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Summer Study Abroad Exposes Law Student to Foreign Legal Systems
Business & LawWhen Brady Jensen sat down last spring to plan his final year of law school, he knew he wanted a study abroad trip to be part of it. “I knew that it was something I always wanted to do, but never had the time,” he said. Jensen started law school in the fall of 2020,…
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Super Lawyers Recognizes 164 School of Law Alumni
Business & LawSuper Lawyers magazine has recognized 164 St. Thomas Law alumni in 10 states during the first half of 2022. Among those honored, 36 graduates have been named Super Lawyers and 124 have been named Rising Stars. In addition, 46 alumnae were named Rising Stars or Super Lawyers on the lists of Top Women Attorneys in… -
Jerry Organ Releases Latest Law Student Wellness Study Results
Professional NotesLaw professor Jerry Organ has released the latest results in an ongoing study of law student wellness, “'It is Okay to Not Be Okay': The 2021 Survey of Law Student Well-Being.” The paper is forthcoming in the University of Louisville Law Review. Organ co-authored the study with David Jaffe of American University - Washington College… -
A Summer on the Justice Bus
Business & LawSecond-year law student Hannah Holmberg has been selected by Equal Justice Works to participate in its 2022 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship program. She is one of just 40 law students from across the country to be chosen for this competitive program, which allows law students to explore their passion for public interest work and… -
2021 Law Graduates Set Record for Employment
Business & LawSt. Thomas Law’s Class of 2021 set a school milestone for the record high number of graduates employed in “gold-standard” positions within 10 months of commencement. The law school recently reported that 92.3% of last year's graduating class is working in full-time, long-term jobs that either require a law license or for which having a… -
School of Law Celebrates 2022 Commencement
University NewsThe University of St. Thomas School of Law conferred degrees to 199 students on May 14, 2022. Among them were 164 students earning their J.D. – four of whom earned a joint degree – 22 earning an LL.M. in U.S. Law, and 12 earning a master’s or LL.M. degree in organizational ethics and compliance. Professor… -
Law School Thanks Outgoing Alumni Board; Welcomes New Members for 2022-23
University NewsA special thank-you to the outgoing St. Thomas School of Law Alumni Board members for their years of dedicated service, including Beth Forsythe ’06 J.D., past president, and the following directors: Teddy Michel ’99, ’07 J.D., Grant Gherity ’13 J.D., Christina Hanson ’14 J.D., and Caitlin Hull ’16 J.D. Congratulations to the incoming alumni board… -
Law School Names Interim Dean, Associate Dean
Professional NotesThe University of St. Thomas appointed Joel Nichols interim dean of the School of Law, following the selection of current Dean Robert Vischer as interim university president. Nichols joined the law school faculty in 2007, serving as associate dean for academic affairs for the past nine years. Law Professor Elizabeth (Lisa) Schiltz will now serve… -
Law Students Advocate for a Vacatur Law in Minnesota
Business & LawThird-year law student Erin Powers was working as a clerk at a law firm when she was asked to review the case of a woman who had multiple DWI charges. Powers was told to write a dispositional departure memo outlining for the court the circumstances that had led to the charges in an effort to…