School of Law

The 2016 John Field Simms, Sr. Memorial Lectureship in Law will shed light on the political, legal and economic consequences about a matter that affects us all—Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU). For the first time, a member-state voted...

Albuquerque Business First annually selects 40 honorees for its annual 40 Under 40 list. This year, five of the 40 chosen came from the University of New Mexico. UNM’s honorees include: director and research assistant professor at UNM’s Center for...

In what’s likely the only class of its kind in the country, New Mexico Court of Appeals judges teach students how to think like a judge. In Appellate Decision Making, UNM Law School students learn how judges think about a case. They learn how judges go...

Garrett Adcock has been in the news for his intelligence, versatility on the Lobo football field, and most of all, for his extensive community service.

Two faculty members in the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program at The University of New Mexico School of Law combined their expertise in Indian law to write an amicus brief that has received national attention. Creel and LaVelle collaborated to draft and...

The six students knew the practice sessions and preparation for the Mock Trial Competition would be intense. But they also knew that there would be a great payoff: Steve and Andy Scholl would train them to be trial lawyers, not mock trial...

A recent study co-authored by University of New Mexico School of Law Associate Professor Yael Zakai Cannon shows the relationship between “adverse childhood experiences,” or ACEs, and juvenile delinquency. The study also sheds light on the role that law...

The University of New Mexico School of Law has jumped 11 spots to the ranking of 60th nationwide in US News & World Report’s 2017 Best Law Schools. US News takes into account assessments by peer law schools, ratings by lawyers and judges as well as ...

Surprise and elation spread across the faces of UNM Law School students Frank Cardoza and Scott Woody at a dinner during the midyear meeting of the ABA’s Section of Taxation.

The University of New Mexico School of Law received a grant designed to attract, prepare and mobilize a diverse group of lawyers to pursue justice and racial equity, and to achieve improved health and well-being for New Mexico’s most vulnerable children...