Loyola mourns the loss of Judge Arthur L. Alarcón, senior circuit judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, for whom the Law School's Alarcón Advocacy Center is named and serves as a lasting tribute. Alarcón inspired scores of students with his mantra, "Who needs my help today?"

As president of Rising Realty Partners, Chris Rising '96 maps the Los Angeles of the future. As the city experiences growth and urbanization, he anticipates several smaller "downtowns" cropping up in surrounding suburban communities. Find out which landmark Rising believes will change Los Angeles forever.

Loyola's Young Lawyers Program invites high school students from inner-city communities to participate in a mock trial program held each spring. The experience inspired program alumna Domineisha Lescaille ’17 to pursue a legal career. She has returned to Loyola to complete the legal education that she started as a high school freshman years ago.

The Juvenile Innocence & Fair Sentencing Clinic helped a man who spent more than three decades in prison for a childhood offense obtain release on his 13th attempt at parole. They did this using the "Youth Offender Parole Hearing Act," which allows the presentation of evidence of “youth and its hallmark qualities."

The Justice Entrepreneur Initiative will aid newly minted lawyers as they start their own law firms, equipping them with some of the basics they need to provide legal services to low- to middle-income communities. They will work out of the Law School's Public Interest Law Center in downtown LA.