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BA in Law Major Karen Jacquez Receives Provost Award

Provost Award recipient Karen Jacquez is graduating summa cum laude with a BA in Law degree. Following graduation, she will attend the University of Arizona Law, with plans to practice family law.

International Trade and Business Law LLM Grad Looks to Work with Businesses Across Borders

“I will miss the people. Arizona Law as I have come to know it, is a big, united family where everyone is looking out for one another,” says Wisdom Nash Kwame Adjei. “I am proud of being part of a system like that and very grateful.”  

SJD 2022 Grad Leonard Mukosi Advocates for the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples Data Sovereignty

“I encountered some of the most compassionate and dedicated professors and mentors,” says Leonard Mukosi, IPLP SJD candidate. “In a world where individualism seems to be the dominant practice, people do not help each other, they do not mentor each other, but being here changed my life."

BA in Law Grad Alejandra Encinas Garcia Turns to Legal Linguistics to Help Local Community

“I realized that I did not need to go to law school to do legal work. There are other things that you can do within the field that aren’t being a lawyer,” says Encinas Garcia. “There are many things that you can do that are just as helpful, just as valid, just as rewarding.” 

University of Arizona Law Student Sonum Dixit Awarded Peggy Browning Fellowship

For the Record: Robophobia, Fake News, Conference Presentations, Awards and More

Catch up on recent University of Arizona Law faculty accomplishments. 

2022 JD Grad Daniel Bowman Looks to Continue Public Interest Work, Serving Undocumented Population After Graduation

Daniel Bowman knew he wanted to stay in Arizona and was drawn to University of Arizona Law after learning about the law school’s strong commitment to public interest, the opportunities available for immigration law students, and its small class sizes. 

The Law Professor Who’s Fighting for Your Health Rights

University of Arizona Law Professor Tara Sklar is working to bridge the gap between healthcare and law.

University of Arizona Law Students Shine in National, Regional Legal Skills Competitions

Check out the highlights from this year’s advocacy competitions.

IPLP Alumna Appointed as United Nations Expert on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Anexa Brendale Alfred Cunningham (LLM, ’06), alumna of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy program at University of Arizona Law was appointed to the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

Skills of a Top-tier Trial Lawyer: The Five Lessons We Learned from Alumnus J. Michael Hennigan’s Neumann Lecture

The annual lecture seeks to train the next generation of trial lawyers.

UArizona Law Professor Sergio Puig Elected to Board of Editors for Leading International Law Journal

His four-year term of service will begin in April.