General News
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Carlton Hunke 1943-2023
Longtime Fargo attorney Carlton "Mike" Hunke passed away on August 10, 2023. Services to be held Friday, August 18, 2023, 2:00 P.M. at Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis. -
Job Announcement - Paralegal
A job announcement for a Paralegal with the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Legal Assistant
A job announcement for a Legal Assistant with the Stark County State’s Attorney Office has been posted. -
July bar examination begins
The North Dakota Bar Exam began on Tuesday, July 25. -
North Dakota Child Support guidelines amended
North Dakota Child Support guidelines amended effective July 1, 2023. -
Job Announcement - Chief Assistant State's Attorney
A job announcement for a Chief Assistant State's Attorney with Stutsman County has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant State's Attorney II
A job announcement for an Assistant State's Attorney II with Stutsman County has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant State's Attorney I
A job announcement for an Assistant State's Attorney I with Stutsman County has been posted. -
Job Announcements - Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents
Five job announcements - three for attorneys, one for investigator lead, and one for support staff - with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant State’s Attorney
A job announcement for an Assistant State’s Attorney with the Burleigh County State's Attorney's office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Legal Secretary
A job announcement for a Legal Secretary position available in the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Office has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Special Assistant United States Attorney/Assistant Attorney Genral/HIDTA Attorney
A job announcement for a Special Assistant United States Attorney/Assistant Attorney Genral/HIDTA Attorney with the Attorney General in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Legal Director
A job announcement for a Legal Director with the Protection & Advocacy Project in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
June 22 declared Legal Assistant/Paralegal Day
Governor Doug Burgum has issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, June 22, as Legal Assistant/Paralegal Day. -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
Job announcements for Public Defenders with the Commission on Legal Counsel for indigents in Williston have been posted. -
Job Announcement - General Counsel
A job announcement for General Counsel of the North Dakota Ethics Commission has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Attorney Advisor
A job announcement for an Attorney Advisor at Grand Forks Air Force Base has been posted. -
Ethics commission seeks members
Applications are being accepted for service on the North Dakota Ethics Commission. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Natural Resources and Native American Affairs Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
New Law Review issue available
The North Dakota Law Review has published Volume 98, Issue 2, which is available online. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General/Special Assistant U.S. Attorney/HIDTA Attorney with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Deputy Municipal Court Clerk
A job announcement for a Deputy Municipal Court Clerk with the City of Williston has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
Job announcements for three Attorney Public Defenders with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Consumer Protection & Antitrust Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the General Counsel Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Rand, Light named Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors
UND School of Law Professor Kathryn Rand and UND Political Science & Public Administration Professor Steven Light have been honored as Chester Fritz Distinguished Professors. They are co-directors of UND’s Institute for the Study of Tribal Gaming Law & Policy. -
At UND Law, ‘A Conversation about Wrongs, Rights and Repatriation’
UND Today: "On Tuesday, April 11, dozens of UND students, faculty and staff members packed a third-floor lecture bowl in the School of Law to gain a better understanding of repatriation, a process deeply affecting UND." -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
Job Announcements for five Attorney Public Defenders with the Commission for Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Job Announcements - Public Defenders
Job announcements for three Attorney Public Defenders with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
Job announcements for three Attorney I Public Defenders and one Supervising Attorney Public Defender with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Law Review to present Energy Law Symposium
The North Dakota Law Review will be sponsoring an Energy Law Symposium on March 23 in Bismarck. -
Job Announcement - Child Support Attorney
A job announcement for a Child Support Attorney with the Department of Health & Human Services has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted. -
UND Law Women’s Caucus celebrates Helen Hamilton Day
On March 3, the UND Law Women’s Caucus held its annual Helen Hamilton Day celebration. Helen Hamilton was the first female graduate of the UND School of Law and the first woman to petition the ABA for membership. -
Job Announcement - Staff Attorney
A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the City of Minot has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Legal Assistant
A job announcement for a Legal Assistant with the Department of Health and Human Services has been posted. -
Helen Hamilton Day celebration to be held today
The UND Law Women’s Caucus will hold their annual Helen Hamilton Day celebration on Friday, March 3. -
Job Announcement - Juvenile Presenting Attorney
A job announcement for a Juvenile Presenting Attorney with the Spirit Lake Tribal Court in Fort Totten has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defender
A job announcement for an Adult Criminal Court Public Defender with the Spirit Lake Tribal Court in Fort Totten has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Juvenile Court Public Defender
A job announcement for a Juvenile Court Public Defender with the Spirit Lake Tribal Court in Fort Totten has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
A job announcement for three Attorney Public Defenders with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Contractor Attorneys
A job announcement for Contractor Attorneys with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in the East Central Judicial District has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Civil Litigation Division in Bismarck has been posted. -
Big Muddy Bar Association posts 2023 schedule, seeks members
The Big Muddy Bar Association will again be hosting meetings and providing CLE opportunities for its members in the South Central Judicial District. -
Job Announcement - Staff Attorney
A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the City of Minot has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Solicitor General
A job announcement for Solicitor General for the Office of Attorney General in Bismarck has been posted. -
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution
Nine teams from seven schools competed Jan. 11 in an academic competition where students demonstrate their knowledge of the Constitution in simulated congressional committees and were judged by state Supreme Court justices, constitutional scholars, lawyers, and public officials. -
Job Announcement - Coordinator
A job announcement for a Coordinator with the Protection & Advocacy Project's Olmstead Commission has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defenders
Job announcements for two Attorney I Public Defenders and one Supervising Attorney Public Defender with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Hegvik sworn in as Cass County State's Attorney
Fargo attorney Kimberlee Hegvik is replacing long serving Birch Burdick as Cass County State's Attorney. Her term begins Jan 1. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Dec.22
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued a new open meetings opinion. -
Job Announcement - Attorney
A job announcement for an Attorney with the Protection & Advocacy Project in Bismarck has been posted. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Dec.1
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued an opinion regarding Teacher Support Program grants. -
Job Announcement - Municipal Court Clerk
A job announcement for Clerk of the Devils Lake Municipal Court has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Supervising Attorney Public Defender
A job announcement for a Supervising Attorney Public Defender with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Williston has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defender
A job announcement for an Attorney I Public Defender with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Minot has been posted. -
New issue of N.D. Law Review now online
North Dakota Law Review Volume 97, Issue 3, is now available at the Law Review website. -
Job Announcement - Assistant City Attorney
A job announcement for an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Minot has been posted. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Nov. 16
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued a new opinion on health records. -
Job Announcement - Legal Counsel
A job announcement for Legal Counsel to the ND Real Estate Commission in Bismarck has been posted. -
Judicial outreach liaison publishes newsletter on treatment courts
Retired Judge John Grinsteiner, the judicial outreach liaison for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, has released a newsletter focused on North Dakota's treatment courts. -
Job Announcement - Deputy Court Clerk
A job announcement for a Deputy Court Clerk with the City of Mandan Municipal Court has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Supervising Attorney Public Defender
A job announcement for a Supervising Attorney Public Defender with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in Williston has been posted. -
N.D. Attorney General opinions: Oct. 17
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued two new opinions. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Oct. 11
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued an opinion that the North Dakota Professional Health Program is a public entity subject to the open records and meetings laws. -
N.D. Attorney General opinions: Sept. 29
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued five new opinions. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the Special Prosecutions Unit of the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Assistant Attorney General
A job announcement for an Assistant Attorney General with the State and Local Government Division of the Attorney General's office in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Attorney II
A job announcement for an Attorney II with the Protection & Advocacy Project in Bismarck has been posted. -
Schneider nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney
McLain J. Schneider of Fargo has been nominated to serve as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Sept. 1
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued an opinion that the City of Mandan Board of Equalization did not violate open meeting laws because no notice was necessary for a meeting it did not hold. -
Legislative drafting seminar registration open
The Legislative Council will hold a free legislative drafting seminar on Oct. 4. The seminar is worth 3 CLE credits. Registration is now open. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: Aug. 19
Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued an opinion that the term “electronic machine-readable code,” as utilized in N.D.C.C. § 23-01-05.3, is limited to a QR code related to vaccination records, but does not prohibit the use of QR codes in the normal, everyday activities of the department. -
UND School of Law welcomes Class of 2025
Eighty-seven first-year law students, members of the UND School of Law Class of 2025, begin their legal education this week. -
Job Announcement - Attorney
A job announcement for an Attorney with Legal Services of North Dakota has been posted. -
Meet Brian Pappas, new dean of the UND School of Law
The University of North Dakota community welcomed Brian Pappas as dean of the School of Law on July 1. Pappas comes to UND from Boise State University and Michigan State University, and has been getting acquainted with campus. -
Job Announcement - Executive Director
A job announcement for Executive Director of Legal Services of North Dakota in Bismarck has been posted. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: July 1
The Office of Attorney General has issued a new open records opinion involving the Lake Region District Health Board. -
UND law dean receives SBAND's highest honor
Michael McGinniss, the dean of the UND School of Law, received the State Bar Association of North Dakota’s Distinguished Service Award June 16. -
Job Announcement - Contract Attorney
A job announcement for Contract Attorneys with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in the Southeast Judicial District has been posted. -
Governor issues proclamation honoring legal assistants and paralegals
Gov. Doug Burgum has issued a proclamation declaring June 23 as Legal Assistant / Paralegal Day. -
Job Announcement - Legal Assistant
A job announcement for a Legal Assistant with the City of Bismarck City Attorney department has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defender
Job announcements for three Public Defender positions with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents have been posted. -
Job Announcement - Contract Attorney
A job announcement for Contract Attorneys with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents in the North Central Judicial District has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Attorney II
A job announcement for an Attorney II with the Office of State Tax Commissioner in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Insurance Department Attorney
A job announcement for an Attorney with the Insurance Department in Bismarck has been posted. -
Field set for 2022 judicial elections
The deadline for write-in candidates has passed and the field has been finalized for the 2022 state judicial elections. Two of the elections are contested. Primaries will take place June 14. -
LSND posts latest newsletter
Legal Services of North Dakota has released the Spring/Summer issue of the Legal Services Sentinel. -
Job Announcement - Executive Director
A job announcement for Executive Director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission has been posted. -
New N.D. Attorney General opinions
The Office of Attorney General issued two new opinions on May 19. -
Job Announcement - Juvenile Court Administrative Assistant
A job announcement for a Juvenile Court Administrative Assistant in Bismarck has been posted. -
N.D. Attorney General opinion: May 13
The Office of Attorney General has issued an opinion that the Stark County Commission failed to announce the specific legal authority for holding an executive session.