In a highly competitive process, Northeastern Law’s recently established Center for Global Law and Justice has been selected to serve as the new host for the vast collection of human rights resources currently housed at the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) Online Resource Hub, which attracts as many as 75,000 visitors per month from more than 190 countries.
The School of Law is pleased to welcome Joshua Nadreau ’13, partner at Fisher Phillips in Boston, as board president of the Alumni/ae Association for 2022-2023. Building on the board’s robust network, Nadreau will take the lead in broadening the law school’s connection with its graduate community in Boston and throughout the country.
On June 3 and 13, 2024, the Center for Law, Equity and Race (CLEAR) Faculty Fellows presented their projects before Northeastern University School of Law faculty, staff and students, gathered online and in the Moot Courtroom in Dockser Hall.
A Northeastern Law team comprised of Jacob Cronin ’23, Grier Conville ’24, Brenda Lim ’24 and Kylie Palmer ’24 placed second out of 12 teams in the Eastern Regionals of the USPTO Patent Drafting Competition. The National Patent Drafting Competition introduces law students to issues arising in United States patent law and seeks to develop student teams’ patent application drafting, amending and prosecuting skills.
Are people who can’t manage stairs not part of the community? Carol R. Steinberg ’80, Boston-based attorney and disability activist, wrote an article in the Boston Globe about accessibility issues in a community bookstore.
Northeastern Law is pleased to announce that Evan Darryl Walton will join the university on July 1, 2022, as an associate clinical professor and director of the Community Business Clinic.
Professor Jared Nicholson has joined the editorial board of the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development, a publication of the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law.
Nabiha Syed, president of The Markup, will deliver the commencement address at this year’s May 21 graduation ceremony for Northeastern University School of Law. The Markup is a new online publication illuminating how powerful institutions are using technology in ways that impact society.