Briefs
Law School alumni celebrating milestone anniversaries returned for Reunion this fall to share class dinners, catch up with old friends and make new connections in the Law Quad, and take in some football at Michigan Stadium. The Texas Longhorns’ victory during the first Reunion weekend ended the Wolverines’ 14-game winning streak during Law School Reunions—but the team got back on its feet a week later with a win over the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
Winter 2024-2025 Cover Story
Trends in legal education and the profession, as well as new technologies, have led to changes in collections management, research-based curriculum, scholarship, the student experience, and other aspects of how law libraries support their institutions. In this article, three directors of Michigan Law’s library, as well as alumni who have served in leadership roles at the law libraries at Boston University and the University of Notre Dame, discuss these trends; their impact on students, faculty, and society; and the enduring value of law libraries.
Winter 2024-2025 @UMICHLAW
Michigan is one of the few law schools in the country to house a clinic for first-year students, who are allowed by the Michigan Supreme Court to do certain types of legal work. The experience can be transformative for students new to law school.
Winter 2024-2025 @UMICHLAW
Edward S. Rogers was a three-time Michigan Law alumnus and an adjunct faculty member, but his most lasting contribution to the law is authorship of the Lanham Act, the core US trademark law. Professor Jessica Litman is bringing new attention to Rogers’s story with a chapter in a book coming out this fall.
