Erin Lain, AS’06, LW’08, ED’16, associate provost for campus equity and inclusion and associate professor of law at Drake University, has received the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) EDGE Award for Greater Equality.
Category: Law School News
Post
Drake Law 2L combines passion for agriculture and law
Agriculture has always been a part of Andrew Lauver’s life. Now this Drake Law 2L is helping advocate for Iowa’s agriculture industry.
Post
Drake named top three law school in nation for family law
Drake Law School received an A+ ranking for family law by preLaw magazine, placing Drake among the top three law schools in the nation for this field.
Post
Constitutional Law Center lecture to explore “Constitutional Power of Impeachment”
Professor Michael Paulsen of the University of St. Thomas School of Law will present "The Constitutional Power of Impeachment: Congress’s Ultimate ‘Trump'" as part of the Drake Constitutional Law Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Nov. 1.
Post
Drake International Law Week is Oct. 1-5
Drake Law School will host International Law Week Oct. 1-5. Events include an international food fair, presentations on international law opportunities for students, and more.
Post
Drake Agricultural Law Center to host conference on Iowa’s water and land
The Drake Agricultural Law Center is hosting a statewide conference Sept. 19 titled “SOIL 2018: Turning Our Vision for Iowa’s Water and Land into Action" featuring experts in agriculture and the environment.
Post
Drake Law School launches Rural Access to Justice Initiative
Drake Law School has launched an incubator program called the Rural Access to Justice Initiative, which will offer recent graduates a pathway to solo or small firm practice in rural Iowa towns.
Post
Yale Law Professor Jack Balkin to deliver 2018 Constitution Day Lecture
On Sept. 20, Jack Balkin of Yale Law School will deliver the 2018 Constitution Day Lecture, sponsored by the Drake Constitutional Law Center.
Post
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch visits Drake Law School
Neil M. Gorsuch, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, gave a special lecture to approximately 350 Drake Law students, faculty, and staff on Aug. 16.
Post
Alumna Joan McKown makes impact in securities law
Joan McKown, LW’83, has had an impressive career in securities law, from the longest-serving chief counsel in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement to partner at the global law firm Jones Day.