Cuba may not be a Spring Break hotspot—particularly given that Americans are prohibited from visiting the island solely for tourism. But for a group of Rutgers Law students, Cuba turned out to be a unique and educational Spring Break destination, made possible through a law school travel course.
Rutgers Law's Pro Bono Program in Camden teamed up to host a Wills for Heroes event to provide estate planning services to first responders and their spouses.
Vital public interest legal internships, often unpaid, are supported by The Association for Public Interest Law (APIL) student-led initiatives at Rutgers Law in Camden.
Rutgers Law students coached a team of Camden high schoolers to a national competition where a member of the team finished as second runner-up and won the Artistic Expression Award.
Two attorneys from Rutgers Law's Housing Justice and Tenant Solidarity Clinic will receive Equal Justice Medals from Legal Services of New Jersey for their impactful handling of cases and their dedicated mentorship of clinic law students.
3L Hani Jawabrah spent last summer defending the rights of the most disadvantaged groups in society and strengthening democracy in Argentina through a Center for Transnational Law internship.