Leigh Saufley

The University of Maine School of Law has begun building out its temporary space in Portland's Old Port. But the state's only law school may make Fore Street its permanent home, instead of a for-now one.

Lawyers and judges in all areas of law have had to adjust to remote proceedings during the pandemic.

In an interview with Mainebiz, Leigh Saufley, dean of the University of Maine School of Law, talks about this year's incoming class, new academic programs and the significance the school's move to downtown Portland.

A plan to move the University of Maine School of Law to temporary digs in downtown Portland got a green light Wednesday from a key committee before moving to a full vote by the UMaine System Board of Trustees on May 24.

As 2020 draws to a close, here's a curated collection of quotes from Mainebiz "On the Record" interviews with business and nonprofit movers and shakers.

Saufley served as chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court for over 18 years before taking the top post at the state's only law school. In the midst of the pandemic, she discussed challenges ahead, for both the short term and long term.