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The Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) at the University of Maine School of Law and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, in collaboration with the Penn State Law in University Park Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and Thrive International Programs,… Read More… about Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project publish self-help guide for asylum-seekers
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Pierce Atwood LLP recently announced the establishment of the Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund to help provide financial assistance to exceptional incoming University of Maine School of Law students. Ralph Lancaster passed away in January 2019 after practicing… Read More… about Pierce Atwood announces Ralph I. Lancaster, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Maine Law students
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Professor Deirdre Smith, who serves as director of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law, has been elected as a member of the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI is the leading independent organization… Read More… about Professor Deirdre Smith elected to the American Law Institute
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In 2002, Valerie Stanfill ’85, then the acting Director of the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic (CLAC), approached Jim Burke with an innovative idea: what if Maine Law students could help provide the legal assistance to which so many prisoners lacked… Read More… about Passing the torch: Retired Professor Jim Burke encourages law students to ‘Find love in your heart for everyone’
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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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When Governor Janet Mills signed L.D. 1304 (An Act to Ease Financial Burdens for Juveniles Involved in the Justice System) into law on June 26, 2019, it was the culmination of three years of work by a coalition of dedicated… Read More… about Maine Law students spearhead efforts to change juvenile restitution laws in Maine
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In recognition of Judge Coffin’s centennial year, the 27th annual Judge Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service focused on the judge’s own life and his substantial contributions to the public good. Maine Law held a special two-part… Read More… about 2019 Lecture focuses on legacy of Judge Frank M. Coffin
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The Rural Lawyer Project was established in 2017 as a collaboration between the University of Maine School of Law, the Maine Justice Foundation, the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, and the Maine State Bar Association. The program is… Read More… about Rural Lawyer Project: Summer 2019
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed Scot Draeger, a 1999 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, to join the newly formed Asset Management Advisory Committee. Draeger is President-Elect, Director of Wealth Management, General Counsel,… Read More… about U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appoints Scot Draeger ’99 to Asset Management Advisory Committee
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The University of Maine School of Law, the State of Maine’s public and only law school, invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2020 or sooner. Maine Law seeks… Read More… about Dean Search launched for the University of Maine School of Law
