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Giving back: Meet five students spending their summer at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
With a mission to secure justice, equity and access to opportunity for and with people who have 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…
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Professor Sharona Hoffman speaks at Harvard Law School
Professor Sharona Hoffman participated in a writer’s workshop at Harvard Law School on June 9, 2025. Her talk was entitled “Addressing the Challenges of Cognitive Decline in the Physician Workforce.” The workshop’s subject was “Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body.” The conference…
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Law School mourns the passing of an alumni luminary
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…
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JOLTI and the Compliance Institute host a symposium on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the business world
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…
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NAACP’s Abre Conner discusses pathways to environmental justice
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.” A native of Lakeland, FL, Conner served as…
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Law School hosts former Representative Bob Inglis on the role of free enterprise in combatting climate change
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?” Former Rep. Inglis represented Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the U.S.…
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Law Review publishes “Permitting the Future” Symposium
In September 2023, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted an interdisciplinary workshop on “Permitting the Future,” examining the legal and economic aspects of permitting and review requirements for new technologies and environmentally desirable infrastructure and development.…
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Tune into the next episode of the “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show
Every so often there is a tectonic shift in American foreign policy—a fundamental turning point marked by radically new ways of approaching the world. The post-World War II era of institution-building and the post-9/11 global war on terrorism are examples. Has President Trump’s return ushered in…
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CWRU's Pipeline to “Big Law”
The National Law Journal recently reported that the average starting salary for a first-year associate at the nation’s large law firms is $215,000. Cleveland is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, with its…
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
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. The LLEAP Awards were established to recognize the hard work and dedication that…