The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association offer monthly Continuing Legal Education sessions in two locations. The sessions are free.
You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend. For all sessions, CLE credit will be applied for. No advanced registration is needed.
Hastings courses in Jury Assembly Room
Sessions will be held in the Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Judicial Center (unless otherwise noted). The address is 1560 Highway 55.
Sessions held in West St. Paul during remodel at Apple Valley
Sessions will be held at the Northern Service Center in Rooms 110A, B or C on the second Tuesday of each month from 8-9 a.m. during the remodel of the Galaxie Library. The address of the Northern Service Center is 1 Mendota Rd. West. St. Paul, MN 55118.
Upcoming sessions
Immigration
Presented by Margaret Martin Legal Director for Immigration Law Center Minnesota (ILCM)
March 15, noon-1 p.m., Hastings
Calculating Child Support Before and After the New Parenting Expense Adjustment
Presented by Tara Borton, Staff Attorney in Child Support Division for Minnesota Department of Human Services
April 10, 8-9 a.m., West St. Paul (110A)
Minnesota Treatment Courts
Presented by Judge Erica H. MacDonald First District Judge, Jim Backstrom Dakota County Attorney and Abby Kuschel State Treatment Court Coordinator
April 19, noon-1 p.m., Hastings
Working with Underserved Communities in Order for Protection Hearings
Presented by Erin Osborne, Staff Attorney Central Minnesota Legal Services
May 8, 8-9 a.m., West St. Paul (110A)
Data-Driven Decision-Making for the 21st Century Law Practice
Presented by Joe Kaczrowski, MSBA Online Services Director
May 17, noon-1 p.m., Hastings
Apple Valley sessions: Sessions will be held at the Dakota County Western Service Center. The address is 14955 Galaxie Avenue. CLE sessions are held in either meeting room L 139 or W106. They are scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month. All sessions are 8–9 a.m.
Hastings sessions: Sessions will be held in the Jury Assembly Room at the Judical Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. Sessions are held from noon-1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
