Senate Bill 5104, which students in the Workers' Rights Clinic, under the leadership of Professor Elizabeth Ford, helped draft, passed the Washington State Senate.

Eight first-year students have been selected to participate in this year’s Calhoun Family Fellowship based on their passion for and dedication to racial justice advocacy and issues of equal justice.

Two Seattle U Law faculty members have been chosen by AccessLex Institute to write a series of modules based on evidence law to help prepare students across the nation for the NextGen Bar Exam.

This month, 35 students comprising the first-ever class of the Flex JD Program - which launched 3.5 years ago in fall of 2021 and features a hybrid-online structure - are expected to graduate with their law degrees.

The latest issue of preLaw Magazine gives Seattle University School of Law an A+ for racial justice education, ranking the law school fourth in the nation in this area of study.

Seattle University School of Law has been named a national “Employment Leader” by the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine, a result of its successful efforts to improve the percentage of recent graduates who are employed in the months after they complete law school.

This year’s Scholars for Justice are using their own backgrounds as immigrants as inspiration to help future newcomers gain legal residency, economic stability, and a permanent new home.

A new class of 211 JD students entered Seattle University School of Law this week to begin a challenging yet rewarding journey to become lawyers.

A group of prospective law students from the Central Washington region had the opportunity to envision themselves attending Seattle University School of Law during a campus visit as part of an innovative pipeline program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Three Seattle University School of Law students have been chosen to receive Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships, enabling them to spend this summer working in public interest law.

Two Seattle University School of Law students have been awarded prestigious fellowships by the Peggy Browning Fund, a Philadelphia-based organization dedicated to educating the next generation of workplace justice advocates.

Charla Boley, who graduates this month from Seattle University School of Law, was awarded a prestigious Equal Justice Works (EJW) fellowship to continue her advocacy for economic justice and the legal rights of people with disabilities.

Seattle U Law prepares lawyers for opportunities, challenges in technology sector. (From the spring 2023 issue of Lawyer magazine.)

Dean Varona launches effort to internationalize Seattle U Law. (From the spring 2023 issue of Lawyer magazine.)

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Ford, the clinic’s director, called the bill “an incredibly important step forward.” The measure allows the Department of Labor and Industries to collect 12% interest on all meritorious claims of wage theft, which is when an employer illegally withholds or reduces the pay a worker is due.

Dean Anthony E. Varona hosts a series of gatherings to cultivate community for underrepresented law students.

HNBA President Mariana Bravo announced the formation of the National Task Force on Hispanic Law Faculty and Deans on Monday and will elaborate on the task force’s mission at a reception hosted by Seattle University School of Law on Tuesday, April 25.

Seattle University School of Law has chosen three outstanding law students to serve as student liaisons to the Washington State Minority and Justice Commission (MJC): Leslie L. Burnett Locke (2L), Stephanie Chavez (3L), and Mónica Mendoza-Castrejón.

Seattle University School of Law earned an “A” grade in international law from National Jurist’s preLaw magazine, as reported in the Winter 2023 issue.

The new professors, whose positions begin July 1, 2023, are Erin Carr (legal writing), Jeremiah Chin (constitutional law), Elizabeth Ford (law clinic), Kip Hustace (civil procedure), and Luke Maher (tax law).

Students in the law school’s Workers’ Rights Clinic testified before a Washington State Legislature committee in Olympia last week, arguing for a measure that would deter wage theft and help workers recover from victimization by their employers.

Seattle University School of Law remains committed to providing prospective students with the information necessary to make an informed decision about where to undertake their law studies.

In a show of solidarity with human rights protesters in Iran, Seattle University School of Law students issued a statement condemning gender policing and discrimination by the governing Islamic regime and are working to educate the law school community about the country’s laws and history.

Gift from Satya and Rao Remala Family Foundation to fund scholarship program

The program, named in honor of former Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, recognizes students for their academic and professional achievements, unique perspectives, and leadership potential to diversify the legal profession in Washington. Five first-year students at Seattle University School of Law were named Gregoire Fellows: Kali Clark, Gabriela Dionisio, Ania Kamkar, Kalina Spasovska, and Sarah Yoon.

Meg Rutherford and Tsechu Dolma are the 2022 Scholars for Justice, which is a three-year full scholarship for outstanding law students committed to working in the public interest.

There are 224 students in the class, with 178 full-time students and 46 in the hybrid online Flex JD program for part-time students. Students of color comprise 37 percent of the entering class, an increase from 35 percent last year. Thirty-two percent were the first in their family to attend college.

Inspired by their visit to civil rights sites in Alabama earlier this summer, Seattle University School of Law’s Calhoun Fellows assisted in writing a moving and persuasive legal brief to encourage jury diversity. The case aims to strengthen the right of defendants to have a jury drawn from a jury pool that reflects a fair cross section of the community.

Jessica Pouley is one of only 11 students nationally who were selected for the prestigious Native American Congressional Internship, a program run by the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation and the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy.

Two Seattle University School of Law students were selected for the prestigious Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship Program, which expanded to include Seattle U Law and seven other new law schools this year.

Nora Hendricks, a rising 2L, will focus primarily on eviction defense cases in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

As a 2022 LEPPC Fellow, Timea Soos joined a cohort of inaugural fellows from 33 Consortium member law schools supporting a multidisciplinary approach to policing. The American Bar Association formed the Legal Education Police Practices Consortium in 2020 to contribute to the national effort to examine and address legal issues in policing and public safety.

Five dedicated students and equal justice advocates will undertake a summer of skills training and race equity work as part of Seattle University School of Law’s Calhoun Family Fellowship. The 2022 fellows are Marcel Baugh ‘24, Leslie Burnett ‘24, Naomi Rothenberg ‘24, Jean Russell ‘24, and Talia Starr ‘24.