The University of Maine School of Law, in the coastal city of Portland, Maine, invites applications for two full-time visiting professor of law positions to teach Criminal Law or Property Law for the 2021-2022 academic year. The visiting appointments may… Read More… about The University of Maine School of Law invites applications for two visiting professors of law

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows recently announced the hiring of Joann Bautista, a 2018 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, as deputy secretary of state. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Bautista will be Maine’s first Latina… Read More… about Joann Bautista ’18 hired as deputy secretary of state for Maine

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Jared Golden, and Senator Angus King recently announced they will convene an eleven-member advisory committee to review and provide recommendations to President Biden on candidates to serve as U.S. Attorney for Maine. Deirdre Smith, associate dean… Read More… about Associate Dean Deirdre Smith selected for advisory committee to review and provide recommendations on candidates to serve as U.S. Attorney for Maine

University of Maine System celebrates two women of significant state impact Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law and former Maine Chief Justice, and Joyce Gibson, associate professor of leadership studies at the University of Southern… Read More… about Leigh Saufley, Joyce Gibson to be inducted to Maine Women’s Hall of Fame

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