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During the Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., three organizations received awards for legal advocacy, and one distinguished guest received a special recognition.
Ranked No. 30 overall, Derek Black is the only full-time law professor to appear on Education Week's annual rankings of top scholars impacting educational practice and policy.
Students gain a global legal perspective by taking courses in the UK.
Expert faculty support students and community members through the law school's eight in-house clinics.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in December 2024.
Sara Cano Zuleta ('19 political science and government, '24 law) knows firsthand the challenges immigrants face gaining legal status. Now, as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow, she’s using her law degree to help other immigrants.
Rebecca Plevel's heritage and expertise energize her research on Native American copyright law and advocacy for a more thorough legal education.
"Professor B" becomes the law school's most recent honorary inductee to the Order of Barristers, a national society for excellence in trial advocacy, oral advocacy, and brief writing.
The Jeffcoat Public Interest Fellowship reinforces the firm's commitment to the common good.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in November 2024.
"All-stars" in the estate planning and tax fields came to Columbia, including alumnus and U.S. Tax Court Judge Adam B. Landy.
Seiner selected for distinguished board by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in October 2024.
More than 100 years later, the meticulously restored historic home now houses the law school's admissions office alongside the master of studies in law and certificate programs.
The Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. '75 held a civil court hearing on election law for students to observe in the historic Karen J. Williams Courtroom.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in September 2024.
JD and Master of Legal Studies programs welcome new faculty.
Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor of law and an expert on emerging technologies, is one of three faculty members tapped by Vice President for Research Julius Fridriksson to guide Propel AI as it launches this semester.
USC Rice School of Law students establish the founding chapter of the Lincoln-Douglas Society, a neutral platform for civil discourse on the country's most controversial topics.
The new 1Ls are part of the largest applicant pool and most selective admissions cycle in the law school's history.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in August 2024.
After more than 30 years serving the South Carolina judiciary, alumnus The Honorable John W. Kittredge ascended to the most senior office of the state's highest court.
Faculty scholarship, news and impact published in July 2024.
The inaugural Richard Scott Joye Trial College gave SC criminal defense attorneys a unique opportunity to earn continuing legal education credits through hands-on training without leaving the state.
Alumnus Joe Rice builds strong legal team by nurturing and empowering attorneys.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in June 2024.
After her investiture, Verdin will be the only woman serving on the state Supreme Court, and just the third woman to take the bench in the Court's history.
Externships offer law students real life experience with practicing judges and attorneys.
Professor Jacqueline Fox is researching and comparing national health care expenditures in the English, Australian, U.S. through her ground-breaking Fulbright Global Scholar project.
Claire Raj works on Department of Education project to protect rights of students with disabilities.
Talent, chemistry and preparation form the foundation that makes Mock Trial program one of the country's best.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in May 2024.
Students worked alongside attorneys in Hartsville, SC earlier this month developing their legal skills while providing wills, durable healthcare powers of attorney, and expungements to those who qualify for assistance.
Pappas graduates with a Master of Social Work from USC and her juris doctorate with a Children's Law Concentration from the Joseph F. Rice School of Law.
Commencement exercises were held May 3 in the Horseshoe for the School's Class of 2024.
The USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law hosted students from Hopkins Middle School for a series of programs on legal storytelling and the chance to be part of a courtroom in action.
The Law School recognizes students, faculty and staff who have made outstanding achievements in the 2023-2024 academic year
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in April 2024.
The law school's low-income Tax Clinic provides free legal assistance to qualifying taxpayers in disputes against the IRS.
The highest honor given by the law school, these awards recognize alumni nominated by their peers for their professionalism, competency, and integrity.
A native of Fairfax, South Carolina, Loadholt earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of South Carolina in 1965 and his law degree from USC in 1968.
The multi-disciplinary collaboration provides the first glimpse of data on Orders of Protection at the state and local level throughout South Carolina.
Students observed oral arguments for three cases heard by Chief Judge Albert Diaz, Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. '89, and Judge William B. Traxler, Jr '73.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in March 2024.
Professor Marcia Zug shares her thoughts as well as a brief history of divorce, marriage, and the "marital bargain."
2L Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk balances basketball and law school.
Law professor Josh Eagle works to expand public beach access.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in February 2024.
Creighton Waters '96 delivered keynote on technology used in 2023 Alex Murdaugh trial.
Three-time USC graduate Adam B. Landy '09 is one of three nominees for the US Tax Court.
Law school honors the passing of a distinguished alumnus and WWII veteran.
Law students volunteer to help community members prepare tax documents and enhance their legal skills with guidance from professor Clint Wallace.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in January 2024.
The second annual Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reinforced the importance of collectively fighting injustice and honored legal organizations committed to public service.
Judge Austin will fill the vacancy left by Judge J. Michelle Childs '91 who is a now member of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley will join the faculty of the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law on March 1.
Bryant Walker Smith appointed vice chair of a new US Department of Transportation committee helping to shape AI policies.
Research will emphasize the importance of medical-legal partnerships in addressing social determinants of health.
Remembering former dean of the USC Rice School of Law.
Students observed attorneys arguing the constitutionality of the SC Democratic Party's refusal to include a potential candidate on their primary ballot.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in December 2023.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in November 2023.
The USC Rice School of Law's first full-time Black law professor reflects on his impact 50 years later.
Learn more about well-known alumnus and trial attorney Joseph F. Rice '79.
President Joe Biden selected Judge Austin to fill the vacancy left by the Honorable J. Michelle Childs ‘91 when she was sworn into the United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in October 2023.
Law school mourns the passing of emerita librarian and friend Prue Goolsby.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in September 2023.
The Class of 2026 is the most academically impressive in the school's history.
Faculty scholarship, news, and impact published in August 2023.
The program also marks the law school's first master's degree and first educational offering available to non-lawyers.
Alysja Carlisle, vice president and legal counsel at Belk, credits legal education at South Carolina Law for instilling her dedication to the community.
The law school's innovative Excellence in Policing and Public Safety Program provides leadership training and research on the state's most pressing concerns.
Paid judicial internships offer 1Ls hands-on experience, informing their future.
Professor Brown brings drive for justice and equality as the first Mitchell Willoughby Distinguished Professor of Advocacy and Public Justice.