Category Archives: ASU NALSA

Department of the Interior Listening Session – Feb. 1

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The Department of the Interior is hosting a listening session Wednesday, Feb. 1st at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in the Acacia ballroom from 1pm-4pm. This listening session is about whether (and how) it should update the Indian Trader regulations at 25 CFR part 140, including how the regulations could be revised to improve consistency with Tribal self-governance and self-determination and promote economic viability and sustainability in Indian Country.

Notice published in December 2016 – Federal Register

No RSVP or registration required for the event. The event is free and the Department of Interior is interested in hearing from Tribal representatives and those that do business in Indian Country.

Questions? Contact Tana Fitzpatrick at tana.fitzpatrick@bia.gov or 202-208-7695.

Job Opportunity – Law Clerk

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Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court
Ledyard – CT (United States)

Application Deadline:
3/30/2017, 11:30 PM

Anticipated Job Start Date:
7/31/2017

Primary Job Contact:
Patricia Brune
Administrative Assistant III
pbrune@mptn-nsn.gov
860-396-6156

P.O. Box 3126
101 Pequot Trail
Mashantucket, CT 06338-3126

Who Can Apply:
Student Group
3L, Recent Grads – Class of 2016

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Chief Judge, the Law Clerk is required to:

  • Conduct legal research on relevant statutes and cases; analyze legal issues presented by administrative records; communicate findings of research to tribal court judges either orally or by succinct memoranda.
  • Review legal pleadings, motions, briefs, transcripts, and recordings.
  • Draft memoranda of decision and orders for pending Tribal Court cases.
  • Attend hearings as requested by the tribal judges.
  • Prepare special projects such as editing decisions for publication and developing
    proposed amendments to Mashantucket Rules of Civil Procedure.

For full job announcement, please download:
Judicial Clerkship Announcement 2017-2018.pdf

Application Documents:
Resume (Required)
Cover Letter (Required)
Transcript (Required)
Writing Sample (Required)
Other (Required)
Recommendation Letter welcomed (Optional)
Career Center Administrator

Application Method(s)
Applicants must submit an online application via https://www.foxwoods.com/careers/
Application Email: pbrune@mptn-nsn.gov
Apply via Mail to: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court, P.O. Box 3126, 101 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT 06338-3126

 

Experts discuss hot topics at Third Annual Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference Feb 2-3, 2017

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The Indian Legal Program and the Rosette, LLP American Indian Economic Program and are pleased to be hosting the Third Annual Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference, “Sovereignty and E-Commerce:  Innovating and Reshaping the Borders of Indian Country CLE Conference”  at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, February 2-3, 2017.  Early Registration extended to Jan. 9.     Click here for conference website.

Introductory Address:  Chairman Brian Cladoosby, President of the National Congress of the American Indians

Keynote Address:  The Honorable Kenneth L. Salazar, the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior for President Barack Obama from 2009-2013.

Featured Speaker:  Assistant Secretary Lawrence S. Roberts, Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary, U.S. Department of Indian Affairs, under Secretary Sally Jewel.

Click here for conference agenda.  Please join us for this important and timely conference in Indian Country.

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This conference will qualify for 12 General CLE credits for the State Bar Association of Arizona.   New Mexico approval is pending.

School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions – Dec. 2

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2016-stpp-101216School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Beus Center for Law and Society located at ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.

Early Registration is now available at:
law.asu.edu/stpp2016

Questions? Contact us at Jennifer.H.Williams@asu.edu or 480-727-0420

Request for Proposal – Litigation, Administrative Outreach, and Lobbying Legal Services

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The Navajo Nation seeks assistance in litigation, administrative outreach, and lobbying to assist in matters related to federal administrative offsets made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for disputed debts.  Selected Respondent will provide legal services to secure a favorable outcome of the disputes and will litigate those disputes if necessary.

The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.  NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Download Request for Proposal pdf