As Andy Duffelmeyer prepares to start his third year of law school, he’s spending his summer immersed in the realities of stormwater management, urban sprawl, energy efficiency and waste reduction.
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Drake grads establish organization to help immigrants in Iowa
Paul Foo, BN'00, and Daniel Herting, LW'11, have formed an organization to help immigrants in Iowa find access to professional services, so they can lead successful personal and professional lives.
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Drake 2L experiences first-hand the legislative processes
One program unique to Drake Law is the Legislative Practice Certificate Program. The program gives Drake Law students a first-hand look at the legislative process in Iowa. One student not only glimpsed the mechanisms of law-making, but helped shape policy in Iowa.
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Drake 3L works on two criminal trials during internship
One Drake 3L spent her year interning at the Polk County Attorney's Office, where she worked on numerous criminal trials including a first-degree murder trial and trying (and winning) a felony jury case.
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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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Drake 3L argues in Iowa Court of Appeals
Anthony Garcia, a third-year law student from Chicago, never imagined he’d have the opportunity to argue in front of the Iowa Court of Appeals, but that’s just what happened soon after he started his internship with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.
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Drake LL.M. student publishes article on WikiLeaks
“The Fifth Estate” opened in theaters Friday, Oct. 18 featuring one of this century’s most sensitive topics: WikiLeaks. For Drake Law alumnus Nawi Ukabiala, LW’11, the timing is perfect. An article he wrote at Drake on the same topic was recently published in the Federal Courts Law Review, Oct. 2013.
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Drake 3L interns at district attorney’s office in New York
Drake 3L Sasha Mayo spent her last summer of law school interning at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Her assignment was in the Domestic Violence Bureau working with the Misdemeanor Assistant District Attorney and the Felony Assistant District Attorney.
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Drake 3L experiences global spectrum of the law
Drake Law believes that practical experience is vital to the success of its students. Beatriz Mate-Kodjo, a Drake Law 3L, has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to gain practical experience both domestically and abroad while at Drake.
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Drake Law 3L assists with brief for U.S. Supreme Court arguments
To say that Ashley Sparks, a Drake Law 3L, has been busy this summer is an understatement. Sparks works for the Story County Attorney’s Office and in her spare time (her evenings and weekends) she is assisting criminal defense attorney, Angela Campbell, with her brief for upcoming United States Supreme Court arguments.