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By Sarah Baum /
October 22, 2020 /
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COVID-19 has caused major disruptions to the economy, leading to staggering unemployment rates and exacerbating the affordable housing... read more
By Julie Lawton /
October 19, 2020 /
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Brought to you by the Experiential Learning Clinics at DePaul University College of Law, our inaugural newsletter is now... read more
March 13, 2020 /
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Stefani Perez ('20) is the current president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and the former president of the Latino Law Student... read more
March 12, 2020 /
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The Business Law Clinic exposes students to the practice of law by immersing them in real life cases, giving them time to learn and practice... read more
By Violet Zinkerman /
March 9, 2020 /
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Spring Semester, 2020
During the Spring 2020 semester, the Misdemeanor Defense Clinic is representing five clients with charges ranging... read more
December 10, 2019 /
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Kelsey Sloop (JD '20) and Kelli Fennell (JD '12), pictured, met for the first time in December, 2019 outside of a courtroom in... read more
October 4, 2019 /
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The DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted a training that examined immigrant eligibility for public benefits and how such... read more
July 11, 2019 /
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The Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Competence has honored the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic (“AILC”) with “The Excellence... read more
June 28, 2019 /
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On June 28, forty-two attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives attended a training hosted by the DePaul Asylum and Immigration Law... read more
May 21, 2019 /
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The Civil Litigation Clinic won an eviction bench trial before Cook County Judge Robert Harris, successfully arguing that the clinic client,... read more
May 19, 2019 /
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The DePaul University College of Law has awarded Sioban Albiol, Director of the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinics (“AILC”) and clinical... read more
April 29, 2019 /
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The Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic partnered with Mano a Mano in Lake County, Illinois to provide training on the Illinois VOICES Act... read more
April 26, 2019 /
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Kim Foxx, the State’s Attorney for Cook County, let Hamlet walk on Thursday night. In a murder trial held before the federal judge Joan... read more
April 16, 2019 /
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Clinic students Yele Ajayi and Ezra Litner were able to negotiate a sentence of supervision with community service for a client who was... read more
April 11, 2019 /
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Earlier this year, 11 students from the College of Law, enrolled in the International Human Rights Law Practicum, traveled to Kakuma,... read more
April 10, 2019 /
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The Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted an event with immigrant advocates through which students, faculty, staff and the larger DePaul... read more
By Michael Santomauro /
April 2, 2019 /
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DePaul Law students assisted asylum seekers detained in the southern United States at the Port Isabel Detention Center over spring break.... read more
March 22, 2019 /
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The need for low-cost immigration legal services is great overall, but immigrants living outside of the city of Chicago have access to... read more
February 28, 2019 /
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The Appellate Court reissued its decision in People v. Bill Lee. Mr. Lee was convicted of possessing a defaced firearm. The Court found... read more
February 26, 2019 /
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Join the Moot Court team in congratulating two team members, Stanley Washington (2L) and De'ja Fox (2L), who competed in the Thurgood... read more
February 22, 2019 /
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Through its Legal Resources Project for Immigration Services Providers, the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic hosted a three-day series on... read more
February 21, 2019 /
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If you have a business idea, but aren't sure of the steps needed to start a company, DePaul College of Law's newest in-house legal... read more
February 15, 2019 /
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The first time Thibaut Giret and Jason Whitehead II sat down and met their client, the client brought another person to the meeting. They... read more
February 13, 2019 /
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The Supreme Court recently clarified the post-AIA meaning of "on sale" in Helsinn Healthcase S.S. v. Teva Pharmaceutical USA, No.... read more
February 11, 2019 /
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Congratulations to Isaky Begert (3L), Zack Johnston (2L), Randi Leath (3L) and Jake Michalakes (2L) for taking the second place in the... read more
January 24, 2019 /
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Ice Miller LLP is proud to announce six of its attorneys have been named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and seven of its attorneys were named... read more
December 13, 2018 /
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In response to the urgent needs of immigrants in Chicago seeking humanitarian protection or lawful status, the John D. and Catherine T.... read more
December 6, 2018 /
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In fall 2016, DePaul's College of Law launched the Third Year in Practice Program, a progressive approach to experiential learning that... read more
By Carol Hughes /
May 11, 2018 /
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It was in third or fourth grade when LaSheda Brooks remembers first declaring her intention to become a lawyer.
"I used to talk a... read more
September 5, 2017 /
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On September 5, 2017, President Trump directed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
August 3, 2016 /
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Members of the first class of students in DePaul’s innovative Third Year in Practice (3YP) program will begin their intensive legal field... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 20, 2016 /
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With a commitment to innovation, quality education and providing real-world experiences to students, DePaul University is opening a... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 15, 2016 /
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DePaul University College of Law's Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute (JHLI) moot court team placed second... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 5, 2016 /
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Alberto Coll and
Cary Martin Shelby accompanied 34 law students on a nine-day study abroad trip to Cuba in March. The program... read more
By Dialogue Magazine /
February 1, 2016 /
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What are the benefits of developing writing skills? Professor
Susan Thrower has the short answer: Getting a job and keeping a... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
January 25, 2016 /
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As part of the College of Law’s Institute for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution and Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, students... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
August 26, 2015 /
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DePaul University College of Law received first place in three program categories—clinical programs, joint JD/MBA and Master of Laws... read more
By Center for Public Interest Law /
November 21, 2014 /
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Rocio Alcantar (JD ’10), supervising attorney for the National Immigrant Justice Center’s Access to Counsel Project, a new initiative of the... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 22, 2014 /
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The College of Law is enriching its JD curriculum with the Third Year
in Practice Program. Known as 3YP, the program gives students... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
July 14, 2014 /
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Earlier this year, the College of Law
announced the creation of a Third Year in Practice Program (3YP) and a
three-year JD/LLM degree.... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
June 4, 2014 /
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A DePaul College of Law moot court team
comprised of four first-year students placed third in the 2014 Beijing
Foreign Studies... read more
By Rae Kirby /
May 12, 2014 /
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Armando Rios and his niece Kimberly Rios had
no idea they shared a passion for law. But on the afternoon of law
school orientation,... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
February 17, 2014 /
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The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin featured DePaul's new Third Year in Practice program (3YP) in an article titled "No more... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
January 29, 2014 /
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Program creates links from legal education to legal professionDePaul University College of Law has created a Third Year in... read more
By DePaul University College of Law /
April 17, 2013 /
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Jaharis Scholar Jeffrey Boucher recalls a moment when the importance of carefully applying the law really hit home.
Fresh from law... read more
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Stefani Perez ('20) is the current president of the Student Bar Association (SBA) and the former president of the Latino Law Student... read more