 Early Interview Week Returns to Law Quad After 12 years of being hosted at the Ann Arbor Holiday Inn, Early Interview Week (EIW)—a four-day event during which employers interview rising 2Ls and 3Ls—will return to the Law Quad, more specifically the Lawyers Club, Aug. 7-8 and 11-12.  Michigan Law Alumni-Student Mentoring Program Continues to Grow When at first you do succeed, grow and grow again. So said the creators of Michigan Law’s alumni-student mentoring program following a successful launch in Washington, D.C., last summer. Based on the enthusiastic response of both alumni and student participants, organizers added a Chicago-based component this summer.  Chris Mansour, '98: From Big Law to the Big D As legal director for the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI), Chris Mansour, '98, spends a lot of time working with—and on behalf of—young people. But her early attempts at engaging with kids, as a student attorney in Michigan Law's Child Advocacy Law Clinic, didn't go so well.  Failure of Mandated Disclosure Focus of New Book by Prof. Carl Schneider Mandated disclosure. It's the 15,000 words that stand between an iTunes user and his 99-cent download, the fine print on a doctor's consent form, and the focus of a new book by University of Michigan Law School Prof. Carl E. Schneider, '79.  Hatching New Business: Nick Gorga, '02 As the cofounder of Hatch Detroit—a yearly contest that helps local entrepreneurs set up shop—Nick Gorga, ’02, is helping “to put a small thumbprint on the next chapter of Detroit.”  Prof. Kimberly Thomas Appointed to State's New Indigent Defense Commission Clinical Professor of Law and Juvenile Justice Clinic cofounder Kimberly Thomas has been appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to serve a two-year term on the state's newly created Indigent Defense Commission.  U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Unanimous Ruling for Prof. John Pottow in EBIA v. Arkison In a rare unanimous decision Monday in a contentious jurisdictional area, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed bankruptcy court authority by delivering Prof. John Pottow a victory in the case of Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison.  Prof. Chris Whitman, '74, Named 2014 L. Hart Wright Teaching Awardee One of the perks of serving as chair of the Law School Student Senate's (LSSS) Election Committee is that you are allowed some say in how the recipient of the L. Hart Wright Teaching Award is notified. For rising 3L Tim Ford, it made perfect sense that Prof. Christina Whitman—the 2014 winner—should learn of the honor during her Supreme Court Litigation seminar.  Reviving Detroit at Its Roots Surrounded by a sea of crumbling concrete, the lush green landscape of the market garden on Plum Street sits as an oasis in a city forged of steel and cement. For many, it is merely one example of efforts to revitalize Detroit. For Nicholas Leonard, it is the very essence of the urban agricultural model that has inspired his professional career.  Detroit 2.0 What happens next in the country’s onetime industrial capital is a story that cannot yet be written; no crystal ball can accurately predict the future of the largest U.S. city ever to seek bankruptcy protection. What we know is this: Many smart, talented, tenacious people are attempting to make the city a modern powerhouse. And many of them call Michigan Law home.  MLaw Grad Appointed to Traineeship at International Court of Justice Ananda Burra is of two minds. A student of international law and history, his academic interest in these fields is matched only by his professional desire to engage the policy they influence. Come fall, these parallel tracks will intersect as Burra assumes a prestigious traineeship with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).  Prof. Steve Croley Confirmed as General Counsel of Energy Dept.
University of Michigan Law School Prof. Steven P. Croley, who has served in the Obama administration as deputy White House counsel since 2012, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Monday as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Energy. He was nominated for the post by President Barack Obama in August 2013. |
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