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Applications open until March 29 (or until class is full). The Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic is yearlong clinical course taught in partnership with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Disability Integration Project. Students have the opportunity to represent children and adults with disabilities who are seeking the supports they need to live full lives in the… Read more »

63rd Henry J. Miller Lecture & Reception featuring Shawnna Hoffman Global Co-Leader of the IBM Cognitive Legal Practice and Member, IBM Global Center of Competency The Future Practice of Law: AI, Blockchain and Quantum Computing April 4, 2019 RSVP to the email vdye@gsu.edu

To pick up your free hooding ceremony invitations from the Center for Professional Development and Career starting on Wednesday, March 13, 2019: As you may know, GSU College of Law is required to report certain statistics to both the American Bar Association (ABA) and National Association for Law Placement (NALP) regarding its graduates each year…. Read more »

Every year the library conducts a survey to get student feedback, impressions, and ideas about the library. The survey helps us make decisions on everything from facilities to acquisitions. So, please take a moment to let us know what you think. The survey only takes five minutes and is incredibly helpful. https://gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_elGQRFqdWLstGWp

Participants in the Capital Defender Clinic assist in the direct representation of indigent defendants facing the death penalty in Georgia courts. Apply Now Interested students should submit resumes and letters of interest by email to Josh Moore at jmoore@gacapdef.org.

Students in the Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic work with lawyers in the Decatur office of Atlanta Legal Aid to advocate for children and adults with disabilities who are seeking community-based services so they can live in their own homes instead of institutions.  Our work is based on the landmark 1999 U.S. Supreme Court case Olmstead… Read more »

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W., the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision hailed as the Brown v. Board. of Education for people with disabilities.  In Olmstead, the Court held that unjustified institutional isolation of people with disabilities is a form of unlawful discrimination under Title II of the Americans with… Read more »

The Law Library will hold its fourth and final ALERT sessions of the semester this week.  Please join Professor Manion for this session, where you will learn some of the more complicated facets of historical Georgia legal research including superseded codes, previous constitutions, and what is available in legislative history.  Room 242 Wed 4/3/19: 3… Read more »

The Law Library will hold its third ALERT sessions of the semester this week.  In this session, Dean Niedringhaus will discuss new ethical considerations that come with the convergence of technology and the practice of law. Room 242 Wed 3/6/19: 3:00 PM Thurs 3/7/19: 5:00 PM

The Office of the Attorney General, the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, and the Georgia Food Bank Association have joined forces to create a friendly food and fund drive competition among Georgia law firms, law schools, legal organizations, and corporate, in-house counsel to support the Georgia Food Bank Association, which is… Read more »