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UW Law students learn how the law relates to social change and to society, then use their knowledge to create a more just world.
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A transformative life experience – that is what students attending UW Law School can expect. By investing in UW Law, you have the opportunity to improve the quality of the school and the value of a UW Law degree.
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Tonya Brito wants to know: how much do lawyers matter? The UW Law School professor is particularly interested in how much of a difference lawyers make in resolving child-support cases. Brito is a family-law scholar, and she knows that many fathers — especially those with low incomes and men of color — rely on legal… Read more »
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UW fully funds student veterans during their first year of law school, and also creates opportunities for both veteran and non-veteran students to give back locally by working at the Veteran’s Law Center, a free walk-in legal clinic serving low-income veterans and their families.
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Sophie Crispin could have gone to any of a number of law schools. The Ohio native looked at several in the Big Ten, but the UW offered her a scholarship. That clinched the deal. Now in her third year, Crispin has benefited from the Stearns-Shaw Scholarship, which was made possible by Denis Stearns JD’92 and… Read more »
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Exonerating the innocent and making right where the justice system has failed: that is what students and faculty in the Wisconsin Innocence Project fight for every day.
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Law school confirmed Cory Brewer’s desire to serve others. It may also have saved her life. As a law student, Brewer JDx’17 enrolled in the Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP), where she not only became a health-care advocate for her clients, but for herself as well. CPP is a national resource for building more effective… Read more »
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