St. John’s Law Graduates Take Their Trial Advocacy Skills to the Professional Arena
Several executive board members of the Law School's Frank S. Polestino Trial Advocacy Institute (PTAI) will employ the skills they gained in mock trial competition when they start their full-time work this fall as criminal lawyers serving the public interest.
Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution Marks Another Successful Year
There was much to celebrate at the Carey Center’s annual reception: The inaugural Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award; the successful launch of the intersession Lawyering course for 1Ls; and the successes of the student-focused Dispute Resolution Society.
Through “Mock Crisis,” Career Services Prepares Students for Real-World Challenges
Simulating the kind of cross-disciplinary collaboration that students will encounter in the workplace, 75 St. John’s undergraduates from a variety of majors joined in addressing a mock “crisis...
Carey Center Announces Inaugural Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award Recipient
John Lande, the Isidor Loeb Professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, former director of its LLM Program in Dispute Resolution, and nationally-respected dispute resolution scholar, will receive St. John’s inaugural Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award.
Professor Mark Movsesian Participates in International Moot Court in Venice
Mark L. Movsesian, director of the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion, just returned from Venice, Italy, where he participated in a new international moot court competition on law and religion at the Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum, an academic research center.
Professor Mark L. Movsesian Speaks on Religious Freedom at Federal Bar Council Conference
Earlier this week, Professor Mark L. Movsesian—director of the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion—participated in a panel program on “The Evolution and Implications of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act” at the Federal Bar Council’s annual Winter Bench & Bar Conference.
Professor Mark L. Movsesian Explores the Crisis Facing Mideast Christians
At a recent event that brought alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Law School together at St. John’s new Manhattan campus, Professor Mark L. Movsesian discussed the ongoing plight of Mideast Christians.
St. John’s Intellectual Property Law Center Hosts Inaugural Conference on Law for Intelligent Machines
Earlier this month, the Intellectual Property Law Center (IPLC) held its inaugural conference, bringing students, faculty, and leading experts together for a discussion about the legal implications of intelligent machines.
Center for Law and Religion Announces New Student Fellows
With the start of the new academic year, the Center for Law and Religion has named its new student fellows for 2014-2015. They are John Boersma ‘15 and Stephanie Cipolla ’16.
Hundreds Attend Professor Mark L. Movsesian’s Talk on Mideast Christians at the Lanier Theological Library
Earlier this month, Mark L. Movsesian, the Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law and director of the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's Law, gave a talk on Religious Freedom for Mideast Christians: Yesterday and Today before a standing-room-only audience at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX.