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As part of the Leo Model Government Service & Public Affairs Initiative, Penn Law faculty offered four policy research seminars during the Spring 2018 semester.

On Monday, May 14, the University of Pennsylvania Law School hosted its graduation ceremony at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.

New research by Prof. Chris Sanchirico highlights how new U.S. tax code contains a provision that lowers the corporate tax rate significantly for American businesses

Penn Law continues to invest in innovative experiential and skills-based training

Penn Law’s important assets are people: those who are learning the law and those who educate and support them.

Corporate Gift from Reed Smith Funds Growing, Unique Collaboration

Jesse McGleughlin L’20, Ian Wahrenbrock L’19, and Andrew Wilson L’19 win national competition focusing on legal issues facing the LGBT community

Penn Law’s academic programs are fully integrated with the professional and graduate schools on campus, providing students with an unparalleled opportunity to prepare for careers that engage virtually every major issue facing our society.

Natives at Penn hosted “Navigating Two Worlds,” bringing to campus approximately 125 Native and/or Indigenous Students from Ivy League and other prestigious institutions.

As part of the Federal Appellate Externship, four third-year Law School students make an argument in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

CTIC highlights ten years of law and tech at Penn Law

Ellis is one of 21 lawyers in the office who represent the U.S. government in front of the Supreme Court

Penn Law’s International Arbitration Association brings together students, practitioners, and academics to discuss the future of international arbitration

Experience in both law school and MBA admissions has given her an impressive set of skills, which she will bring to her new role

Rodney Holcombe L’17 works as a legal fellow at the Drug Policy Alliance in Oakland, California.

On March 16, the Penn Law welcomed the Honorable James L. Robart from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Carl Snodgrass L’17 has joined the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program as the Debtors’ Prisons Fellow with the support of a postgraduate fellowship from Penn Law.

Penn Law tops 2019 U.S. News & World Report for percentage of graduates securing full-time jobs for which bar passage is required or a J.D. is an advantage.

Penn Law student Patrick A. Berry L’18 was named the recipient of the Samuel T. Gomez Award by the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and the Asian American Bar Association of Philadelphia.

Conor Lamb C’06, L’09 has won the special election for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 18^th District on March 13. Lamb, a Democrat, defeated Republican state representative Rick Saccone.

Members of the GRS on comparative constitutional law traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto to meet with judges, legislators, and scholars to gain a Japanese perspective on the question of judicial review in Japan.

Penn Law professor Stephen J. Morse has contributed a chapter to a comprehensive report titled Reforming Criminal Justice. Morse’s chapter, “Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice,” examines the wide-reaching interactions between mental health and the criminal justice system.

The Penn Law National Security Club recently participated in the 2018 National Security Crisis Law simulation at Georgetown University Law Center.

This academic year, Penn Law’s Center on Professionalism is offering a slate of programming on “Women and the Profession.” The series explores the challenges women face, the benefits for all lawyers that flow from overcoming these challenges, and the stories of women who have blazed trails and found professional fulfillment in the process.

Salzburg Cutler Fellows tackle issues ranging from financial law to international courts and institutions

The EJF is a student-run organization that funds Penn Law students pursuing public interest work and serving communities whose legal needs may otherwise go unmet. All proceeds from the auction are given as grants to students.