Joseph Yockey was one of seven professors named to endowed positions including chairs, professorships, and fellows last fall. This spring we held his investiture ceremony to celebrate his new position as the David H. Vernon Professor of Law and honor the legacy of David H. Vernon.

Second-year law student Hannah Altman shares her experience at Iowa Law and how she pursued her passion for giving back through an internship position with the Lavender Legal Center in Cedar Rapids, a new legal clinic supporting the LGBTQ+ community.

Over the past several years, a small but steady flow of UI graduates have matriculated into law school having earned the College’s undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights offered through the Center for Human Rights. This unique opportunity has often been found to spark interest in students choosing to pursue the study of law.

Spending time in India as a teenager, second-year law student Maya Sanaba, was inspired to help others, especially the vulnerable. She aims to give them a voice through obtaining a legal education. Read her story.

Iowa Law has a long history of women firsts. Read more about the women who paved the way for others to enter the field of law.

Maggie May Lee grew up in Canada and spent her high school and college years exploring parts of the U.S. She landed at Iowa Law, discovered her passion for corporate law and will head to the Northeast this summer for a position with Phillips Lytle.

Iowa Law’s DEI committee piloted a new program last week called Across the Aisle. The program seeks to bridge divides and bring people with different perspectives into conversation with each other.

Iowa Law alum Bryan Porter (20JD) shares his love of writing and his childhood dream to become a lawyer. Bryan published his first book in 2020 and is currently an attorney at the Rock Island County State's Attorney's Office.

This January, Iowa Law alums Crystal Pound (16JD) and Alexander Lodge (16JD) launched their Justice 101 course at Iowa Law.

Hannah and Marcus Weymiller came to Iowa Law together and have loved being able to motivate and push each other along the way. Hear their story.

Love may or may not be in the air, but it is definitely on the shelves of the Law Library! Come check out some of the lovely volumes we have in our collection.

In December, the Iowa Law School Foundation (ILSF) elected four new members. The group looks forward to working with Winnie Uluocha, Renee Dotson, Andy Andersen, and Bill Smith.

Iowa Law has successfully hired two fellows over the past two years and is in the process of hiring a third fellow to join the faculty in fall 2022. The program provides scholars and teachers with mentoring and career development with the goal of increasing diversity in the legal profession.

Between its location in the heart of the Midwest, the school’s emphasis on writing, and the engaged and supportive alumni network, 2L student Kabi Palaniappan knew Iowa was the best place for him.

The initiative will generate opportunities for the University of Iowa College of Law to deepen and broaden its engagement with environmental issues in Iowa and across the nation. In time, this initiative will develop and strengthen the legal environmental community in the state of Iowa. One of the goals of the initiative is to create and increase dialogue that will contribute actionable solutions to environmental problems.

Iowa Law is proud to welcome an incredible line-up of speakers in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month.

Under the temporary law, taxpayers don’t need to itemize deductions on their tax returns to take advantage of this, which creates tax-favorable donation options not normally available to about 90 percent of tax filers.

English Law and Literature explores the relationships between English law and English literature at the historical, practical, imaginative, and theoretical levels, encouraging students to consider the depiction of law and jurisprudential questions in works of literature.

The Partner for a Day program helps law students connect with practicing attorneys in the field. Eric Fischer (16JD) participated in the Partner for a Day program during his 1L year at Iowa Law. He was hired by his "partner" firm and effective January 1, 2022 he will assume shareholder status at that same firm.

Al Herz feels that Iowa has prepared her for a vast range of career possibilities. “I'm prepared for an international career. But I also feel like if I go out into the world and realize that I miss Iowa, I am also aware of the rural practices. I’m prepared for a big law career, while at the same time I feel like I’m prepared to work at a small practice in Iowa or a public organization.”

Iowa Law launched the alumni awards program to recognize law alumni who have made significant achievements in their careers and in their service to the College of Law. The program features four award categories: Emerging Leader, the Iowa Law Review Alumni Achievement, Alumni Service, and Alumni Achievement. Learn more about this year's award recipients.

The Center for Human Rights and its collegiate home, the College of Law, recently hosted the first in-person foreign delegation to visit the University of Iowa since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Berridge has “always been interested in law and politics,” and law school seemed like the natural next step after college to forward these goals. Learn more about he made his way from Texas to Iowa Law.

"Iowa Law believes strongly in its mission as a public law school. Accessibility and affordability are critical to our success. Being a best value law school ensures that our students can pursue their hopes and dreams without being overwhelmed by debt," said Dean Washburn 

Iowa Law has established its human rights program as a standout in a competitive and changing world, and this year Iowa Law continues its A+ rating for Human Rights Law from PreLaw Magazine, a National Jurist Publication.