Understanding the World of Cryptocurrency

California Western third-year student Monet Valdez has had the distinction of having her first scholarly article published in a law journal. Here she discusses the paper, an analysis of cryptocurrency regulations in Chile and Estonia, and the support of a California Western faculty member that enabled her to meet the challenge.

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National Champions!

California Western’s Competitive Advocacy Program (CAP) continues to build on the successes of 2020 with more inspiring and notable performances from the teams. The latest being the Negotiation team winning the ABA National Negotiation Competition and the Appellate team advancing all the way to the final four in the 2021 National Online Moot Court Challenge.

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CWSL CAP Teams Enjoy Early Competition Success

California Western’s Competitive Advocacy Program (CAP) teams have enjoyed some early successes in national competitions this trimester, beating out teams from UC Hastings, Chapman, UC Berkeley, Pepperdine, and Georgetown. Paul Parisi, California Western’s Competitive Advocacy Program Director, discusses these successes and puts out a call for more students to join an Advocacy Team.

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Inaugural Procopio Scholarship Presented to Incoming CWSL Student Erica Spence

San Diego law firm Procopio has presented its inaugural Procopio Scholarship and Internship Award to incoming California Western student Erica Spence. Here, Dave Deonarine, a partner with Procopio, discusses the award's specifics and the importance of achieving greater diversity in the law firm.

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CWSL Faculty and Staff Inspire 3L Student’s Scholarly Publications

California Western 3L student Derek Diemer has had the honor of having his second scholarly article recently published. Here he talks about that article and how California Western faculty and staff have played such an influential role in developing his writing.

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