
Seattle U Law grads shine brightly on WA Super Lawyers list
This year's Washington Super Lawyers list once again included hundreds of Seattle U Law alumni.
This year's Washington Super Lawyers list once again included hundreds of Seattle U Law alumni.
Charla Boley '23 named Equal Justice Works Fellow in disability law
Seattle U Law prepares lawyers for opportunities, challenges in technology sector
Seattle U Law alumni and a longtime professor earned nearly every honor at the 115th Annual Lincoln Day Awards Banquet
Seattle University School of Law remains committed to providing prospective students with the information necessary to make an informed decision about where to undertake their law studies.
January 24, 2023
Members of the 2023 Incubator Program cohort are Kyle Berti ’20, Shanece Dedeaux ’20, Timera Drake ’19, Ashley George ’20, and Maria Therese Greene ’16.
January 20, 2023
For many Seattle University School of Law alumni, the law library was so much more than a quiet place to study; it was where they found a calling. (From the fall 2022 issue of Lawyer magazine.)
October 20, 2022
Seattle University School of Law has the highest number of alumni selected as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars of any law school in the Pacific Northwest.
August 17, 2022
In accepting the 2022 Woman of the Year award, Tarra Simmons ’17 thanked the many women in the legal profession who helped her along the way and encouraged those who will come after her.
March 31, 2022 | Announcements
Former Miami Law dean Anthony E. Varona brings strong legal background, leadership experience to position
February 17, 2022 | Announcements
Participants build solo and small law practices with mentorship and other support for one year.
February 10, 2022 | Announcements
For the second straight year, law students and alumni teamed up to hold a one-day Housing Justice Clinic, helping residents at risk of losing their homes. Twenty clients received valuable legal counseling on issues such as the eviction moratorium, disputes with their landlords, confusing legal notices, and questions about their leases or federal housing vouchers.
November 15, 2021
Washington Women Lawyers (WWL) selected Dean Annette Clark '89 as the 2021 recipient of the Justice Mary Fairhurst Passing the Torch Award, which recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond in mentoring women lawyers and making a difference in the legal community.
October 8, 2021
Thanks to Amanda DuBois's advocacy and generosity, Seattle University School of Law launched the Full Circle Scholarship, which provides $5,000 each year for a student whose life has been directly impacted by the criminal justice system, with a preference for students who have been incarcerated themselves.
October 6, 2021
As the Essential Worker Fellow, Rodriguez will work directly with food service workers who have been denied unemployment benefits or asked to repay benefits. Her role will include community outreach and direct representation of workers in hearings. The fellowship will focus on low-income communities of color who have been impacted most by the COVID-19 shutdowns.
August 5, 2021
Seattle U Law's innovative Incubator Program, which supports alumni as they build solo or small law practices, entered its eighth year with a new group of entrepreneurial attorneys.
March 18, 2021
Seattle University School of Law has added a new one-week course during the winter intersession that will help students imagine a restorative, rather than punitive, justice system.
December 3, 2020
Judges have worked to implement technology, teach lawyers how to use Zoom, and build a new system of video voir dire.
November 4, 2020
Archie Roundtree, Jr. '18 has earned a spot in a new national program, launched by Equal Justice Works, to help victims of elder abuse and exploitation.
September 4, 2020
Lavena Staten: "The federal government deemed farmworkers essential but made their safety optional. The pandemic is exposing our country's cruel treatment of farmworkers."
July 31, 2020
Dean Clark: Help us spread the word about our new hybrid-online program for students with jobs and families to get a law degree.
July 14, 2020
Law student and physician treats COVID patients, eyes future health law practice
July 10, 2020
Seattle University School of Law alumnus Brian J. Sutherland '06 represented Gerald Bostock, one of the plaintiffs in the LGBTQ discrimination case.
June 24, 2020
Updates on where the law school stands as we look forward to beginning a new academic year this fall despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 9, 2020
Recent law graduate overcomes coronavirus, looks forward to starting career
June 5, 2020
Vallen Solomon and Javiera Wood are two of 78 public interest lawyers across the country chosen to receive the 2020 fellowship, which allows them to pursue a project of their own design for two years following graduation.
May 21, 2020
Liu and almost a dozen other Seattle University School of Law students have signed up for a new project launched by Professor Deirdre Bowen - a "pop-up clinic" of sorts that addresses the increased need for domestic violence protection orders during the pandemic. Student volunteers, all of whom studied family law with Bowen, will be on call to help victims fill out the required legal forms to obtain a protection order. And all of it will happen online.
April 20, 2020
In formulating the law school's response to this evolving COVID-19 public health crisis, we've been focusing on two core principles: (1) a commitment to our law students' physical and mental health and general well-being; and (2) our dedication to continuing to provide, even under these difficult circumstances, a high-quality legal education that is informed by the Jesuit mission of educating the whole person and professional formation.
April 7, 2020
Seattle University School of Law announced the participants in the 2020 Incubator Program this month. The program provides training, guidance, and resources to help alumni manage a solo or small firm practice that offers reduced-fee, high-quality legal services.
January 24, 2020