Announcements, Marketplace, Resources
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www.wisconsinsba.org/announcements
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Table of Contents
General
1. WJLGS Cite Checker Appreciation Party
2. Faculty Candidate Visit
3. New Course Offering – Oral Communication for Lawyers
4. Waukesha County Bar Association Scholarship
5. Kaplan Bar Review
6. Visit to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility
7. GNU General Public License Talk
8. VITA Info Meeting
SBA
9. Bar Review
10. Sidebar Catering
11. Submit Old Outlines
Student Organization Meetings/Events
12. WLSA
13. ASLSA
14. WACDL
15. SALDF
16. PILF
17. CJP
18. ELS
19. APALSA/SALSA
20. CJP – Court Appointed Special Advocates
21. QLaw
22. Stuart’s Law Review
General Announcements
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1.
WJLGS Cite Checker Appreciation Party!
If you were a cite checker this fall for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society…
Please join us for pizza and the presentation of Outstanding Cite Checker Awards!
Monday, November 14, 2011
12:05 PM
Room 5246
Please RSVP to Chrissie (cenelson3@wisc.edu) or Andrew (brenton@wisc.edu) by Thursday, November 10.
See you there!
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2.
Come Interact With Your Future Professors
The law school is seeking to hire a new professor. Our third faculty candidate, Shirin Sinnar, will be visiting this upcoming Monday, November 7th. Shirin’s “job talk” presentation will be based on her forthcoming paper, Do Inspectors General Protect Individual Rights? Constraining Executive Power Against National Security Abuses. The presentation will be from 12 p.m to 1:20 p.m. and students can meet with her from 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. As usual, food will be provided during the presentation and refreshments are provided during the student interaction period.
Shirin’s research focuses on the protection of individual rights in the national security context outside the standard rights-based framework of adjudication. Shirin is currently a Law Fellow at Stanford Law School. Prior to her time teaching at Stanford, Shirin worked as a staff attorney at the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco and, prior to that, as an Equal Justice Works Fellow and attorney at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, also in San Francisco. She began her legal career as a law clerk to Judge Warren Ferguson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Shirin graduated with distinction from Stanford Law School in 2003. She also earned an M. Phil. In International Relations from Cambridge University in 1999 and an A.B. in History, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard College in 1998.
If you have any questions, feel free to email Christopher Byers cbyers@wisc.edu or Eli Wykell ejwykell@wisc.edu.
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3.
New Course Offering – Oral Communication for Lawyers
This new, two-credit, pass/fail, ten-week, limited enrollment course will be offered for 2L, 3L and LLM-LI students in Spring 2012. It is designed to help students hone their abilities to: develop and project self-confidence; intentionally design the content and structure of presentations; and develop, through practice and observation, a reliable capacity to perform well in a variety of speaking situations. The course includes a weekly one-hour plenary session (Mondays 4:35-5:30 pm) and a weekly two-hour small group session (either Wednesdays or Thursdays, varied times); students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. The course will end the week before Spring Break. To enroll, select course 950, sections 4, 5 or 6. For more information, contact Professor Ralph Cagle at Ralph Cagle rmcagle@wisc.edu or Adjunct Professor Christina Plum at plumchristina@yahoo.com.
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4.
WAUKESHA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
For several years, the Waukesha County Bar Association has been awarding two scholarships, one to a law student enrolled at the University of Wisconsin Law School and one to a law student enrolled at Marquette University Law School. These scholarships are again being offered in this 2011-12 academic year. In the recent past, the scholarship amount has been $1,000. It is anticipated that the 2011-12 award again will be in the amount of $1,000, although the WCBA Board of Directors retains the discretion to vary the amount of the award from year-to-year and no final determination has been made regarding this year’s award amount.
This scholarship is open to current first year, second year and third year law students. It is not necessary to demonstrate financial need, as the scholarship is merit-based. However, to qualify, a student must show a substantial connection with or long-term commitment to Waukesha County, as more fully detailed on the attached application form.
Qualified students who are interested in applying should complete the attached application, attaching any additional statement or resume that they wish to have taken into consideration. The application must be post-marked by December 1, 2011 and mailed to:Victoria J. Schroeder, WCBA Scholarship Chairperson, 2574 Sun Valley Dr. #200, Delafield, WI 53018.Alternatively, the application and supporting materials may be submitted electronically, on or before December 1, 2011, to:vj.schroeder@gmail.com
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5.
Kaplan Bar Review:
Win one of ten free IPads!!
Kaplan Bar Review Facebook Challenge: Follow the link below and answer a question about Kaplan Bar Review by November 15th!!:
http://on.fb.me/vDB6cj.
**Last week to save**
Enroll by Friday 11/11/11 for huge savings!
For example, save $700 on New York course, and $995 on Illinois course simply by enrolling by 11/11/11
Additional discounts include:
- $250 off if you took a Kaplan LSAT prep course
- $250 off for law review, moot court and other law journal members
- $100 off for ABA members
**Discounts up to $500 for live or video course; up to $250 for purely online course.
So, if you took the Kaplan LSAT course and are on the moot court board, you could take the Illinois Kaplan course for $1600 if you enroll by 11/11/11
Questions? Email pritger@wisc.edu or talk to Kaplan Regional Director, Kimber Russell, at Bar Exam Event Wednesday, November 9th (9:00-noon) in the Atrium
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6.
Visit to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility
The next visit to the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dodge County is scheduled for Wednesday, November 16. The visit is conducted in collaboration with the National Immigrant Justice Center to screen persons detained by ICE for possible relief from deportation. Immigrant detainees are not eligible for court-appointed counsel and this is usually the only service offered to them throughout the deportation process.
These trips are a great opportunity to get firsthand experience with immigration law and the impact of immigration policy, and 1Ls are encouraged to attend! No prior immigration law experience is necessary, but Spanish language skills are preferred.
We will depart at 6:30am from the law school and arrive back before 2pm. A training session for new participants will be held the evening before the trip. To RSVP, please reply with your name and birthdate to brendan.fischer@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 9. Also email with questions!
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7.
General Public License: The Legal Document that Changed Computing
Tuesday, November 8th
6:00 PM
Room 5240
Professor Shubha Ghosh will be giving a talk on the GNU General Public License, one of the most-used software licenses and the core document of the Free and Open Source Software movement. This license facilitates highly-distributed, collaborative development which has given rise to many of today’s most popular computer programs, including the Firefox web browser, the Android mobile platform, and the web server software that powers more than half of the World Wide Web.
Pizza will be provided.
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8.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
Informational Meeting
Interested in getting Law School Credit for Volunteering in the Community?
Participate in the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program
Students receive training to learn how to prepare income taxes for local citizens. A great resume builder for those interested in tax, business law, family law, and trusts and estates!
An informational meeting will be held on November 8th at 7:10 pm in Room 5246. Contact Adria Crowe,amcrowe@wisc.edu with questions.
For more information on VITA, visit the BATLAW website
http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/batlaw/
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SBA Announcements
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PANDAMONIUM!
Dress to impress! After all, you might get dance with a Panda!
When: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 10-2am
Where: Bellini Restaurant, 401 E. Washington Ave
Who: You and 93.1FM’s Speakerboxx DJs!
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10.
Attention Student Orgs!
Hosting an event and need catering? Serving food in the Atrium?
Contact Laura from The Sidebar at cgpmadison@aol.com to get catering or to let her know when other food will be available.
This helps The Sidebar staff prepare less food and, therefore, reduces the amount and cost of food going to waste.
Also, remember that student orgs are responsible for bringing plates, napkins, utensils, etc. that are needed for their events. All of the items available at The Sidebar come out of what is sold there and is not without cost.
Plastic forks and spoons are free and available in the SBA Office (across from the hangfiles).
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11.
SBA is working on adding to its outline bank now that the website has been updated.
Please submit your old outlines to uwsbamail@gmail.com!
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Student Organization Meetings/Events
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12.
WLSA General Meeting
WLSA will be holding a general meeting this Thursday at 4:00 in Room 3260. We will be putting on an informational panel for 1L’s regarding finals, summer jobs, and other topics. Food will be provided. Hope to see you all there!
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13.
AVIATION AND SPACE LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION MEETING – THURSDAY DECEMBER 2
With the UW-Madison Chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
TIME: TBA WHERE: Engineering building (by Union South)
Join the ASLSA and the AIAA on Thursday, December 2! We will discuss current projects AIAA members are working on (X-Hab and Zero-G competitions) and various issues in space and aerospace business law.
Questions? E-mail: uwaviationlaw@gmail.com
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14.
WACDL is organizing a Mentorship Program for 1Ls applying to the Remington Center clinics for the 2012-2013 school year. Remington Center clinics provide legal services to inmates through various projects including: LAIP, Family Law Project, Oxford Federal Project, Wisconsin Innocence Project, Restorative Justice Project, and the Re-Entry Project. For more info on the clinics, check out http://www.law.wisc.edu/fjr/
1Ls will be paired with current and former Remington center students for one on one meetings to learn more about the clinics and working with clients. This is a great opportunity for 1Ls to learn about the experiences available through the Remington Center and to connect students who share common interests in criminal and/or prison issues.
1L students wishing to participate should email Eli Wykell at ejwykell@wisc.edu by Monday November 7, 2011. Please include your name and the 3 clinics that you are most interested in.
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15.
There’s still time!
Enter your photos in the UW Student Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Halloween Pet Photo Contest!
Post your photos and find more information at:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225312810866896
We ask that you donate $1 (or however much you feel comfortable giving) per picture submitted.
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16.
PILF Membership Meeting
Monday, November 7 at 7pm
Room 5223
Food will be provided
Learn about the PILF 1L Outline Event, “Pass with a Purpose,” upcoming Career Services Events and more!
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Pass With a Purpose!!
PILF will be hosting its annual Pass With a Purpose Event the week of
November 14th-18th
During this week, please bring donations with you to class.
If you bring a donation to class, you’ll be allowed to “pass” when called on!
If your class is not participating, but you would still like to donate, you can drop your donations off in the Atrium. Just look for PILF’s table or the donation bins. All donations PILF collects will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin.
Food insecurity is on the rise, and the supplies at food pantries are especially low right now.
Please consider donating!
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PILF’s Annual 1L Outline Event!
Tuesday, Nov 15th, 6:45pm, Room 5240
Learn tips for outlining and gain access to the PILF Outline Bank.
This event is open to ALL 1Ls!
Food will be provided.
Questions? Contact Amber (armcreynolds@wisc.edu)
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17.
DONATE TO HELP HOMELESS TEENS IN MADISON
PLEASE DONATE SWEATSHIRTS/HOODIES AND SOCKS NEXT WEEK TO HELP THE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVE HOMELESS YOUTH!
THEY DON’T NEED TO BE NEW, JUST CLEAN!
THE CHILDREN’S JUSTICE PROJECT WILL BE COLLECTING DONATIONS THIS WEEK FROM 11:00-2:00 IN THE ATRIUM
CONTACT BREANNE SNAPP WITH ANY QUESTIONS AT blsnapp@wisc.edu
THIS AN EASY AND FREE WAY TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY!!
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18.
Environmental Law Society
Attorney Panel
Wednesday, November 9th, at 6:30
Room 5223
Local attorneys who practice environmental law will discuss the work they do, the path they took to get there, and will then be available to answer your questions. And there will be food!
Attorneys attending – Holly Bressett (Sierra Club), Dan Graff (DOT, formerly of DNR), and a third TBD!
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The Environmental Law Society is hosting a screening of “The Last Mountain”
Wednesday, November 16th, at 7:00pm
at the
Union South Marquee Theater
(You can buy food in Union South and eat it in the fancy, new theater while watching!)
A Q&A with the film’s director via Skype will follow.
This new documentary shines a light on America’s energy needs, and how those needs are being met
through destructive mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia.
See a trailer for the film the NY Times designated a Critic’s Pick at http://thelastmountainmovie.com/
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APALSA/SALSA
GENERAL BODY MEETING
November 9, Wednesday
7:15 PM
Room 2211
*Food will be provided*
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Project Linus with APALSA/SALSA!
When: November 15 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: Room 2225
What: Come join your fellow APALSA/SALSA members in making “No Sew Fleece Blankets” for donation to Project Linus! This will be a completely relaxed event, so drop by whenever you can. If you want to be super amazing, please consider bringing sharp scissors and tasty snacks to share!For more information on Project Linus, and the WI chapter specifically, visithttp://www.projectlinus-madison.org/.
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20.
Dane County CASA Brown Bag Lunch
Come learn about Court Appointed Special Advocates
and how you can become a CASA volunteer
http://danecountycasa.org/
Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Time: 12:10 pm
Location: Room 5240
All Are Welcome
Sponsored by CJP
Questions: contact Jen Montilla – montilla@wisc.edu
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21.
QLaw
QLaw is having its next meeting on
Monday November 7th at 7:30
in Room 3253!
We will be viewing
Normal
staring Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson
about the struggles of becoming a transwoman in rural Illinois.
If you have any questions please contact:
Bob Held at rbheld@wisc.edu. or
Alex George at alex.george211@gmail.com
Hope to see you there!
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22.
Do you like hitting people with sticks and eating hot wings?
The following is relevant to your interests!
Join…
Stuart’s Law Revue
for a FUN day of filming
Saturday, November 12th from 3-5pm
(weather permitting)
We will be parodying the history of the Cane Toss.
We need as many people as possible, especially men (or women willing to dress as men) to play 1920s law students, and stage a cane fight scene.
NO ACTING TALENT NEEDED
Follow us to Quaker Steak & Lube for hot wings afterwards… our treat (if we can film you eating)!
IF YOU’RE NOT CONVINCED, AT LEAST CHECK OUT OUR FIRST COMMERCIAL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2x9-00gok
To join Stuart’s Law Revue and get on our mailing list, go to http://groupspaces.com/stuartslawrevue
Email stuartslawrevue@gmail.com with questions.
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We’re updating the SBA website, so check it out!
You can see a calendar of upcoming events, access old outlines for your classes, and post pictures of life as a UW Law student:
www.wisconsinsba.org
Also, to submit your old outlines, please email uwsbamail@gmail.com
Attention Student Orgs!
Please send your law school announcements as you would like them to appear and by 8:00 am on the first day you would like them to appear touwsbamail@gmail.com. Announcements run on Mondays and Thursdays. There is a 150-word limit. After the first announcement, any bulk information (e.g., discussion topics, speaker bios) will be posted on the SBA website until the meeting has occurred.
Contact uwsbamail@gmail.com with any exception requests.
Announcements will run for three consecutive emails, except for congratulatory announcements. Congratulatory announcements will run once unless specifically requested otherwise. If you would like announcements to run beyond three consecutive emails, please resend them.
Any questions? Contact Brittany Nanzig at nanzig@wisc.edu
