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For first-year law students staring at weeks of class notes, case briefs and legal rules, creating an outline can feel like one more problem to solve. At a Widener Law Commonwealth Student Success Series program, five upperclassmen offered a reassuring message: There’s no single right way to do it…

For the first time in its history, Widener University Commonwealth Law School became the setting where 35 people completed their journeys to U.S. citizenship, raising their right hands inside the Douglas M. Wolfberg Courtroom and taking the Oath of Allegiance.The Sept. 18 naturalization ceremony…

Brooke Anderson, a third-year student at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, has been named the 2026-27 Reybitz Fellow, an opportunity that will help her build on her interest in business law through mentorship and practical experience.Anderson will receive a $1,250 stipend during both the…

A law student’s first case brief may be too long, miss the point or look nothing like the one that student writes a year later. That isn’t failure, a panel of third-year students told their first-year classmates. It’s part of learning how to think like a lawyer.The panel opened the Student Success…

Cold calls can make even a well-prepared law student’s mind go blank. But according to a panel of third-year students at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, an imperfect answer is neither a disaster nor a measure of a student’s ability to succeed.It is simply part of learning how to think…