Albany Law School’s 157th commencement ceremony took place at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 16, 2008.
Jeanine Ferris Pirro ‘75, a high-profile prosecutor, delivered the annual commencement address. Click HERE to listen to Pirro’s speech.
More photos can be viewed on the Albany Law Diversity Blog.
Categories: law school
Please join the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association
together with members of Albany Law School’s Black, Latin American, Muslim, and Asian Law Students Associations
as we celebrate the last day of law school exams with a special FREE viewing of The Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washington.
The Great Debaters, a 2007 film produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions, is a drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, professor at Wiley College, a Black college in the Jim Crow South of the 1930s, who demands the highest standards from his debate team, victorious in the end over national debating champions from Harvard.
Following the movie, there will be a brief discussion and a short business meeting, and a reception for the students (with free popcorn, appetizers and beverages provided)
at Albany Law School – Room 200
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Beginning promptly at 4:00 PM
Please rsvp by May 12, 2008 to John E. Higgins at jehiggins@nixonpeabody.com
Categories: entertainment · law school
Ninth -twelfth graders from Trinity Institute, Albany, Schenectady, Troy and Hudson High Schools spent the day at Albany Law School on Monday, April 21, 2008.
Students attended mock college classes, mock law classes, a seminar on preparing for college, learned about the law school admissions process, and explored their career possibilities in the field of law.
Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares ‘99 spent lunchtime with the 100+ students and Attorney Kenneth Standard, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green, NYC , hosted the day.
The day aligned with Albany Law School’s “pipeline” efforts to introduce the prospect of law school at an early age to populations underrepresented as lawyers.
This event was sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and Albany Law School .
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If interested, the video “Choose Law: A Profession for All” can be downloaded from the YLD website at http://www.abanet.org/yld/chooselaw/home.shtml
Categories: careers · law school
Click HERE to read the CDBHBA article about the day
Categories: careers · law school
The Black Law Students Association, the Latin American Law Students Association, the Capital District Black & Hispanic Bar Assocation, and Albany Law School’s Diversity Office hosted a Career Panel on April 10, 2008 in the DAMC at 6:00pm. A reception followed in the East Foyer at 7:30pm. The panelists included:
The panel discussed methods to achieving successful legal employment and a successful legal career.
Go HERE to see the photos posted on the Albany Law Diversity Blog.
Categories: careers · law school
