Feature, News Story
(NATIONAL)
Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Law Schools | Pro Bono
Law Students Step Up As Legal Needs From Virus Grow
May 10, 2020 | Cara Bayles | Law360Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Law Schools | Pro Bono
Law Schools
and legal education
We need more lawyers
Letter to Editor
(NATIONAL)
Perhaps corporations need fewer legal services, but meanwhile, most Americans — and especially those struggling to make ends meet — can’t get the legal help they need to address serious life challenges.
Tags: Law Schools
We need more lawyers
June 16, 2019 | Martha Bergmark | Washington PostPerhaps corporations need fewer legal services, but meanwhile, most Americans — and especially those struggling to make ends meet — can’t get the legal help they need to address serious life challenges.
Tags: Law Schools
BYU Law Students Want To Give Utah Debtors A Fighting Chance
News Story
(Utah)
In Utah there are around 70,000 debt cases a year. In many circumstances, they’re for relatively small amounts, $100 to $200. But people often end up spending a lot more than that because they go through the process without any legal help.
Tags: Debt Collection | Law Schools
BYU Law Students Want To Give Utah Debtors A Fighting Chance
December 18, 2017 | Lee Hale | KUER (Salt Lake City)In Utah there are around 70,000 debt cases a year. In many circumstances, they’re for relatively small amounts, $100 to $200. But people often end up spending a lot more than that because they go through the process without any legal help.
Tags: Debt Collection | Law Schools
Law schools are letting down their students and society—here are three steps they can take to fix things
Op-Ed
(NATIONAL)
This is bad news for students. But it is even worse news for the rest of us.
Tags: Delivery Systems | Law Schools
Law schools are letting down their students and society—here are three steps they can take to fix things
September 20, 2017 | Gillian Hadfield | QuartzThis is bad news for students. But it is even worse news for the rest of us.
Tags: Delivery Systems | Law Schools
Undocumented UC Students May Find Paths to Citizenship With New Legal Aid
News Story
(California)
The University of California is the first public university in the United States to hire full-time attorneys to provide legal aid to its undocumented students and their families.
Tags: Immigration Process | Law Schools | Law Students
Undocumented UC Students May Find Paths to Citizenship With New Legal Aid
July 28, 2015 | Zaidee Stavely | KQED Radio (NPR) (Northern California)The University of California is the first public university in the United States to hire full-time attorneys to provide legal aid to its undocumented students and their families.
Tags: Immigration Process | Law Schools | Law Students
Schools Collaborate on Baltimore Legal Practice Incubator
News Story
(Maryland)
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law are launching an incubator to help recent graduates launch solo practices while serving low-income clients.
Tags: Law Schools | Law Students | Legal Incubators
Schools Collaborate on Baltimore Legal Practice Incubator
July 27, 2015 | Karen Sloan | National Law JournalThe University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law are launching an incubator to help recent graduates launch solo practices while serving low-income clients.
Tags: Law Schools | Law Students | Legal Incubators
Boston Law Schools Launch Joint Practice Incubator
News Story
(Massachusetts)
Three Boston law schools are teaming up to launch a practice incubator that will serve low- and modest-income clients.
Tags: Law Schools | Legal Incubators
Boston Law Schools Launch Joint Practice Incubator
July 16, 2015 | Karen Sloan | National Law JournalThree Boston law schools are teaming up to launch a practice incubator that will serve low- and modest-income clients.
Tags: Law Schools | Legal Incubators