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Third year law student Will Simpson did not initially apply to law school with the intention of studying privacy law. After graduation, however, he will join the IAPP as a Westin Fellow. IAPP is the world’s largest and most comprehensive… Read More… about Maine Law student awarded prestigious Westin Fellowship
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When Professor Andrew Kaufman started at Maine Law in 2016, he brought with him over 40 decades of experience in private practice, a decade’s worth of pedagogical knowledge, and a deep understanding of transactional and business law. Kaufman also has… Read More… about Professor Andrew Kaufman receives 2024 Fuld Award
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Maine Law welcomed two new visiting professors, Professor Bradford Colbert and Professor Steven Semeraro, for its 2025 spring semester. Both have distinguished reputations in their respective fields, which they have helped to shape over several decades. Professor Colbert is a… Read More… about Maine Law welcomes two distinguished visiting faculty members for spring semester
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The University of Maine School of Law, Maine’s only law school, is proud to announce the renaming of its Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic to the Clinics at Maine Law. This change reflects over 50 years of dedicated service to Maine’s… Read More… about The Clinics at Maine Law: Renamed to Reflect Our Expansive Reach
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On November 22, Maine Law hosted its Fourth Annual Indian Law and History Lecture titled Land Back and the Law. Professor Monte Mills, the Charles I. Stone Professor of Law and the Director of the Native American Law Center (NALC)… Read More… about Fourth Annual Indian Law and History Lecture examines intersection of the Land Back movement and the law
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“In the Prisoner Assistance Clinic our job is to figure out how to minimize the collateral consequences of incarceration,” Maggie Lavoie, a 3L, said. Lavoie is one of the students this semester working in the Prisoner Assistance (PA) Clinic at… Read More… about How the Prisoner Assistance Clinic is safeguarding the rights of Maine’s incarcerated population
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“When we don’t welcome those in need, we are not living up to the ideals of our nation,” Sally Stevens said, discussing the fellowship she recently established at Maine Law with the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC). Stevens, a… Read More… about New fellowship broadens scope and reach of Maine Law’s Refugee and Human Rights Clinic
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“I’m going to tell the John Oliver story,” Jill Ward, Director of the Center for Youth Policy and Law and Adjunct Professor said, “so just bear with me.” Ward detailed how several of her student policy fellows were part of… Read More… about Maine Law experts and students advocate for the future of youth justice statewide and beyond
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Maine Law’s Rural Practice Clinic (RPC) in Fort Kent was established in 2023 as part of a 3 year pilot program aimed at increasing access to representation for communities in and around Aroostook County. Maine is one of many states… Read More… about A day in the life of Rural Practice Clinic student attorneys
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The Royal Asiatic Society in London, England recently named a prize in honor of Maine Law Professor Charles H. Norchi, the Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Oceans and Coastal Law. The award will be… Read More… about Royal Asiatic Society names prize to honor Professor Charles Norchi
