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How are the experiences of women of color in tech different from majority group members? That was the question the UC Hastings Center for WorkLife Law set out to answer, as part of the Women of Color in Computing Collaborative, supported by the Kapor Center and the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State University. In a study released in April, the Center found a ...

Nigeria passed a law that bans ransom payments to kidnappers in the West African nation, which frequently experiences abductions. The new law amends an existing Act and makes it illegal to pay money for the “release of any person who has been wrongfully confined, imprisoned or kidnapped,” Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, chairman of the senate’s committee on judiciary, said. Armed men roam Nigeria’s...

Credit: Lorin Granger In the first of this year’s Last Lectures, Professor Jon Hanson challenged students to think about what justice really means — and whether it’s truly provided by the American legal system or even taught in law school. “The law needs to sell justice like McDonald’s need to serve burgers,” said Hanson, who is the faculty director of the Systemic Justice Project at Harvard ...

In this webinar on May 11 at 1pm ET, we will report on the findings of our latest white paper exploring the hiring patterns of recent law school graduates going into major law firms. Laura Leopard, CEO of Leopard Solutions will present data looking at which law schools placed the most associates in top 200 firms during 2021 and which of those associates stayed at those firms for at least thre...

55_plus_web_ new logo_1-300x134 There are two important strategies for couples to consider that would need to be done while both of you are alive. Qualifying for MassHealth If you need nursing home care and want to qualify for MassHealth, you can do so in most cases by shifting all your assets to your spouse, even at the last minute. If the surviving spouse owns all the assets and needs to g...

On the left, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) testifies during a disqualification hearing in Atlanta. On the right, ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows walks along the South Lawn before then-President Donald Trump departs from the White House on Oct. 30, 2020. Challengers seeking to knock Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) off the ballot asked a judge on Wednesday to review a recen...

The executive board of Villanova’s Black Law Students Association- Undergraduate Chapter (formerly known as Pre-Law BLSA) recently launched a new section in the Pre-Law newsletter titled “Equity in the Law.” Alex Karlesses, the University’s pre-law advisor, worked with the students to actualize this new initiative, and the Association also shared a bit about its recent trip to Washington D.C....

This internship is offered to students entering sophomore, junior or senior year this fall. This one-week intensive program will provide a valuable opportunity for students to observe, interact and utilize leadership skills while participating in a program providing insight into careers in law, law enforcement, and government. Students will experience: Real court in action First hand experi...

Amber Goodwin ’21, just after receiving her diploma at Mitchell Hamline’s commencement in June 2021. (photo/Caroline Yang) After Amber Goodwin ‘21 had spine surgery during law school, she felt relieved to be in Mitchell Hamline’s partially online blended-learning program, so she could complete assignments without sitting in a traditional classroom. But the program didn’t just let her do her w...

As Dom Toretto of the Fast and Furious franchise once said, "You don't turn your back on family…even when they do." But one mumsnet user had been encouraged to do just this after her future mother-in-law announced that she didn't consider her to be part of the family. In a recent mumsnet post titled "MIL [mother in law] implied I'm not family," user @Idontspeakmandarin wrote that she was plan...