Professor Melissa Weresh was named the 2023 recipient of the Association of Legal Writing Directors’ (ALWD) Linda Berger Award for Excellence in Legal Writing Scholarship. The Berger Award is ALWD’s highest award recognizing scholarship in the field of legal writing. The award specifically recognizes the recipient’s lifetime dedication to and advancement of legal writing scholarship....
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Drake Law Student Broadens Horizons During a Summer Internship at Agtegra Cooperative
Drake Law second-year student, Cara Teigum, is an intern at the Agtegra Cooperative in South Dakota. Agtegra Cooperative is an innovative cooperative owned by farmers with over 6,800 engaged member-owners spanning the regions of North Dakota and South Dakota. With a presence across 70+ locations within its trade territory, Agtegra offers an extensive array of...
Alumni Giving Creates the Matt and Laurie Doré Endowed Fund
Through the support of a group of Drake Law alumni, with lead gifts from Brian Kennedy (LW’91) and Elizabeth (Liz) Van Arkel (LW’12), Drake Law is proud to celebrate the creation of the Matt and Laurie Doré Endowed Fund to support the moot court program. Upon the retirement of long-time faculty members Matt and Laurie...
Drake Law Student Explores Election Law as a Summer Intern at the Federal Election Commission in Washington, D.C.
Drake Law third-year student, Emma Overschmidt, is an intern at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in Washington, D.C. The FEC is an independent regulatory agency of the federal government that serves to enforce campaign finance law in United States federal elections. They aim to promote confidence and participation in the democratic process. We checked in...
Drake Law 2L, Anna Shull, Spends Summer Serving Refugees and Immigrants in Cincinnati
Drake Law second-year student, Anna Shull, is an intern at the Immigrant and Refugee Law Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Immigrant and Refugee Law Center’s mission is to provide accessible legal services to immigrant and refugee families in the Greater Cincinnati community. They aim to provide equal and trusted access to justice and legal services for...
Students in Drake’s Entrepreneurial/Transactional Clinic help BLK & Bold advance their mission of Giving Boldly
Childhood friends Pernell Cezar, Jr. and Rod Johnson dreamed of creating a specialty beverage company that not only delivered great taste but also made a positive impact on society. In 2018, they launched BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages, the country’s first Black-owned, nationally distributed coffee brand. They grew BLK & Bold around their social impact...
Drake Law’s Unique Study Program Helps First-Year Law Students Succeed
Law school can be a daunting prospect for many students interested in studying the law. Drake University Law School uses a collaborative method to ease students into this new environment in a guided and welcoming way. Integrated Study Group (ISG) is an interactive program that focuses on helping first-year students develop the reading, synthesizing, and...
Drake University Law School Advances to National Moot Court Competition
Not one but two Drake Law National Moot Court teams rose to the top of their recent regional competition to compete against each other in the final round. Both teams demonstrated their hard work and excellence in written and oral advocacy but only one could win and move on to compete in the National competition...
Drake Refugee Clinic Provides Critical Aid to Afghan Nationals
When over 1,000 Afghan nationals found refuge in the state of Iowa after being evacuated from their homeland in 2021, they were provided temporary immigration status through Operation Allies Welcome. Now, as their temporary status is set to expire, many are racing against the clock to find assistance applying for and securing more permanent immigration...
Drake Law Student Inspires Creation of Food Pantry to Battle Food Insecurity in Law School
While lots of students were heading home for the holidays in the fall of 2020, current Drake Law third-year student Jack Schuler was thinking about those who could not. He purchased a $25 Hy-Vee gift card and asked Assistant Dean for Student Services Erin Lee Schneider to give it to a student who could not...