CLE | Hamline University Law School in the Twin Cities of St. Paul, and Minneapolis Minnesota

Expand Your Horizons This Summer

Looking for a good opportunity to get closer to your J.D. or earn CLE credits this summer while expanding your global horizons or learning more about dispute resolution or health law? Consider the following new courses being offered by Hamline University School of Law, or a plethora of summer classes offered by our Dispute Resolution Institute and Health Law Institute.

Islamic Law

35 MN CLE credits have been approved, Event Code 132533

July 13-July 30, 4:15 to 7:30 p.m.

This course will:

Cover the origins, history and basic concepts of Islamic law.
Provide a basic introduction to the classical schools of jurisprudence and Islamic legal institutions.
Explore Islamic law in areas including family law, inheritance and finance law.

Qadi (judge) Ahmad Natour, the faculty for this course, is President of the High Shari'a Court of Appeal in Israel, which is the highest Islamic court in the State of Israel. Qadi Natour has taught in the Hamline-Hebrew University Program on Law, Religion and Ethics, and is currently on the faculties of Tel Aviv University and American University in Washington, D.C. Qadi Natour was the first Muslim to receive an Interfaith Gold Medallion Award from the International Council of Christians and Jews.

Please click HERE to view the Islamic Law CLE flier and here to download the registration form.

Canadian Law

June 24-July 9 (St. Paul); July 11-18 (Canada)

Legal Scholarship for Equal Justice

Date: Apr, 24 1:00pm - Apr, 24 5:00pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Sara at hamline@mnjustice.org
Location: Hamline University School of Law, Room 105 and Room 04

Hamline University School of Law will host the 2009 Legal Scholarship for Equal Justice (LSEJ) CLE program on April 24, 2009 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. LSEJ is a project of the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) designed to address broad legal issues of current importance to equal justice. Each of the four Minnesota law schools takes a turn to host an annual LSJE CLE program.

This year, topics will include:

Income Discrimination in Rejection of Section 8 Housing Tenants
Providing Effective Assistance of Counsel? Public Defenders in the Midst of Budget Cuts
Family Law Reform: Problems in the Adversarial System and Alternative Models
Passport for Civil Gideon: International Approaches to Providing Legal Services to the Poor
Making the Case for Improving the Juvenile Expunement Process

There will be two concurrent sessions of presentations between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. Both will be held at Hamline's Law School, one in Room 105, and the other in Room 04.

4 CLE Credits will be requested for this program. There is no cost for the CLE opportunity, but if you plan to attend, please register with Sara at hamline@mnjustice.org.

Immigration Law Section CLE: Relations with Neighboring Countries: A Perspective from the Consulates of Canada and Mexico

Date: Mar, 26 12:00pm - Mar, 26 1:30pm
Cost: FREE for law students
Contact: Kayla Jurrens at kjurrens@mnbar.org
Location: MSBA Office
600 Nicollet Mall #380
Minneapolis, MN

Presenter:
Ana Luisa Fajer Flores
Head Consul, Consulate of Mexico, St. Paul

Click on the following links for more information: Biography and Press Release

Estelle Arnaud-Battandier
Consular Affairs Officer, Consulate General of Canada, Minneapolis

Estelle Arnaud-Battandier joined the Consulate in 2004, first serving as assistant to the Deputy Cousul General, and then becoming Consular Affairs Officer a few months later. She has a background in business and marketing and worked for various companies around the world prior to joining the Consulate.

Please join your Section colleagues and our distinguished guests for an opportunity to learn about the wide variety of services offered at two local consulates, services that can help you provide the very best legal assistance to your clients. You will receive the most current information on available foreign document services, including types of documentation issued, as well as translation, verification/authentication, and replacement services.

You will learn about other Consulate services you can access to assist your clients and practice, many of which you may not have been utilizing, including the availability of legal opinions on questions pertaining to foreign law, and services provided to individuals being repatriated to their home country. Specifically designed to address your practical questions and concerns, we hope you can join us for this discussion.

Please register by Tuesday, March 24, 2009.