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In a remarkable moment for international legal education, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law has received a generous $100,000 gift from Stephen Petras (LAW ‘79), a respected attorney, professor and longtime supporter of cross-border cooperation.

With a mission to secure justice, equity and access to opportunity for those with low incomes, the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provides legal representation to the community. Five law students are working as summer associates at the Legal Aid Society, cultivating their passion for legal advocacy as they continue their education. 

The Case Western Reserve University School of Law community mourns the passing of the Honorable Sara J. Harper (LAW '52), who died on July 8, 2025, at the age of 98. She was a trailblazer in every sense. As Judge Harper once recounted, "People would tell me, 'Oh you can't do that.' So, I did it anyway."

On March 28, the Journal of Law, Technology and the Internet (JOLTI) and the Compliance, Risk Management and Financial Integrity Institute hosted a symposium on "Exploring the AI Frontier: The Business World, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law." This symposium explored the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law within the business

On April 14, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted Abre’ L. Conner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at the NAACP for a public lecture on “Building Authentic Pathways for Environmental Justice Advocacy.”

On April 10, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted  former Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), executive director of republicEn.org, for the talk “Can Free Enterprise Solve Climate Change?” 

Q: After your first year of law school, you helped Professor Scharf draft the case for the 2025 International Bar Association's International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition. Tell us about that experience.

Rising 3L Vanessa Pilátová recently took victory in the first-ever Rhetoric Moot Court Madness competition. The first of its kind to be judged by AI, the competition brought together 64 students representing 27 law schools and 17 states, including many non-traditional JD students.

On Thursday, May 22, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at Case Western Reserve University hosted its second Junior Faculty Workshop for law school pre-tenured faculty and fellows who are currently pursuing teaching careers in environmental law, energy law, climate law or natural resources law.

In September 2023, the Coleman P.

The National Law Journal recently reported that the average starting salary for a first-year associate at the

Writing is an essential skill that lawyers use to communicate, advocate, and persuade. Legal writing is the cornerstone of CWRU’s Legal Writing, Experiential Learning, Advocacy, and Professionalism (“LLEAP”) Program.

In February, Cathy Hwang presented "Purpose and Nonprofit Enterprise" as part of the Center for Business Law faculty speaker series at the School of Law. Hwang is a professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law. She teaches, researches and writes about mergers and acquisitions, corporate contracts and corporate governance.

CWRU School of Law recently held its eleventh celebration of faculty, an annual event to recognize the achievements and contributions of faculty members during the previous school year.