College of Law

Prestigious Indian Law Fellowship Awarded to MSU Law Student

Second-year Michigan State University College of Law student and Indigenous Law and Policy Center extern Lydia Locklear will perform a summer fellowship at the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington, DC, in summer 2016.

“We’re excited about Lydia’s accomplishment, and believe that she’ll have an excellent experience,” said Professor Wenona Singel, associate director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at MSU Law. “The Indian Law Resource Center is recognized globally for its work on indigenous rights. ”

MSU Law’s Indigenous Law and Policy Center is known for producing lawyers who are prepared to work on behalf of tribes around the country. Its alumni are working for tribal governments, private law firms, federal agencies, and nonprofits.

Locklear is the second MSU Law student to work for the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington, DC. During the 2015/16 academic year, she served as a legal extern for the Indigenous Law and Policy Center, providing legal services to indigenous tribes by researching and writing memoranda on the Indian Child Welfare Act. She credits her Indian Law coursework and Professor Singel’s teaching for helping her decide to pursue an Indian Law Resource Center fellowship.

Locklear is one of hundreds of MSU Law students who will experience the legal profession at dozens of different sites nationwide this summer.