Last weekend, Chapman Law sent two teams to the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition regional in Sacramento, California. This prestigious competition gives law students the opportunity to showcase their writing and oral advocacy skills while competing for scholarships. Last year , Chapman teams received three first place awards and this year our teams made us
At a Judicial Externship Workshop on October 1 held by Professor Carolyn Larmore, students who completed externships last year shared their experiences with fellow law students. An externship is an opportunity to earn academic credit while working for a government agency, a judge, a public interest organization, a corporate or entertainment in-house legal department, or
At the National Sports Law Negotiation Competition in San Diego on September 29-30, Chapman Law’s Alternative Dispute Resolution teams earned fourth and sixth places out of 40 teams from 28 schools. Clay O’Neal/Andrew Mase and Amanda Singer/Kate Schwartz were part of a five-way tie for fourth place after the preliminary rounds. Clay and Andrew won
On October 19, Chapman Law will present the 2012 Nexus Journal Legal Symposium: “Healthy Decision or Unhealthy Oversight? A Legal Debate on the Affordable Care Act and the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision”. The Nexus Symposium begins at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 5:30 p.m. Seats are limited so registration is required. Admission
On September 26, Dean Campbell and law students from the Business and Investment Law Society, Entrepreneurial Law Society, and Entertainment and Sports Law Society took a trip to Dodger Stadium to meet the General Counsel for the Dodgers, Santiago “Sam” Fernandez. Fernandez, who also serves on the advisory board for Chapman Law’s Business Law Emphasis
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On September 12, 2012, Chapman Law’s Career Services Office sponsored a “Public Sector Day” where a panel of representatives from a wide range of public interest organizations spoke to students about internship and externship opportunities. The panelists included Bill Tanner of The Legal Aid Society of Orange County, Monica Mar of One Justice, Antoinette Balta
While summer for many law students means working at a firm or a local public interest group, some take advantage of nontraditional summer opportunities. Chapman 2L Stephanie Lincoln traveled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to work for the Open Society Justice Initiative. She was fortunate enough to receive the internship after being selected as a Chapman
Two new LL.M students, Munira Akhunzada and Shamsi Maqsoudi, came to the United States just two weeks ago from Afghanistan to study law at Chapman. Chapman’s LL.M program offers emphasis options in Business Law & Economics, International & Comparative Law, Entertainment & Media Law, and Trial Advocacy. Most foreign LL.M students study in the first
Chapman launched its first ever Law School Boot Camp. The boot camp is an optional program for new and prospective law students who wish to eliminate uncertainties and acclimate themselves to the law school environment prior to orientation. Led by Professor Rick Faulkner, this program spanned one week in late summer and taught incoming students