Third-year Drake Law students Hannah Early and Jackie Garcia are pursuing their passion for immigration law upon graduation. Both have been accepted to the highly competitive U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General’s Honors Program. The Honor’s Program is recognized “as the nation’s premier entry-level federal attorney recruitment program and attracts candidates from hundreds of...
Drake University Law School is consistently recognized for the strength of its legal writing program. In the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Schools, Drake Law School ranks 12th in the nation for legal writing, again among the top 20 this year. Drake Law School equips students with the legal writing...
Drake University Law School welcomes Nick Roby to the Drake Legal Clinic as the new director of the Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic. Roby has practiced in Iowa for more than 30 years.
Drake University Law School welcomes Judge Arthur E. Gamble as the new Judge in Residence. The Judge in Residence Program at Drake Law School is an opportunity for Iowa jurists to serve as a resource to students, faculty, and staff.
John Gilbertson, a third-year student at Drake University Law School, was recognized onstage during GRAMMY Week 2020 at the 22nd Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event and Scholarship Presentation, hosted by the Recording Academy. His paper, titled Play It Again Sam: The Free-Market Case for Government Intervention in the Music Streaming Sector, received runner-up in the Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition, winning him a trip to Los Angeles and a $2,500 scholarship.
Drake Law School, represented by the team of Lauren Calef (3L), Rachel Soderstrum (3L), and Logan Brundage (2L), tied for third in the nation and finished in the ‘Final Four’ of the 70th Annual National Moot Court Competition hosted at the New York City Bar in New York City.
On Valentine’s Day, Drake Law alumni couples share how they met, where they are now, and give advice for current students.
Attorneys, including litigators, typically wait years until their first appellate argument. Ben Kenkel, who graduated from Drake Law School in December, has done not one—but two—already. The recent graduate spent his last semester as an intern with the Attorney General’s Office of Criminal Appeals managing appellate cases and developing skills in case research, strategy, and oral advocacy.
A partnership between Drake Law School and the Department of Veterans Affairs connects student volunteers with veterans who are in need of legal services. The Drake Law School Veterans Project hosts pop-up clinics throughout the academic year. Students also get involved with Operation StandDown—a collaborative three-day event that provides a variety of services to homeless...
Drake University Law School is the ninth law school in the country to host the traveling exhibit, 100 Years After the 19th Amendment: Their Legacy, and Our Future." The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress unveiled the six-banner exhibit celebrating the ratification of the 19th Amendment last fall. The public is invited to view the exhibit in the Law Library during open hours through Friday, January 31, 2020.