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Table of Contents

1. Attention All 1Ls: Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program
2. Be a Guest Speaker at Local High Schools!
3. PILF Clickers – Rented and to Rent!
4. Course Grade Distributions are online!
5. The Law School is on Facebook!
6. Share your old outlines with the less fortunate!!!
7. Cyber Crime and the Culture of Fear by Professor David Wall (University of Leeds School of Law)
8. Summer intern training on Reproductive Rights Law & Justice
9. An Announcement on Announcements

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1.

Attention all 1Ls!

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP is pleased to announce The Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program. First-year students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity in their communities are invited to apply for the fellowships. Award recipients will receive a paid Summer Associate position and an award of up to $15,000 to assist with law school tuition. Awards will be announced in Fall 2010 with the Summer Associate position to start following the successful completion of the recipient’s 2L year.

Eligibility Criteria:
A demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity in the community
Enrolled full-time in an ABA accredited law school with an anticipated graduation date of 2012 at the time of application
Not the recipient of a diversity award from another law firm paid between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011
In order to receive the fellowship, an applicant must commit to joining the Firm’s Summer Associate Program following the applicant’s 2L year
Selection Criteria:
Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
Excellent undergraduate and law school academic performance
Personal achievements
Leadership abilities
Community service
Commitment to joining Cooley’s 2011 Summer Associate Program
Application Process:
Applications must include:
A completed application form
A personal statement, no longer than 3 double-spaced pages, describing the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
Current resume
Law school transcript
Other graduate program transcript(s)
Undergraduate transcript
Three letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references
All of the above information must be completed and attached before the application can be submitted. Letters of recommendation should be mailed directly to:
Septina McDonnell
Attorney Recruiting Manager
Cooley LLP
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, CA 92121-1909

For 1L students in the 2009-2010 academic year, applications and letters of recommendation must be received by June 15, 2010. Selected applicants will be contacted to arrange a personal interview, and awards will be made thereafter.

For more information and to launch the application, please visit http://www.cooley.com/diversityfellowship

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2.

Help teach teens what law school is really like!

Each summer the Law School and PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) offer a class for rising high school seniors interested in learning about legal professions and law school.

The class runs from June 23rd to July 29th. The goal is for the students can get a sense for what the law school community is like and how many different and exciting things there are to be involved with.

We are looking for members of student organizations and law school groups to be guest speakers/teachers. If you are spending your summer in Madison, your presence and insight would be greatly appreciated.

Interested? Questions? Please contact Mikell: macoleman2@wisc.edu

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3.

Have an I-Clicker you rented from PILF?
Have a clicker you want to donate to PILF?

Get rid of things weighing you down before getting into the summer season. Contact Marci at mvanadestine@wisc.edu to return your rented clickers or donate your i-clicker to PILF.
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4.

Did you know…

Course grade distribution reports are online!

Recent grade distribution reports are online at:http://law.wisc.edu/academics/curriculum-guides/index.html. Then click on Course Information and Reports.
This brings up the page that asks you to login.

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5.
The Law School now has a Facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Madison-WI/University-of-Wisconsin-Law-School/300919844405

Student organizations can promote events, post pictures, and update classmates, alumni, faculty, and staff on organization activities and news on the page.

Please send information you would like posted on the Facebook page to Cassie Wheeler (cbwheeler@wisc.edu). We reserve the right to edit promotional materials and news for content and length, and we also reserve the right to choose which will be posted on the page.

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6.

Share your old outlines with the less fortunate!

And by the less fortunate, we mean the incoming 1Ls…
But everyone needs help from time to time to get to the big picture or understand a specific concept, so…
Send your old outlines to uwsbaweb@gmail.com!
We will remove your name or any identification before updating our very old outline bank.

Please ensure the outline includes the professor and semester (fall/spring and year).
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7.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to the following presentation:

Cyber Crime and the Culture of Fear
by
Professor David Wall
University of Leeds School of Law

Wednesday, June 2nd at 11:30
Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
– Bring a lunch and join the discussion –

Hosted by Shubha Ghosh, Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School;
Honorary Fellow and Associate Director of INSITE, UW Business School;
Cosponsored by INSITE.

David S. Wall is Professor of Criminal Justice and Information Society at the University of Leeds, where he also conducts research and teaches in the fields of criminal justice and information technology, policing and cyberlaw. Formerly Head of the School of Law (2005-2007) and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (2000-2005), David’s specialist area of research is criminal justice and information technology an area in which he conducted many research projects and has published a wide range of articles and books.

SSRN Link to abstract and paper: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1155155

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8.
A day-long summer intern training on Reproductive Rights Law & Justice in June
The training is FREE and open to all law students interested in
learning about reproductive rights and justice issues.
Hosted by the national office of Law Students for Reproductive Justice

Space is limited, so register today!

New York City:
Co-hosting with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Includes: Lunch and happy hour drinks
To register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YDM7BPY

SF Bay Area:
Monday, June 7, 2010
Includes: Breakfast, lunch and happy hour drinks
To register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y22P6RL

Washington D.C.:
Co-hosting with the National Women’s Law Center
Friday, June 11, 2010
Includes: Breakfast, lunch and happy hour drinks
To register:

http://action.nwlc.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=10080

Questions? Contact Mariko Miki at mariko@lsrj.org
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9.

Law School Announcements over the Summer…

Over the summer, announcements will be sent at the beginning of each month.
Please send your July announcements to uwsbamail@gmail.com by June 30th.

Regular announcements will begin just before orientation for the incoming 1Ls…
contact Michelle Yun (myun@wisc.edu) with any 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 uwsbaweb@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 them to appear to uwsbamail@gmail.com.

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 or the day of/before your event, please resend them.

Any questions? Contact Michelle Yun at myun@wisc.edu.