This week in the Law School
See Announcements for important dates to save, congratulations to advocacy competition teams, and summer public interest funding opportunities.
Sunday
MaurerPlus game social
1 - 5 p.m. in 120
This board game event, hosted by MaurerPlus, is for law students to relax and socialize. Board games will be made available, but feel free to bring your own! BYO snacks.
Monday
Judges and Lawyers Program
In Baier Hall by appointment
Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Care-giving or grieving? Maybe you are concerned for someone else. Don’t wait; help and support are available.
The Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program will be in Baier Hall meeting individually with students. All meetings are free and confidential.
Please make an appointment in advance by calling 317-833-0370. Tell them you’re calling to set an appointment with a counselor at the Maurer School of Law. You will be provided with a date, time, and room number.
Careers in international law (part two)
Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom
Join the Career Services Office for the continuation of our event with the American Society of International Law on careers in international law. Our presenter from ASIL will discuss resume drafting, managing professional contacts, and other steps that students can take to best position themselves for careers in international law. RSVP on CareerNet.
Fighting at the top: A conversation with Jay Hein
Noon - 12:50 p.m. in 124
Join the Christian Legal Society as we welcome Jay Hein. Mr. Hein was director of the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives for George W. Bush and now serves as the CEO of the Sagamore Institute, an Indianapolis think tank.
Screening and discussion: Becoming Black Lawyers
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Becoming Black Lawyers is a short documentary film featuring the stories of five Black lawyers who share their lived experiences of being Black in predominantly white law schools. They provide thoughtful and engaging insight and perspectives into the significance of Blackness in law school and what it means to become a Black lawyer.
A reflection discussion will follow the screening.
LLSA general body meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
All members are welcome to attend the Latinx Law Student Association's monthly general body meeting.
Foundations of DEI: Microaggressions
4 - 5 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
The Indiana Supreme Court Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion presents this six-module DEI training. Participants will receive 1 PILF point for attending.
Tuesday
Bi-weekly CLS lunch
11:55 a.m. - 12: 50 p.m. in 214
You're invited to join the Christian Legal Society for a social lunchtime every other Tuesday. Come for the occasional baked goods, stay for the community. This time will be low-stress and unstructured; bring your own lunch and enjoy the fellowship.
Black History Month Luncheon
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
A lunchtime talk with IU vice president and general counsel and Law School alumnus Tony Prather '83, hosted by the Black Law Students Association.
Litigating patents at U.S. International Trade Commission
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
Matthew Spegele '22, an associate at Faegre Drinker, will discus opportunities for junior associates to play significant roles in these matters. RSVP by noon, February 27.
SELS panel: Film and TV law and business affairs
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125 and on Zoom
Lawyer and adjunct professor Robert Meitus '00 will moderate a frank discussion about practicing and working in the film and television industries in the age of streaming and modern technology.
The panel of attorneys practice film and television law in cities from New York and California. They include Dino Bovell '14, director of business affairs, TV and streaming at NBCUniversal; Dominique (O'Neill) Fiore '02, vice president of legal affairs at Paramount; Dan Amin '06, assistant chief counsel at Lucasfilm; and Matthew Dresden, who earned his JD from UCLA in 2006, is a film and TV attorney at Dresden Law PLLC and adjunct professor at the Law School teaching Legal Issues in Independent Film Production.
Presented by the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.
Women in public interest
6 - 7 p.m. on Zoom
Join us for an enlightening panel of women lawyers across multiple practice areas that fall under the umbrella of "public interest." They will discuss their careers, work-life balance, and the experience of being a woman in the public interest arena.
Wednesday
Panel: Federal appellate court staff attorneys
Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom
CSO and the Clerkship Committee invite you to learn about careers as a court staff attorney. Staff attorneys provide courts with procedural and substantive legal advice regarding the disposition and efficient completion of cases, conduct research, analyze cases, draft memoranda and orders, and assist pro se litigants and counsel. They serve the court at large and not a single judge. Learn about their work and how they achieved their positions.
Register on CareerNet for this Zoom program.
Orange Day for Partners in Health
All day at a booth in the main lobby
Wear orange and donate to Partners in Health, a global nonprofit organization working toward more equitable healthcare outcomes. Partners in Health has fought against HIV/AIDS and maternal mortality for decades. They also treat a variety of preventable diseases that mainly impact people experiencing poverty, such as tuberculosis, malaria, and dysentery. Please refer to If/When/How's Instagram (@ifwhenhowiumaurer) for how to donate, and take pictures of your orange outfit!
Thursday
APALSA General Body Meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Join the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association for lunch and general updates. This meeting is open to members only, and is mandatory for those interested in running for a board position for the upcoming year.
Bending the Arc: A Partners in Health documentary
Noon - 2 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join If/When/How, Feminist Law Forum, and Health Law Society for a screening of the documentary Bending the Arc as a part of our charity drive series for Partners in Health. The documentary is a poignant film that covers the founding and mission of PIH. Pizza will be provided.
ELS lunch and discussion
Noon - 1:10 p.m. in 214
Join the Environmental Law Society to talk about how to find summer internships while in law school! Current students and alumni include Lakin Cuchetto, Matt Sheffield, Liam Bules, Rebecca Wiebke, Kacey Cook '21, Megan Freveletti '22, Christian Freitag '97, and Martha Slaymaker. Bring your own lunch.
Maurer Clinics meet and greetz
4 - 6 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge (310)
Learn more about some of the Law School's clinics at this informal event. Representatives from the Conservation Law Clinic, Intellectual Property Clinic, and Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic are scheduled to attend. All are welcome to this drop-in-when-you-can meet and greet. Light snacks provided; RSVP by noon, March 1 so we know how much food to order.
BLS's Maurer Point
7 - 9 p.m. at Serendipity Martini Bar
Which professors think most quickly on their feet when they're not prepared, when they don't have notes, when they're making it all up as they go along. You know — the way we feel every day!
Join the Business Law Society for Maurer Point. Professors will give PowerPoint presentations (created by students) on surprise subjects they've never seen, and will have to improvise their teaching live in front of the students.
Likely to be disastrous? Yes. Likely to be hilarious? Absolutely.
Friday
Never not networking
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
What is networking and why should you be eager to connect with colleagues and alumni from the Law School? If networking doesn't come naturally to you or seems like a foreign concept, we will help you to develop these essential skills. Learn more at this interactive presentation by Dean Anne McFadden, assistant dean of student services. This programming is provided for graduate and exchange students.
Students planning to attend this session are asked to RSVP through CareerNet. Please seek help at the CSO if you are not sure how to RSVP. Thank you!
Saturday
Latin Night
7:30 - 11:30 p.m. at the Serendipity Martini Bar
A cultural social event with dancing, great food and refreshments. Come celebrate Latine cultures by attending and enjoying an eventful evening.
Announcements
Summer 2023 public interest funding
Do you plan to work at a nonprofit or other public interest organization this summer? Did you know that Maurer School of Law has funding opportunities available for 1Ls and 2Ls working for these organizations? This year, we have three sources of funding, which are outlined below. We are using one uniform application and candidates who submit will automatically be considered for all three funding sources. The application opens Monday, February 27 and will remain open until Thursday, March 24. Students who have been selected for funding will be notified in late April. Students who are interested in the funding but have not yet secured a position may also apply (they will need to update their applications once they receive a summer job offer). The application should take between 30-45 minutes to complete and can be found here. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Justin Zuschlag atjzuschla@iu.edu or stop by the Career Services Office.
- John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship – This fellowship, funded in partnership with the John Paul Stevens Foundation, is open to students who have secured otherwise unpaid full-time internships for at least 10 weeks over the summer with either a nonprofit organization or government entity. Judicial internships placements are not eligible.
- Maurer School of Law Public Interest Funding – This funding is open to all 1Ls and 2Ls completing internships with qualifying employers defined by the Department of Education’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. This includes government organizations at any level (U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal) and non-for-profit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Public Interest Law Foundation – This funding is open to students who are members of PILF who will be working at nonprofit or government organizations. Number of PILF points accumulated during the academic year will be heavily weighted.
Due to the limited amount of total funding, candidates with demonstrated high financial need working in unpaid positions will be prioritized.
Save the date: Dean's Town Hall, March 8
All Law School students, faculty, and staff are invited to this semester's Town Hall meeting in the DeLaney Moot Court Room.
Save the date: 35th Annual Rapheal M. Prevot, Jr. Barristers' Ball, April 1
The Black Law Students Association will host the 35th Annual Rapheal M. Prevot, Jr. Barristers' Ball on Saturday, April 1, 6:30 – 11 p.m. at The Woolery Mill. Tickets will go on sale beginning March 6. Visit the official website for the latest information. E-mail questions to eventlaw@indiana.edu.
Litigating Welfare Rights, March 6
The American Constitution Society hosts professor Andrew Hammond and Carrie Chapman, senior director of litigation and advocacy at Legal Council for Health Justice, for "Litigating Welfare Rights." Food will be provided! Register to attend on Zoom, or RSVP to attend in person by 5 p.m., March 5 so we know how much food to order.
Successes on the advocacy competitions trail
- Maurer's BLSA Moot Court Team are regional semifinalists. The team of 2L Marsha Jean-Baptiste and 3L Abby Akrong were semifinalists at this year's National Black Law Student Association Regional Moot Court Competition in Chicago last week.
- Maurer's ABA National Appellate Advocacy moot court team are regional semifinalists. The Law School was very well represented this weekend in the Oklahoma City Regionals by two impressive teams: 3Ls Jake Beavin and Megan Riley, and 3Ls Hannah Pitcher and Carrie Speer with 2L John Vastag. The team of Pitcher, Speer, and Vastag was 4-0 and fourth-ranked overall before losing by one vote to fifth-ranked Alabama in the semifinal round in one of the nation's premier appellate competitions.
- Maurer's Antitrust Moot Court Team are national quarterfinalists. 3Ls Conor Delehanty, Ian Finley, and Evan Fitzgerald represented the Law School in the Antitrust Invitational Moot Court Competition hosted by George Mason University in Washington, DC yesterday, and advanced to quarterfinals after winning both preliminary rounds.
Congratulations to all our competitors!
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