Sharing and Acquiring Are Linked
Last fall, Roan attended an event sponsored by Wheatley Institute featuring legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar, who was on campus to speak at a forum. “I learned from him that to share, I first must acquire,” Roan says.
J. Reuben Clark Law School Stories
When Doors Are Opened
For Sarah Johns, a 2L student from Huntington Beach, California, attending law school and participating in competitions has improved both her knowledge and her spirituality.
Who Your Gifts Can Help
Shubham dreamed about being in this position, and it wouldn’t have happened without God and those who give toward scholarships.
Determined and Grateful
When it came time to apply to law schools, Erin Kitchens Wong submitted her application to only one: BYU. “I knew I could graduate with little or no debt and still qualify for any job that interested me.”
Donors Changed My Life
“I can say the donors to the College of Humanities materially changed my life. Because of their contributions, I graduated debt free and worked fewer hours, which created time for me to concentrate on preparing for the Law School Admission Test.”
Investing in the Community
Mother of nine first considered law school after founding a nonprofit organization that connected families experiencing homelessness to community resources.
Supporting Religious Liberty
Austin Atkinson used his language skills at the G20 Interfaith Forum in Tokyo, Japan, where Elder Gerrit W. Gong and Sister Sharon Eubank spoke.
From Mach 2 to 2L
Three years ago, Christopher Melling had never written a legal brief or attended a religious service of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Trained as a fighter pilot by the United States Marine Corps, Major Melling was ready to take the next step in his life.
Pulling Back the M&A Curtain
Law student got to be mentored by the largest law firm in the United States, as part of the first-ever BYU Law Deals Academy in New York City.
Academies Pull Back the Curtain and Raise BYU Law’s Profile
BYU Law student gets valuable mentoring opportunity in New York City, and may lead to opening new doors for the future.
From Malibu to Elk Ridge, Negotiation Competition Prepares Students for Service
Student takes lessons learned in law classes and is able to immediately help a small city find resolutions to problems while still attending school.
Learning to Advocate for Underserved Communities
Brianna Rosier arrived at BYU dedicated to a future in public interest; she now enters her final year at law school with an idea of what her future holds.
A Life-Changing Chance to Help Refugees
Providing pro bono legal counsel to refugees in Texas as part of a donation-funded externship was more than an experience-building class project, their efforts may have actually saved lives.
Of Bills and Trials
What did you do last summer? In 2015 BYU Law School student Brooke Ellis filed a bill in Congress.
What "We The People" Meant
Union, justice, tranquility, defence [sic], welfare, and liberty are words in the preamble of the Constitution of the United States. Their meanings may seem clear to you today, but do you know how they were used in 1787 when the document was written? And does a change in meaning really matter?
Caring for the Poor and Needy
A scholarship has made it possible for Moses Khombe to attend BYU so he can return to Malawi and bless the lives of others. He says, "My BYU training has helped me understand how to treat and help each and every person.”
The Sobering Work of Righting Wrongful Convictions
BYU Law School student James Egan recently finished his yearlong fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (RMIC), an organization that works to prevent and correct wrongful convictions.