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Since Maine Law launched the Rural Lawyer Project in 2017, the program has provided 2L and 3L students hands-on experience in rural legal practice by pairing them with lawyers who serve as mentors. The initial pilot funding for these fellowships… Read More… about The Rural Lawyer Project: Summer 2020
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The latest issue of the annual Maine Law Magazine has been mailed to alumni and friends, and the issue is also available online. The Magazine highlights the exceptional work of our current students, alumni, staff, and faculty in the following… Read More… about Maine Law Magazine features the 50th Anniversary of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic
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Professor Jeff Thaler’s latest article, “The Next Surges Are Here: What Can American Governments Lawfully Do in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic?,” has been published in the Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice. Professor Thaler began… Read More… about Professor Jeff Thaler publishes article on the American government’s legal reach when responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
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The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently announced the launch of the annual Westin Scholar Awards program. With the growing need for well-qualified privacy and data protection professionals, the annual Westin Scholar Awards program will support students who consider… Read More… about Maine Law selected to participate in IAPP’s Westin Scholar Awards Program
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In keeping with its mission to serve Maine people and students, the University of Maine School of Law, in partnership with the Legislative Council, presented “Law School for Legislators” to the 130th Maine Legislature. More than 100 legislators and staff… Read More… about Maine Law presents “Law School for Legislators”
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maine has elected Jodi Nofsinger ’96, an attorney at Berman & Simmons, as president of its board of directors. Nofsinger has served on the board since 2009, most recently as Vice President and… Read More… about Jodi Nofsinger ’96 elected president to the ACLU of Maine Board of Directors
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Four Maine Law students – Chris Knight, Griffin McShane, Nathan Moore, and Dale Rappaneau – have been selected to compete virtually in the Helsinki Information Law Moot Court Competition. The international competition consists of two rounds: a writing competition in… Read More… about Maine Law students selected to compete in international information privacy moot court competition
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The University of Maine School of Law is celebrating the success of the graduates of the Class of 2020 for their unprecedented pass rate on the Uniform Bar Exam this fall. A record-setting 91% of that class passed the Maine… Read More… about Maine Law graduates achieve stellar bar passage results
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The student body at the University of Maine School of Law recently elected new officers and class representatives for the Student Bar Association (SBA). The mission of the SBA is to foster a community at Maine Law through educational, professional,… Read More… about New officers elected for Maine Law Student Bar Association
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As they “drew in a big breath and went for it” last March, Professors Peter Guffin and Rita Heimes weren’t sure about their choice to hold Maine Law’s Information Privacy Summer Institute virtually in the summer of 2020. They were… Read More… about Maine Law’s Pandemic Pivot: Information Privacy Summer Institute
