Well-established, general practice law firm in Red Wing, Minnesota is seeking an associate attorney. Applicants should be admitted to practice in the State of Minnesota with zero to three years of experience. Responsibilities will include representing clients in all aspects of the legal proceedings, legal research and working closely and under the direct assistance/ oversight […]
Legal and Policy Director
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness is seeking a Legal and Policy Director. For more information, please visit our website: https://friends-bwca.org/jobs-internships/
Corporate Counsel
Edina Realty, Inc. is seeking an attorney with zero to three years of experience to work as Corporate Counsel in its Edina, MN office. Strong writing and oral communication skills are required; experience with real property law is a plus. Position entails giving legal direction to real estate agents, conducting educational presentations, contract negotiations, legal […]
Attorney Wanted
The City of Moorhead, MN is seeking an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Principal duties of the position include all matters related to city criminal prosecution in Clay County District Court and related city prosecution duties. The successful applicant will have excellent academic credentials from an ABA accredited law school, strong research skills and excellent writing skills […]
The Arc of a Career: A short story about practicing in two centuries
NOTE: This article if best viewed in print. View the Digital Edition The Starting Pint overflowed with classmates too giddy to sit, as Burdette clambered onto the bar, cradling a glass and yelling “Shoot me to the moon!” above the din, as if Minnesota had won a national championship rather than recording the usual 95 […]
Reflections on the Cause of Justice: A retiring judge looks back at his time on the bench
Each year between the ages of 8 and 18, my son and I went on a ski trip out west during winter break. In the early years we skied together—until he started going down black diamond runs. In an act of self-preservation, I let him go it alone. But it wasn’t the skiing that I […]
Never Discuss Cheese with Rats: A brief overview of Minnesota’s informant privilege
Never discusscheese with rats. – Cookie Lyon There exists at the common law—both state and federal—a privilege that protects an informant from having his identity made known in a criminal case. The privilege exists for good reason: If there were no privilege, there likely would be no informants, only whole deserts devoted to storing them […]
Who Will Judge the Judges? The origins of judicial discipline in Minnesota
In 1971, a Hennepin County Municipal Court judge found a law student in contempt and ordered her jailed for two hours. The student believed that the student practice rule authorized her to confer with a traffic court defendant, but the judge believed the student’s supervising attorney (who had authorized the contact from another courtroom) had […]
Notes & Trends – December 2018
COMMERCIAL & CONSUMER LAW REGULATORY LAW • Unlawful practices: Federal consumer protection laws give regulators considerable authority to penalize creditors that violate the protections afforded. In a regulatory action, a Minnesota bank was charged with “redlining”—that is, intentionally avoiding providing services in Minneapolis-St. Paul to individuals living in predominantly minority neighborhoods, because of race or […]
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