The NNALSA 2019 Moot Court Competition problem and rules are now available here.
National NALSA
National NALSA Executive Board Luncheon with Fletcher
After much laziness and delay on my part, here is the 2015-16 NNALSA ed board about to devour a carb-heavy lunch at Pizza House in The EL (yes, it’s true I’m thinking about pizza in this pic, but having a great time!):
National NALSA Announces 45th Anniversary and 2015 Executive Board
NNALSA Panel on Law Teaching Careers
Wenona Singel, Keith Richotte, Angelique EagleWoman, and Fletcher (not pictured)
And the National NALSA members in attendance
National NALSA Announces 2015 Moot Court Winners (UPDATED with pics)
Here:
On March 6th and 7th of 2015 the National Native American Law Students Association (“NNALSA”) held its Annual Moot Court Competition. The competition was hosted by the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. This year’s competition was the biggest ever! 70 teams participated, and over 100 attorneys from Arizona to Washington D.C. served as brief and oral judges. All of the judges volunteered their own time and many paid their own travel expenses. The James E. Rogers College of Law’s NALSA chapter would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped plan and host this memorable competition.
This year’s winners include:
1st Place Best Overall Advocate: Team 181 of William Mitchell, Joshua Peterson and Scott Jurchisin
2nd Place Best Overall Advocate: Team 54 of University of Kansas, Corey Adams and Maureen Orth
3rd Place Best Overall Advocate: Team 92 of Seattle University, Drew Pollom and Jocelyn McCurtain
1st Place Best Brief: Team 181 of William Mitchell, Joshua Peterson and Scott Jurchisin
2nd Place Best Brief: Team 28 of Columbia, Jacob Wolf and Andrew Sangster
3rd Place Best Brief: Team 126 of Michigan State, Stephen Raslich and Amy Foerster
1st Place Best Spoken Advocate: Team 120 of Univ. of Hawaii, Jordan Inafuki
2nd Place Best Spoken Advocate: Team 73 of Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kostan R. Lathouris
3rd Place Best Spoken Advocate: Team 120 of Univ. of Hawaii, Dylan Taschner
This was the second year that William Mitchell took “Best Brief” and “Best Overall Advocate.” Sarah Deer, who received one of the McArthur Genius awards this year, helped coach William Mitchell’s winning team. Colette Routel of William Mitchell helped coach the winning team as well.
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s competition!
Sincerely,
NNALSA
UPDATE with Pics:
National NALSA Press Release on 2015 Alternative Spring Break Program
From here:
I am proud to announce the 2015 Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Program projects that have been selected to receive an award. The National Native American Law Student Association Executive Board has chosen a project from Columbia Law School and the University of Michigan Law School! Columbia Law School will be working with Anishinabe Legal Services on three reservations in northwestern Minnesota to assist indigent program clients with civil needs, including a strong emphasis on domestic violence. Michigan Law School will be travelling to the Navajo Nation to work with DNA Legal Services to gain legal and practical skills, while also learning about Navajo life in Window Rock, Arizona. NNALSA has budgeted $1,000 for this year’s program, and each school will receive an award of $500! NNALSA would also like to recognize all program applicants for the high quality projects that were submitted. Congratulations to this year’s award winners!
In other news, Alex Kitson has made the difficult decision to resign from her duties as the Public Relations Director of NNALSA. On behalf of the Board of NNALSA, I would like to thank Alex for her time and commitment at helping NNALSA achieve its goals by helping to spread the word through numerous media outlets. Alex, you will be missed and good luck in all of your future endeavors.
The Executive Board took a vote and appointed P. Nelson Lambert to the PR Director position. Nelson entered NNALSA as the Area 5 representative. Because the Board appointed him to PR Director Area 5 is now vacant and we are looking to fill the position. If any member is interested in representing Area 5 please send an interest statement to nnalsa.president@gmail.com.
Be sure to keep a look out for future announcements because NNALSA has some wonderful events and opportunities coming up! Events such as the National Moot Court Competition at the University of Arizona, and “Fed-Bar” where the new future board members of NNALSA will be elected and where the best 1L, 2L, 3L, and Chapter of the Year awards will be given. I hope everyone is excited about the future of NNALSA, and the positive future we are trying to achieve for Indian Country.
Nelson Lambert
J.D. Candidate, 2016
Charlotte School of Law
National NALSA Public Relations Director
National NALSA is Recruiting Judges for the 2015 Moot Court Competition
Here is the recruitment letter:
Letter to Recruit Juges for Moot Court
UPDATE — Also an email from the NNALSA board:
Greetings Friends and Colleagues,
The NALSA Chapter at the University of Arizona College of Law was chosen to host the 2015 National NALSA Moot Court Competition in Tucson, AZ on March 6-7, 2015.
The competition is expected to draw roughly 50-60 teams from law schools across the country. As both the President of the UofA NALSA Chapter and the Vice-President of National NALSA, I’m tasked with organizing and planning this competition. I am seeking attorneys from both inside and outside the Arizona legal community to serve as either brief judges or oral argument judges. Attached is a letter from me detailing the tasks of a brief and oral argument judge and a form is included for those interested in participating.
Please consider participating in the National NALSA Moot court competition. For more information on the competition (the moot court problem), see:
http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/
The problem centers on Indian law, particularly a tribe’s civil jurisdiction. Please note that you don’t need a background in Indian law to judge because we, the host school, will provide a bench brief that will explain the issues, provide the relevant law, and provide arguments for both sides. This is a great opportunity to watch and help law students hone their advocacy and legal writing skills.
2015 NNALSA Moot Court Problem Released
For Immediate Release
October 31, 2014
CONTACT:
Alex Kitson, NNALSA Public Relations Director
nnalsa.publicrelations@gmail.com
Moot Court Press Release
The National Native American Law Students Association is pleased to announce the release of the 2015 National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition Problem. The problem and additional information about the competition can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/.
The 23rd Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition will be held on March 6-7, 2015, at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law campus in Tucson, Arizona.
NNALSA Website Login Information
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
September 22, 2014
CONTACT:
Alex Kitson, NNALSA Public Relations Director
nnalsa.publicrelations@gmail.com
NNALSA Website Now Allows Members and Employers to Create a Private Login
As part of our redesign, the National NALSA website now allows members and employers to create a private login. This easy to use feature will allow National NALSA to connect and share information with students, alumni, and employers. However, since there has been a rise in hacker attacks to our website you can only create a login after you receive an invitation code.
Once NNALSA members pay their membership dues they will be sent an email with an invitation code to create a login. The login will be used to share information regarding the 2015 NNALSA Writing and Moot Court Competitions.
Employers interested in creating a login should email Aarik Robertson for the invitation code atnnalsa.liaison@gmail.com. Employers will be able to use their login to post job openings and download the NNALSA Resume Book when it becomes available.
To create your login after you receive the invitation code, visit the National NALSA website athttp://www.nationalnalsa.org and click Register in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
National NALSA Resume Book Announcement
Last day to send in resumes
Here (PDF):
Dear NNALSA Membership,
Today we are proud to announce the return of the NNALSA Resume Book!!!
Potential employers throughout Indian country will have access to this resume book.
Take this opportunity to catch the eye of a future employer in tribal or non-tribal
government, private firms or non-profits from various areas of the country.
All resumes will be due no later than September 15, 2014. Please submit your
completed resume in PDF format to nnalsa.resume@gmail.com. Resumes must be no
longer than one page. The resume book will then be sent out to all participating
prospective employers, who will then follow up for individual interviews on their own
schedules.
You must pay your annual dues for us to include your resume. Additionally, all
resumes will be screened, and any deemed inappropriate for submission (spelling and
grammatical errors, etc.) will be returned for edits.
Lastly, if you receive or accept any offers resulting from the resume book, please let
us know! We’d love to celebrate your success with you, and sharing that information
with us will help the Board in planning for next year’s career activities for our
members.
Enjoy the last part of your summer, and we look forward to another productive year
with you!
Sincerely,
NNALSA Board
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