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June

    • Dreams Fulfilled

      June 14, 2010

      The school's second commencement ceremony on May 26 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gave the Class of 2010 a moment to savor a three-year quest that had been completed and opportunities that lie ahead.

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    • The 'Last Line of Defense'

      June 14, 2010

      After completing his first year of law school, Michael Benz is getting a taste of summer in Philadelphia that features a healthy seasoning in public interest law.

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    • Following, Gratefully, in a Mentor's Path

      June 14, 2010

      For Raheem S. Watson, a first-year associate with Conrad O'Brien, PC, the path toward a career in law began in a fish tank.

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    • Seeking Justice in the Fine Print

      June 14, 2010

      As a law student who flirted with a career in social work, Norman Stein expected to practice in the civil rights arena or perhaps to represent indigent clients with Legal Aid.

      Aiming to do "great stuff for ordinary people," Stein never expected to fall in love with tax law.

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    • So 185 Law Students Walk into a Bar

      June 14, 2010

      Taught by actress and comedienne Sharon Geller, Improvisation for Lawyers combines elements of theater, psychology and rhetoric - all aimed at enabling students to shine in the courtroom or at the negotiating table, when the pressures of a trial or a deal are upon them.

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    • New Scholarship Honors Path-Breaking IP Lawyer

      June 14, 2010

      The man who shepherded sliding zipper bags into refrigerators, holograms onto credit cards and presorted mailing labels onto magazines while safeguarding countless other inventions will be honored with a new scholarship at the law school.

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