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Golden Gate Ranked Among Top Law Schools for Public Interest Law
In its November edition, National Jurist magazine lists Golden Gate's Public Interest Law Program as one of the best in the nation. The ranking is based on student involvement, graduates' job success, and financial assistance. Golden Gate offers outstanding clinical training and externship opportunities for students interested in public interest law, and its annual Public Interest Law Foundation Auction is a signature Law School event. See ranking in National Jurist. Learn more about Public Interest Law at Golden Gate.
Law Career Services Staff Publish Article about Finding Jobs in Tough Economy in The Recorder
Associate Dean Susanne Aronowitz, Assistant Director Courtney Fitzgibbons, and Career Counselor Leslie Hom of Law Career Services are co-authors of an article, Making the Most of Your Job Search in a Bad Economy, that appears in the November 21 California Bar Exam supplement to the legal newspaper The Recorder.
GGU Professors Interviewed for KGO-TV's 7 On Your Side
School of Law Professor and Associate Dean Rachel Van Cleave and GGU Professor Kit Yarrow were interviewed by KGO-TV's Michael Finney for "7 On Your Side" segment that aired November 10, titled "Is It Legal to Search Shopping Bags?" concerning receipt check policies at chain stores.
Media Seeks Legal Commentary on Proposition 8 from GGU School of Law Professor
As opposition grows to California's Proposition 8, GGU School of Law professor Peter Keane outlines the core issue now before the court.
US Department of Justice Honors Visiting Professor Deborah Behles for Environmental Litigation Work
Deborah Behles, a former trial attorney at the US Department of Justice who is now a visiting assistant professor with the Golden Gate Environmental Law & Justice Clinic, has received the Department of Justice's John Marshall Award for her team work on a case against a coal-fired power plant that resulted in the largest single environmental settlement in US history. She earned a Gold Medal from the US Environmental Protection Agency for the same work earlier this year.
Myron Moskovitz Receives Spirit of CEB Award from Continuing Education of the Bar
Professor Myron Moskovitz, director of the School of Law's Landlord-Tenant Clinic and Appellate Advocacy Institute and author of several leading legal textbooks, has received the Spirit of CEB Award from University of California Continuing Education of Bar (CEB), a legal publisher and MCLE provider. His CEB books include California Eviction Defense Manual and California Landlord-Tenant Practice. Read CEB press release.