Volunteers needed for high school mock trial competition
The Michigan Center for Civic Education (MCCE) is seeking volunteers to support Michigan’s 2024-2025 High School Mock Trial competition.
MCCE is looking for judges, lawyers, paralegals, law firm staff, court staff, law students, college students, and anyone else interested in the law and helping young people. Sharing this volunteer opportunity with your staff, colleagues, friends, and neighbors is also encouraged.
For more information or to sign up, contact Lydia Mitchell at lmitchell@miciviced.org or (517) 242-0320. You can also sign up online https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vUQJSCq8mgSHDiJz-4z4s9wii_uIFmWp/view?pli=1.
MCCE is looking for judges, lawyers, paralegals, law firm staff, court staff, law students, college students, and anyone else interested in the law and helping young people. Sharing this volunteer opportunity with your staff, colleagues, friends, and neighbors is also encouraged.
For more information or to sign up, contact Lydia Mitchell at lmitchell@miciviced.org or (517) 242-0320. You can also sign up online https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vUQJSCq8mgSHDiJz-4z4s9wii_uIFmWp/view?pli=1.
Cover Art Contest open for court annual report
The Third Circuit Court of Michigan in Wayne County is holding a Cover Art Contest for its next annual report. The contest is open to all high school students in Wayne County.
Applications will be accepted from 9 a.m on Friday, Jan. 10 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. The winning submission will be used as the cover for the 2024 Annual Report, which is read by hundreds of lawyers, elected officials, and other business and community leaders throughout Wayne County.
Gift cards in the amounts of $500, $100, and $50 will be presented to the top three finishers, respectively, in the contest.
Contest information can be obtained by visiting www.3rdcc.org/announcements/2024-annual-report-cover-contest.
Applications will be accepted from 9 a.m on Friday, Jan. 10 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. The winning submission will be used as the cover for the 2024 Annual Report, which is read by hundreds of lawyers, elected officials, and other business and community leaders throughout Wayne County.
Gift cards in the amounts of $500, $100, and $50 will be presented to the top three finishers, respectively, in the contest.
Contest information can be obtained by visiting www.3rdcc.org/announcements/2024-annual-report-cover-contest.
‘Recent Legislation and Hot Topics’ presented by SBM section Jan. 16
The Real Property Law Section (RPLS) of the State Bar of Michigan will present “Recent Legislation and Hot Topics on the Horizon” online Thursday, January 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
RPLS Legislative Committee Chair Leslee Lewis will begin with a discussion of new legislation affecting real property that has been passed into law during the last year. The section’s lobbyist, Tabitha Zimny, will provide an update on bills that are currently pending in the state legislature.
Cost for the virtual seminar $30 for section members and $50 for non-section members. To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/realproperty/home. For additional information, email Karen Schwartz at rplsks@gmail.com.
RPLS Legislative Committee Chair Leslee Lewis will begin with a discussion of new legislation affecting real property that has been passed into law during the last year. The section’s lobbyist, Tabitha Zimny, will provide an update on bills that are currently pending in the state legislature.
Cost for the virtual seminar $30 for section members and $50 for non-section members. To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/realproperty/home. For additional information, email Karen Schwartz at rplsks@gmail.com.
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