Encountering the Human Side of the Law: Students Explore Border Migration Through Vincentian Service Immersion
On a week-long service trip to El Paso, TX, St. John’s Law Professor Adrián E. Alvarez and students Paola Alvarado ’28 and Priscila D. Ruiz ’26 explored the human realities of border migration and...
Alumni Take the Lead in Fundraising for Public Interest Programs at St. John’s Law
Spirits and energy were high in the Law School cafeteria-turned-auction house as students, faculty, and alumni raised their bidding paddles for a chance to win items and experiences at the annual...
St. John’s Intellectual Property Law Center Expands Its Programming and Welcomes New Student Fellows
For over a decade, the Intellectual Property Law Center (IPLC) at St. John’s Law has been a forum for research, education, professional development, and service addressing the legal and policy issues...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Professor Michael A. Perino
For the next installment of our Law Matters story series, Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum talks to Mike Perino, the Law School’s Dean George W. Matheson Professor of Law, about his innovative seminar...
St. John’s Law Students Advocate for U.S. Military Veterans Over Spring Break
For the last several years, St. John’s Law students have spent their spring break building practical knowledge and skills while advocating for U.S. military veterans in need through the Veterans...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Vice Dean and Professor Christine Lazaro
As Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Christine Lazaro oversees academic programming at St. John’s Law. She also teaches a course on Leadership for Lawyers, which she designed, and is Co-Director of the...
A One-Day Intensive Helps Students Explore the Foundations of Public Interest Law
On a recent Friday, more than 70 students gathered at St. John’s Law for the inaugural Public Interest Intensive, a one-day program coordinated by the DiMartino/Smith Public Interest Center to help...
Esteemed Alumnus John P. “Jack” Clarke ’55CBA, ’57L, ’24HON to Address Graduates at Law School’s Centennial Commencement
As St. John’s Law marks its 100th anniversary, Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum is pleased to announce that Jack Clarke, an esteemed Law School alumnus who, as a pillar of the University community, has...
St. John’s Law Students Volunteer to Close the Justice Gap for New Yorkers
On Friday afternoons, Room 116 in the Queens County Civil Courthouse becomes a bridge between classroom learning, community service, and justice in action for a dedicated group of St. John’s Law...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Professor Robin Boyle-Laisure
In this installment of our Law Matters story series, Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum speaks with Professor Robin Boyle-Laisure about her scholarship and advocacy addressing cults and human trafficking...