I sat in on
hearings as a law student, but it was always with the lens of learning how to practice law, never with the explicit intent to understand the barriers facing low - income Americans in the justice system.
Yes, I sat in on
hearings as a law student, but it was always with the lens of learning how to practice law, never with the explicit intent to understand the barriers facing low - income Americans in the justice system.
Not exact matches
Washington — The Reagan Administration,
as part of the President's school - discipline initiative, is considering the feasibility of changing a civil - rights
law that has been blamed for making school officials unwilling to discipline
students, a Justice Department official said at one of two Congressional
hearings on school discipline last week.
Private school
students wait outside the Indiana Supreme Court
as justices
hear a challenge to the state's voucher
law.
In addition, when asked during the
hearing if he would intervene
as Assistant Secretary if Black
students in a school district were receiving lower quality teachers, fewer books, fewer AP classes and fewer educational resources than White
students, Mr. Marcus would not commit to addressing this clear violation of civil rights
laws that prohibit districts from providing
students of color with inferior resources.
As law school admission deadlines approach, prospective
students around the country will start to
hear back from the schools that want them (and the ones that don't).
Of course, that very question has preoccupied lawyers and legal scholars alike for two decades with regard to IT
law, i.e. whether it should be treated
as a subject in and of itself (in which case it usually isn't a mandatory class, meaning that
students can go through
law school without
hearing the word «Internet»... [more]
The smart move,
as I have
heard colleagues say, is to publish in
student - edited,
law school journals to reach a larger audience and increase the chances for promotion or tenure.
Based on the early comments I
heard when I was Executive Director at LHC, I expect these
law students would agree that their experience was enhanced by the inter-sectoral approach taken, and that clients were better served
as a result of that approach.
As always, I love to
hear from
students about what's going on at your
law school, in your fledgling legal careers, and anything else about the experience of a legal trainee.
First
as law students and then
as lawyers, we repeatedly
hear about the need for zealous advocacy.
You'll
hear from amazing guest speakers, legal education experts and top lawyers,
as well
as current
law students.
Last week, during a visit to BYU
Law in Provo to speak
as part of its Future of
Law series, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit in on the lab, meet the
students and faculty involved with it, and
hear about their progress so far.
For example, I often
hear people say that
students at
law schools such
as Michigan, Stanford, Northwestern, and Harvard will be fine.
He trained
law students from Florida A&M University and other volunteer attorneys in housing counseling and foreclosure litigation; served as a liaison between Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida and the FAMU College of Law; attended Alex Sink Foreclosure Workshops throughout the CLSMF service area, coordinated efforts with other nonprofits; volunteered at foreclosure legal advice clinics where clients were provided legal advice and pro se assistance with foreclosure pleadings; appeared at summary judgment hearings; provided full representation; co-counseled with staff attorneys; and counseled clients during mediatio
law students from Florida A&M University and other volunteer attorneys in housing counseling and foreclosure litigation; served
as a liaison between Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida and the FAMU College of
Law; attended Alex Sink Foreclosure Workshops throughout the CLSMF service area, coordinated efforts with other nonprofits; volunteered at foreclosure legal advice clinics where clients were provided legal advice and pro se assistance with foreclosure pleadings; appeared at summary judgment hearings; provided full representation; co-counseled with staff attorneys; and counseled clients during mediatio
Law; attended Alex Sink Foreclosure Workshops throughout the CLSMF service area, coordinated efforts with other nonprofits; volunteered at foreclosure legal advice clinics where clients were provided legal advice and pro se assistance with foreclosure pleadings; appeared at summary judgment
hearings; provided full representation; co-counseled with staff attorneys; and counseled clients during mediations.
Law students alternate between acting
as prosecutors and defense attorneys in mock
hearings.
As a law student, Caleb was recognized for his work as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme Cour
As a
law student, Caleb was recognized for his work
as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case heard by the Georgia Supreme Cour
as a volunteer with the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council on a case
heard by the Georgia Supreme Court.
You'll
hear from amazing guest speakers, legal education experts, top lawyers
as well
as current
law students.
«It's neat to see that,» he says, describing their reactions to
hearing he is a
law student, «because I don't come across
as anybody that's in
law.
Apart from that, the loudest bleat one
hears emanating from former
law students is that they weren't taught enough of what's required to practice (successfully in the financial sense)
as lawyers, in whatever area they end up in.
I attended the
hearing with my fellow executive members of the
Law Students» Society of Ontario,
as one of 27 intervenors.
Of course, that very question has preoccupied lawyers and legal scholars alike for two decades with regard to IT
law, i.e. whether it should be treated
as a subject in and of itself (in which case it usually isn't a mandatory class, meaning that
students can go through
law school without
hearing the word «Internet» in a legal context), or if the digital medium should simply be addressed in basic textbooks and general courses and classes.
As students walked out of schools across the country Wednesday to protest gun violence, a Senate hearing examined law enforcement agencies» failure to heed multiple warnings about the Parkland, Fla., man accused of killing 17 people at a high school, as well as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congres
As students walked out of schools across the country Wednesday to protest gun violence, a Senate
hearing examined
law enforcement agencies» failure to heed multiple warnings about the Parkland, Fla., man accused of killing 17 people at a high school,
as well as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congres
as well
as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congres
as the long record of failed gun control measures in Congress.