MLBA Welcomes Kate Kendell to Hamline

Kate Kendell, Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, will be in Minnesota for OutFront Minnesota’s justFair Lobby Day http://www.outfront.org/action/lobbyday.html, and on Friday, April 18, will address law students and attorneys at Hamline University School of Law http://law.hamline.edu/. Kate will discuss NCLR’s recent work, including its potentially historic marriage litigation in California, and ways for attorneys and law students to get involved in the work for GLBT equality.

Attend justFair Lobby Day on the 17th, and then come hear Kate Kendell in a CLE co-sponsored by MLBA and HUSL’s Stonewall Alliance the following day! The CLE will take place Friday, April 18, at 11:00 in Room 101 at Hamline Law, with an informal reception to follow in Room 200.

MSBA to vote April 24 on unmarried-couples task force

At its April 24 meeting, the MSBA Assembly will vote on a resolution authorizing the creation of an ad hoc task force to examine the rights, or lack thereof, enjoyed by unmarried couples to determine whether changes to Minnesota law would be desirable.  The resolution states:

RESOLVED:  That, in light of the disparity between legal rights and protections available to same-sex couples as compared to different-sex couples, the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association create a task force to review the current state of Minnesota law and to make recommendations as to desirable changes, if any, in the law to address this disparity.  The President is encouraged to invite broad participation by MSBA members from relevant sections and committees with a goal of producing a report to be considered by the MSBA Assembly no later than its June, 2009 meeting. 

This resolution originated in the MSBA Diversity Committee last fall and has subsequently been formally endorsed by ten additional MSBA committees, sections, and affiliated organizations.  A majority of the Assembly, which includes two MLBA members, must vote in favor for the task force to be created.  The Assembly meets Thursday, April 24, at 3pm at the Minnesota CLE Conference Center (3rd floor, City Center, downtown Minneapolis);  MLBA members are welcome to attend, but only Assembly members may vote.  If you know an Assembly member, please contact them to express your support!

MLBA Board welcomes new members after annual meeting

At our annual meeting, held March 18, current MLBA board members updated attendees on the work of the Association in the past year. Additionally, members elected a slate of eight new members to the board to lead it into the 2008-09 bar year. Click here http://www.mnlavbar.org/board.htm to see the current board roster.

There are other ways to get involved with MLBA! Click here http://www.mnlavbar.org/committees.htm to learn more about our committees and their activities.

NLGLA to recognize student leadership

The NLGLA Student Leadership Awards will be given to law students who have demonstrated a uniquely deep level of commitment to serving the LGBT community throughout their law school careers. They will be presented annually at the Law Student Celebration & Caucus event at Lavender Law.
In order to be eligible for a Student Leadership Award, a candidate must have graduated or must be graduating from law school during the year in which he or she will receive the award.  For example, in order to be eligible to receive the award at Lavender Law 2008 in San Francisco, the student must be a 2008 graduate of law school (i.e., Class of 2008) Click for more info

WILLIAM MITCHELL COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for part-time adjunct faculty for academic year 2008-2009.

We are seeking applicants for writing, representation and appellate advocacy professors:

1. Writing professors teach first-year students about office memos, advice and demand letters, and motion practice memoranda in a year-long course.

2. Representation professors critique first-year students in interviewing, counseling, negotiating, and oral argument exercises in a year-long course.

3. Appellate advocacy professors teach second- and third-year students about appellate briefs and oral argument in a semester-long course.

We have both day and evening class times. Successful applicants will have several or more years of practice experience. Please send a resume and cover letter, indicating the position(s) in which you are interested and when you would be available to teach, by mail to Human Resources, 875 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, by e-mail to hr@wmitchell.edu or by fax to (651) 290-8645. Application deadline is April 18, 2008. Members of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE.

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Job Opportunities posted
on MLBA website

MLBA receives a number of notices from employers seeking candidates for open positions. We try to post these on our website regularly, and in fact have now created a specific page dedicated to sharing these opportunities.
Please click here for more information. (http://www.mnlavbar.org/Employment.htm)