Category: Law School News

The Law School has established a certificate program in international law.

Third-year Drake law student Anna K. Ryon is working to co-author a law review article with Iowa Supreme Court Justice Brent Appel as part of the Law School's Iowa Supreme Court Scholar Internship program.

Adding a second trial to this year's Trial Practicum gave first-year law students a unique opportunity to view proceedings from jury selection to jury verdict in two criminal cases.

Former South African Constitutional Court Justice Richard J. Goldstone will headline Drake University's spring 2008 Constitutional Law Distinguished Speaker series Wednesday, March. 26.

The 71st Annual Supreme Court Celebration's activities honored not only students for their accomplishments, but also alumni, faculty, the legal community and Iowa Supreme Court justices who work together to enhance the educational experiences of Drake law students.

Ralph Oman, former register of copyrights, will headline the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center's first distinguished lecture in intellectual property law Tuesday, April 22.

First-year Drake law students recently heard oral arguments before the Iowa Supreme Court in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center as part of the Law School's 71st Annual Supreme Court Celebration.

A Drake University Law School mock trial team swept the regional round of the American Association of Justice (AAJ)2008 Student Trial Advocacy Competition recently held in Denver.

The Princeton Review recently named Drake University Law School one of the nation's best law schools in the 2008 edition of its "Best 170 Law Schools."

Drake law professor Hunter R. Clark recently published an article about how the annual rankings of the nation's law schools by U.S. News & World Report magazine affect American legal education.