December

    • Gathering Wisdom and Experience But No Moss

      December 14, 2011

      For law school alumna Kim Magrini, it's less important to have a lot than to do a lot.

      But if action equaled wealth, Magrini would be filthy rich.

      Now an associate at Ballard Spahr (the same firm that former Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell joined early in 2011), Magrini recently spent a year traveling to destinations in Asia and Australia, where she completed an internship in environmental law.

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    • Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Caters to Startups

      December 14, 2011

      The recently launched Entrepreneurial Law Clinic just might make the City of Brotherly Love a friendlier place to start a business.

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    • Frackticum

      December 14, 2011

      The law school is offering an unprecedented class that gives students a role in a legal drama swirling around Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale formation.

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    • Hip Hop and the American Constitution Lecture Series

      December 14, 2011

      Through lyrics about violence, illicit drugs and relationships between the powerful and the powerless, hip-hop music offers a wealth of perspectives on the law and the U.S. Constitution.

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    • Of Fictions and Fiduciaries

      December 14, 2011

      No one who's met Professor Deborah Gordon would call her a drama queen, but the newest addition to the law school's fulltime faculty has a decided weakness for well-turned tales of joy and sorrow.

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    • At the Center of a Storm

      December 14, 2011

      Helping homeowners of limited means avoid foreclosure has turned out to be a boon for 3L Jon-Jorge Aras as well as his clients.

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