Please join Neighborhood Justice Center (a non-profit) as we celebrate 50 years of representing people charged with a crime in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota County.

Come and enjoy and evening filled with laughter, memories, and connections. There will be live music, delicious food, and wonderful speeches-- including introductory remarks from The Honorable Michael J. Davis and a keynote from The Honorable Jerry W. Blackwell. 

For more information or to register, please click here.

Please join the ACS Minneapolis-St. Paul Lawyer Chapter for a free CLE to hear from Minnesota’s Attorney General, Keith Ellison, regarding his recollection of George Floyd’s Murder, the trial, and the aftermath. This event is co-sponsored by the People’s Parity Project and the Southwest Alliance for Equity. Drinks and refreshments will generously be provided by Fredrickson & Byron P.A.

For more information or to register, please click here.

All are invited to gather for the Federal Bar Association's (FBA) Annual Kick-Off Golf Tournament and Social to open the MN Chapter's 2023-24 season. The golf tournament will be a scramble format. There will also be a clinic option with instructors from Town & Country Club for those who are new to the game or would like to hone their skills. More information and registration and sponsorship details will be available soon. To view the most up-to-date information, please visit the MN Chapter's webpage here.

Join WILD and the Southern Minnesota Legal Services' Education Law Advocacy Project for a virtual discussion about how Gifted Education in Minnesota reveals a disparate impact on low-income and students of color. This eye-opening discussion will include a personal narrative as well as a panel of education leaders who will discuss how inequities in identification for gifted services can occur, misconceptions and about what it means to be "gifted" and identify policies and solutions that have worked to increase opportunities in talented students from underrepresented groups. For more information or to register, please click here.

Join Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) for a virtual panel to understand the recent SCOTUS affirmative action decision. Professor Jill Hasaday (University of Minnesota Law School), Jeff Justman (Faegre Drinker), Sarah Lewenstein (Nilan Johnson Lewis), and moderator Sequoia Butler (Arthur Chapman) will break down what the decisions mean and the impact on diversity in the legal profession. Elimination of bias CLE credits will be applied for in Minnesota. For more information or to register, please click here.

Join Twin Cities Diversity in Practice (TCDIP) and the Wanton Injustice Legal Detail (WILD) for the 2023 Summer Alliance. This event is open to everyone in the Twin Cities legal community, regardless of employment at a TCDIP Member Organization. There will be special performances by the Wattanak Dance Troupe and DJ Ari Atari. For more information or to register, please click here.

Minnesota Law is seeking adjunct professors to teach in its Legal Research and Writing Program for the 2023-2024 academic year. Adjunct professors will teach small sections of the 1L LRW course with the help of a student instructor. Please contact Professor David R. Cleveland (Director of Legal Research and Writing, dclevel@umn.edu).

Court Camp 2023, presented by the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota and the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, is quickly approaching, and volunteers are needed. Court Camp is a free, week-long day camp for high school students that will give them an opportunity to learn about and meet those who work in the justice system. Volunteers can choose to either mentor the students over the lunch hour or coach the students through a mock trial exercise or both. For more information or to volunteer please click here.

Join for a free ethics CLE. This virtual presentation will provide an overview of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital, specifically how to ethically leverage these forms of social capital with regards to other attorneys, courts, past clients, etc. in order to create better outcomes for current clients. For more information or to register, please click here.

To register, please email: christine.schneider@courts.state.mn.us

Click here for the Teams link to attend webinar.

Apply to be a clerk: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mncourts/jobs/3895379/court-of-appeals-law-clerk-for-the-2024-25-term