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The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) will recognize more than 180 nominees for the CLEO EDGE Award for Diversity on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Google Downtown in San Francisco, CA.  These individuals, law schools, and legal organizations have made a significant impact on diversity in legal education, the profession, and/or society.  The DIVERSITY RECEPTION is the second in a series of CLEO’s 50thanniversary year-long activities.  

CLEO Announces CLEO EDGE Award Education Nominees April 11, 2018 Posted by: Category: #CLEOAT50 , PRESS , No Comments Education Reception Kicks Off CLEO 50th Anniversary Celebrations Largo, MD – April 11, 2018 – The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) will recognize more than 200 nominees for the CLEO EDGE Award for Education [...]

Houston Host Committee Announced March 12, 2018 Posted by: Category: #CLEOAT50 , EVENTS , PRESS , No Comments Education Reception Kicks Off CLEO 50th Anniversary Celebrations Largo, MD – March 12, 2018 – The Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) has announced the Houston Host Committee for its Education Reception to be held April 26, [...]

Southern University Law Center to Host CLEO’s 50th Annual Pre-Law Summer Institute June 10 – July 7, 2018 February 8, 2018 Posted by: Category: #CLEOAT50 , PRESS , No Comments Southern University Law Center Chosen to Host National Diversity Seminar Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. Presents 50th Annual Pre-Law Summer Institute June 10 – [...]

U.S. Congressional Representatives, corporate executives, legal scholars, social justice activists, and legal practitioners are all part of the Honorary Committee for the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.’s (CLEO) 50th Anniversary.

CLEO is launching an online networking platform in conjunction with its historic 50th Anniversary celebrations to connect thousands of CLEO alumni, students, and friends to jobs, mentors, and networking opportunities.

The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) urges the American Bar Association (ABA) to retain the requirement of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) for law school admissions. CLEO also calls on the ABA to clarify that no other test should serve as a substitute for the LSAT.

LARGO, MD – The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) is getting a jumpstart to its historic 2018 50th Anniversary celebrations with a major financial gift from the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Envisioning a new and mutually rewarding relationship, LSAC and CLEO will memorialize their commitment with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding…

The CLICKS Justice and Diversity Teen Town Hall helps motivate young men and women with hands-on workshops.

“If you learn to reach out and ask for help, there’s so many people in the community that are willing and want to help you,” said Cassandra Sneed Ogden, with the Council on Legal Education Opportunity.