and enrichment on campus.
Read More about University of Tennessee Law student Allen Heaston honored with Gene Mitchell Gray Pioneer AwardUniversity of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates website to connect elderly and vulnerable residents to food services
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL — Vamosi said she heard about an effort created by classmates at Cincinnati that links volunteers with those unable to venture out of their homes to get groceries or run other errands. With a little help from them, Vamosi set up a similar webpage for the Akron-Canton area at https://akronmatch.wixsite.com/mysite.
Read More about University of Akron Law student Briana Vamosi creates website to connect elderly and vulnerable residents to food servicesAlbany Law student Jordan Fruchter creates calculator to empower tenants in court
ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — His revised solution: A computer program called the H.A.R.M. calculator (Habitability, Abatement of Rent, Mathematical), which he designed to automatically compute reasonable damages based on monthly rent; how long the issue has gone on; and the percentage of rent abated for the particular issue in prior housing-related court cases.
Read More about Albany Law student Jordan Fruchter creates calculator to empower tenants in courtUC Irvine Law student Emily Genzlinger receives Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Emily Genzlinger, a 3L at the University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law), has been selected for a 2020 Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award. She is one of only eight law students selected for the award — chosen from more than 125 applicants, Emily was selected for her…
Read More about UC Irvine Law student Emily Genzlinger receives Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest AwardUC Irvine Law students provide pro bono legal services during crisis
UCI NEWS — The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened a vigorous spirit of public service in countless people across the globe. For UCI Law students, however, the urge to serve the most vulnerable is far from new.
Read More about UC Irvine Law students provide pro bono legal services during crisisUCLA Law clinic students participate in lawsuit seeking to protect at-risk prisoners during pandemic
UCLA LAW — Members of three UCLA School of Law clinics are part of a coalition including people who are incarcerated in Los Angeles County jails, lawyers and activists that has sued the county and county sheriff’s department seeking the release of medically vulnerable people and the implementation of heightened health and safety standards in jails…
Read More about UCLA Law clinic students participate in lawsuit seeking to protect at-risk prisoners during pandemicUniversity of Houston Law Center student Erika McDonald receives writing recognition
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Erika McDonald, a third-year University of Houston Law Center student, was the recipient of the National Order of the Scribes Award at the virtual Dean’s Ceremony on April 21.
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — In the Legislative Policy & Drafting Clinic, Dominique McClean (’21) worked on legislation to ensure equity in the state’s cannabis market and to prevent discrimination based on hair styles and types.
Read More about Boston University Law student Dominique McClean discusses experiences in Legislative Policy and Drafting ClinicUniversity of Virginia Law student Jehanne McCullough discusses voter protection advocacy work
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Now a second-year law student at UVA, McCullough hopes to continue her advocacy for the underserved through a career in law. She is currently online editor of the Virginia Law Review and a Peer Advisor. She communicates in person using ASL and UVA-provided interpreters.
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