Study Indian Law This Summer!

Registration is open for the 14th annual Summer Indian Law Program, June 7-July 31, 2021. Current law and graduate students at the University of Montana may register for the week-long courses as they normally would through Cyberbear. We're offering a place-based experiential learning opportunity again this summer! Pending approval by the Montana CLE Commission, each course will yield 13.75 continuing legal education credits for practicing attorneys except for the field course, which will be between 8 and 10 CLE credits. Learn more

Jonathon Byington, Alexander Blewett III School of Law associate dean and professor, sits with UM law student Daniel Horton and his son.

UM Law School Keeps Family Life Central

Daniel Horton still remembers the shock he felt when law professors invited students to bring their kids to class during his first semester at the University of Montana’s Alexander Blewett III School of Law.

As one of many law students with children, Horton said the announcement came as a relief, creating a welcoming environment for the school’s student parents who balance the overwhelming nature of managing academic and caregiving responsibilities. Read more

Alumni Spotlight: Danna Jackson

Our newest alumni spotlight is Danna Jackson, senior counselor to the Bureau of Land Management director at the Department of Interior as an appointee in the Biden-Harris administration. In the past nearly 25 years, she has worked in both private and public practice, litigated—federal, state, tribal, and for the Ninth Circuit—and served in policy positions. I have practiced in Montana and Washington, D.C. Read more

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