SBA is proud to announce its 2020-2021 Board of Governors President: Tori Schafer Vice President: Natasha Martinez Treasurer: John Middleton Secretary: Clinton Sinclair Congratulations to the new board! We wish you all the best for the upcoming school…
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MU BOA announces the 2020 Mock Trial Competition winners
Congratulations to the 2020 Mock Trial Competition Champions! Caleb Rutledge Andrew Meyer Jessica Schmitz Gunnar…
The Black Law Students Association Announces 2020-2021 Executive Board
President Brionna Pratt Vice President Adetola Adedipe Secretary Kristen Evans Treasurer Trevor Woodland Fundraiser Chair Danielle Dodd Academic Chair Malik Caldwell Parliamentarian Niya…
Welcoming Christine Lesicko back to Mizzou Law
Mizzou Law has recently welcomed back alumnae Christine Lesicko as a visiting assistant teaching professor of legal writing. Lesicko has previously worked as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Assitant Attorney General for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, and Assitant General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations. We had Professor Lesicko…
Student Leader Highlight: Lindsey Wilkerson
2021 JD candidate Lindsey Wilkerson grew up in Rogersville, Missouri before she first began at Mizzou as an undergraduate. During her first year of studying journalism with an emphasis on radio/TV anchoring and reporting, Wilkerson was accepted into the MU Law Scholars program which allows selected students to complete their bachelor’s and Juris Doctorate degrees in 6 years at MU.…
Jennifer Riedy Clark published in November 2019 NALP Bulletin
Jennifer Riedy Clark, currently serving as the Vice-Chair of RFPs and Articles for the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Judicial Clerkship Section, recently published “Leveraging Faculty Clerkship Committees to Improve Clerkship Advising” in the November NALP Bulletin. “Being part of NALP and speaking with advisors across the country, I could see how Mizzou Law’s strong Faculty Clerkship Committee positively…
Professor Drake Selected as Panelist for Symposium at American University
Veterans Clinic Director Angela Drake selected as a panelist for American University Law Review Volume 69 Federal Circuit Symposium. The event will take place on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington,…
Bailey Appointed to Committee to Study Third-Party Funding of Litigation
Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey has been appointed by the Uniform Law Commission to serve on the Study Committee on Third-Party Funding of Litigation. This committee will study the need for and feasibility of a uniform or model law governing third-party funding of litigation and arbitration. Bailey continues to serve on the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Study Committee and the…
Library Q&A: How to find underlying briefs for U.S. Supreme Court cases
Q: What is the best way be to access some documents from a U.S. Supreme Court docket – for example, the Petition for Certiorari – if they are not all available through the SCOTUS website? Would they be available on Westlaw? A: When a plaintiff wants the U.S. Supreme Court (nicknamed SCOTUS by many) to hear their case, they must…
Library Q&A: How do I choose an online study aid?
Q: We recently had a 1L who stopped by the reference desk looking for guidance on study aids, particularly how and where to access them, which ones to use, and when to use them. A: We are so glad you asked! The University of Missouri Law Library subscribes to two packages of commercial study aids. We buy them so you…