Career Ladder
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Wayne Region held a career panel discussion at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Jan. 30.
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EVENTS
6.6.13 - Prospective Student Open House - UDM Law Campus
Thursday, June 6, 2013Find out why men and women have been choosing UDM Law for the past 100 years for their legal education. Learn how a UDM legal education can distinguish you as a market leader. During this event, you will get an in-depth look at how the School of Law’s unique curriculum prepares students for the realities of practice.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the campus and speak with admissions representatives, faculty and current students. Come see why there is No Better Place to Learn Law.
NEWS
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American Constitution Society Presentation on Infamous Highers Brothers Wrongful Conviction Case
The Michigan Lawyers Chapter of the American Constitution Society presented a powerful program on wrongful convictions to UDM Law students.
Thomas Highers, who with his brother, Raymond, spent 25 years in prison for a murder they did not commit, appeared with his attorney, Valerie Newman, to tell the story of their case. The brothers were released last summer when a Wayne County Circuit Court judge granted them a new trial due to overwhelming evidence of their innocence and mistaken witness identifications.
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SYMPOSIUM DRAWS A CAPACITY CROWD OF GUESTS AND MEDIA TO LEARN HOW IMMIGRATION ENHANCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Relevant, timely, unique, insightful, visionary. This is some of the reaction to UDM's recent Law Review symposium entitled, Global Michigan: Immigration and Economic Growth, which featured Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R-MI) as the keynote speaker. U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) also provided his singular perspective as the son of an immigrant, and leading policymakers and distinguished academics drawn from across the U.S. and Canada discussed how Detroit and Michigan could best use immigration as a tool of economic development.
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UDM IS PROUD OF ITS MOOT COURT NATIONAL TEAMS
February was a busy month for the upperclass students who are members of the Moot Court Board of Advocates and who are participating in national moot court competitions. The students and their faculty coaches spend a great deal of time preparing for these national competitions.
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Career Ladder
The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Wayne Region held a career panel discussion at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Jan. 30.
Read More from The Detroit Legal News