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Free for law students Attend the virtual 46th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility on June 2-4, 2021. This preeminent educational and networking event brings together nationally renowned ethics experts, scholars, jurists, and specialists from across the nation to address developments in the field of legal ethics, regulation, and professionalism. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/events_cle/2021-national-conference-on-professional-responsibility–a-virtu/

ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility

The Move the Needle 1L Virtual Summer Learning Forum provides students with the opportunity to hear from law firm and corporate legal department leaders on a variety of topics, including: (1) the current state of the marketplace in specific industry sectors, (2) the traits and competencies of successful lawyers in those sectors, and (3) career-enhancing …

Move the needle program

Student Brochure 2021 The 17th Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF) will be held virtually August 7, 2021. Students who are interested in becoming part of Kansas City’s dynamic legal community should strongly consider attending this event. Students who will be returning to school and graduated in 2021 are eligible to attend the job …

Annual Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair (HDLJF)

DRI is now accepting applications for its annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship program. Two scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each will be awarded to successful applicants then announced at the DRI Annual Meeting in October. The goal of these scholarships is to provide financial assistance to two worthy law students from ABA-accredited law schools …

DRI Announces its Annual Law Student Diversity Scholarship Program

Milestone has established the Trial LawHER Scholarship to help a woman law school student achieve her goal of becoming a plaintiff trial lawyer. This law school scholarship intends to elevate a rising woman leader in the plaintiff trial lawyer space and educate future trial lawyers around the power of settlement planning. Milestone_Trial LawHER Scholarship The …

Trial LawHER Scholarship

  Student registration is now open for the annual Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference on August 6, 2021. MMRC is an interviewing event to connect rising 2L, 3L, and LLM students of color with leading legal employers in Minnesota. Please share the information below with your students! Register for the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference!  Student registration is …

TCDIP – Annual Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference

A Call to Action – How Lawyers and Law Students Can Help Bring About Change for Marginalized Communities May 13, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST   Sponsored by MSBA New Lawyers Section   This program will feature a keynote address from Dr. Artika Tyner, a lawyer, educator, and the author of the award-winning …

Take a study break – Next Thursday

Learn from a panel of former clerkshow clerking can boost your career June 22 2021 Program – Enhance Your Super Powers by Clerking June 22, 2021, 5:00-6:00 p.m., by Zoom Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr., Moderator Superhero Panelists: JENNIFER ANDERSON (2017-18) Third Judicial District Public Defender LANCE BONNER (2013-14) Associate General Counsel, Pentair plc ERICA …

ENHANCE YOUR SUPER POWERS BY COMPLETING A JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP AT THE MINNESOTA COURT OF APPEALS

Vigilance in the Time of Injustice – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: The Role of Law Students and Lawyers in Realizing Social Justice Join us for the Inaugural Listening Session for Law Students and Young Lawyers sponsored by the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts.   As part of the 32nd conference …

Vigilance in the Time of Injustice – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE