The University of Maine School of Law has expanded its offerings to include a new Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law. J.D. students can now earn the Certificate through a robust course of study which is designed to fully engage … Read More
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
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
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
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