West Africa judges, prosecutors and trainers gather after a five-day Mutual Legal Assistance workshop in Accra, Ghana.
The GLA continues to advocate for transformational outcomes in international animal and environmental law. The many cases and projects that the clinic worked on includes the publication of a report on the rate of criminalization of environmental harm in national legislation around the world, a review of the intersection between the international protection of wetlands and the impacts of animal agriculture, trainings for judges and prosecutors across West Africa on the use of mutual legal assistance, and an effort to reduce the climate impacts of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Speaking with students is one of my favorite parts of being dean. At Lewis & Clark Law School, I’ve discovered a rare and powerful combination: students who pair fierce dedication to their mission with deep collaboration and a genuine commitment to each other’s success.
Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman facilitated a workshop with CMS Parties to discuss the legal contours of some of the treaty’s most important provisions.
Most graduates of law school go on to practice law, working in law firms or providing legal counsel to organizations and businesses. Yet, for some, the lessons of law apply more broadly, and the outcome of their law school education has been a surprising and successful career outside of law. Here are just a few of our alums who followed an alternative route.