Law Newsroom Stories
Advocacy Center Updates: Trial Skills, National Competitions, and Student Successes
From courtroom competitions to professional training programs, the Advocacy Center at Lewis & Clark Law School has had a banner year.
Companion Animal Law Evolves to Protect People and Their Pets
Lewis & Clark sparks a national movement to protect both people and their pets by redefining the role of companion animals in the legal system.
Law Student to Present at International Conference in South Africa
When Lewis & Clark Law student Danielle Morvan ’25 takes the stage at an international legal conference in South Africa, she’ll shine a spotlight on how forced arbitration quietly strips vulnerable consumers of their day in court.
Protecting Farmed Animals in Memory of Thomas Bloom Raskin
A former law school staff member established this scholarship in honor of Thomas Bloom Raskin. The inaugural recipient is an LLM student who is dedicated to animal protection in her home state of Kentucky.
LLM Student’s Paper is Published in Nebraska Law Review
LLM ’25 candidate Kiefer Stenseng’s paper, “The Jurisprudence of Statutory Interpretation: A Framework for the Logical Restraints of Legal Positivism and Textualism,” will be published in the Nebraska Law Review this fall.
Students Take First Place in Drafting Counsel in Transactional Law Invitational
Lewis & Clark Law’s student team took first place for “Drafting Counsel” in a national competition for transactional law.
Environmental Moot Court Team Wins Ninth National Championship
Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Moot Court Team recently secured its ninth national championship at the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC) at Pace University, further solidifying its status as the most successful school in the competition’s history.
Celebrating Our 2025 Wyss Scholars: Tory Dille ’26 and Shoshana Grossman ’26
We are proud to celebrate Tory Dille and Shoshana Grossman, this year’s Wyss Scholars from Lewis & Clark Law School. Both students have demonstrated exceptional dedication to environmental advocacy, public lands protection, and conservation law.
Practical & Impactful: The Small Business Legal Clinic
Offering both practical training for students and affordable legal assistance to entrepreneurs, the Small Business Legal Clinic is a win-win for Oregon businesses and the next generation of business attorneys.
Professor Lisa Benjamin’s new article discusses colonialism and climate law and policy
The First Attorneys Licensed Through Oregon’s SPPE Program
Lewis & Clark Law alumni are leading the way in Oregon’s new Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination (SPPE), a bar alternative that prioritizes hands-on legal experience over a traditional exam. Four of the first five attorneys who earned their licenses are L&C grads.
Lewis & Clark Law School Joins Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Program
Lewis & Clark Law School is now a School of National Service, offering up to $5,000 in matching scholarships for AmeriCorps alumni who receive the Segal Education Award.
Street Law: The Law School Class That Breaks the Mold
Experience law beyond the classroom—Street Law puts Lewis & Clark Law students in local schools, where they teach legal concepts to students and, at the same time, build essential skills themselves. The result? A lasting impact.
Lewis & Clark Law Students Shine in National Deposition Competition
Four Lewis & Clark law students made it to the final four in the first-ever Syracuse Deposition Competition, showcasing months of hard work in a national field of competitors.
Legal Advice Portal Expands Access to Justice for Victims of Hate & Bias Crimes in Oregon
A new online portal from the NCVLI is providing free legal advice to victims of hate and bias crimes in Oregon, bridging a critical gap in access to justice.