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Spots available for the fall semester. Students who have completed their 1L year (with at least 24 credits completed) can participate, including remote and Hybrid students. The Criminal Justice Defense Externship gives students the opportunity to gain valuable courtroom experience by representing clients in their criminal cases while working at a Public Defender’s office. There are placement opportunities with all …

Get to represent clients in criminal court in the Criminal Justice Defense Externship!

The Fighting Eelpout Hockey Team at Mitchell Hamline is back for the upcoming school year! The Eelpout Hockey Team is currently offering apparel for purchase with the proceeds benefiting the team. Apparel is available for anyone to purchase! Options for apparel include: a t-shirt, a long sleeve shirt, a crew neck, a hooded sweatshirt, and …

Fighting Eelpout Hockey Team Is Back/Merch Drop

Mitchell Hamline’s Institute to Transform Child Protection is holding a workshop and discussion about family rights in child protection at the Black Youth Healing Arts Center in St. Paul on Sat. Aug. 10 from 11 – 2. Learn about your legal rights as a parent or relative/kin, alternatives to family separation, and resources available to …

Child Protection Workshop August 10

July 16 webinar: China’s Genocide in Tibet – Searching for Justice 7:00 – 8:00 pm CT This program examines genocidal strategies that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses to subjugate the Tibetan people, including torture, forced organ harvesting, detention, separation of children, and other crimes. The webinar highlights efforts to address acts of transnational repression …

July 16 webinar: China’s Genocide in Tibet – Searching for Justice

The Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) hosts an annual Awards Celebration event in October. This event recognizes outstanding contributions to the legal community with six awards: one for a law student from each law school in Minnesota, one for a lawyer in private practice, one for a public interest lawyer, and one for an advocate working …

Nominate Outstanding Legal Professionals for MJF’s Annual Awards

The Minnesota Public Defenders are putting on a jury selection workshop for our attorneys and we are looking for volunteers to be mock jurors for a jury selection exercise on the morning of Thursday, August 8th, from 8am until 12:15pm in person at the DoubleTree hotel in downtown St. Paul.  The volunteers do not need …

Public Defenders looking for volunteer mock jurors for training on August 8th 8am to 12:15pm