Tough Mudder Inc. Chief Creative Officer Alex Patterson to highlight non-traditional law careers in entrepreneurship at Wayne Law March 4  
February 28, 2013

Alex Patterson, chief creative officer for Tough Mudder, a 10-12-mile race and obstacle course that challenges participants both physically and mentally, will speak March 4 about non-traditional career paths for law school graduates. The presentation, at 12:15 p.m. in room 2242 of Wayne...

Racial inequality in the juvenile justice system is focus of lecture Feb. 28 at Wayne Law  
February 26, 2013

Geoff K. Ward, author of “The Black Child-Savers: Racial Democracy and the Juvenile Justice System,” will discuss the rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice and the inner workings of an unequal juvenile justice system during a free presentation at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at Wayne State...

Legal symposium celebrates Professor Steven Winter's work  
February 21, 2013

A symposium celebrating Steven Winter’s contributions to international legal and political theory was recently featured in the Netherland Journal of Legal Philosophy, the leading Dutch journal of legal philosophy. Winter is the Walter S. Gibbs Professor of Constitutional Law at Wayne State...

Law intern working in India has book published about human rights violations he observed  
February 19, 2013

Wayne State University Law School student Eric Shovein is now a published book author, and proceeds from his publication will help an international human rights and torture law organization. “More than anything, I’m just happy to have helped the anti-torture movement in India, and I...

Stellar student gains job with international tax firm  
February 18, 2013

Rachel Hom, a third-year law student, is poised to follow her Wayne State University Law School success with the launch of a career in international law after graduation. She’s been hired by Deloitte Tax LLP, one of the largest financial advisory firms in the world, to work in the...

Panel to discuss Voting Rights Act Feb. 25 at Wayne Law  
February 18, 2013

A discussion focused on the constitutionality of a section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will begin at noon, Monday, Feb. 25, in Partrich Auditorium at Wayne State University Law School. The event is free and open to the public. The Michigan Chapter of the American Constitution Society presents...

Mentor Jet to connect legal professionals, students  
February 16, 2013

A networking version of speed dating will take place at Wayne Law Feb. 21 , when about 30 attorneys and judges from a variety of practice areas will sit down across a table from Wayne State University law students, who will get five minutes with each mentor to ask questions and get advice from each...

Dean offers strategic plan for Law School’s next year  
February 15, 2013

In the Law School’s first-ever State of the Law School address, Wayne State University Law School Dean Jocelyn Benson succinctly stated her goal for the next year: “Jobs, jobs, jobs.”  She outlined some of the ways she plans to attain that goal during the Feb. 7...

Bar Association Networking Day slated for students  
February 14, 2013

Wayne Law is hosting a Bar Association Networking Day starting at noon on Feb. 19 in the atrium of the Law School. The first-time event is sponsored by Wayne Law’s Career Services Office to increase the Law School’s networking presence in the local legal community. Students are...

The 313 Project wins $25,000, will vie for 10 times that in May  
February 06, 2013

With nearly 9,000 Facebook votes, The 313 Project won the January voting contest held monthly by Home Depot’s Aprons in Action. The nonprofit, founded by three Wayne State University students who are now alumnae — Aisa Villarosa Berg, Erika Riggs and Julianna Rivera — connects...

Two students win internships with Wilmer Hale  
February 05, 2013

Steven Helton and Zachary Van Horn, students in their final semester at Wayne State University Law School, will be spending several months after graduation in the international arbitration practice of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a 1000+-lawyer firm with offices around the world, and one...

Professor Noah Hall leads workshop for state legislators  
February 04, 2013

Wayne State University Law School Professor Noah Hall took his expertise on environmental and water law to Lansing on Feb. 4 to facilitate a workshop for Michigan legislators about Great Lakes Policy. More than 20 lawmakers attended the workshop, along with legislative staff members, other...

Jessup moot court team wins regional tournament, heads to international round in D.C.  
February 04, 2013

Wayne State University Law School’s five-member team reigned triumphant in a Feb. 3 regional tournament of the world’s largest international moot court competition, beating out 24 other teams in Chicago. Wayne Law has a long tradition of success in the Philip C. Jessup...