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Janet Steverson and Sandy Patrick

Law School Announces Faculty Promotions: Professors Steverson and Patrick Take on New Leadership Roles

Professor Sandy Patrick was appointed as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Janet Steverson was appointed as Associate Dean of Faculty Development to ensure robust support for the faculty and students.

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An Inside Look at the New Face of Career Services

L&C’s Career Services evolves to face changes in the legal career landscape and welcomes its new team to take the lead.

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New Certificate in Litigation & Advocacy Skills Now Available at L&C

Law students interested in demonstrating their litigation and advocacy expertise can now earn a Certificate in Litigation & Advocacy Skills through rigorous coursework, practical experience, and mentorship.

Allison LaPlante

Honoring Director of Earthrise, Professor Allison LaPlante ’02

Allison LePlante steps down as director of Earthrise after nearly 20 years of service at Lewis & Clark Law School. 

Beth Sethi

A New Gateway to Practice: Uncovering the Student Experience of SPPE Bar Licensure

One of the first Oregon graduates to elect for the Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE) pathway to licensure reflects on her experience; professors explain the importance of this pathway for diversifying the legal profession.

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Announcing the Thomas Bloom Raskin Animal Protection Scholarship

Inspired by the compassion of animal advocate Tommy Raskin, an anonymous donor creates an Animal Law LLM scholarship to share his legacy.

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Faculty On Point

Professor Raj Reddy

Rajesh K. Reddy

Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient

NBC News features insights from Raj Reddy regarding animal consciousness and its implications for animal law.

Chris Wold

Chris Wold

‘Not Caused by an Act of God’: In a Rare Court Action, an Oregon County Seeks to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Accountable for Extreme Temperatures

Multnomah County is seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.

Professor Dan Rohlf

Dan Rohlf

Grizzly Population Surge Tests Boundaries of Species Protection

Growing grizzly bear populations pose legal challenges to transferring management from federal to state control, as courts remain skeptical of federal efforts despite significant population recoveries since the bears were listed in 1975.

Clinical Professor and Director Erica Lyman '05, of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment

Erica Lyman

Biden Urged to Make Export-Import Bank Stop Fueling Climate Crisis

Climate advocates on Wednesday formally urged the Biden administration to instruct the United States’ export credit agency to stop financially supporting activities that are fueling the climate emergency.

Professor Jim Oleske.

Jim Oleske

Opinion: I’m not a lawyer. But I see what the same-sex wedding website case will mean.

Washington Post opinion quotes Professor Oleske, cited by Justice Sotomayor in the dissent, to describe the issues before the justices in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.

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Jo Perini-Abbott

Oregon’s New Bar-Exam Alternative is the First of its Kind

The Washington Post quotes Professor Perini-Abbott on the impact this alternate pathway to the bar exam will have on students.

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