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Professionalism Day prepares law students for future legal leadership
Nearly 300 law students participated in this year’s Professionalism Day, hosted by the Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP).
2021 Global Institute for Human Rights’ Hackathon aimed to build a more equal and sustainable post-COVID-19 world
The 2021 Global Institute for Human Rights - Build Back Better focused on generating novel approaches to address human rights challenges during a global pandemic.
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Law School named a finalist for Philadelphia VIP’s Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award for Corporations
The award is given annually by Philadelphia VIP, the City’s leading pro bono organization.
Lauren Davis L’21 advocates for safe and healthy housing in Philadelphia through Independence Fellowship
After college, Lauren worked as a paralegal at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, which inspired her to attend law school.
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2021 Global Institute for Human Rights’ Hackathon aimed to build a more equal and sustainable post-COVID-19 world
The 2021 Global Institute for Human Rights - Build Back Better focused on generating novel approaches to address human rights challenges during a global pandemic.
Ichsan Zikry LLM’20 secures important Indonesia Constitutional Court victory to revise money laundering law
Testimony provided by University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Lecturer in Law Matthew Fishbein, whose “White Collar Crimes” course Zikry had taken, proved critical in the Court’s reasoning.
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Law School named a finalist for Philadelphia VIP’s Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award for Corporations
The award is given annually by Philadelphia VIP, the City’s leading pro bono organization.
Wendella P. Fox L’ 76 works to even the playing field for students at the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights
Fox emphasizes empathy and respect in her investigation of civil rights complaints against educational institutions within the Philadelphia Office’s jurisdiction.
Cross Disciplinary
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Professionalism Day prepares law students for future legal leadership
Nearly 300 law students participated in this year’s Professionalism Day, hosted by the Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP).
Bestselling alum authors share how the Law School shaped their fiction-writing careers
Lisa Scottoline C’77, L’81, Kimberly McCreight L’98, and Pam Jenoff L’01 discuss how their Penn Law education helped them build incredibly successful writing careers.
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Energy and climate law professor joins Penn Carey Law and the Kleinman Center
Shelley Welton’s faculty appointment is at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School where she will hold an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School.
Olivia Bethea L’21 argues for intellectual property reparations for African American inventors in forthcoming essay
Bethea’s “The Unmaking of ‘Black Bill Gates’: How the U.S. Patent System Failed African American Inventors” will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review Online.
