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University of Detroit Mercy School of Law awarded Voice for Justice Fellowships to Alexis Farmer and Nachaat Salami, both rising 2L students. Detroit Mercy Law strives to teach students to be both skilled practitioners and compassionate professionals. This Fellowship upholds the long-standing tradition at Detroit Mercy Law of service to the community and provides students with the opportunity to succeed while making a difference in the community. Fellowship recipients work over the summer as interns at nonprofit organizations.
Jillian Jones, 2L, was excited to find out that she didn’t need to create an LGBTQIA+ student organization when she started law school at Detroit Mercy Law.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s Conviction Integrity Clinic (CIC) recently assisted in vacating a man’s life sentence. The CIC is a partnership between Detroit Mercy Law, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU), and the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit. The Clinic is directed by Valerie Newman, Director of the Wayne County CIU, and Beth Greenberg Morrow, Director of the Oakland County CIU.