On July 1, Jerry Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law, will take over as dean of Drake Law School. He sat down for a Q&A to discuss his goals as dean, the current challenges facing legal education, and what sets Drake Law apart.
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Johnson named director of Drake Intellectual Property Law Center
Shontavia Johnson, professor of law and the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law, will take over as director of Drake Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Center on July 1, 2016.
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Drake Law School employment rate among top in nation
According to data recently compiled by Drake Law School’s Career Development Office, 92.3 percent of the Drake Law Class of 2015 was employed 10 months after graduation, which ranks 36th out of 204 law schools nationwide and is well above the national average.
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Johnson receives 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award
Shontavia Johnson, professor of law at Drake Law School, has been selected as a recipient of the INSIGHT Into Diversity’s 2016 Inspiring Women in STEM Award. She will be recognized along with the other honorees in the publication's September STEM issue.
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Drake student gains practical experience with Iowa Supreme Court, Secretary of State
Sable Joseph is trying to fit as many experiences as she can into her three years at Drake Law – from an externship with the Iowa Supreme Court to clerking for the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.
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Drake Law celebrates Spring 2016 Commencement
Drake University Law School held its Spring 2016 Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 14, in the Knapp Center.
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Professor Doré receives Levitt Distinguished Community Service Award
Matthew Doré, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law at Drake University Law School, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Madelyn Levitt Distinguished Community Service Award.
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Drake Law students spend break volunteering in New Orleans
Ten Drake Law School students participated in a volunteer trip to New Orleans this spring, where they put in more than 300 cumulative hours of volunteer work with The Pro Bono Project.
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Drake Law to co-sponsor 4th Annual Corporate Counsel Forum
Drake University Law School and the Iowa Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC-IA) are co-sponsoring the Fourth Annual Corporate Counsel Forum on June 3.
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Drake 3L named 2016 Distinguished Law Student by American College of Bankruptcy
Danielle Scimeca, a third-year student at Drake Law School, has been selected as a 2016 Distinguished Law Student for the Eighth Circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy.