Law Student News Issues

Law Student News is published six times a year by the Ohio State Bar Association.

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Inside this issue:

Trial team offers students practical courtroom experience
Students in the trial team gain basic and intermediary trial advocacy skills, which they use to conduct an entire trial from opening to closing arguments.

President's Perspective: We hold these truths to be self-evident...
From the November/December Ohio Lawyer, OSBA President Gary J. Leppla addresses a member's concerns about diversity.

More than 1,000 become new lawyers
More than 88 percent receive passing scores.

GRAMMY scholarship may be music to your ears
The grand prize winner receives $5,000 and a trip to the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards.

OSBA law office management resource receives second national award
OfficeKeeper, the Ohio State Bar Association’s online law office management resource, was honored with a Luminary Award by the National Association of Bar Executives (NABE) Communications Section.

Save the Dream program recognized as outstanding pro bono project
The Columbus Bar Foundation and the Columbus Bar Association have honored the statewide Save the Dream foreclosure pro bono assistance initiative and the participating lawyers with the 2008 Outstanding Pro Bono Project award.

Law school bulletin
News from Capital University Law School, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law and University of Toledo College of Law.

Duly noted
Links and more for law students.

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