NAPABA-MN Website Updated!

Have you checked out NAPABA-MN's updated website? The website can now be viewed in different formats, allowing you to select how you want to access information. I highly recommend trying the 'Flipcard' format if you're a fan of Post-Its and cue cards.

The NAPABA-MN website is a great hub to learn about upcoming NAPABA events, jobs postings and news in the APIA community.

Multicultural Shabbat Dinner this Friday!

The Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) invites you to join us for our annual Shabbat Dinner, on November 11th at 5:00 pm in the auditorium.

This year, the event is generously co-sponsored by LLSA, APALSA, Out!Law, NALSA, STAND and the Multicultural Affairs Office. We’ll be providing a family-style dinner, that will be kosher and have vegetarian options, as well as wine and challah.

Diversity PLP credit available.

Families, significant others, and alumni are welcome. Please sign up in the Multicultural Affairs Office and indicate how many guests you plan to bring.

Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible!

Hope to see you there!
-JLSA

The ABA 2011 Judicial Clerkship Program

Message from William Mitchell's Office of Multicultural Affairs. 

ABA Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline

ABA Judicial Division

The ABA 2011 Judicial Clerkship Program

February 2 – 4, 2012

New Orleans, Louisiana

Students from disadvantage and underrepresented backgrounds are encouraged to participate in this worthwhile opportunity to network with judges and former law clerks from all over the country. The Judicial Clerkship Program simulates the clerkship experience that is aimed at addressing several important issues regarding clerkships, including what judicial clerks do on a daily basis, career options, how to apply for a judicial clerkship, and the benefits of clerking.

You have an opportunity to attend the ABA Clerkship program by submitting the following:

• A Resume

• An essay in 500 words or less on “Does the Death Penalty Deliver Justice?”

• A brief statement on why this opportunity would be beneficial to your law school experience.

Please submit the information to the Multicultural Affairs Office by November 7, 2011 on or before 5:00 p.m.

Forum on Unit 731 this Sunday.

There will be a public forum on Unit 731 and its germ and biochemical warfare at Macalester College at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Nov. 6. The speakers are experts from Harbin where the headquarters of Unit 731 was located. 

Mitchell in New York!

Mitchell in New York is a reception for alumni, friends, and prospective students of William Mitchell College of Law. If you're in New York City on November 7th be sure to be there!

For details RSVPing and location, please click here!

Law Beyond Borders

We will be offering a new J-term course this year titled Law Beyond Borders.  Professors Winer, Konar-Steenberg, Port and Erstling will offer a 5 day, 3 hours a day course exploring the notion of international and comparative law and what Mitchell students need to know about these areas.  This course may act as a feeder into the international and/or comparative law course offerings at the law school.  There is no prerequisite.  Naturally, because Professor Erstling 

and I are involved, two of the 5 days will focus on intellectual property.

Note from: 
Kenneth L. Port
Professor of Law and
Director, Intellectual Property Institute
William Mitchell College of Law
SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=444675

South Asian Immigration Roundtable

The Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans is organizing an immigration roundtable focusing on the South Asian community on Wednesday, November 9. To learn more about the event, please click here.