To anchor in CLEO's focus on diversity in the legal profession, check out the newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring CLEO Alumnus Bruce Jackson. Bruce studied law at Georgetown University, while developing his skillset as an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Bruce Jackson joins us to discuss his new book,...
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CLEO EDGE PODCAST: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
To bring attention to the connection between Race & Law, check out the newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. She is a writer, civil rights attorney, and playwright who currently shares her talents as a Professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College (CUNY).
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To kick-off and in commemoration of Women’s History Month, check out this week’s newest episode of CLEO Edge, featuring Sue-Ann Robinson, Esq. As the founder of Frontline Law Firm, Ms. Robinson is a boss in her own right working as a Defense Attorney, a TV Legal Analyst, and a Social...
Read MoreCreating Change of Her Own: Deborah Martin Owens Is a Pioneer of DEI
Deborah Martin Owens grew very excited about the possibility of being a lawyer while watching “Eyes On the Prize,” the documentary about the history of the civil rights movement and “the pioneering lawyers such as Bob Carter, Constance Baker Motley, Thurgood Marshall, Jack Weinstein, all of the great people who...
Read MoreKEEPING THE JUDICIARY ACCOUNTABLE: Young Lawyer Creates Non-Profit to Help Law Students Find Suitable Clerkships
Is being a clerk for a judge on your bucket list? Would you work for a federal judge? State judge? District judge? Becoming a law clerk to a U.S. federal judge is one of the most coveted and prestigious positions in the legal profession, because it opens up connections and...
Read MoreIn 2023, Let’s Embrace Diversity, Not Division
Were he still alive, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 94th birthday today. Regardless of the forum, his underlying message was, in essence, centered around achieving equity, justice, and peace through nonviolent means. Thus, Dr. King was a staunch advocate for "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion"...
Read MoreCLEO Alumna is Maryland’s First Deputy Executive Director
CLEO Alumna and Attorney, Veronica Dunlap, CLEO Alumna and Attorney, Veronica Dunlap, lives in two worlds—one, the powerful and passionate legal advocate; the other, a classical dance enthusiast. This is the story of a phenomenal lawyer, Deputy Executive Director of the ACLU of Maryland and a fellow Fordham Law JD...
Read MoreCLEO’s 2022 EDGE AWARDS Ceremony Showcases Worthy Recipients of Pillars of CLEO Mission
More than 200 people attended (either in person or online) the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.’s (CLEO) 54th anniversary during its fourth annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program on Thursday, November 17, 2022. At the event, five outstanding leaders were recognized for their noteworthy contributions to the...
Read MoreCongressman Jamie Raskin to Speak at CLEO EDGE Awards–Champion of Civil Rights and Education
Alexandria, VA – November 16, 2022 – U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) will attend the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.’s (CLEO) 4th Annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program on Thursday, November 17, 2022. He will provide remarks at the event which will take place at the law...
Read MoreMajor Law Firms and Corporations are among CLEO EDGE Reception Sponsors – Funds Benefit Under-Represented Law Students
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO), widely renowned for its mission “to inspire, motivate, and prepare students from underrepresented communities to succeed in law school and beyond,” is excited to announce the sponsors of the 4th Annual CLEO EDGE Honors Reception & Awards Program in the three pillar...
Read MoreCLEO Announces 2022 CLEO EDGE Award Honorees for Education, Diversity, and Greater Equality
The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO), widely renowned for its mission “to inspire, motivate, and prepare students from underrepresented communities to succeed in law school and beyond,” has announced the 2022 recipients of its CLEO EDGE Awards, which recognize excellence and achievement in the key pillars of Education,...
Read MoreAn Officer and A Gentleman Chief Judge of U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals Is CLEO Alum
wenty-six years ago, Brigadier General Ronald D. Sullivan began his impressive career after he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Howard University and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1993. In the summer of 1993, he matriculated at the CLEO Six Week Summer...
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