Announcements, Marketplace, Resources
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Table of Contents
General
1. Pre-Summer Ethics Fellowship in NYC, Germany, and Poland
2. Heffernan Moot Court Course
3. Jewish Federation Academic Scholarship
4. High School Mock Trial Volunteer Scorers Needed
5. MPRE Registration Dates
6. Moot Court Tryouts
7. UW to Issue Voter IDs to Students Who Require Them
SBA
8. Announcements Over Break
9. Student Org Interest in Hosting Bar Review
10. Barrister’s Ball
Student Organization Meetings/Events
General Announcements
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1.
Pre-Summer Ethics Fellowship in NYC, Germany, and Poland
FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), in collaboration with The Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, is now accepting applications for a fellowship designed to challenge law students to consider contemporary ethical issues using the conduct of their historical peers in Nazi Germany as a framework.
Fellowships include an all-expense paid trip from New York to Berlin, Krakow, and Oświęcim (Auschwitz) where students will work with leading faculty to explore both history and the ethical issues facing their profession today. All program costs, including international and European travel, lodging, and food, are covered.
The program dates for FASPE Law are May 20 – May 31, 2012.
Completed applications must be received by January 6, 2012. Candidates of all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All students who are enrolled in law programs at the time of their application are eligible to apply.
To apply or to learn more about FASPE, please visit: http://www.mjhnyc.org/FASPE/
If you have any questions, please contact Thorin R. Tritter, Managing Director of FASPE, at FASPE@mjhnyc.org or 646-437-4307.
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2.
HEFFERNAN MOOT COURT COURSE:
There are still a few spots left in the Heffernan Moot Court course (Appellate Advocacy II). There are no prerequisites for this course – just that you are a 2L not already on the Moot Court Board. Please contact Kerry Gabrielson (kerry.gabrielson@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
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3.
JEWISH FEDERATION ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Educational scholarship funds from grants administered by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for Jewish college and graduate students. More than $500,000 each year is available for full-time students, predominantly those legally domiciled in the metropolitan Chicago area, who are identified as having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers. Assistance is available primarily for those with FINANCIAL NEED who are pursuing careers in the helping professions.
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) processes academic scholarship applications from eligible students who have financial needs that cannot fully be met by other appropriate resources. Please complete the correct forms according to your status.
See the attached documents or go to: http://www.jvschicago.org/scholarship for more information.
Please feel free to contact Jennifer Krapfl, Scholarship Program Manager, with any questions or concerns. You can reach her by e-mail atJenniferKrapfl@jvschicago.org or by phone at 312-673-3434.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
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4.
Marsha L. Varvil-Weld, the Public Education Coordinator for the State Bar of Wisconsin, is looking for law students to participate in scoring high school mock trial competitions. The competitions help high school students develop research and oral advocacy skills while also learning how a trial works. Law students who would like to participate will be responsible for inputting the scores of each mock trial team into a software system.
This is a great opportunity for law students to network with lawyers and judges that help these events run smoothly. Volunteers will need to have access to a car in order to participate because the mock trials happen all over the Wisconsin area, including Madison, La Crosse, Janesville, and Juneau.
The State Bar will have a training session for volunteers in late January. The first competition will be on February 11th.
If you are interested please contact Marsha L. Varvil-Weld at: mvarvil-weld@wisbar.org or by phone at (608)250-6191 or (608)444-9404, ext.6191.
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5.
MPRE Test Dates and Application Deadlines
March 17, 2012*
Regular Application Receipt Deadline: January 31, 2012
Late Application Receipt Deadline: February 16, 2012
Info is available on http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre/mpre-test-dates-and-application-deadlines/
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6.
All 1Ls interested in trying out for Wisconsin’s Moot Court Board must self-enroll in the “2012 Moot Court Board 1L Tryouts” Lexis Web Course between January 18 and January 24th at 5pm!
Anyone considering participating in the tryouts MUST self-enroll in this web course during these dates because this is the only way 1Ls can access and complete the tryout problem. The tryout schedule can be accessed via the web course once you have enrolled.
Enrolling in this web course does NOT obligate any 1L to participate – it merely gives you the option and information to do so.
For help enrolling in the web course, please see the attached handout provided by Lexis.
Questions? Email Membership Chair Beth Engel (eengel@wisc.edu).
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7.
University of Wisconsin–Madison students who do not have valid Wisconsin IDs will be issued a free supplemental identification card for voting purposes only.
Students who are Wisconsin residents and have a state-issued driver’s license or identification cards are able to vote using those forms of identification and do not need the UW–Madison voter ID.
Please see http://www.news.wisc.edu/20061 for more information.
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SBA Announcements
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FYI
Starting next Monday, January 16, announcements will resume their twice per week issuance.
If you have any questions after that time, please direct them to uwsbamail@gmail.com
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9.
Student Orgs interested in sponsoring a Bar Review in the spring semester should contact Cassandra (cbest@wisc.edu) no later than January 23rd.
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10.
**SAVE THE DATE**
Barrister’s Ball will take place on Saturday March 3rd at the Union South.
More details to come.
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Student Organization Meetings/Events
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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.
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