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Sports law and business graduate balances ambition on her path to the top

During her senior year at another university, Julia Jacome didn’t have a clear idea of what career path she wanted to pursue. So when a friend told her about the Master of Sports Law and Business program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, she knew it was the next step.
Negar Nahid

ASU grad driven to practice law by personal experiences and injustices faced in Iran

“As a woman in Iran, I faced injustice and inequality,” said Negar Nahid, a third-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. “Women lawyers in Iran cannot become judges and prosecutors, and this inequality has always resonated with me in every step of my journey as an immigrant woman in the United States.”
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ASU Law JD and MSLB Class of 2025 celebrate resilience and growth

The Spring 2025 graduation dinner and awards banquet on April 23 was more than a formal send-off. For JD and MSLB graduates from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, it was a heartfelt pause and moment to reflect on years of rigorous study, deep friendships and personal transformation.
Itzel Torres

ASU Law student advances HR career with master’s in employment law

As a department human resources specialist at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Itzel Torres Alvarez wanted to deepen her understanding of U.S. labor laws and their application in the private sector.
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Tested tips for taking exams

With May quickly approaching, many students are starting to prep for their most important tests of the year — final exams.
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Leaders in law, sports and public service to inspire ASU Law’s class of 2025

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce a distinguished lineup of speakers for its three 2025 spring convocation ceremonies.
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ASU Law places in top five at USPTO 2025 National Patent Application Drafting Competition

A team of law students at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University placed first in the Western Regional Round of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s 2025 National Parent Application Drafting Competition, ultimately finishing as a top-five national finalist.
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ASU Law celebrates record-high graduate employment and national recognition in 2025 rankings

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University continues to cement its reputation as one of the nation’s leading law schools, achieving exceptional employment outcomes for the Class of 2024 and earning top national rankings. In the 2026 U.S.
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Spring break trip to Hawaiʻi provides insight into Indigenous law

A group of Arizona State University law students spent a week in Hawaiʻi for spring break. And while they did take in some of the sites, sounds and tastes of the tropical destination, the trip offered much more.
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Arizona State Law Journal names first Native editor-in-chief

Crispin South, a second-year JD student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, was named this year’s newest editor-in-chief for the Arizona State Law Journal. This makes South the first Native to hold this position in the history of the law journal.
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