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Law school dean addresses “Obama effect” on public interest law

Jodi Heintz — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:41:39 +0000

Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school, spoke with the National Law Journal about how the next administration under President-elect Obama might effect the field of public interest law. Public interest law is the practice of law pursued on behalf of both individuals and causes that are not typically served by the for-profit-bar. Public interest lawyers can serve the public by working for civil legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, public defense organizations, prosecutors offices, government agencies and lobbying for non-profit organizations.Lewis & Clark Law School graduates enter public interest careers at a rate that is more than three times the national average. In 2007, the law school had the fifth highest percentage of graduates entering public interest law careers.

National Law Journal The latest ‘Barack effect’: new interest among law students in government, public interest jobs

Four students win Projects for Peace grant

Anne — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:30:06 +0000

Lewis & Clark students Claire Battaglia ‘10, Jimmie Cotton ‘08, Casey Nelson ‘08, and Betto van Waarden ‘10 won the 2008 Projects for Peace competition with a proposal titled “Cultivating Peace: Empowering the Orphaned Children of Criamar in Ceilandia, Brazil.” Projects for Peace is an initiative sponsored to honor the 100th birthday of Mrs. Kathryn Wasserman Davis. Recipients receive $10,000 grants. Read more here.

Junior to gain political insight as congressional intern

Anne — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:17:33 +0000

Jonathan Shectman, a junior international affairs major, will work in the office of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer through a congressional internship program of the American Association of People with Disabilities. Shectman hopes that his internship will help him “gain an understanding of how domestic legislation works and and about Congress’s role in making foreign policy decisions.” Read an interview with Shectman here.

Law students honored for pro bono work

Anne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:47:27 +0000

The law school made its tenth annual presentation of the Pro Bono Honors Awards and the seventh annual presentation of the Community Service Honors Awards. Twenty-five percent of the law school’s student body received an award this year, and law school students reported 8,990 hours of pro bono work for the 2007-08 academic year—the equivalent of one person working full-time for four and a half years. Read more here.

Lewis & Clark Law School ranks high in public interest law

tspeel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:00:00 +0000