Mitchell Hamline Law Professor Colette Routel appointed to Hennepin County judgeship
MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Routel is “a brilliant lawyer who brings a unique perspective with her many years of experience as an attorney, tribal court judge, and law professor,” said Gov. Walz, in a statement. “I am confident that Ms. Routel will serve the people of Hennepin County with distinction.”
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (the Foundation) has awarded UNM Professor Reed Benson the Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award, making Benson the first recipient of the award at UNM. “I am very honored to receive this award, and grateful for all the ways the Foundation supports legal education,” Benson said. The…
Read More about University of New Mexico Law Professor Reed Benson honored by Rocky Mountain Mineral Law FoundationNorthwestern Law professor Ajay Mehrotra elected to American Law Institute
NORTHWESTER PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Ajay K. Mehrotra, professor of law, has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent U.S. organization producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law. The newly elected membership of ALI consists of 41 highly respected law professionals, including distinguished…
Read More about Northwestern Law professor Ajay Mehrotra elected to American Law InstitutePenn Law graduates pursue public interest fellowships
PENN LAW — Upon graduation, 18 graduates of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Class of 2021 will pursue important and diverse public interest work with the support of prestigious fellowship funding.
Read More about Penn Law graduates pursue public interest fellowshipsUniversity of St. Thomas Law Mentor Externship Program helps graduates start legal careers
UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS — These all come together in the school’s award-winning Mentor Externship Program, through which each St. Thomas Law student is paired with a lawyer or judge each year of law school to help them gain work experience, develop professional connections and navigate the legal field. “What we aim to do in the program…
Read More about University of St. Thomas Law Mentor Externship Program helps graduates start legal careersABA holds hybrid annual meeting
ABA JOURNAL — The American Bar Association is hosting its first-ever hybrid annual meeting, which will bring together members for both virtual and in-person events in Chicago this week. ABA President Patricia Lee Refo said in a welcome message that the meeting, which runs from Aug. 4 through Aug. 10, has been “our association’s hallmark event since…
Read More about ABA holds hybrid annual meetingOregon moves closer to alternative licensing pathways for lawyers
REUTERS — Currently, Oregon participates in the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) as its primary approach to licensure. The addition of the experiential learning and the supervised practice pathway would offer two more methods with all three ensuring specific competencies are met to practice law in the state.
Read More about Oregon moves closer to alternative licensing pathways for lawyersLegal industry scrambles to fill open positions
REUTERS — “The amount of new openings that are happening now, it’s beyond just coming back from COVID,” said Leopard Solutions sales and marketing VP Phil Flora. “It’s just a hyperactive market right now, where it’s just extremely competitive.”
Read More about Legal industry scrambles to fill open positionsSpike in COVID-19 cases disrupts return to office plans for lawyers with young children
REUTERS — While children are far less likely than adults to become seriously ill from the virus, fear of bringing it home from the office is adding an extra complication for lawyers with kids under 12, who are still not authorized to receive any of the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States.
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