Indiana Law Annotated for April 13, 2020 (58:13)
Important Updates
Summer Employment
Given the uncertainty surrounding this summer's employment picture, Dean Parrish has asked our alumni to help identify paid and volunteer positions to fill unplanned gaps in résumés. He is also asking for prospects for our Bridge to Practice program. Read the email Dean Parrish sent last week.
Details about Exams
Be sure to review Dean Orenstein's email from Thursday, April 9 on the procedures for this semester's final exams.
3Ls: News about the Bar Exam
Please review Chief Justice Rush's letter to you about temporary licensing in view of possible changes to the timing of the July bar exam.
Stay in Touch!
#Excelinisolation, Fashion of Maurer, Mascots of Maurer, and the SBA’s #MaurerPower challenges are good social media outlets for staying connected. Your best source for information about the Law School's response to the COVID–19 virus can be found in this special section of our website. It is updated often.
Events
Journal Write-On Information Session
Thursday, noon-1:00 p.m.
Join the student leaders of Indiana Law Journal, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, and Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality for an information session on Zoom focused on the upcoming write-on competition for 1Ls wishing to join one of the journals in the upcoming year. Some time will be reserved for questions. This session will be recorded and shared in the 1L Canvas page for those unable to attend.
Town Hall with Dean Parrish
Friday, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Announcements
Congratulations to this Year's Teaching Award Winners!
Professors Daghe, Fuentes-Rohwer, Sanders, Weng, and Rodriguez are this year's winners. They will be honored in person as soon as the school reopens. Read the attached news release, which will be distributed tomorrow.
Rising 2Ls and 3Ls: Become a Dean’s Writing Fellow
The legal writing faculty are seeking students who will be 2Ls or 3Ls in 2020-21 to be selected as Dean’s Writing Fellows. Successful candidates will receive a $1,500 scholarship per semester. The position description and application requirements are posted on CareerNet. The deadline is Tuesday, April 14.
Connectivity Problems?
Students: Remember that if you're having trouble logging in on Zoom or running into any other difficulties during our remote learning environment, Garron Quimby in the Jerome Hall Law Library is your contact. You can reach him at (812) 855-9777 or at lawlibcc@indiana.edu.
Congratulations to the Law School's Newest PhDs!
These PhD candidates have successfully defended their dissertations. Congratulations!
- Dr. Saleh Alsheha
The Current System of Resolving Insurance Disputes in Saudi Arabia: Its Weaknesses and Ways of Developing It
Committee: Professors Amy Applegate (chair), Jayanth Krishnan, Donald Gjerdingen - Dr. James Yin-Song Hsu
Improving Taiwan’s Civil Procedure by Citizen Participation: Focusing on Expert Testimony in Public Interest Cases
Committee: Professors Jayanth Krishnan (chair), Aviva Orenstein, Donald Gjerdingen - Dr. Ibrahim Alwehaibi
The Legal Feasibility of Ratification of the United Nation Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) by Saudi Arabia
Committee: Professors Donald Gjerdingen (chair), Hannah Buxbaum
Online Access to the Bluebook
Did you leave your Bluebook in Bloomington? The publishers of The Bluebook have given us complimentary access to the online version of The Bluebook through the end of the semester. If you are in need, email Ashley Ahlbrand, aaahlbra@indiana.edu, for an access code.
Faculty and Staff News
Indiana Law in the Media
See recent faculty media appearances at The Docket.
About ILA
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Audio-Video Services
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