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Q&A with Professor Cathy Mansfield
Professor Cathy Mansfield shares her experiences serving as a policy analyst at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C
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Experts speak on Mandela’s influence
The Drake University Legal Clinic hosted an event in collaboration with the Des Moines chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to recognize the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela in celebration of Black History Month.
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Drake Law places third at National Moot Court Competition
Drake University Law School’s National Moot Court team of Mara Jones, Kyle Mendenhall, and Louis Sloven competed last week in the national finals of the 64th Annual National Moot Court Competition.
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Drake Law students named ‘Best Team Oralists’ at moot court competition
Drake Law intellectual property (IP) students were recently named “Best Team Oralists” during the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in Dallas, Texas. Team members from Drake included Tim Alberts, Kelsey Knight, Kyle Mendenhall and Madelyn Smith.
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Today Show calls Des Moines ‘Wealthiest U.S. City’
Among the many accolades given Des Moines, NBC’s Today Show added icing to the cake with the most recent title of “Wealthiest City”. How do they figure? Easy – the people, the low cost of living, and the exceptional opportunities.
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Drake Law to host prospective student open house
Prospective students are invited to come to campus Friday, Jan. 31, for an open house. The visit will give students the opportunity to observe a law school class, take a tour of Drake, get questions answered regarding admission and financial aid, as well as talk to current Drake Law students.
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Drake’s promotion of rural jobs highlighted in National Jurist Magazine
The rising need for rural lawyers is making headlines. The National Jurist, the magazine for law students, recently featured an article emphasizing that need titled, “Wanted: Rural Lawyers”. Drake Law School Dean Allan Vestal was quoted regarding what Drake is doing to encourage the pursuit of practice in rural areas of Iowa.
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Drake 3L presents at IIPLA annual conference
Tim Alberts, a third-year student at Drake Law, was one of only two students to present his work at the fall meeting of the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA).
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Drake Law graduates featured in ’14 to watch in 2014′
The Des Moines Register began the year by featuring 14 people in Central Iowa to watch in 2014. Among them, two Drake Law graduates: Larry James, LW’01, and Romonda Belcher, LW’95.