The Iowa Student Bar Association (ISBA) is excited to welcome its newly elected leaders this fall, chosen by the student body. Co-Presidents Nickolaus Cabrera and Jude Hagerman bring with them a vision to make student voices heard and to continue cultivating a Iowa Law community.

Drawing on broad experience and expertise in human rights law, Metcalf’s research, practice, and teaching focus on protection of human rights defenders and strengthening democratic spaces, both in the United States and internationally. She joins Iowa Law from Yale Law School where she spent more than 15 years, most recently serving as the executive director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights Law.

Kate Melloy Gottel has been appointed to the American Immigration Lawyers Association's (AILA) amicus committee, which writes amicus briefs on behalf of the bar association's 16,000 immigration attorneys. She has also been appointed as Vice Chair of AILA's Federal Court Litigation Committee

The Citizen Lawyer Program is now accepting applications for its Fall 2024 Pro Bono Projects.  Interested students should review project descriptions and application information. Deadline: Wednesday, Sept 4.