School of Law

Jacob Duran has sat in a prison cell for three decades, convicted of the murder of an elderly woman who hired him to do work on her home. At nearly 70 years old, Duran has finally found a reason to rethink his future after so much of his life has been...

A leading legal scholar and consultant on the hit T.V. series “The West Wing” is coming to the University of New Mexico stage. Akhil Reed Amar will present ‘The Constitution at a Crossroads’ later this month.

According to a recent study conducted by The National Jurist, New Mexico is in the second hottest job market for entry-level attorneys. Based on data from both the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association the Mountain...

The University of New Mexico School of Law is hosting the internationally acclaimed exhibit, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich” from Tuesday, Feb. 7 through Friday, Mar. 11. This exhibit has been shown in nearly 100...

The University of New Mexico Law School not-for-profit Art Gallery is launching the 2017 Artist in Residence Program with an opening reception on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 5–6:30 p.m. in the Forum at the UNM Law School.  

The UNM School of Law Not for Profit Art Gallery is inviting all University of New Mexico artists to submit their art for consideration for the 2017 exhibition. The Art Committee is looking for two current or emeriti faculty artists, two current student...

The University of New Mexico School of Law has launched the Master of Studies in Law (MSL) program for mid-career professionals and recent college graduates who want to enhance their career with legal education relevant to their field or...

The New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project, in partnership with the UNM School of Law, is hosting death row exoneree Anthony Ray Hinton to share his story of wrongful conviction and 30-year survival on Alabama’s death row.

Three United States Supreme Court cases this year consider the federal and state jurisdictional boundary in energy regulation. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) General Counsel Max Minzner will discuss these cases and their implication for the...

The New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project Fall Speaker Series, in partnership with the UNM Alumni Association Lobo Living Room, presents Jennifer Thompson to share her unforgettable story of crime, mistaken identification, innocence and...