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Graduating Student Spotlight: Heavenly Aguilar
When she first started law school, Heavenly Aguilar encountered the type of imposter syndrome many new students find familiar. But now, as she prepares to graduate with her JD this month, she has one key piece of advice for incoming law students: “You belong here. You are smart enough, creative e...
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Get to know eight members of CWRU’s graduating Class of 2024
ӰƵ students come to campus with impressive résumés. While here, they continue to flourish—and share their knowledge, skills and experiences with our university community, leaving a mark on their peers, instructors and the broader campus and Cleveland communities. Upon ...
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On 75th Anniversary of Universal Declaration, Dean Scharf outlines Law School’s unique contributions to Human Rights
As the keynote speaker of the annual Canada-U.S. Law Institute (CUSLi) Conference on April 18, co-dean Michael Scharf traced ӰƵ School of Law’s historic contributions to International Human Rights. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Hu...
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Reception to honor School of Law Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf
Members of the campus community are invited to join ӰƵ President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward for a reception celebrating School of Law Co‑Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf Tuesday, May 28, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Thwing Center ballroom. Berg and Scharf b...
Graduating Student Spotlight: Junwoo Shim
After he receives his diploma this month, Junwoo Shim hopes to embark on a fulfilling journey in the legal field where he can leverage his education to make a tangible and positive impact on the legal landscape. Drawn to ӰƵ for its outstanding law program and supportive faculty a...
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Capstone Spotlight: Jessica Chapman
Jessica Chapman chose to complete her capstone requirement at the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Policy Section in Washington, D.C. Extremely active in the international law community at ӰƵ, Chapman moved to the nation’s capital for a semester to try out a different...
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CWRU School of Law moot court and mock trial teams complete a historic season
Talk about “March Madness”! “When it comes to mock trial and moot court, ӰƵ School of Law is the equivalent of an elite NCAA basketball program,” said Co-Dean Michael Scharf. Based on the overall success of its nine mock trial and moot court teams, Case Western Reser...
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Law’s Juscelino Colares reappointed to United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Binational Trade Dispute Panelists
Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law at the School of Law, was reappointed to serve on the U.S. Roster of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) Binational Trade Dispute Panelists through 2025. The USMCA Secretariat is administering 13 North American Fr...
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Center for Business Law hosts Mitu Gulati
On April 10, the Center for Business Law hosted a public lecture featuring Mitu Gulati from the University of Virginia School of Law. During the talk, he presented a paper co-authored with Irving Arturo De Lira Salvatierra and Michael Bradley from Duke University, Fuqua Business School on the topic ...
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy Prepares 1Ls for Oral Argument
On April 5, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy offered her advice on best oral argument practices to first-year law students—just in time to help them prepare for their own simulated oral arguments in LLEAP, CWRU School of Law’s required, year-long legal research, writing and experie...