Two Seattle University School of Law students have been awarded 2024 Justice John Paul Stevens Fellowships for demonstrating strong interest in public interest law and social justice, as well as high academic achievement.

Three faculty members who have collectively spent decades at Seattle University School of Law have stepped down at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

In Olympia, Larry Jefferson '94 and Sara Robbins '07 head the state agencies responsible for providing legal representation for clients who cannot pay.

With courage and determination, attorney Vonda M. Sargent ’94 has become one of the state’s foremost civil rights litigators by taking tough cases that expose racism in the judicial system. 

The International Human Rights Clinic scored a victory for a Tacoma man who was wrongfully imprisoned abroad.

Among the more than 200 graduates recognized at Seattle University School of Law’s Spring Commencement Ceremony include the first-ever cohort of students to earn their law degree through the law school’s innovative hybrid-online Flex JD program.

Less than a year after getting married during law school, two students are preparing to celebrate another milestone together — graduation.

A new dual degree program, offered in partnership between Seattle University School of Law and Alaska Pacific University (APU) in Anchorage, makes it possible for Alaskan students to remain in their home state, the only state without a law school, while earning law and business degrees.

Zulen Pantoja-Ortega ’24 and Tiana Pereira ’24 regularly help out at the King County Juvenile Detention Center as part of the Youth Education & Advocacy Project (YEAP). Here, Pantoja-Ortega and Pereira share their experience working with incarcerated youth.

Seattle University School of Law leaders and alumni played key roles in developing and advocating for reforms to the state’s licensure process for new attorneys that culminated in sweeping changes ordered by the Washington Supreme Court

Seattle University School of Law Professor Robert Chang was presented with the Mentor of the Year Award by the Korean American Bar Association (KABA) of Washington during its 33rd Annual Banquet at Benaroya Hall this month.

New bar exam prep program earns honorable mention for providing immersive experience to students

International and employment law programs, along with facilities, rated highly by preLaw Magazine

A team of students who are Black Law Student Association (BLSA) members took first place at a regional mock trial competition and is now headed to nationals this spring.

Varona starts his fourth semester as Seattle U Law dean with long list of accomplishments

Seattle U Law Professor Steven Bender, an associate dean, is the recipient of the 2024 Society of American Law Teachers’ (SALT) Great Teacher Award for his significant contributions to teaching, legal education, and mentoring.

Students in Seattle U Law's Workers' Rights Clinic score a victory against wage theft with passage of legislation.

Scholarship seeks to diversify the legal profession.

Professor Deirdre Bowen co-authored a study proving the efficacy of dedicated units to enforce court orders to relinquish weapons in domestic violence cases.

Lead author Deirdre Bowen’s JAMA article examines state-by-state reporting variations to a federal background database used to limit firearms purchases by persons with mental illness.

Seattle U Law celebrated the launch of the new Technology, Innovation, Law, and Ethics (TILE) Program with a speech from nationally-renowned tech evangelist Gigi Sohn.

Several Seattle U Law leaders serving on the Bar Licensure Task Force helped present recommendations for bar exam reform to the Washington Supreme Court.

This year's Scholars for Justice have different career paths planned, but both cherish the same commitment to social justice and community service.

Seattle U Law students used their legal skills to help more than a dozen refugees fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine apply for asylum in the U.S.

Seattle U Law is welcoming 12 professors to the school this academic year.

There are 19 new international LLM students at Seattle U Law this year, hailing from six continents.

The new JD class is the most diverse in the law school's history.

This year's Washington Super Lawyers list once again included hundreds of Seattle U Law alumni.

Anthony E. Varona, dean of Seattle University School of Law, recently delivered the keynote address at the second annual Michael A. Olivas Writing Institute, a one-day international online event created to provide support and encouragement to junior and senior academic scholars of color in their writing projects.

“Court on Trial,” co-authored by renowned India legal expert Sital Kalantry, is getting global media attention for shedding light on the inner workings of India’s highest court.

A webinar hosted earlier this month by Seattle University School of Law attracted nearly 2,000 registered viewers, who listened to top experts from Seattle U Law and across the country analyze the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, which ruled that race-conscious admissions in higher education is largely unconstitutional.

The visit is part of an innovative pipeline program, now in its second year and co-sponsored by the law school, providing college students an opportunity to learn about life as a law student.

Seattle University School of Law is hosting a renowned legal scholar and professor, Ronald J. Krotoszynski, as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Residence this summer.

Seattle University School of Law is the top law school in the Pacific Northwest for academic impact, according to a soon-to-be published article in the Florida State University Law Review.