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ND Law’s 2023 Shaffer Fellows to address housing issues, provide expungement relief in Chicago and rural Kentucky
Thomas Haracz and Jeanna James, both members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2023, have been awarded Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellowships.
3L Erica Patterson named ABA Law Student Representative of the Year
Erica Patterson, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, was named Law Student Representative of the Year by the American Bar Association. Patterson finished with the most student representative...
ND London Law students learn constitutional law from two Supreme Court justices
Two justices of the U.S. Supreme Court taught seminars to students in the Notre Dame London Law Programme during the spring semester.
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Clinic defends Apache sacred site from mining plan as Ninth Circuit reviews case
Apache Stronghold v. United States was one of the first cases that the …
ND Law students compete in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Austria
Notre Dame Law School’s student-run Vis Moot team competed in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, from March 30 to April 7.
Notre Dame Black Law Students Association holds 50th alumni reunion
The Notre Dame Black Law Students Association held its Spring Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion on March 23-26. The weekend included an alumni panel discussion, awards banquet, and black-tie gala, among...
Spring break course designed by Professor Patrick Corrigan brings students to London to learn about international capital markets
A group of Notre Dame Law School students spent a week during spring break visiting banks, legal and financial firms, and academic institutions in London to see the practice and...
Professor Paolo Carozza testifies before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in case of Beatriz v. El Salvador
Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza testified last week in a landmark human rights case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica. The plaintiffs in the high-profile...
Law students from Ukrainian Catholic University learning at Notre Dame this spring
This semester, Notre Dame Law School is hosting three law students from UCU — Adriana Hrytsyna, Solomiia Humen, and Vitaliia Mahas. They are part of a group of 18 UCU...
Exoneration Justice Clinic opens doors for graduates to become ‘a different kind of lawyer’
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic is working to help train a new generation of lawyers who are committed to bringing about a more just criminal justice system and...
ND Law students win Seigenthaler-Sutherland Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Moot Court Showcase Team won the 73rd annual Seigenthaler-Sutherland National First Amendment Moot Court Competition on March 17-18 at the Catholic University of America in Washington,...
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative supports criminal complaint against Chinese government for Uyghur genocide
The Religious Liberty Initiative’s amicus brief represents renowned U.S. & U.K. human rights advocates …
Notre Dame Clinical Law Center publishes report on shortcomings in Indiana eviction laws
Notre Dame Law School’s Eviction Clinic has published a report to examine how well Indiana’s eviction laws measure up to guidelines recently established by the American Bar Association. The ABA’s...
Federal judges — including a Supreme Court justice — visit ND Law to hear 73rd annual Moot Court Showcase Argument
Four students had the opportunity to argue a case in front of Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Britt Grant of the U.S. Court of Appeals...
ND Law students to compete in national finals of 2023 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s Intellectual Property Moot Court team will advance to the national round of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition next month in Washington, D.C. This is the...
Notre Dame Law School serves community on 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
More than 100 Notre Dame Law School students, faculty, and staff volunteered on Monday, January 16, to serve the greater South Bend community.
ND Law implements new DEI programming series to connect students and law firms
This fall, Notre Dame Law School debuted a new series of events called “Including YOU!” to create more opportunities for law students from communities underrepresented…
ND Law’s Program on Church, State & Society helps Christian attorneys through the Legal Vocation Fellowship
The Legal Vocation Fellowship (LVF), a new initiative co-sponsored by Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society and the Carver…
Student Spotlight: 2L Lizzy Forzley
Meet 2L Lizzy Forzley! She is actively involved in many of our student organizations and is pursuing a dual JD/MBA degree. She is from Lemont, IL and attended Indiana University-Bloomington...
Student Spotlight: 3L Jerry Lu
Meet 3L Jerry Lu! He is heavily involved in our Program of Study in Intellectual Property & Technology Law. Jerry is a legal intern at ND Law’s IP and Entrepreneurship...
ND Law student Macio Sexton Jr. receives prestigious diversity scholarship from Ropes & Gray
Macio Sexton Jr., a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been named a Ropes & Gray Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholar. The scholarship honors the memory…
Dublin and Hamburg Honor Scholars Programs offer unique opportunities for ND Law students to learn international law
Recognizing that effective legal practice often requires lawyers to understand how legal issues transcend borders, Notre Dame Law School offers many opportunities for students to study and work internationally. In...
ND Law students win Best Oralist, Best Brief at International Law and Religion Moot Court Competition in Brazil
Once again, the Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board had a successful showing at an international moot court tournament earlier this month. The Brazilian Center for Studies in Law...
ND Law’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association celebrates Diwali
Notre Dame Law School’s Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, along with Notre Dame’s South Asian Student Association and the Graduate Student Union, organized a Diwali Celebration on October 27...
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Foundation awards scholarship to ND Law student Dillon Yang
Dillon Yang, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been awarded one of the highest scholarships from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation. The...
ND Law Moot Court Board hosts seventh annual religious freedom tournament
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board hosted the seventh annual Notre Dame National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom on October 28-30…
ND Law connects students and law firms at Meet the Employers Diversity Fellowship event
Notre Dame Law School held its first Meet the Employers Diversity Fellowship event on October 25. Thirty-seven law firms from across the country participated in the networking event, beginning with...
Notre Dame Law Review hosts symposium on ‘Unconstitutional Conditions and Religious Liberty’
The Notre Dame Law Review, in collaboration with the Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative, hosted its first symposium of the academic year on October 24 in the McCartan Courtroom. Centered...