Drake University Law School is one of two U.S. law schools selected competitively to host a 2011 Summer Regional Institute for the Council on Legal Education Opportunities (CLEO).
Category: Law School News
Professor Yu to deliver opening keynote at media law conference in Australia
Peter K. Yu, the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University, will deliver the keynote opening address at the biennial conference of the Centre for Media and Communications Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne.
Law school faculty share expertise with media
Several Drake University Law School faculty members have recently shared their expertise on legal issues and current events with local and national media outlets.
Drake Law grad makes history as Iowa’s first black female judge
Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 graduate of Drake Law School, made history in September, when she became Iowa's first black female judge.
Law students host Halloween Hoops for community children
Drake's 17th annual Halloween Hoops celebration on Oct. 28 was a rousing success again this year.
Drake Law School to host seminar for women farmers, food-based entrepreneurs
A free seminar for women farmers and food-based entrepreneurs will be held at the Drake University Law School on Wednesday, Nov. 3.
Eighth Circuit to hold arguments at Drake Nov. 4
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hold oral arguments at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.
Profile spotlights Jim Albert’s efforts to stick up for underdogs
The Des Moines Register ran a lengthy feature story about Drake University Law School Professor Jim Albert on Sunday, highlighting Albert's many initiatives to help underprivileged people.
Longtime register of copyrights to give Drake lecture Oct. 25
Ralph Oman, former register of copyrights, will present the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center's Distinguished Lecture in Copyright Law on Monday, Oct. 25.
Drake Law fraternity to hold annual Eat-A-Thon fundraiser
After four successful years of transforming chicken wing consumption into charitable fundraising, the Drake University Law School fraternity Delta Theta Phi will co-sponsor the fifth annual Eat-A-Thon. The event will benefit the Iowa-Central American Relief Effort (I-CARE) on Wednesday, Oct. 20.