Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Haley

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Oct 12, 2023 10:00:00 AM

Day Five – A Desert Full of Life
By: Haley Fair '25
This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

We started our fifth day in Israel, and our first full day in Mitzpe Ramon, with a meeting with Dr. Emir Galilee, an expert in the social and cultural geography of nomadic and indigenous groups and tribalism in the Middle East. Dr. Galilee explained the various laws Bedouin people are subject to as Israeli citizens, as practicing Muslims, and as members of a Bedouin community.

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Simon: Part 2

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Oct 12, 2023 9:55:00 AM
 
Day Fourteen – The Treachery of Clarity
By: Simon Lee '25
This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

…and that’s it.

And now it’s a little weird. The trip took two weeks, but our being in Israel didn’t hit us until right after it ended---when we awoke in our beds back in Dallas-Fort Worth after making it home and passing out utterly exhausted. At least one student called the trip a “fever dream.” It seems the surrealism never did wear off.

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Carolyn Wheeler and Matthew McGrenera

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Oct 11, 2023 11:22:00 AM

Day Five – The Journey South: Tel Aviv to Mitzpe Ramon
By: Carolyn Wheeler '25 and Matthew McGrenera '25
This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

The professors had warned us the night before that Thursday would be one of the longest, busiest days of the trip. While this was definitely true, it was also one of the most rewarding days of the trip. 

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Law Review Hosts Fall Symposium Analyzing NIL Landscape

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Oct 11, 2023 8:24:29 AM

 

 

On Friday, September 29, the Texas A&M Law Review hosted various scholars at its Fall Symposium titled, “More Than Sports: What Comes After NIL?” 

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Sarah Angell

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Oct 4, 2023 12:54:00 PM
 
 

Day Four – Bridging the Past and Present: Exploring Israeli History and Alternative Dispute Resolution
By: Sarah Angell '24
This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

On our fourth day in Israel, we woke up in Tel Aviv with a full day of learning about the history of Israel and academic lectures on public health and alternative dispute resolution. First, to start our day, we organized as a group to discuss the trip so far and look ahead to what we wanted to learn in the coming days. It was an excellent opportunity for students to compare notes and discuss what pieces we were still missing. Today was an exciting day because of the opportunity to meet with academics on alternative dispute resolution in Israel. 

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Anna Eckhoff

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Sep 27, 2023 9:03:00 AM
 
 
Day Three – Water, Wisdom, and Wandering: Exploring the Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Plant, Givat Haviva, and Jaffa 
By: Anna Eckhoff '25
This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

Today, our second day in Israel, we visited one of the world's leading wastewater treatment plants, the Shafdan Wastewater Treatment Plant—owned and operated by Mekerot (Israel's national water company). Israel has long faced significant water scarcity challenges due to its geographical location and climate. However, instead of wilting under these adversities, the country has emerged as a global frontrunner in water reuse technologies, leading the world in water reuse at 87%. (The U.S. reuses about 10% of our water.) Shafdan is a shining example of this innovative approach to water management.

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - MacKenzie Watson

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Sep 26, 2023 5:03:41 PM

 

Day Two – Tours, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, and Bike Lanes, Oh My!
By: MacKenzie Watson '24

This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

After arriving at the hostel in Tel Aviv sometime after 2 a.m., I had opted to skip the breakfast offerings and instead, I woke up around 10:00. It was our first day in Israel and I took advantage of our free morning by exploring the hostel, taking in the environment we would be in for the next few days. The weather was absolutely beautiful, it was about 70 degrees with a nice breeze. I was surprised to hear children’s squeals and I initially thought they were coming from fellow hostel goers. When I looked out the window and saw around two dozen children having what I would assume was recess, it really felt like I was in a foreign country and excitement began to well up.

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Global Lawyering Field Study: Israel - Simon Lee

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Sep 19, 2023 1:52:50 PM
Day One – The Innocence of Memory
By: Simon Lee '25

This article is part of a series of reflections prepared by students enrolled in the Texas A&M School of Law 2023 Global Field Studies Program: Israel. Click here to visit the entire series.

We sit among our carry-on strewn around and on the airport seats. Some of us reeled off just how much of a grind the end of the semester was. Others try to read a book assigned to us in the few hours we have left on the ground. Still, others munch on the last Chick-Fil-A they’d be eating for several weeks. DFW International buzzes around us with the usual Saturday traffic.

We have never been to Israel. Well, not us students, at least. Professors Eckstein and Professor Welsh are old hat, though. Professor Eckstein was born and raised there, and he went back regularly before COVID shut down international travel.

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Texas A&M Law Celebrates 10 Years of Aggie Excellence

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Aug 14, 2023 12:00:00 AM

 

With an ever-growing list of milestones under its belt, Texas A&M UniversitySchool of Law iscommemoratingthe 10thanniversary of joining the Aggie family. Since theuniversity’s 2013 acquisition of the law school,Texas A&M Law has produced hundreds ofAggie legal professionals, brought together a world-class faculty,and taken its place as one of the nation’s leading law schools.

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Topics: Aggies, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, 10th Anniversary

Honorees For Third Annual Alumni Legacy Awards Announced

Posted by Texas A&M School of Law on Aug 10, 2023 3:48:15 PM

Texas A&M School of Law will honor seven alumni at its 3rd Annual Alumni Legacy Awards Reception. The reception will be held on Saturday, October 21, at the Worthington Renaissance Downtown Fort Worth at 6:00 p.m. 

Hosted by the Texas A&M Law Alumni Board of Directors, the awards recognize outstanding law school alumni and their individual achievements, contributions to their professions, service to their communities, and loyalty to the law school. 

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