Attorneys working in a pandemic must build client trust without meeting in person. It’s a challenge for everyone in the profession, and a skill that student attorneys in the Drake Law School’s Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic are currently building. Students continue to provide legal assistance to business startups, entrepreneurs, and community nonprofit organizations. After being...
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From Classroom to Courtroom: Student Attorneys Receive Hands-On Learning Through the Drake Legal Clinic
The Drake Legal Clinic gives students the chance to apply skills gained in the classroom to the representation of real clients. Recent examples are Lauren Calef, Austin Jungblut, and Abigail Bluett—third-year Drake Law students who worked as student attorneys on cases through the eight programs available at the Legal Clinic to gain practical experience before graduation. ...
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Two Drake Law Students Accepted to the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program
Third-year Drake Law students Hannah Early and Jackie Garcia are pursuing their passion for immigration law upon graduation. Both have been accepted to the highly competitive U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General’s Honors Program. The Honor’s Program is recognized “as the nation’s premier entry-level federal attorney recruitment program and attracts candidates from hundreds of...
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Introducing Nick Roby, Director of the Entrepreneurial/Transactional Clinic
Drake University Law School welcomes Nick Roby to the Drake Legal Clinic as the new director of the Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic. Roby has practiced in Iowa for more than 30 years.
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Drake Law Student John Gilbertson Wins Runner-Up in the Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition
John Gilbertson, a third-year student at Drake University Law School, was recognized onstage during GRAMMY Week 2020 at the 22nd Annual Entertainment Law Initiative Event and Scholarship Presentation, hosted by the Recording Academy. His paper, titled Play It Again Sam: The Free-Market Case for Government Intervention in the Music Streaming Sector, received runner-up in the Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition, winning him a trip to Los Angeles and a $2,500 scholarship.
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Drake Law School National Moot Court Team Takes Third in the Nation at Finals
Drake Law School, represented by the team of Lauren Calef (3L), Rachel Soderstrum (3L), and Logan Brundage (2L), tied for third in the nation and finished in the ‘Final Four’ of the 70th Annual National Moot Court Competition hosted at the New York City Bar in New York City.
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Lessons in Law, and Love
On Valentine’s Day, Drake Law alumni couples share how they met, where they are now, and give advice for current students.
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Learning Appeals from the Experts
Attorneys, including litigators, typically wait years until their first appellate argument. Ben Kenkel, who graduated from Drake Law School in December, has done not one—but two—already. The recent graduate spent his last semester as an intern with the Attorney General’s Office of Criminal Appeals managing appellate cases and developing skills in case research, strategy, and oral advocacy.
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Drake Law Students Provide Pro Bono Legal Services to Those Who Have Served
A partnership between Drake Law School and the Department of Veterans Affairs connects student volunteers with veterans who are in need of legal services. The Drake Law School Veterans Project hosts pop-up clinics throughout the academic year. Students also get involved with Operation StandDown—a collaborative three-day event that provides a variety of services to homeless...