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Law Admission Test (LAT) Personal Statement

• April 15, 2020
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Law Admission Test (LAT) Personal Statement is a very important statement in the paper of LAT conducted by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). Law Admission Test (LAT) Personal Statement is an overview of your own ideas. Personal Statement can have many uses, its purpose is always based around selling yourself to the reader. Not only do you have to summarize your life, education, skills, and experience, you also have to make sure it’s relevant to what you are applying for. In LAT the personal statement is of 10 Marks and you must write it in simple and easy words.

Here, I have arranged some examples of “LAT Personal Statement” that you can use in your paper. You can learn more about applying, preparation of LAT examination by clicking here . You can also access the LAT Study Material on this page .

But before jumping into this you must keep in mind these following things:

• your personal statement must be around 100-150 words
• a personal statement must include your little profile (who are you? you education, career goals)
• your personal statement can be written in any person or tense as long as you maintain consistency throughout

Example of Personal Statement

Below I have given 5 simple and easy examples of personal statements that you can write in your LAT paper.

Personal Statement As a Student

I started as a student at College and want to take admission in LLB five year programme. I got my education from 6 th class to 10 th from Sahiwal District. I passed my matriculation examination from Pilot Secondary school of Science Sahiwal. Then I got admission to Government College Sahiwal where I passed the F.A examination with the first division.

Personal Statement As a Hard Worker

I used to a hard-working honest individual. I am a good timekeeper, always willing to learn new skills. I am a friendly, most helpful and polite individual. I have a good sense of humor. I am able to work independently in busy environments and also within a team setting. I am outgoing and tactful, and able to listen effectively when solving problems.

Personal Statement As a Punctual and Motivated Person

I am a punctual and motivated individual who is able to work in a busy environment and produce high standards of work. I am an excellent team worker and am able to take instruction from all levels and build up good working relationships with all colleagues. I am flexible, reliable and possess excellent time keeping skills.

Personal Statement As an Enthusiastic and Responsible Person

Being an enthusiastic, self-motivated, reliable, responsible and hard-working person. I am a mature team worker and adaptable to all challenging situations. I am able to work well both in a team environment as well as using own initiative. I am able to work well under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines.

Personal Statement As a Dedicated, Organized and Logical Person

I am being a logical, dedicated and organized individual. I have good interpersonal skills. I am an excellent team worker and am keen and very willing to learn and develop new skills. I am reliable and dependable and often seek new responsibilities within a wide range of employment areas. I have an active and dynamic approach to work and getting things done. I am determined and decisive. I identify and develop opportunities.

Some Important points in LAT Personal Statement

The Following are the other important lines that you can include in your LAT personal statement.

• organised and efficient person with an enquiring mind
• a good listener and learner, and am able to communicate well with people from all walks of life
• good at working using my own initiatives and I am flexible in my approach to work duties
• a quick learner and willing to adapt to any job
• able to motivate and direct my talents and skills to meet objectives in time
• always seek to achieve a high standard in whatever work I undertake
• a family person with responsibilities, very reliable and trustworthy
• mature person with a sound engineering background

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To conclude what we have discussed above is that you must write your LAT personal statement in very easy and simple sentences. Choose words that really shows your character and objects in life. Make sure you do not try to fool the examiner. Just write what you have in your mind cleanly. You should not use heavy or tough vocabulary. I hope this will help you a lot.

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In which year British East India Company occupied Punjab?

برطانوی ایسٹ انڈیا کمپنی نے پنجاب پر کس سال قبضہ کیا؟.

• None of these

اس سوال کو وضاحت کے ساتھ پڑھیں

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Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the enforcement of first constitution in 1956?

سن 1956 میں پہلے آئین کے نفاذ کے وقت پاکستان کا وزیراعظم کون تھا؟.

• Khwaja Nazim Uddin
• Mohammad Ali Bogra
• Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
• Choudhry Mohammad Ali

Who wrote a book titled “Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind”?

اسباب بغضوت ہند کے نام سے کتاب کس نے لکھی؟.

• Abu-ul-Kalam Azad
• Sir Agha Khan
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
• Syed Amir Ali

Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind  was written by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind first published in the Urdu language in 1859  

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan wrote the book  Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind to analyze the Reasons for the Indian Revolt of 1857

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Which Angel is appointed providing for Rain, Food?

بارش، خوراک کے لیے کون سا فرشتہ مقرر ہے؟.

• Hazrat Israil A.S
• Hazrat Israfeel A.S
• Hazrat Meekail A.S
• Hazrat Jibriel A.S

Hazrat Gabriel (PBUH)

Gabriel (A.S) is one of the four greatest angels. He is appointed to convey revelations to the prophets by Allah. 

Hazrat  Israfel (A.S)

Israfel will blow two times, in the first one, the Doomsday will occur and in the second blowing, the resurrection will occur. Because of this duty of him, He is called the angel of Soor (the Trumpet).

Hazrat  Azrael (A.S)

His duty is to grasp the souls of people whose death times have come. He is called as “Malak-ul Mawt”, that is, the angel of death.

Hazrat  Mikail (A.S) (Michael)

 He is responsible for the pouring of rain, the blowing of the wind, natural events such as the ordering of seasons and the management of supplications of the created beings.

Defence day is celebrated in Pakistan on _______?

پاکستان میں یوم دفاع کب منایا جاتا ہے؟.

• 6th September
• 11th September

The youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai won Nobel Peace Prize for the year?

سب سے کم عمر نوبل انعام یافتہ ملالہ یوسفزئی نے سال کا نوبل امن انعام کس سن میں جیتا؟.

In October 2014 , Malala, along with Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi 

At age 17, she became the youngest person to receive this prize.

About Malala Yousafzai

Born : 1997

Belongs : Mingora, Swat

Received Noble Prize in 2014

She is the  world's youngest Nobel Prize   laureate

International Malala Day is observed every year on July 12 

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The most populous city in the world is?

دنیا کا سب سے زیادہ آبادی والا شہر کون سا ہے؟.

Who Presented Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) on 23rd March,1940?

مارچ 1940 کو قرارداد لاہور (قرارداد پاکستان) کس نے پیش کی؟.

• Allama Iqbal
• A.K Fazlul-Haq
• Quaid e Azam Muhammad ALi Jinnah
• Liaquat Ali Khan

On March 23, A.K. Fazul Haq , the Chief Minister of Bengal , moved the historical Lahore Resolution

Lahore Resolution Translation English to Urdu :  Mulana Zafar Ali Khan

Lahore Resolution Presented by   A.K Fazul Haq        

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Participate From Sindh (Leader):   Sir Abdullah Haroon

Participate From Balochistan (Leader):  Qazi Muhammad  Isa

Participate From KPK (Leader):  Sardar Aurangzaib Khan

CM Banglad :  A.K Fazul Haq 

United Province:   Khalid Zaman

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When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into ______ colors.

جب سفید روشنی کسی پرزم سے گزرتی ہے تو یہ کتنے رنگوں میں تقسیم ہو جاتی ہے۔.

When white light passes through a prism, it splits into 7 colors , forming a spectrum known as a rainbow :

The separation of visible light into its different colours is known as dispersion.

Which is the currency of the country Bangladesh?

بنگلہ دیش ملک کی کرنسی کون سی ہے؟.

Bangladesh Capital is   MERGEFIELD "Capitals" Dhaka .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh Currency is   MERGEFIELD "Currency" Taka .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh official language is   MERGEFIELD "Language" Bangla .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh located is in Continent   MERGEFIELD "Continent" Asia .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh Primary Religion is   MERGEFIELD "Religion" Islam .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh Head of Govt. is   MERGEFIELD "Head_of_Government" Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina .

  MERGEFIELD Country Bangladesh Parliament called   MERGEFIELD "Name_of_Parliament" Jatia Parliament .

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What is a law personal statement?

A law UCAS personal statement should detail why you are a great candidate for a law degree by drawing on all your skills, experience and strengths.

For many years, law has been a popular and competitive course, so it's important you make your personal statement the best it can be. 

Attention to detail and the ability to form an argument are two of the most important skills required to become a good lawyer, as well as being able to support ideas with evidence.

Our law personal statement examples above will help you put together your own, unique statement, and our personal statement template and editing services can also provide further guidance.

University admissions tutors want to see you are a dedicated student that can bring value to their department, so spend as much time as possible writing the perfect statement!

How do I write a law personal statement?

A good law personal statement should include:

• career plans
• skills (e.g. analytical, problem solving, etc.) and
• achievements.

Make sure you provide examples of everything to back up what you are saying, and remember - don't tell lies, or use homour (this isn't the time or place).

Before submitting your UCAS form, give your law personal statement to friends, family and tutors for feedback and incorporate any amendments that you think will improve your statement further.

What should I include in my law personal statement?

• First of all, look at university websites (particularly those you are applying to) for any tips and advice they have on personal statements for their law degrees. Any information straight from the horse's mouth is always a bonus!
• Demonstrate your aptitude for the course you’ve chosen. For example, a criminal law personal statement might mention some work experience with the local police, while an international law personal statement might reference some extra reading you’ve done on international cases.
• Talk about your work experience - whether you have worked in a shop or cafe, or volunteered at a local community centre, make sure you include any relevant skills you learned during this time. For example, the laws on tipping staff, or how many hours you are allowed to work as a volunteer.
• The best law personal statements always show passion for the subject, and why pursuing law is so important to you.

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How do I write a law personal statement introduction?

You should write about your initial interest in law, but make sure you explain where this interest came from, and isn't just a last-minute decision because you had to pick a subject to study.

An anecdote often works well here (if you have one) to help draw the reader in and act as a hook for your statement. For example, you might talk about an injustice you witnessed as a child, or how a family member's experience with the law made you want to learn more about it.

If you look through the law personal statement examples on our website, you'll see that this applicant about how a visit to their local Magistrate's court impacted their career choice:

"I first became interested in studying law after visiting my local Magistrates' Court in Melbourne, Australia. After witnessing the impact a lawyer could have on the outcome of a case and on a person's life I saw that a career in law offered a career in which my work made an impact in the world around me and a career in which I could directly see the consequences of my work."

Try not to start your personal statement with something mundane, such as a definition or explanation of law. Remember, you don’t need to prove you know what the subject is (or try to teach to the admissions tutor who already knows their stuff!). You need to demonstrate your passion and enthusiasm for it, which is the type of student the university will want on their course.

If you choose to explain why you want to study law, mention the skills or knowledge you’ll build, and how you hope to grow as a person. You can then mention any career plans or future ambitions you have as a concluding paragraph at the end.

How do I write a law personal statement conclusion?

As mentioned above, it's a good idea to talk about your future plans in the last few sentences of your law personal statement. However, this isn't a must, and if you prefer, you can round off your statement with your hobbies and extracurricular activities, and what you've gained from these. For example, this applicant chose to talk about sports they play and their part-time job, and how these activities have helped them to balance their studies with other commitments:

"Outside school, I have participated in badminton and swimming activities, and worked part time throughout my final school year. This has enabled me to learn to balance the requirements of study with extra-curricular activities, and develop valuable skills which will see me succeed in university and beyond."

Another applicant chose to talk about why they had decided to apply to study at a university in the UK:

"I chose to study in the UK, because in my opinion, it has the best universities in Europe. The United Kingdom has continuously developed its educational system for centuries, the result of this being important values, such as refinement and modernity.

It is the ideal place for a young and motivated student to study in order to have a shining career. It will surely give me the chance to trace a clear line between law and morality."

However you decide to conclude your statement, try to end it on a positive note that will leave a lasting impression on the admissions tutors.

You can read other conclusions that applicants have used in the past over at our law personal statement examples section.

What can I do with a law degree?

There are many career options available to those wanting to study law at university. These include:

• Chartered legal executive
• Legal secretary
• Patent attorney

For more information about careers with a law degree, please see Prospects and the Law Society .

What are the best UK universities for law?

Currently, the best universities in the UK for studying law are:

For more information on UK university rankings for law, please see The Complete University Guide and The Times Higher Education .

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West Bank strikes: UN rights office condemns Israeli military escalation

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Amid further raids, airstrikes and settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned that the Israeli military’s actions risked further enflaming an “already explosive situation”.

The development follows “at least four” airstrikes by the Israeli Security Forces (ISF) in the Nur Shams Refugee Camp in Tulkarem on Monday night that left five dead – three Palestinian men and two boys aged 13 and 15.

“ Three of the fatalities, including the two boys, were killed while they were passing by the targeted house, which was located in one of the small and crammed alleyways in the camp,” OHCHR said in a statement, citing multiple sources.

The UN office warned that situation in the Occupied West Bank “ could worsen dramatically if ISF continue to systematically use unlawful lethal force and ignore violence perpetrated by settlers”.

The latest confirmed toll from the UN rights office indicates that 628 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank between 7 October – the date of the Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel that sparked the war - and 27 August.

“Of these, 609 Palestinians were killed by ISF, 11 killed by settlers and eight either by ISF or settlers in joint attacks. However, 159 of those killed, including 29 boys and three women, died as a result of airstrikes,” OHCHR said in an update.

Condemning the Israeli forces’ “increasingly military response” in the West Bank, OHCHR maintained that its operations violated international humanitarian law.

“The ISF use of airstrikes and other military weapons and tactics violates these standards and is resulting in extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings and destruction of Palestinian homes and infrastructure,” it said in a statement.

Multiple raids, settler violence

Palestinians have also been targeted elsewhere in the West Bank including late on Monday evening when dozens of armed Israeli settlers attacked Wadi Rahal village in Bethlehem.

One victim of the violence, 37-year-old Khalil Salem Khlawi, was “shot in the back and killed” – allegedly by armed settlers or army reservists.

Settlers also reportedly shot and injured three other Palestinian men and prevented Palestinian ambulances from reaching the injured, OHCHR said.

It cited sources who asserted that the ISF “ stood by observing until the man was killed, and only later dispersed the settlers, without arresting any of them ”. According to Israeli media, ISF stated that their reservists opened fire and hit several Palestinians.

Mr. Khlawi’s killing “is not an isolated incident and is a direct consequence of Israel’s policy of settlement of the Occupied West Bank, in violation of international law, accompanied by ISF complicity and the prevailing environment of impunity”, OHCHR insisted.

Setting fires, physical assault and theft

As part of its work in the OPT, the UN human rights office documents daily settler attacks on Palestinians, “including settlers physically assaulting Palestinians, setting fire or damaging their property and crops, stealing sheep, blocking them from accessing their land, water and grazing areas and forcing them to leave their homes and lands”.

OHCHR noted that the longstanding trend of settler attacks on Palestinians has “dramatically escalated” since 7 October with the support of “the highest levels” of government.

“Despite the announcement of investigations, following some instances of settler violence, and the sporadic arrests of alleged perpetrators, no settler has been indicted since 7 October on charges related to settler violence ,” the UN rights office noted.

According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA , since 7 October 2023, 259 Palestinians households (1,547 people), including 753 children , have been forcibly displaced amid incidents involving Israeli settlers.

'People live in fear'

Ajith Sunghay, Head of OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told UN News  the situation is growing more and more serious.

Settler violence compared to a few years ago is getting more and more organized, including by using WhatsApp groups

“People live in fear,” he said. “You have one side where you have a government that has armed people, but they’ve also been empowered. You have very strong backing by people in government powers, which have emboldened settlers.”

He explained that one big difference seen in settler violence compared to a few years ago is that they are getting more and more organized, including by using WhatsApp groups and other ways of communication.

“It’s not single incidents anymore,” he continued. “There are a big number of settlers who go into these Palestinian communities, whether it’s villages, towns or farms’, and attack these Palestinian herders or farmers."

The other aspect, he warned, is "we’re seeing more and more backing of the [Israeli Defense Forces] IDF of settlers.”

“There is a constant fear,” he said. “You’ve only seen in the last week or 10 days where settlers went in groups and attacked Jit village, where someone was killed as well,” he said. “Unfortunately, this has continued, but also deteriorated.”

East Jerusalem not sacred

OHCHR said that in East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities continue to apply discriminatory zoning laws and to demolish Palestinian homes, in violation of international law.

In Silwan, “thousands of Palestinians are at risk of forcible eviction,” the UN office said, citing the case of the Odeh family in Al Bustan, whose home was bulldozed by Israeli forces on 27 August, displacing 10 Palestinians including two children.

Six other Palestinian homes have been demolished in the same area since 7 October, OHCHR said, noting that the Israeli authorities have threatened to destroy the neighbourhood, home to 1,550 Palestinians, to make space for a “green area”.

In Gaza, ‘people don’t know where to go’

Meanwhile in Gaza, UN aid teams confirmed that they were continuing to deliver humanitarian assistance “wherever possible and in the most difficult circumstances”, despite the upheaval to civilians and aid teams caused by repeated Israeli evacuation orders and military manoeuvres.

“It's just catastrophic,” said Louise Wateridge , senior spokesperson for UNRWA , the UN agency for Palestine refugees, reporting from the central Gaza Strip. Indicating a significant intensification in the level of disruption and violence in recent weeks, Ms. Wateridge said on X that “ hundreds of thousands of people [are] forced to move a daily basis… .What we're seeing now is families, mothers, children dragging their belongings. Most people are moving by foot. There's very limited access to any kind of vehicles for this kind of displacement now, and people just don't know where to go .”

After a flurry of recent Israeli evacuation orders and only 11 per cent of the Gaza Strip not impacted by these measures, the UNRWA officer insisted that Gazans only had “minimal” space left to shelter. “ There are tanks in areas that used to be designated as safe areas, and this is just another testament to there being nowhere safe in the Gaza Strip. ”

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Disbarred Personal Injury Lawyer Tom Girardi Found Guilty of Defrauding Clients Out of Tens of Millions of Dollars

LOS ANGELES – Disbarred plaintiffs’ personal injury attorney Thomas Vincent Girardi was found guilty by a jury today of leading a years-long scheme in which he embezzled tens of millions of dollars of money that belonged to his clients, some of whom awaited payment for treatment of severe physical injuries.

Girardi, 85, of Seal Beach, was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud.

“Tom Girardi built celebrity status and lured in victims by falsely portraying himself as a ‘Champion of Justice,’” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “In reality, he was a Robin-Hood-in-reverse, stealing from the needy to support of a lavish, Hollywood lifestyle. Today’s verdict shows that the game is up – we can all now see this defendant for what he was and the victims he callously betrayed.” 

“Mr. Girardi exploited his clients’ misfortunes on a grand scale,” said Special Agent in Charge Tyler Hatcher, IRS Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office. “His clients sought his help in the wake of significant trauma and injury, yet he violated their trust to steal from them and fund his own lavish lifestyle, and he will now face the consequences of his actions.”

“Mr. Girardi was retained to advocate for clients who put their trust in him, but instead, lied to them and stole their money to fund his lavish lifestyle,” said Akil Davis, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office. “Girardi falsely promoted himself in the media as a pillar of the legal community with a heightened sense of justice, but the clients he wronged for many years have now found actual justice in today's verdict.”

According to evidence presented at a 13-day trial, Girardi – a once-powerful figure in California’s legal community – ran the now-defunct law firm Girardi Keese. For years, Girardi misappropriated and embezzled millions of dollars from client trust accounts at his law firm. The scheme involved defendant Girardi stealing millions of dollars in client settlement funds and failing to pay Girardi Keese clients – some of whom had suffered serious injuries in accidents – the money they were owed.

In carrying out this scheme, from October 2010 to late 2020, Girardi provided a litany of lies for failure to pay clients and directed a law firm employee to pay previously defrauded clients or other unrelated expenditures. Girardi sent lulling communications to the clients that, among other things, falsely denied that the settlement proceeds had been paid and falsely claimed that Girardi Keese could not pay the settlement proceeds to clients until certain purported requirements had been met. These bogus requirements included addressing supposed tax obligations, settling bankruptcy claims, obtaining supposedly necessary authorizations from judges, and satisfying other debts.

Girardi diverted tens of millions of dollars from his law firm’s operating account to pay illegitimate expenses, including more than $25 million to pay the expenses of EJ Global, a company formed by his wife related to her entertainment career, as well as spent millions of dollars of Girardi Keese funds on private jet travel, jewelry, luxury cars, and exclusive golf and social clubs.

At the end of 2020, as Girardi and his law firm faced mounting legal problems related to his years-long theft of client funds, Girardi Keese was forced into involuntary bankruptcy. The State Bar of California disbarred Girardi in July 2022.

United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton scheduled a December 6 sentencing hearing, at which time Girardi will face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison for each count.

Relatedly, co-defendant Christopher Kazuo Kamon, 50, formerly of Encino and Palos Verdes and who was residing in The Bahamas at the time of his November 2022 arrest on a federal criminal complaint, awaits trial in this matter in January 2025. Kamon, the former chief financial officer at Girardi Keese, is charged with multiple fraud counts for allegedly aiding and abetting Girardi’s scheme to defraud clients. Kamon allegedly also embezzled millions of dollars from the law firm’s accounts for his own personal enrichment. Kamon, who remains in federal custody, has pleaded not guilty to these charges.

Girardi, Kamon, and David R. Lira, Girardi’s son-in-law and a former lawyer at Girardi Keese, also face federal fraud charges in Chicago. Trial in that case is scheduled for March 3, 2025.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

IRS Criminal Investigation and the FBI investigated this matter. The Office of the United States Trustee provided assistance.

Assistant United States Attorneys Scott Paetty of the Major Frauds Section and Ali Moghaddas of the Corporate and Securities Fraud Strike Force are prosecuting this case.

Ciaran McEvoy Public Information Officer [email protected] (213) 894-4465

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Criminal and juvenile justice clinic—significant achievements for 2023-24.

The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Clinic (CJJC) provides zealous representation to indigent children and adults who are accused or have been convicted of delinquency or crime. The CJJC is a national leader in expanding the concept of legal representation for children and young adults to include their social, psychological, and educational needs. The CJJC also engages in impact work to effect systemic change. In 2023-24, Professor Herschella Conyers directed the CJJC and Professor Erica Zunkel was a CJJC faculty member.

Juvenile Trial and Not Guilty Verdict

In February 2024, Professors Conyers and Zunkel and CJJC students tried a long-running clinic case in Cook County juvenile court. After a four-day trial, the judge concluded that the State had not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt and found our client not delinquent (the equivalent of not guilty in juvenile court). The charges were very serious, and the not delinquent result has been life-changing for our client and his family. Our client no longer has a felony case hanging over his head, and his juvenile record has been completely expunged.

CJJC students spent the year diligently preparing for trial, organizing and mastering discovery, and conducting investigative tasks. Their contributions were critical and wide-ranging. Students helped draft direct and cross examinations, the opening statement, the closing argument, and pre-trial motions, and they also appeared in court. Prior to trial, CJJC student Jordan Cohen, ’24 , successfully argued against one of the State’s motions in limine. During trial, three CJJC students— Zoe Belford, ’24 , Laura Breckenridge, ’24 , and Caleb Jeffreys, ’24 —conducted direct examinations of key defense witnesses. Caleb shared his thoughts on representing our client at trial here . Maggie Wells, ’24 , and Ajoke Adetula, ’25, were also key members of the trial team and assisted with every aspect of trial preparation.

This trial victory built on the excellent work of previous generations of CJJC students who reviewed discovery, litigated and argued pre-trial motions, retained critical defense experts, conducted investigative work, and completed other important tasks.

Cook County Criminal Cases

The CJJC continued work on several pretrial felony cases at the 26th and California Criminal Courthouse and took on a new case.

In one case, the CJJC negotiated a diversionary disposition under Illinois’s expanded First Time Weapons Offense Program (FTWOP) for a client with no criminal history and a personal background of profound trauma. After nearly a year of our client’s participation in the program, CJJC student Juliana Steward, ’24 , argued that our client’s supervision should be ended early, and the underlying charges dismissed, so that the case would no longer interfere with her employment and career advancement. CJJC students Laura Breckenridge, ‘24 , and Nicholas Smith, ’24 , researched and drafted a persuasive motion to suppress evidence in the 2022-23 school year, which was instrumental in persuading prosecutors to offer participation in the FTWOP.

In another case, the CJJC collaborated with Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation (PBMR), a restorative justice non-profit organization based in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, to represent a nineteen-year-old young man who is actively involved with PBMR. Under the supervision of Professor Zunkel, the CJJC student team, consisting of Matt Maxson, ’24 , Sebastian Torero, ’24 , Ajoke Adetula, ’25 , and Jessica Ritchie, ’25 , reviewed and catalogued discovery; researched, drafted, and argued a motion for release under Illinois’s new Pretrial Fairness Act; researched and drafted a motion to suppress evidence; prepared an impactful mitigation video; and assisted with plea negotiations. Our client ultimately pled guilty pursuant to a favorable plea agreement. Under the supervision of Professor Zunkel, Sebastian Torero, ’24 represented our client at his pretrial release hearing and the plea and sentencing hearing.

Excessive Sentences Project

In 2023, Professor Zunkel launched the Excessive Sentences Project (ESP) to ameliorate unjust and excessive sentences and combat mass incarceration in Illinois and the federal system. This project builds on Professor Zunkel’s groundbreaking sentence reduction work in the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC). The ESP’s work took multiple forms: (1) litigating federal post-conviction sentence reduction motions, with a specific focus on clients who are serving lengthy mandatory minimum sentences that would be drastically lower today; and (2) broader advocacy for the increased use of second look mechanisms.

The federal sentence reduction statute permits a judge to reduce an individual’s sentence for “extraordinary and compelling” reasons. On November 1, 2023, the Sentencing Commission’s updated policy statement went into effect, which permits sentence reductions for family circumstances, abuse in prison, medical reasons, when an individual’s sentence is “unusually long,” or any other “extraordinary and compelling” reason. Professor Zunkel and her client, Dwayne White, previously testified in favor of expanding the grounds for a sentence reduction. In 2018, Congress reformed the sentence reduction statute so that people in federal prisons can bring sentence reduction motions to judges, rather than waiting for the Bureau of Prisons to grant relief.

The CJJC litigated numerous sentence reduction motions over the course of the year. Building on eleven prior successful motions for sentence reductions, including eight early releases for individuals convicted in connection with the government’s Illinois stash house reverse sting operations, Professor Zunkel and Nathaniel Berry, ’24 , filed another sentence reduction motion for a stash house client, which was granted in February 2024. As a result, our client was released from prison ten years early from his twenty-five-year mandatory minimum sentence. In addition, Professor Zunkel and Juliana Steward, ‘24 , in collaboration with Professor Alison Siegler and a team of FCJC students, filed a sentence reduction motion for a stash house client who is serving a thirty-five-year sentence and is one of just two people still imprisoned for the Illinois stash house operations. Our motion is currently pending. Professor Zunkel’s successful stash house sentence reduction litigation was featured in a recent episode of the Drugs on the Docket podcast.

Professor Zunkel, Nathaniel Berry, ’24 , Nicholas Smith, ’24 , Maggie Wells, ’24 , Christiana Burnett, ’25 , and Julianne Kelleher, ’25 also filed several sentence reduction motions under the Sentencing Commission’s updated policy statement for clients who received life or defacto life sentences that would be drastically lower today based on “once-in-a generation” legal changes that Congress did not make retroactive. Students spent countless hours scouring our clients’ case records, reaching out to our clients and their families and friends to verify release plans, conducting legal research, and drafting the motions. These motions are currently pending.

In addition to representing clients, Professor Zunkel and CJJC students advocated more broadly for expanding post-conviction second looks. Professor Zunkel and CJJC student Nathaniel Berry, ’24 authored an op-ed in USA Today on the importance of the Sentencing Commission’s new “unusually long sentences” ground for a sentence reduction. The piece highlighted CJJC client Dion Walker, who is serving a mandatory life sentence for drug trafficking that he could not receive today. In September 2023, Professor Zunkel, Nathaniel Berry, ’24 , and Maggie Wells, ’24 presented with FAMM General Counsel Mary Price and Professor Alison Guernsey (Director, University of Iowa Law School Federal Criminal Defense Clinic) at the Second Look Network’s conference about the Sentencing Commission’s updated policy statement and second looks in the federal system. Professor Zunkel also spoke at the Midwest Clinical Conference and FAMM’s Second Chances Convening about the Sentencing Commission’s updated policy statement.

In recognition of her sentence reduction work, Professor Zunkel received the Excellence in Pro Bono Service Award from the United States Northern District of Illinois District Court and the Federal Bar Association.

CJJC Students

Sixteen students participated in the CJJC in the 2023-24 academic year. Of the eleven third-year students in the CJJC, seven argued in court behalf of our clients under Professor Conyers’ and/or Professor Zunkel’s supervision pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711. Maggie Wells, ’24 won the Mandel Award for outstanding contributions to the clinical program. Over the course of her time in the CJJC, Maggie worked on the CJJC’s juvenile trial case, the Excessive Sentences Project, and one of the CJJC’s pretrial criminal cases. Our CJJC graduating students have bright futures: five students are going on to federal clerkships, two are working in public interest positions, and several are going to law firms.

UN Women deeply concerned by new Afghanistan morality law

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UN Women is deeply concerned about the recent enactment of a morality law by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, which imposes extensive restrictions on personal behaviour, effectively erasing women from public life and granting broad enforcement powers to the morality police.

On 21 August 2024, the de facto authorities announced the ratification of a detailed “Law on the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice,” which imposes extensive restrictions on the Afghan population. This law significantly deepens the already severe curtailment of the rights of Afghan women and girls, including requirements for women to cover their entire bodies and faces, and it forbids women’s voices in public. Women are also prohibited from interacting with non-Muslims, using public transport alone, and looking at men to whom they are not related by blood or marriage.

Over the past three years, since their takeover of Afghanistan, the de facto authorities have subjected Afghan women and girls to more than 70 edicts, directives, and decrees stripping them of fundamental rights. UN Women data shows that these restrictions are having dire impacts in the lives of Afghan women and girls. For example, only 1 per cent of women surveyed feel like they have influence over decision-making in their communities; 64 per cent indicate that they do not feel safe leaving their homes by themselves compared to 2 per cent of men; and 8 per cent indicate knowing at least one woman or girl who has attempted suicide since August 2021. These oppressive laws and policies must be immediately reversed, and the de facto authorities must adhere to their obligations under international law to ensure the full rights of all women and girls.

UN Women stands in unwavering solidarity with every Afghan woman and girl subjected to these measures and we will continue to work with our partners to support the full realization of their rights.

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