In May, UNM School of Law’s Lora Morgan Church (Navajo), a rising 3L law student, was selected for the 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps FellowshipRead More about Church chosen for 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship

The UNM School of Law and the Jaqueline Marie Leaffer Foundation have teamed up to host the Border Justice Initiative’s Immigration CLE Series this summer. The series includes six sessions hosted virtually via Zoom.Read More about Law School to host virtual Immigration CLE series in July/August

Rachel Grabenstein of the UNM School of Law Class of 2022 was recently awarded a scholarship by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. The Foundation awards these scholarships through a competitive process to students attending one of the Foundation’s “Constituent Law Schools,” in the United States and Canada.Read More about Federal Clerkships Give Grads a Different Look at the Law

“Immigration 101,” a virtual Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presentation by Rebecca Kitson, Esq. will be taking place on Friday, June 26 from noon to 1 p.m. on Zoom. Read More about ‘Immigration 101,’ CLE set to happen on Friday

In the first week of this month, the nation was surprised to learn that retired general officers (generals and admirals) including James Mattis, Colin Powell, Michael Glenn Mullen, and William McRaven (to name a few) spoke out against President Donald Trump’s response to demonstrations across the United States. Read More about Constitutional Crisis: The (retired) Generals & the President

UNM Law School alumnae Lily Hofstra and Denali Wilson were recently awarded the Corinne Wolfe Fellowship for Transformative Advocacy, through the UNM School of Law’s Child & Family Justice Initiative.Read More about Hofstra, Wilson awarded CFJI’s Fellowship for Transformative Advocacy

In May, the UNM School of Law Child & Family Justice Initiative (CFJI) celebrated a major milestone since its creation in 2016, graduating its first class of Child & Family Justice Advocates.Read More about CFJI hits milestone with first class of Graduating Advocates

UNM Law School alumna Denali Wilson says she is passionate about ending excessive and extreme sentencing for youth offenders in New Mexico. Wilson was recently awarded the 2020 Raymond W. Schowers Prize for student writing.Read More about Student writing award only the starting point for UNM Law grad

Rachel Grabenstein of the UNM School of Law Class of 2022 was recently awarded a scholarship by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. The Foundation awards these scholarships through a competitive process to students attending one of the Foundation’s “Constituent Law Schools,” in the United States and Canada.Read More about UNM student earns Natural Resources Law scholarship

UNM School of Law awarded fourteen graduating students its Natural Resources and Environmental Law certificate in 2020, its largest class of certificate awardees to date. Law students can earn the specialized certificate with their J.D. by earning 21 credits in qualifying courses and completing writing and experiential learning components.Read More about Record-high 14 students graduate with NREL Certificate