{"id":102881,"date":"2019-09-10T10:27:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T20:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=102881"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:08:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T00:08:11","slug":"uh-law-school-dedicates-clinical-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/10\/uh-law-school-dedicates-clinical-building\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> law school dedicates new $9.3M<\/abbr> clinical building"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The William S. Richardson School of Law<\/a> at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa dedicated its new clinical building on Friday, September 6. The celebration capped a 15-year quest to provide an essential space for practical training for law students while simultaneously serving members of the community in need of access to justice.<\/p>\n

Thousands of hours of free legal assistance are provided annually by the law school to some of the state\u2019s most vulnerable people, including elders, veterans, youths, immigrants, prisoners and families living at or below poverty levels. The building will house many of the dozen clinics that provide direct service to clients in the community, with law faculty guiding students as they learn to work with real people on real problems.<\/p>\n

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Dean Avi Soifer<\/strong> told the crowd at the dedication that the new building is a continuation of what law school has embodied from its start—commitment to the community and serving those who need it. “At the same time we\u2019re serving, we\u2019re teaching,” said Soifer.<\/p>\n

The $9.3 million project—which included more than $2 million in philanthropic funds—was a combined effort of the law school, 东精影业<\/abbr> administrators, donors and the state Legislature. Julie Levine<\/strong>, the school\u2019s executive director of development, organized the campaign chaired by Honolulu attorney Mark Davis.<\/p>\n

The campaign raised more than $4 million from 120 donors, including 13 law firms and four foundations. Half of the funding was needed for the new building, with the remainder used to help refurbish areas in the adjoining law school building that are nearly 40 years old.<\/p>\n