In the Media: Louis S. Rulli
- The recession is making externships more attractive to law students. "We've had a very strong upswing in demand" for externships and clinical courses, said Louis S. Rulli, professor of law and clinical director at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. "This is a generation that is used to succeeding." (9/7/2009).
National Law Journal.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s increase in the annual attorney assessment will provide greater assistance to legal services for the poor. “The profession is stepping up to the plate together with the Supreme Court (to show) that it's critical in our society, particularly in this time, to increase funding and response to the overwhelming need of low-income Pennsylvanians for civil legal services,” said Lou Rulli, director of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies at Penn Law.
(4/6/2009).
Legal Intelligencer (subscription).
- Louis S. Rulli, practice professor of law and director of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies, led a study that found a strong correlation between attorneys' views of judges who are up for retention and the ratings of those judges by the Philadelphia Bar Association's Judicial Commission. [Subscriiption required.] (12/5/2008).
Legal Intelligencer.
- "My challenge for the clinic is to prepare law students for all of the challenges of what it means to be a lawyer and a leader in our society," Louis S. Rulli tells The Philadelphia Lawyer. Rulli, the new director of the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, is described by the magazine as "a vital resource to the Philadelphia public interest community and a vital advocate for legal aid services in the city." (11/5/2008).
The Philadelphia Lawyer.
- Professor Lou Rulli’s public interest career is profiled (5/22/08). (5/22/2008).
Penn Current .
- Professor Louis Rulli, joint board committee chair of two Philadelphia Public interest law groups, said that a new overlapping board structure would both abide by federal regulations and best serve poor Philadelphians in need of legal services. The Legal Intelligencer (2/13/2008).
- Professor Louis Rulli writes that Pennsylvania's new Rule of Professional Conduct 6.5 represents progress, but cautions that it is only "an intermediate step along the way to achieving full access to legal help in important civil matters." The Philadelphia Lawyer
Magazine.
(4/15/2007).
- Professor Louis Rulli wins the University of Pennsylvania's Provost's Award in recognition of distinguished teaching by associated faculty. (4/18/2006).
- Commenting on the Americans With Disabilities Act, Professor Louis Rulli observes that "the courts have construed the employment provisions very narrowly. In a series of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court and other leading federal courts they have cut back the reach of the ADA." Ventura County Star (7/26/2005).
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