June 1
During the 2021-2022 academic year, student and alumni applicants obtained 102 total clerkships – the highest number of clerkships ever attained in Law School history.
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The American Constitution Society selected Sabrina Minhas L’22 and Jess Zalph L’23 to participate in their prestigious leadership program.
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Dana Dyer L’22 has authored a
trailblazing report shining a light on how AI contributes to racial bias in hiring processes for Black educators.
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Annie Blackman L’22, Co-Chair of
If/When/How, a student pro bono project dedicated to lawyering for reproductive justice, reacts to the leaked SCOTUS opinion.
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Law School faculty regularly coordinate
Continuing Judicial Education programming to help Pennsylvania judges stay abreast of cutting-edge legal issues.
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Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court spoke about implicit and structural bias during the Provost’s Lecture on Diversity and the Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law.
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Penn Carey Law reacts to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States as the country’s first Black woman justice.
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Valerie Baron L’12, LPS’13 works alongside communities most affected by the agriculture industry, helping to protect and preserve their rights.
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Ho recently co-wrote an article published in the Yale Law Journal on “how administrative law erased antidiscrimination.”
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On the Access Board, Nadolsky is eager to contribute to conversations about disability accessibility to technology.
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Chen’s research focuses on the regulatory barriers that prevent Asian and Latinx communities from participating equally in the American political process.
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Makhija is frequently called upon as an expert on issues of voting rights, immigration, and Pennsylvania.
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From pathbreaking coursework to pro bono advocacy, students at the Law School engage meaningfully in the fight to advance women’s rights, both locally and around the world.
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As a Co-COO at Burford Capital, Perla believes that finance can – and will – play a vital role in diversifying leadership in the legal profession.
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For Solbraekke, the interdisciplinary philanthropy program offers a chance to test and flex her leadership skills.
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Feinstein’s lecture is the second of five Race and Regulation Series lectures scheduled this spring.
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Monroe previously served as the Dean of Students at the Law School.
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The work is part of a longer report entitled “A Place at the Table,” written by students in Professor Rangita de Silva de Alwis’s “Women, Law, and Leadership” class.
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The Penn Law Alumni Society recognize alumni’s outstanding contributions to the legal profession, their communities, and beyond.
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A collection of resources and events that honor Dr. King, celebrate the advances in our nation’s civil rights, and examine the work still to be done.
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The Law School remembers and honors the legacy of Lani Guinier, who taught here from 1988 and 1998 and passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022.
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Early support for the First Generation Professionals Scholarship initiative includes two endowment contributions from Frank Ghali L’00 and Rory Babich L’89.
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