{"id":125768,"date":"2020-08-25T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T22:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=125768"},"modified":"2020-08-25T12:53:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T22:53:13","slug":"law-school-welcomes-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/25\/law-school-welcomes-students\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> law school welcomes incoming students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> welcomed an incoming class of 116 to the fall semester with a four-day Zoom orientation August 15, 17–19 that included encouragement and advice about the challenges ahead, as well as a virtual moment during which Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald administered the student pledge from his Supreme Court chambers.<\/p>\n

Recktenwald took the opportunity to inspire the students to commit themselves to caring for their community, especially in ways that increase access to justice.<\/p>\n

He praised the UH<\/abbr> law school for what it does “to make our community a more safe and just place,” citing the clinics that bring students into a wide range of service projects, and the 60 hours of pro bono work each student completes before graduation, which was originally a student-led initiative.<\/p>\n

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Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recktenwald also welcomed Dean Camille Nelson<\/strong>, calling her “a remarkable person \u2026 And absolutely the right person to lead the law school at this challenging time,” while also acknowledging former Dean Aviam Soifer<\/strong>\u2019s long and successful tenure.<\/p>\n