The 2023 state-wide Mark S. Cady Day of Public Service (Cady Day) will take place on Friday, Oct. 20. Members of the Iowa legal community are invited to participate in some form of public service or pro bono work to honor the legacy of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady. Cady’s career...
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Drake Law’s National Moot Court Team Takes Second Place in the Nation
Drake University Law School’s National Moot Court Team finished second in the 73rd Annual National Moot Court Competition held Feb. 2, 2023. The National Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the New York City Bar Association, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious moot court competitions in...
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Drake’s Legal Clinic Courtroom Named in Honor of Founding Director Daniel L. Power
Drake University Law School is pleased to announce the naming of the courtroom in the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center as the Daniel L. Power Courtroom. This naming honors the founding director of Drake’s Legal Clinic, Professor Emeritus Dan Power. The recognition is made possible through a lead gift from members of the Drake...
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Drake Law School is accepting nominations for the 2023 Alumni Awards
Drake Law School is proud to honor exceptional graduates with annual alumni awards. These awards recognize the significant contributions of our alumni to the Law School, their profession, and their community. We are accepting nominations for the 2023 Alumni Awards now through January 10, 2023. Award winners will be recognized at the 86th Annual Supreme...
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Annual Cady Day of Public Service Planned for Friday, Oct. 21
The state-wide Mark S. Cady Day of Public Service (Cady Day) will take place on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Members of the state legal community are invited to participate in some form of public service or pro bono work to honor the legacy of the late Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady. Cady’s career...
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Drake Law Review Again Receives Top 40 Ranking
Drake Law Review is ranked 36 in a field of more than 1,500 journals in the Washington & Lee (W&L) Law Journal Rankings. The ranking reflects the number of court decisions that have cited the Law Review during the five-year period from 2017-2021. Drake Law Review has ranked in the top 50 most-cited law reviews every...
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Drake Law School Welcomes Two New Faculty Members
Drake University Law School is pleased to announce the arrival of two outstanding new faculty members, Joe Schomberg and Alexandra (“Lexi”) Brennan. Bringing a strong background in corporate law, Assistant Professor of Law Joe Schomberg will bolster the business law faculty, teaching courses including Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions and Contracts. Lexi Brennan joins Drake Law’s library...
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Conner Greene experiences law in action as a summer clerk with the DOJ’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force
Conner Greene is spending his 1L summer as a law clerk for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California. Conner is from North Liberty, Iowa, and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Political Science from Iowa State University. We recently checked in with...
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Students in Drake’s Middleton Center for Children’s Rights Clinic work to improve the child welfare and juvenile justice systems
Drake Law School consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top law schools for child law and practical training, according to preLaw magazine. The Joan & Lyle Middleton Center for Children’s Rights has been the bedrock of Drake’s nationally recognized children’s rights program for two decades – serving as a local, statewide, and national leader...
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Iowa Supreme Court Justice Brent Appel to Join the Drake University Law School Faculty
Drake University Law School is pleased to announce that Iowa Supreme Court Justice Brent Appel will join the full-time faculty upon his retirement from the Court at the end of July. He will teach Professional Responsibility and State Constitutional Law, in addition to seminars and other courses. “We are so honored to welcome Justice Appel...