Academics

Summer 2024 Course Information Now Available

Summer registration materials are now available on the Registration Materials page of the Law School’s website. You must be logged in to access the page.

Registration will open on Monday, March 25. Students are asked to register on CheckMarq by Wednesday, April 3, at 12:00 p.m. While students may enroll in a summer course any time before the class begins, the decision of whether to offer a course will be based on CheckMarq enrollment as of April 3, 2024. 

Please note that summer semester is billed separately from the fall and spring terms, and students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits to qualify for financial aid. More information can be found within the registration materials packet and on the Office of Financial Aid's website.

1L Students

  • We will provide you with more detailed information regarding the course registration process and degree requirements at an upcoming information session on Monday, March 18.
  • Professor Anne Kearney will also hold an information session on supervised field placements, judicial internships, and clinics on Wednesday, March 6.
  • Please mark your calendars and keep an eye out for additional communications regarding these and other informational events!
Contact: Registrar Nicole Toerpe Mason

1Ls and 2Ls: Important Dates and Information for Fall Registration Process

Please note the upcoming important dates pertaining to fall registration.

  • Week after Spring Break: Fall registration materials will be available on the Law School's website and Class Search
  • Monday, March 18, at noon in the Lubar Center: 1L Registration Information Session - All first-year students are strongly encouraged to attend this event where we will walk students through the ins and outs of registering for fall semester.
  • Monday, March 25, at noon in room 433: Fall Curricular Fair - All students are welcome to attend this event, wherein different curricular programs will have tables and be available to talk about student interest in registering/applying to register for their programs.
  • April 8 & 9, various times: Fall registration begins; students are assigned appointment times in CheckMarq and should plan to sign up for courses at their assigned appointment time. In order to register for fall classes, students must complete Preregistration Cheq and otherwise not have any registration holds on their accounts. 

Once fall registration materials are released, students are welcome to set up a meeting with Registrar Toerpe Mason or Dean Fodor to discuss their individual fall course schedules and any questions they have about registration. If you have any questions prior to the release of registration materials, please do not hesitate to contact either Registrar Toerpe Mason or Dean Fodor.

Contact: Dean Fodor

Summer 2024 Semester Schedule Updates

Please note, there is a slight change in the summer schedule of classes. Professor Blemberg’s Seminar: Professional and Ethical Identity Formation, will now meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:45 to 11:15 a.m.

In addition, please note that while the Evidence class is remote, the final exam is an in-person exam. 

Detailed information about the summer schedule can be found here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Registrar Toerpe Mason.

Contact: Registrar Toerpe Mason

1L/2Ls: Summer 2024 Clinic and Internship Opportunities

Excellent placements remain available in the Summer Supervised Fieldwork and Judicial internships program.

If you are considering a summer internship, please submit an application or contact Professor Anne Kearney (anne.kearney@marquette.edu).

Information about each of the available placements and the application are available on the Law School’s website. Please consult the application materials for descriptions and prerequisites/co-requisites. The updated application is linked here as well.

Please note the following new opportunities:

  • Waukesha County Circuit Court (Civil Division)—research and writing, courtroom observation, and Judge interaction (applicant nomination, must be interviewed by the Judge) (2 credits) (Civil Procedure, LAWR 1 and LAWR 2 are prerequisites)
  • Wisconsin Department of Justice—trial level team internship in Milwaukee County (3 credits) (criminal process and evidence are prerequisites)

The following programs have seats available:

CLINICS

  1. Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic
  2. Mediation Clinic

JUDICIAL INTERNSHIPS

  1. Wisconsin Supreme Court
  2. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Felony Division
  3. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Civil Court
  4. United States District Court (E.D. Wis.) Judge Stadtmueller
  5. Waukesha County Circuit Court Civil Division

SUPERVISED FIELDWORK PROGRAMS

  1. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  AIDS Resource Center (Vivent Health)
  2. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Centro Legal
  3. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Central Wisconsin Community Law
  4. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin (providing criminal defense services in the federal courts)
  5. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office (a state prosecutor internship)
  6. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee
  7. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel
  8. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Milwaukee County District Attorney CHIPS/TPR Unit
  9. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Milwaukee County Economic Development Division
  10. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Mobile Legal Clinic Pardon and Expungement Clinic
  11. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  National Labor Relations Board
  12. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Ozaukee County District Attorney’s Office (a state prosecutor internship)
  13. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Racine County District Attorney’s Office (a state prosecutor internship)
  14. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Sheboygan County District Attorney’s Office (a state prosecutor internship)
  15. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin Association of School Boards
  16. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
  17. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin Elections Commission
  18. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL)
  19. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin Legislative Council
  20. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin National Guard Staff Judge Advocate (Madison)
  21. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin State Public Defender Juvenile Division (Milwaukee County)
  22. Supervised Fieldwork Program:  Wisconsin State Public Defender Trial Division (Waukesha County)
Contact: Anne Berleman Kearney

Fall 2024 Application for Clinic/Internship Placements Now Available

The Fall 2024 Semester application for Clinics, Judicial internships, and Supervised Fieldwork Placements are now available. 

Clinic opportunities include seats in the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic, the Mediation Clinic, the Restorative Justice Clinic, the Prosecutor Clinic, and the Public Defender Clinic. 

The application materials can be accessed on the Registration Materials page of the Law School's website. Students must be logged in to access the page.

The application (including resume and unoffical transcript) is due to Director Anne Kearney on Monday, April 1, 2024 by 3:00 p.m. in room 202B. 

Please contact Director Anne Kearney with any questions.

Contact: Anne Berleman Kearney

Congratulations to the Mock Trial Teams

Marquette Law School’s Trial Skills Course competed nationally this last weekend. Members of the course include: Cora Baudhuin, Connor Mathias, Isaiahs Luna, Jack Bennett, Aiyanah Simms, Anissa Garcia, Mitchell Dess, and Sarah Bondar.

Both teams performed remarkably and Team 2 made it to the final round. The teams’ presentations were at a high professional level and scoring judges indicated all of Marquette’s members performed better than some practicing attorneys. Both teams represented Marquette University Law School proudly. 

Congratulations to the teams for all their efforts and truly amazing skills demonstrated during the 2024 competition. 

If you would like to be able to participate in the Trial Skills Course or want more information on how to be selected, please reach out to adjunct professors Katie Halopka-Ivery (Katherine.halopka-ivery@usdoj.gov) or Grant Huebner (grant.huebner@da.wi.gov). Tryouts will be held April 10, April 11, and April 12, 2024.  Please watch for more information. 

Contact: Professor Katie Halopka-Ivery

Fall 2024 Registration Materials Now Available

Registration Materials for the fall 2024 are now available. 

NEW THIS SEMESTER:

  • To find detailed course information, including methods of assessment, prerequisites, final exam dates, whether a course meets a graduation requirement, and important faculty notes, please review courses using this link to Marquette University Class Search (and consider bookmarking the link). Select "Law" in the "Any Subject" field to see all available fall law classes.
  • Please also make sure to visit the Registration Materials page on the Law School's website to access the class schedule handout, final exam schedule, tentative list of spring 2025 classes, sign-up link for advising appointments, and list of available Supervised Field Placements, Judicial Internships, and Clinics.

1L Students

  • Plan to attend today's registration information session at noon in the Lubar Center. Dean Grossman, Dean Fodor, and Registrar Toerpe Mason will review registration processes, graduation requirements, and important steps and advice to prepare you to register for the fall. 
  • Not sure about co-curricular opportunities such as journal, a juducial internship, or Moot Court? Mark your calendar for Monday, March 25, at noon, when we will host a Curricular Fair in Room 433 for 1Ls to talk with student leaders and faculty advisors from these programs.

All Students:

  • Registration will open on April 8 and 9. To find your registration appointment time, please login to CheckMarq and follow these instructions.
  • Make sure that you complete Preregistration Cheq before your registration appointment time to avoid a registration hold.
  • If you have any registration holds on your account, take steps to clear the holds before your registration appointment time to avoid delays. 
  • All students are responsible for reviewing the final exam schedule when they register. Final exams will not be rescheduled for avoidable conflicts or back-to-back exam schedules.

 

Contact: Registrar Nicole Toerpe Mason

Marquette Sports Law Review Summer 2024 Writing Competition

The Marquette Sports Law Review's summer 2024 membership writing competition is now open. Any student who is in good academic standing (e.g., 2.0 cumulative GPA after the completion of at least 27 credits as of the first 2024 summer session), is eligible to become a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review.

To become a member, a student must participate in the annual summer writing competition and be selected for membership by the current editorial board. Enter the summer competition at this link HERE by Friday, April 26.  

The summer 2024 writing competition will be distributed by email on Monday, May 13, and will be due Friday, June 28, 2024. In most cases, competiting in the summer competition is a prerequisite to being considered for a Sports Law Certificate Program internship.

Contact: Paul Anderson

Congratulations to the Pro Sports Negotiation Competition Finalists

Congratulations to Team 2 (Erik Pederson & Henry Score) and Team 4 (Austin Chamorro & Arton Riza) on reaching the final round of the Sports Law Program's Internal Professional Sports Negotiation Competition which will be held in the Lubar Center on Thursday, April 4!

Contact: Austin Montbriand

Congratulations to the Jenkins Quarterfinalists

Congratulations to the following teams who advanced to the Jenkins Quarterfinals:

  • Josephine Napolski & Sydney Wilcox
  • Deona Cathey & John Caucutt
  • Abby Nilsson & Mackenzie Retzlaff
  • Catherine Alles & Joseph Schimp
  • Danny Levandoski & Rodrigo Villalobos
  • Stephanie Dyer & Jay Rohwer
  • Andrew Madden & Josh Petersen
  • John Bolden & Dan Underwood

The Quarterfinals will be held on Saturday, April 6. 

Contact: Emily Juneau

Marquette Law Review Vol. 108 Interest Meeting

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 12:10pm Room 444

Attention 1Ls and 2Ls! The Marquette Law Review is hosting an interest meeting on Monday, April 8, at 12:10 p.m. in room 444. We will discuss the work we do on the Law Review, the paths to joining the journal (including the write-on process and relevant timelines), as well as the myriad of personal and professional benefits of participating in law review.

Additionally, Ian’s Pizza will be served for lunch. We hope to see you there!

Contact: Joseph Schimp