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Klau Center awards summer fellowships to four ND Law students
The law students will work in public interest organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of underrepresented minorities.
ND Law’s IP students compete in national finals of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s team of intellectual property students won the award for second-best brief in the entire country this past weekend when they competed in the national championship round...
Klau Center Summer Fellowships offer valuable hands-on legal training
Each summer, the Klau Center provides funding for law students to serve internships with organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of...
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Maine families in school choice case
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 11), representing the Council for Islamic Schools in North America, Partnership for...
ND Law student Samantha Contreras receives Michael Best Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
Samantha Contreras, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has received a generous scholarship from Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The scholarship will provide tuition assistance...
ND Law provides free financial coaching, education, and resources for students
During the 2021 winter session, Notre Dame Law School hosted Financial Wellness Week in coordination with AccessLex on important financial education topics most relevant to law students. The programming provided...
ND Law students advance to nationals of Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court tournament
Justin Maroni and Seth Sanders, both third-year Notre Dame Law students, and Henry Lay, a second-year student, won the Chicago regional of the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition…
Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Apache Stronghold in Oak Flat litigation
The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative has filed an amicus brief in the United States District Court in the case Apache Stronghold vs. United States of America. The...
ND Law's IP students advance to national finals in Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s intellectual property moot court team won the Chicago regional of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition this past Saturday. The team consists of third-year law students Isaac Behnawa, Jaemie...
3L Rachel Palermo to work for Vice President Kamala Harris
Third-year Notre Dame Law student Rachel Palermo will join the White House staff after President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are inaugurated on Jan. 20. Palermo will work...
ND Law students win North American region in international environmental moot court competition
Two second-year Notre Dame Law School students, Ambris Saravanan and Mark Simonitis, won the North American regional championship round of the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition on January 8-9....
Networking in a pandemic: Alumni continue to connect with ND Law students through virtual events
One of the unique strengths of Notre Dame Law School is its extensive and extremely dedicated alumni network. The value of the alumni network has never been more evident than...
ND Law’s Religious Liberty Initiative represents Muslim voices defending Jewish groups subject to discriminatory COVID-19 closures
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative has filed three amicus briefs, including one at the U.S. Supreme Court, representing Muslim organizations and scholars in defense of Jewish groups who...
ND Law students win asylum case through National Immigrant Justice Center Externship
Amid COVID-19 cancellations and challenges, Melvin Hydleburg and Zahraa Nasser, both second-year students at Notre Dame Law School, argued and won an asylum case last month through the Law School's...
Professor Roger Alford and LL.M. graduates assist with Pulte Institute project to promote rule of law in Paraguay
Faculty and staff from across the University worked together to deliver alternative, virtual solutions for USAID's Rule of Law and Culture of Integrity in Paraguay program.
Meet the Religious Liberty Initiative's first student cohort
Notre Dame Law School is hitting the ground running with our Religious Liberty Initiative. We’ve already assembled the first cohort of five students. This semester, these students have already helped write...
LL.M., J.S.D. alumni fight for human rights through work at International Criminal Court
When Professor Jimmy Gurulé took his London Law Program students to The Hague last spring to visit the International Criminal Court and Peace Palace, two Notre Dame Law School alumni were...
ND Law announces new Hamburg Honor Scholars Program, launches partnership with Bucerius Law School
Notre Dame Law School is launching a new summer program for law students — the Hamburg Honor Scholars Program — and an associated partnership with Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany.
ND Journal of Legislation hosts virtual talk with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke to Notre Dame Law students on September 10 in a virtual event attended by approximately 100 viewers. Christie was introduced by G. Marcus...
ND Law students win appeals for clients through Seventh Circuit Practice Externship
For the third time in a year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled in favor of an appeal argued by Notre Dame Law students participating...
Women's Legal Forum 2020 stipend recipients work across the country in public interest and judicial internships
The Women's Legal Forum provides summer funding through one of its signature programs, the Women's Empowerment Stipend. Each stipend recipient is someone who pursues unpaid public interest work over the summer,...
ND Law students stay on track with career goals by completing summer work programs virtually
When the Covid-19 pandemic began sweeping the country this spring, law firms, government agencies, nonprofits, and other employers were forced to reevaluate their summer associate and intern programs for law...
Program on Church, State & Society 2020 fellows share summer experiences
Three Notre Dame Law students gained valuable exposure this summer in the area of religious-institutions practice. Sponsored by the Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society, each summer fellow...
ND Law student awarded prestigious real estate scholarship
Natasha Gunasekara, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been awarded a real estate scholarship from The Goldie Initiative Scholarship Program. Founded by Goldie B. Wolfe Miller,...
Two ND Law students named National Black Law Students Association executives
Ijeoma Oti and Jaylen Amaker, both rising second-year students at Notre Dame Law School, have been appointed to the 2020-2021 National Black Law Students Association executive board. Oti will serve...
ND Law places 7th on list of law schools with most Supreme Court clerks
Notre Dame Law School was tied for 7th on a recent list of law schools with the most Supreme Court clerkship placements. Professor Brian Leiter of the University of Chicago...
Notre Dame 3L Mikhael Bunda wins national bankruptcy writing contest
Rising 3L Mikhael Dizon Bunda won the 2020 Law Student Writing Competition from the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees with a paper focusing on the fresh start doctrine in...
Winners of Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition announced
Professor Veronica Root Martinez, director of Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Ethics, Compliance & Inclusion, announced the winners of the 2020 Smith-Doheny Legal Ethics Writing Competition, with 3L Allison...
ND Law's Class of 2019 ranked 7th in nation for federal clerkship placements
Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2019 ranked 7th in the nation for federal clerkship placements, according to American Bar Association data reported by Law.com. Notre Dame Law School had...
ND Law Review ranked 8th on Washington & Lee’s list of top legal publications
The Notre Dame Law Review jumped from 22nd to 8th on Washington & Lee University School of Law’s most recent ranking of top legal publications. The annual W&L Law Journal...