Kym Worthy '84 J.D. featured in "I Am Evidence" on HBO
In April, HBO released I Am Evidence, a documentary about the alarming number of untested rape kits in the United States. The film explores why there are more than 225,000...
40 Years of Civil Rights Advocacy: Russell Lovell, ’66 B.B.A, to speak with NDLS Students
Russell Lovell, ’66 B.B.A., professor emeritus of law at Drake University, will speak to Notre Dame Law students about how they can make a meaningful impact on society over the...
Intensive Trial Advocacy Builds LL.M. Skillset
Martins Birgelis stood as if to address the bench, squarely before the jury box in McCartan courtroom. “But you see,” he said, “in this position I can’t be seen by...
Notre Dame Law Students Create Vis Moot Team and Prepare to Compete in Vienna
A group of Notre Dame Law students is headed to Vienna, Austria, next semester to participate in the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
Law Professor Cassel to Join Colombian President at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Notre Dame Law School professor Douglass Cassel will join Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Saturday (December 10) in Oslo, Norway. Santos will receive...
State and Local Government Jobs Provide Rewarding Legal Careers
Jobs in state and local government can be fulfilling legal careers that provide both a competitive salary and a great work-life balance, speakers told students at a recent talk at...
Notre Dame Law Review Explores IP Law at Annual Symposium
The Notre Dame Law Review hosted some of the leading scholars in intellectual property law for its 2016 symposium: Negotiating Intellectual Property’s Boundaries in an Evolving World. The symposium explored...
Innocence Project Renews at Notre Dame Law School
The club at Notre Dame Law School will focus on wrongful conviction education and awareness, while also creating opportunities for students to work on post-conviction, pro-bono cases with licensed attorneys,...
Notre Dame Law School Receives Grant from IRS to Run Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
The Taxpayer Advocate Service of the IRS recently approved a three-year grant for the Notre Dame Tax Clinic. The IRS awards matching grants through its Low Income Tax Clinic Program...
Anthony Kroese, 3L, Improves Social Experience for Law Students
Anthony Kroese, 3L, has been on a mission to take student events and make them more fun, more efficient, more consequential. The Buffalo, New York, native is committed to improving...
Ian Poulos, ’16 J.D., Wins Third in National Writing Competition
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers recently announced Ian Poulos, ’16 J.D., as the third place winner of their national legal writing competition.
Justice Alan Page Encourages Students to Help Others
As an African American growing up in the 1950s in Canton, Ohio, Alan Page thought his opportunities were limited. Most of his peers, like so many before them, would have...
Changes to the Voting Rights Act Could Mean Fewer People Vote
The 2016 election will be the first presidential contest in 50 years without the full protection of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It is unclear what that will mean for...
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, ’67, to Speak to NLDS Students
Notre Dame Law students and faculty are anticipating the upcoming visit of Alan Page, B.A. ’67, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Page is a former Notre Dame All-American...
Lawyers Can Make a Difference For Young Immigrants
A growing number of accompanied minor children entering the United States need lawyers to help them navigate the immigration court system. Lisa Koop, associate director for legal services for the...
Notre Dame Law School’s Economic Justice Clinic Saves A Home from Foreclosure
When Scott Miller, a single father of three kids and small business owner, was at risk of losing his home to foreclosure, Notre Dame Law School’s Economic Justice Clinic helped...
Fellows Talk to Students about their Public Interest Paths
The choice to start a career in public interest law is personal. The clients of public interest lawyers are usually average people confronted with life’s daily problems, and the issues...
Notre Dame scholars Applaud Santos’ Nobel Peace Prize Selection
By Shannon RoddelThe 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Oct. 7 (Friday) to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos “for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil...
Institute for Justice Attorney Describes How to Begin a Public-Interest Career
What should you do if you’re a law student and you know want to work as a public-interest lawyer? According to Robert McNamara, senior attorney with the libertarian, public interest...
Essential Networking – You can Do It!
Eighty percent of jobs are landed through networking, ABC News reports. Notre Dame Law School’s Career Development Office can’t stress enough to first-year law students just how important the skill...
Why Work for the U.S. Department of Justice
As law students weigh their legal career options, Kevin Culum, ’86 B.S., an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division, said that those looking to hit...
Professor Amy Coney Barrett Recognized at Notre Dame Football Game
The University honored Notre Dame Law School Professor "Amy Coney Barrett":http://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/, Diane and M.O. Miller, II Research Chair in Law, as a "2016 Featured Faculty":http://provost.nd.edu/assets/212180/final_barrett_ad.pdf during a commercial break in...
NFL Agent Shares the Secret to His Success with SCELF Students
The tips for being a successful lawyer and entrepreneur Eugene Lee, ’95 B.S., ’98 J.D., gave Notre Dame Law School’s Sports, Communications & Entertainment Law Forum wasn’t a typical list...
Colombia Gives Professor Cassel Highest Honor for Foreign Citizens
Colombia has conferred upon Notre Dame Law School Professor Douglass Cassel the Order of Merit, the highest award Colombia grants to foreign citizens.
Professor David Dalin to Speak at NDLS on 100th Anniversary of the Appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brandeis
David Dalin, a Professor Emeritus of History and Politics at Ave Maria University, will speak to Notre Dame Law students and guests in a talk titled: "On the Hundredth Anniversary...
Experts to Discuss International Terrorism Threat after 9/11 Attacks
On Thursday, Sept. 22, Notre Dame Law School, in conjunction with the Keough School of Global Affairs, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Center for Civil and Human Rights, and...
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, ’67, to Speak to NLDS Students
Alan Page, B.A. ’67, former justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Fighting Irish All-American and Pro Football Hall of Fame member, will speak to Notre Dame Law Students at 12:30...
Former basketball star sets her sights on a new challenge
Cameasha Turner walked into South Bend’s Center for the Homeless earlier this month a little bit apprehensive, but mostly excited to volunteer in the community she would be calling home...
Three Law School Alumni Admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers
Three Notre Dame Law School alumni were recently named fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the top legal associations in America. Maureen Reidy Witt, ’80 J.D.,...
Notre Dame Lawyers Gather in Chicago
More than 200 Notre Dame Lawyers welcomed Jack Swarbrick, Jr., '76, vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics at Notre Dame, to Chicago Aug. 11. The group included...