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Monthly Archives: January 2009
More than 70 Students Placed with Spring Pro Bono Projects
The Citizen Lawyer Program has placed more than 70 students in pro bono (law-related volunteer) projects for the spring semester. With over 90 students applying, these positions have become more and more competitive. It’s no surprise, given that the placements … Continue reading
ABA Announces Domestic Violence Writing Competition
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic Violence invites law students to submit articles addressing domestic violence and the law from a national or international perspective. Submissions must further the legal needs of domestic violence victims and their children, or advance … Continue reading
Posted in Funding Internships & Careers
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Students Combine Research and Service in Sidel’s Seminars
Students in Professor Mark Sidel’s fall seminars on human trafficking, and on Law in Asia, took part in service-related research and writing last semester. These activities will contribute to the work of two well-known Washington-based non-governmental organizations. For Sidel’s seminar … Continue reading
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Lawyers & Leaders Presentation Thursday on Aftermath of Cedar Rapids Flooding
The Lawyers & Leaders Series presents “Anatomy of a Disaster: the Cedar Rapids Flood and Its Aftermath,” to be held on Thursday, January 29, at 12:40 PM in room 245 BLB. Natural disasters such as the summer 2008 flooding in … Continue reading
MLK Day Tradition of Service Continues
For the third year in a row, students from the law school gave back to their community on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Participation has grown considerably from the seven students that worked at Crowded Closet during the first … Continue reading
Exciting Lawyers & Leaders Spring Schedule Is Released
The Spring 2009 Lawyers & Leaders program schedule has been announced. The Lawyers & Leaders series focuses on community issues, practical lawyer and life skills, leadership development and pro bono traditions. This semester’s line-up touches on all of these subject areas: … Continue reading
What Millenials Should Know: First L&L Program Thurs., Jan. 22
What Millenials Should Know: How Are You seen by the Legal Employer Generation(s) and What’s There to do about It? will be held this Thurs. Jan. 22, 12:40 p.m., in Room 285. It is co-sponsored by Career Services and the Lawyers … Continue reading
Why Make Time to Volunteer in a Law-Related (Pro Bono) Project?
As students get busy with the new semester, the CLP is actively recruiting students for its eight available pro bono projects. Our students have always volunteered in the community — with youth, at the food bank, and mucking and gutting … Continue reading
Posted in CLP News, Volunteer Opportunities
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