Giving the Kids a Voice
Launched at Boyd in October 2002, Kids’ Court School was created to educate children ages 4-17 about what to expect from the moment they walk into the courtroom until they’re dismissed.
Launched at Boyd in October 2002, Kids’ Court School was created to educate children ages 4-17 about what to expect from the moment they walk into the courtroom until they’re dismissed.
For two decades, UNLV’s Immigration Clinic has safeguarded its local community from the fear of deportation.
UNLV Boyd Law students are helping to raise the standards of rural indigent defense through their work with the new Department of Indigent Defense Services
New legislation creates public funding that will help Immigration Clinic expand and continue serving a community in need
It took a while for Patrick Chapin to discover his passion for law. Now the longtime litigator, dispute resolution practitioner, and adjunct professor is paying it forward to students—in more ways than one
Immigration Clinic program offers critical—and free—immigration-related legal assistance to UNLV and College of Southern Nevada students, staff and family members
New article co-authored by Boyd professor Jean Sternlight will explore the role psychology plays in law’s increasingly high-tech world
Since its opening 21 years ago, the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law has been guided by a singular mission: to positively impact the community well beyond the classroom walls. That mission has been accomplished through the development of a curriculum, programs, and clinics that have not only produced more than 2,500 successful alumni, but also served the legal needs of thousands of individuals throughout the state of Nevada.
But it’s the most recent program, launched a year ago, that very well may turn out to be the law school’s most impactful of all: the Misdemeanor Clinic.
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