ND Law dedicates renovated hall
Notre Dame Law School’s completely renovated Biolchini Hall of Law was dedicated earlier this month.
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Fashion and law intersect
As the fashion industry continues to grow in Indianapolis, an upcoming lecture about the intersection of fashion and the law just seems to make sense for the design community and the legal community.
Adult guardians sworn in
A swearing-in ceremony for the first class of the Wishard Volunteer Advocates Program took place Oct. 18 at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.
Law school hosts appellate hearings
Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington recently hosted two appellate hearings at the law school’s moot court room.
Education conclave focuses on diversity, economy
When the Indiana State Bar Association gets law students, attorneys, professors, judges, court administrators, deans, and representatives of Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Disciplinary Commission, Board of Law Examiners, and the Indiana Bar Foundation are all in the same place for a few hours, some interesting dialogues are bound to take place.
Candidates for Marion County prosecutor debate Wednesday
Marion County Republican prosecutor candidate Mark Massa and Democratic candidate Terry Curry will discuss their positions on various topics at a debate tomorrow.
ACLU conference, dinner open to all
The Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis will host the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Student Conference that will focus on issues faced by students at the high school, college, and law school levels.
Valparaiso building restored to house Lawyering Skills Center
The inside of Heritage Hall, named for a music professor and one of the oldest buildings on the campus of Valparaiso University, has been redesigned as the law school’s Lawyering Skills Center and will soon welcome the Valparaiso University School of Law Clinical Program back to its old location.
ACLU of Indiana’s dinner to honor organization’s founder
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana’s annual dinner this year will honor Irving Fink, an attorney who helped found the organization and Indiana Legal Services.
Law school needs judges for moot court competition
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis needs judges for its annual Honorable Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition.
Maurer law honors pro bono efforts
Three law students received the Access to Justice Program’s Pro Bono Award for performing the most pro bono in each of their respective classes.
National event in Indiana can help lawyers, judges, law students
Issues that affect every member of the legal community’s mental health and wellness, whether through a personal experience or that of a colleague, will be the focus of a conference in Indianapolis next month.
‘Social business’ among discussions
This year’s Program on Law and State Government at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis Oct. 1 will
focus on three main topics for lawyers, businesses, legislators, government employees, and academics: education about entrepreneurship
at the undergrad, graduate school, and law school levels; the idea of “social businesses,” also known as L3Cs
or low profit limited liability companies; and how government entities use data to improve services to citizens.
Partnership between law school and India continues
Ties between an Indiana law school and India were strengthened this summer as six students completed legal internships and
a professor began a study of that country’s trial courts.
Professor to study India’s legal system
Over the next three years, a professor at an Indiana law school will be working on a study of India’s trial courts as
part of a $261,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to a non-governmental association based in India.
Judges needed for moot court
The Sherman Minton Moot Court competition at Indiana University Maurer School of Law is seeking judges for this fall’s
competition.
Furniture designer uses old law books
One Indianapolis furniture designer make benches, tables, a screen, and even a functioning chandelier out of book bindings.
Law camp teaches teens about profession
Twenty-four high school students spent two weeks at the only law school camp for teenagers in Indiana.
High court names ICLEO participants
The Indiana Supreme Court has announced the 26 participants in this year’s Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunities
Summer Institute.
Challenges face many new Indiana attorneys
Delivering pizzas and moving furniture isn’t what Greenwood attorney Justin Cook thought he’d be doing once he
earned a law degree.