Congratulations Graduates! 
It’s been about 1000 days since 266 talented individuals arrived at St. John’s Law from across the country and around the world and took their seats at 1L Convocation as the J.D. Class of 2024. In those three years, strangers became supportive classmates, close colleagues, dear friends, and more while learning the law and gaining practical knowledge and skills. On Monday, 5/20, along with 42 LL.M. degree candidates, they came together as a group again, this time to celebrate their common bonds and diverse achievements at the Law School’s Commencement Exercises. Read all about Commencement 2024.

Alumni Earn Prestigious Fellowships 
This fall, Emma Watson '24 and Timothy Zurcher '24 will launch their full-time legal careers as Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) Justice Fellows. It’s a milestone opportunity for the recent graduates, who enrolled at St. John’s Law with an interest in immigration law and a desire to help refugees, asylees, and other immigrants gain access to crucial legal services and humanitarian relief. Read more about Emma, Tim, and their upcoming fellowships. 

Seth Goldstein '24 Gets a Head Start 
Reviewing the federal district court’s written decision, Seth Goldstein '24 got to the final footnote and smiled as he read: “The Court specifically wishes to acknowledge [ ] Professor Jennifer Baum, assisted by law students Seth Goldstein and Arthur Rohman, who, at the Court's request, represented S.B.S. The lawyering in this case was first-rate and a credit to the profession." The judge’s acknowledgement of his hard work was a highlight of Seth’s experience in the Law School’s in-house Child Advocacy Clinic, where he gained practical knowledge and skills hands on as a Pro Bono Scholar. Read about Seth's experience in the Pro Bono Scholars Program.  

Support Our Hungry Bar Preppers
The Class of 2024 is working hard to prepare for the New York bar exam, and they’re lining up at the Law School as we continue our recent tradition of providing daily meals (lunch or dinner) in partnership with generous alumni donors. Let our newest alumni know that you’re cheering them on. Make a gift to the Law School’s Bar Prep Meal Fund today! Then, we’ll double it. Any and all gifts up to $10,000 will trigger a matching gift! 

Get to Know Our LL.M. Students and Grads
Our LL.M. Spotlight Series continues on LinkedIn with Qaisar Zaman ‘24LL.M., who recently graduated from our U.S. Legal Studies LL.M. program after earning his first law degree at the University of Punjab in 2002. He shares: “Understanding the U.S. legal system and being able to practice law in New York, one of the world’s leading legal and financial hubs, is a gateway for opportunities globally.”  

Read the Latest Edition of Class Notes  
The latest editions of Class Notes, Births & Marriages, and In Memoriam are now online. Catch up on all the news and then share yours! Send us your submission by 12/15 to be included in the next publication! 

Check out the RE Spotlight 
The Mattone Institute’s Real Estate Alumni Spotlight Series continues this month with Greenberg Traurig Associate Tianja Samuel ‘13. 

Get Your CLE Credits! 
Our Summer CLE Series continues on 6/26 when Alston & Bird partner Meryl Diamond '99 presents Guaranty Essentials: Structuring and Drafting for Real Estate Financing. Presented in partnership with the Mattone Family Institute for Real Estate Law, this virtual program qualifies for 1.5 Practice CLE credits for both veteran and newly admitted attorneys. To attend, register online by June 24, 2024.  

Professor Robin Boyle led a workshop on Having Fun While Learning: Pedagogical Techniques for Teaching Contract Drafting at the Eighth Biennial Conference on the Teaching of Transactional Skills hosted by Emory Law's Center for Transactional Law and Practice. The workshop drew on material covered in her latest book, Teaching Contract Drafting (Edward Elgar Publishing), which is out in hardcover and will be available in paperback soon. 

Professor Boyle also presented a workshop on Designing Classroom Exercises for Experiential Engagement at the Empire State Legal Writing Conference at Fordham Law, where Vice Dean Rachel Smith participated on a panel addressing AI in the Classroom. 

At the Association of Legal Writing Directors Scholars Forum, Professor Louis Jim—who joined the Law School’s full-time faculty recently as an Associate Professor of Legal Writing—presented his developing paper, “Legal Othering: Asian Americans as Perpetual Outsiders.”  

Professor G. Ray Warner spoke at the INSOL International’s Academic Colloquium on Rethinking Insolvency Law. His presentation, Sustainable Insolvency, explored whether sustainable capitalism concepts could be incorporated into the insolvency process. 

Faith Banjoko ‘24 is a recipient of this year’s National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Law Student Award. During her time at St. John’s Law, Faith served as president of the Women’s Law Society, where she planned events that gave female students a chance to learn from women practicing in the field. She also helped to bridge a connection between student mentees and alumnae mentors. Congratulations, Faith! 

Let’s also congratulate Myaysa Evans '24 and Paul R. Spagnoli '24. The 2024 Mattone Institute Real Estate Fellows were named Future CRE Leaders by Trepp, Inc., a leading provider of information, analytics, and services to the commercial real estate, structured finance, and banking markets. 

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