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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION VOLUME LXXVII NUMBER X NOVEMBER 2020 www.mnbar.org A primer on changes wrought in the wake of Justice David Lillehaug’s 2016 article on unpublished appellate decisions MITCHELL HAMLINE STUDENTS BECOME ALUMNI LEADERS 44% of Minnesota Court of Appeals judges are Mitchell Hamline graduates 51% of Minnesota’s district court judges are Mitchell Hamline alumni 59% of Minnesota’s county attorneys are Mitchell Hamline alumni mitchellhamline.edu/minnesota Your Rights, Our Team Unequal Pay, Sexual Harassment, Wage Theft, 401k Retirement Self-Dealing, Social Injustice EMPLOYEE RIGHTS • WAGE THEFT • 401K/ERISA • CONSUMER RIGHTS • CIVIL RIGHTS • SOCIAL INJUSTICE nka.com MINNEAPOLIS IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Suite 4600, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612) 256-3200 SAN FRANCISCO 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 810, San Francisco, CA 94104 (415) 277-7235 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION VOLUME LXXVII NUMBER X NOVEMBER 2020 www.mnbar.org 14 ‘Published’ and ‘unpublished’ revisited A primer on changes wrought in the wake of Justice David Lillehaug’s 2016 article on unpublished appellate decisions. 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It is fascinating to learn distancing to securing employment where people come from, why at a time when many law firms they became lawyers, and how are laying off attorneys rather than their careers developed; I also enjoy hiring new ones, these new lawyers are hearing about their lives outside the navigating a world full of challenges that law. Often the most interesting tidbits many of us never faced or even imagined. of information surface while huddled While the MSBA is not able to eradicate around the coffee counter in the 15 minutes many of the challenges facing new lawyers, before a meeting is scheduled to start. we can certainly help lessen one of them—the challenge of Unfortunately, the opportunity to interact informally with cultivating professional relationships. Even in a “remote” our colleagues and friends is yet another casualty of covid-19. world, the MSBA can provide opportunities to make the To be sure, while our new “virtual reality” has (thankfully) personal connections that are so vital to a successful and enabled most of us to continue to work and to be active meaningful legal career. And, just so it is clear, when I say the in professional organizations, it can have a tremendous MSBA can do this, I mean you—our members. negative impact on our ability to make and cultivate personal I ask each of you to reflect on what it was like when you connections.