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LL.M. Spotlight: Nina Oldehaver
For Nina Oldehaver, her LL.M. degree from Notre Dame Law School will give her a better understanding in her international workplace. During her mandatory two-year internship to become a lawyer...
Students in ND London Law Program discover Buckfast Abbey
At the beginning of the spring semester, 15 students in the Notre Dame London Law Program traveled south for the weekend, swapping the bright lights of London for the stark and...
ND Law students pay it forward in work with Clay High School mock trial team
With help from Notre Dame Law School students, expectations at Clay are high this year ahead of regionals later this month and the annual state competition in March.
LL.M. Spotlight: Fernanda Gianesella Bertolaccini
Fernanda Gianesella Bertolaccini wants her voice to be heard. An activist in her native Brazil, Bertolaccini focuses on how private companies…
ND Law students host legal aid event for local veterans
A group of Notre Dame Law School students recently hosted a legal aid night for veterans at the Miller Veterans Center in South Bend. They met with homeless vets on...
LL.M. Spotlight: Raphael Ng’etich
Raphael Ng’etich of Kenya has known that he wanted to study and teach law since he was in high school. As a law student at Strathmore University…
LL.M. Spotlight: Yue Yu
After working for three years as a senior associate in the merger and acquisition transaction services department for Deloitte Financial Advisory in China, Yue Yu decided it was time for...
Notre Dame Law School kicks off sesquicentennial
The first law class at Notre Dame was held on February 1, 1869, which makes this year Notre Dame Law School’s sesquicentennial. The Law School community kicked off the celebration...
Galilee program sends Notre Dame Law students around the country
One hundred and thirty-five students. Twenty-eight travel groups. Thirteen cities. A large contingent of first-year J.D. and LL.M. students from Notre…
ND Law student, professor speak at MLK Celebration Luncheon
Jennifer Mason McAward, director of the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights and associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, and Cameasha Turner, a third-year law student,...
2L Walter Jean-Jacques appointed to Equal Justice Works Board of Directors
Walter Jean-Jacques, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected as a student member of the Equal Justice Works Board of Directors. Equal Justice Works is a...
ND Law students attend Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing
A group of five Notre Dame Law students had the opportunity to attend a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights last month in Washington, D.C. The hearing on...
Expansion of ND Law’s intellectual property program is bearing fruit
The cover story in the new issue of Notre Dame Lawyer magazine focuses on the growth of intellectual property and technology law at Notre Dame Law School.
3L Katelyn Ringrose receives Public Interest Advocacy Scholarship
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation presented Katelyn Ringrose, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, with the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award on November 27 at the 2018 Unity Award Dinner...
ND Law professor and students to attend human rights hearing in D.C.
Professor Alejandra Gonza, a visiting scholar who is spending the fall semester at Notre Dame Law School, will speak to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights this week in Washington,...
Program on Church, State & Society to award summer fellowships
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State & Society will award several summer fellowships — in the amount of $8,000 to $10,000 each — to students working for a religious institution...
Speaker series connects human rights advocates with campus community
The Human Rights ND speaker series provides human rights advocates a public forum on campus.
ND Law hosts annual moot court tournament for religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board recently hosted the Third Annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. …
A different kind of lawyer: Veterans studying at ND Law School
Several Notre Dame Law students have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. In observance of Veterans Day, we are honored to share some of their stories.
LL.M. students present reports at international conferences
Klau Center Graduate Student Affiliates, Nataliia Voitseshyna and Iuliia Emtseva, recently delivered papers at international conferences.
Law students talk about Klau Center Summer Fellowships
The Klau Center, in cooperation with Notre Dame Law School’s Career Development office, recently hosted its 2018 Summer Fellows for a briefing on their experiences with public interest organizations.
Celebrating a half-century of Notre Dame Law in London
Notre Dame Law School embarked on a unique experiment in legal education in the fall of 1968. Instead of spending the 1968-1969 academic year at the South Bend campus, 20...
Black Law Students Association honors ND Law alumni
Notre Dame Law School’s chapter of the Black Law Students Association honored three alumni with awards on September 14 at the organization’s annual banquet.
Church, State & Society fellows reflect on summer experiences
Five 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 receives BakerHostetler scholarship
Second-year Notre Dame Law student Alexandria Hasenkamp has received The Paul D. White Scholarship from the law firm of BakerHostetler. As a tribute to Paul D. White, the firm’s first minority...
Notre Dame Law student named Ms. JD Fellow
Ms. JD Fellows are selected based on academic performance, leadership, and dedication to advancing the status of women in the profession.
Dean Newton's fall 2018 welcome letter to students
Dear students, Welcome back to school, 2Ls and 3Ls, and a special welcome to the 1L class. First, I want to thank you so much for your support and understanding...
Clinical Law Center interns reflect on summer experiences
The Notre Dame Clinical Law Center is the Law School's teaching law office. It consists of five clinics that provide free legal services to the community while enabling students to engage in the...
3L Kendra Key presents at Indiana Legal Education Conclave
One of Notre Dame Law School’s students made a presentation this summer at the 2018 Indiana Legal Education Conclave. Rising third-year student Kendra Key reported on “Building Bridges to Special...
3L Kristine Craig co-authors article in California law publication
Kristine Craig, a rising third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, co-authored an article that was published this summer in the Daily Journal, the largest legal news provider for Los...