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ND Law student wins prestigious National Lawyers Guild fellowship
Walter Jean-Jacques, 1L, has been named a 2018 Haywood Burns Fellow by the National Lawyers Guild. The fellowship sponsors law students working in public interest internships across the country to...
Father Mike Show heads for 30th year of fundraising
The Father Mike Variety Show, named for the late Law School Professor Rev. Michael D. McCafferty, C.S.C., returns for its 30th anniversary March 27 at Legends of Notre Dame.
Moot court team wins religious freedom competition in Italy
A team of four Notre Dame Law School students won an international religious freedom moot court competition last week in Bologna, Italy.
ND Law students pitch tech startup, Impowerus, at South by Southwest
Impowerus removes a barrier to legal representation. It offers a novel solution by providing a platform where attorneys and clients can communicate over the Internet through a secure video chat...
NDLS hosts moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted its Second Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. Ten moot court teams from across the country…
From boxing to earning a dual degree, SBA President Athena Aherrera does it all
When Athena Aherrera immigrated to the United States from the Philippines seven years ago, she had to adjust to a new country and culture. She embraced the challenge, adapted quickly,...
Environmental Law Society Members Help in Flint
A group of Notre Dame Law School ELS members drove to Flint, Mich., Feb. 13 to lend a hand in the water crisis there. The group worked at the Volunteer...
Notre Dame Law School Names Two 2016 Bank of America Foundation Community Sustainability Fellows
Notre Dame Law School and the Bank of America Foundation have named Christina Jones and Nicholas Bedenk this year’s Bank of America Foundation Community Sustainability Fellows. The Bank of America...
The Class of 2015: Year of the Volunteer
p(image-right). !/assets/165008/100x/finelli_1.jpg(finelli_1)! When Alisa Finelli, JD ’15, learned that she had won the national Pro Bono Award from the Super Lawyers rating service, she was grateful for the recognition the...
Nine Public Interest Summer Scholarships Awarded
Nine students were awarded public interest summer scholarships from the Women’s Legal Forum, Asian Law Student’s Association, and the Environmental Law Society. Seven scholarships were funded by the Women’s Legal...
Trial Advocacy Team Wins AAJ Regionals, Advances to Semifinals
p(image-right). !/assets/162347/100x/aaj_trial_team_web.jpg(aaj_trial_team_web)! The Law School’s AAJ national team advanced to the final four of the American Association of Justice National Student Trial Advocacy Competition in Pittsburgh this past weekend. In...
Laura Wolk Awarded Two Prestigious Scholarships
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The Peter Lardy Memorial Fellowship for the 2015-2016 academic year is being awarded to 2L Laura Wolk, according to Dean Nell Jessup Newton.
Law School Names 2015 Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellows
p(image-right). !/assets/158373/100x/img_1883.jpg(Audra Passinault and Jessica Binzoni)! Dean Nell Jessup Newton named Jessica A. Binzoni and Audra Passinault this week the 2015 Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellows. The third-year law...
NDLS Team Wins National Moot Court Tourney
After four rounds of competition, NDLS students Sarah Gallo and Patrick Duffey (with Jae Kim on the brief) were declared the winners of the National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition...
Notre Dame Law in D.C. Set for Spring Launch
p(image-right). !/assets/109923/laybold.jpg(laybold)! Janet Laybold Assistant Dean for Graduate and Strategic Initiatives The Law School is launching a Notre Dame Law in D.C. externship program for Spring 2015 and Spring 2016,...
Shepro '15 J.D. Honored for Excellence in Bankruptcy Law
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Mary Shepro, who will be a 3L this fall, has been named a 2014 Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student by the 2014 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar.
NDLS Students Argue Cases Before the Seventh Circuit
Each year several third-year students on the NDLS Moot Court Board write briefs and conduct oral arguments in appointed cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
Luz Herrera Accepts Graciela Olivarez Award
The Hispanic Law Student Association presented this year's Graciela Olivarez Award to Luz Herrera.
Christopher Stewart Awarded Lardy Fellowship
Dean Nell Jessup Newton has announced that the Peter Lardy Memorial Fellowship for the 2014-2015 academic year has been awarded to 2L Christopher Stewart. Stewart’s name will now be added...
2014 Shaffer Fellows Announced
The NDLS faculty’s Shaffer Fellows Committee has concluded its deliberations and selected three 2014 Shaffer Fellows, Dean Nell Jessup Newton announced March 19.
64th Annual Moot Court Showcase Argument
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Ron Fraper, Governor of the State of Old York
_Petitioners_
v.
Association of Beverage Producers and Retailers
_Respondents_
Chief Justice Taps G. Ryan Snyder (JD ’12) for Judicial Clerkship
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has invited NDLS alum G. Ryan Snyder (JD ’12) to join his chambers as a judicial clerk for the October 2014 Supreme Court term....
Judge Kavanaugh Comes to NDLS
D.C. Circuit "Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh":http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/home.nsf/Content/VL+-+Judges+-+BMK gave the keynote address for the 2013 _Notre Dame Law Review Symposium_ November 1 in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom. The presentation was sponsored...
NDLS 3L Coaches South Bend Girls' Soccer Team to Nationals
Coached by "3L Paul Kerridge":http://www.invadersfc.com/Staff/483392.html, an "Indiana Invaders":http://www.invadersfc.com/ girls' travel soccer team has qualified for nationals and will compete against some of the best soccer teams in the country in...
Armando Cordoves Awarded Lardy Fellowship
Dedicated by the Class of 1975 to the memory of Peter A.R. Lardy and “those who exemplify his Courage, Love, and Understanding toward his fellow man,” the fellowship includes a...
40th BLSA Awards Honor Outstanding Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Students
In a night celebrating milestones, BLSA presented awards to the Hon. Bernard M. Jones, II (J.D. ’04), Professor Stephen F. Smith, Registrar Anne C. Hamilton, and BLSA President Adreanne Stephenson.
AAJ Trial Team Wins National Competition
The winning team is comprised of students Brian Salvi, Shelia Prendergast, Michelle Pope, Kristian Weir, Brian Ellixson, Ted Koroshetz, Andrew Spica, and Bryan Pasciak.
UCLA Law School Dean Rachel Moran Wins Graciela Olivarez Award
The Notre Dame Hispanic Law Students Association’s award to Dean Moran commemorates the accomplishments of Graciela Olivarez, Notre Dame Law School’s first female and Latina graduate.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas Visits NDLS
Throughout his visit, Justice Thomas was more than generous with his time. “All the students were really moved and touched by Justice Thomas’s generosity,” said Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett.
NDLS Students Sarah Burch (J.D. ’13) and Matt O'Rourke (Candidate for J.D. ’14) Win ABA Client Counseling Regional Competition
Congratulations to 3L Sarah Burch and 2L Matt O’Rourke, recent winners of the Region 7 American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition.