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The Minnesota Board of Public Defense has paid 2024 summer law clerk positions currently open with the offices in Duluth, St. Cloud, and Mankato. Links to those applications are below: Duluth – Summer 2024 Law Clerk | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com) St. Cloud – Summer 2024 Law Clerk | Job Details tab | Career …

Paid 2024 Summer Law Clerk positions

The First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office in Hastings is looking for a few law students to help clients with their appearances on our Zoom/remote calendars.  Students need to be eligible for certification under the Minnesota supervised student practitioner rules so they can appear in Zoom court and help clients with their pending cases, but they …

Public defender opportunity available (Hastings, MN)

The Minnesota Supreme Court is seeking three (3) Mitchell Hamline School of Law students to work as Legal Residents during Spring Semester 2024. This is an extraordinary opportunity made available to a small number of MH students each year. During Spring 2024, Justice Anne McKeig, Justice Paul Thissen, and Justice Gordon Moore will each supervise one …

Minnesota Supreme Court Residency applications due tomorrow!

Come Meet the Bar on Thursday, November 9 from 12:00-1:00pm during your lunch break. This is a low-pressure opportunity to learn more about various practice areas such as appellate practice, criminal law, corporate counsel, public law, international business law, construction law, and many more. Come chat with attorneys who work in different practice areas as …

MSBA Meet the Bar On Campus Today – Thursday, November 9th from 12:00-1:00pm in the Conservatory and Great Room

1Ls, join us tomorrow (Friday, October 27) on Zoom at noon Central Time for a virtual information session about the TCDIP 1L Summer Clerkship! Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) has sponsored the TCDIP 1LSummer Clerkship for over a decade because we know that our nation and our state’s true diversity is not reflected in …

TCDIP 1L Summer Clerkship Virtual Info Session

Join the New Lawyers Section for this unique one-day conference at the beautiful Watson Block event space in Downtown Minneapolis. This event is for up-and-coming legal professionals looking to advance their careers with purpose and vision by learning to lead now. CLE sessions brings together fresh perspectives on law, leadership, diversity, and service, with the …

MSBA New Lawyers Leadership Conference

The American Association for Justice, a national plaintiff trial lawyer association, is hosting a networking happy hour next Thursday, October 26, in Minneapolis. You may know AAJ from our work with the Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC), but we also offer other benefits to students interested in this path, including networking opportunities. The happy hour is …

Happy Hour for Justice

Monday, October 30, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CT Remote-only Participation | Live Zoom Webinar Description:  Hundreds of bills have been introduced this year in state capitals around the country targeting LGBTQ people, many of them specifically targeting transgender youth. These bills have included government restrictions and bans on health care, identity documents, sports …

National LGBTQ+ Legislation Update

The Center for Constitutional Rights is hiring Justice Fellows for 2024-26. The Justice Fellowship at the Center for Constitutional Rights is a two-year program for emerging lawyers (0-2 years out of law school) who are interested in gaining both practical experience working on cutting-edge social justice litigation and a theoretical understanding of how legal advocacy …

Fellowship Opportunity – The Center for Constitutional Rights