This week in the Law School
The ILA will observe fall break, returning to your mailbox October 16. Before you scroll away, consider supporting two signature Law School events: BLSA's annual Gong Show and our 20th annual Socctoberfest. Both would love your participation. See Announcements.
Have a great week — and a peaceful break.
Sunday
DLSA social
4 - 6 p.m. in the Student Lounge
Join the Disabled Law Students Association for its first social event of the year. Snacks will be provided.
FedSoc Sunday Social
5 - 7 p.m.
Join the Federalist Society for its first social event of the year! Check your email for details.
Monday
Fall bar preparation vendor fair
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the first floor lobby
Vendors will be available all day to talk with students interested in their courses and materials.
Judicial ethics and the Supreme Court
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
The American Constitution Society will host Professor Charles Geyh for a discussion of judicial ethics as they pertain to the Supreme Court.
LLSA Hispanic Heritage Month event
6 - 8 p.m. in the Student Lounge
The Latinx Law Student Association invites new and existing members to attend.
Tuesday
Careers in FBI law enforcement
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Are you interested in knowing how your law degree can benefit a career in federal law enforcement or government work? Join this chat session to meet and learn from FBI representatives using their law expertise in the field.
CLS speaker: Katie Buckner
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
The Christian Legal Society will host Katie Buckner as its first speaker of the year. Katie, from Charitable Allies, will discuss what it means to apply faith to a legal practice.
CPT/OPT information session for international students
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
JD and graduate students who hold F-1 or J-1 visas should attend this session, presented by Lindsay Goss and Kyle Thompson from the Office of International Services. Learn about eligibility requirements and application procedures for receiving curricular practical training (during your studies), optional practical training (after your studies) or academic training (J-1 students) authorization so that you can work or intern in your field of study legally.
Exploring judicial externship career resources
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Explore judicial externship career resources with Director Kate Caldwell over lunch.
Garden Suite Fellows meet and greet
Noon - 1 p.m. in the CSO
Stop by the Career Services Office to meet this year's OSA, CSO, DEI, and AJP fellows. This is a great opportunity to introduce yourself, ask questions, and share ideas. We would love to hear from you! Crumbl cookies and gluten-free cookies will be provided.
MELSA call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
Do you identify as Middle Eastern? Are you interested in learning more about the culture and history of the MENA region? Stop by the Middle Eastern Law Students Association's first meeting of the year! Our group is dedicated to providing a space for Middle Eastern students to gather at Law School; allies are more than welcome.
Join us for a discussion on the events we have planned for this semester, 1L Rep and Exec positions, and free pizza!
Outlining with APALSA, BLSA and LLSA
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
APALSA, BLSA and LLSA host Professor Jayanth Krishnan on how to build and format your outlines.
Sober October kickoff
11:45 am - 1 pm in the first floor Lobby
Join the IU Office of Substance Use Intervention Services to learn more about the Law School's Sober October initiative and explore ways that you can take control of your own substance use. Students will be invited to take a personal pledge to remain sober or reduce their use of alcohol and other substances during the month of October.
Public interest in private practice
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Zoom
Join the Public Interest Law Foundation for a discussion with attorneys in private practice who promote public interest through pro bono opportunities and/or their plaintiff/public interest-focused practices. Panelists include Kyla Moore, of Faegre in Indianapolis; Andy Levy of Brown Goldstein & Levy in Baltimore; David Clark '10, of Skadden in Chicago; and Kate Erdel of Dentons in Indianapolis.
Wednesday
Public interest careers expo
Noon - 1 p.m. in the first floor lobby
Meet with local public interest employers to learn about their work, hiring timelines, and how to set yourself up for a successful career in public interest.
SJD dissertation defense: Ahmad Alamri
2:30 - 4:30 in the Faculty Conference Room
"The Dilemma of the Legal Malpractice Claim in Saudi Arabia: Could Merging the Legal Malpractice Claim With the Disciplinary Claim Solve It?" Saudi Arabia does not have a written law to regulate a legal malpractice claim, which leads to the difficulty of knowing the procedures and standards to prove the legal malpractice claim and the statute of limitation to file the lawsuit. In contrast, the Saudi legislature issued in 2001 the Saudi Code of Law Practice to regulate the disciplinary claim, so the above problems in the legal malpractice claim do not exist in the disciplinary claim. Therefore, Alamri will propose in this study to merge the legal malpractice claim with the disciplinary claim where they are used together before the specialized court simultaneously.
Wednesday Wander: Professor Downey
4 p.m. by the exterior doors near the Student Lounge
This walk’s theme is “Limestone Carvings and Peaceful Spaces at IU.”
Q & A with David Ferriero, Tenth Archivist of the United States
4 - 5:30 p.m. in Woodburn Hall 100
Join Indiana University Libraries to welcome David Ferriero, Tenth Archivist of the United States, to the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
Aligning with the Themester theme of Lux et Veritas, Ferriero will share his thoughts on open government, presidential records and classified documents, and the important role archives and archivists play in collecting, preserving, and sharing histories.
This is a live Q&A event, bring your questions.
Thursday
Stewart Fellows Global Internship Program panel
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
1Ls and 2Ls are invited to attend a panel presentation by Stewart Fellows Program alumni, facilitated by Ms. Lara Gose and Dean Lesley Davis. Learn more about the international internship opportunities from students who have completed those internships in 2023 or 2022. Note: Applications for 2024 will be collected in December. Interested students should attend this session, then follow up with Ms. Gose and program alumni.
IP Colloquium Speaker Series: “Patented” Information
9:50 - 11:50 a.m. in 216
The Colloquium welcomes Greg Reilly, associate dean for scholarship and faculty development and associate professor of law, at Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Scholars recognize that, in addition to providing exclusive rights, patents convey information to those who interact with them. This has traditionally been portrayed as a benefit of patents. This lecture explores the darker side of patents as information signals. Audiences treat patents as signaling more than the limited information patents and the patent system are designed to convey. Such false patent signals include government endorsement, quality, superiority, importance, efficacy, safety, innovativeness, technological success, financial worth, and likely market success. This lecture explores how the ways in which patents can mislead audiences holds implications for the patent system.
CACR Speaker Series: Gus Hurwitz
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124 and on Zoom
Hurwitz, senior fellow and academic director at the University of Pennsylvania Carly Law School Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition (CTIC) with a background in law, economics, and computer science, will present "Not So Simple: Self-Regulation as a Cybersecurity Solution."
The basic concept of self-regulation is straightforward: rather than rely on external institutions such as Congress, the courts, or agencies to regulate the conduct of an industry, allow the industry itself to establish rules to regulate the conduct of firms within it. Self-regulation is often advocated as a solution to address challenges in high-tech industries, yet the contours of self-regulation are not well developed. Drawing on ongoing research in the jurisprudence of self-regulation—the internal considerations needed to give self-regulatory efforts external validity, Hurwitz will consider whether, and under what circumstances, self-regulation presents a viable approach to various aspects of the cybersecurity challenge.
In-person attenders will be provided lunch.
Attend on Zoom
Making Sense of Affirmative Action
Noon - 1 p.m. on Zoom
Professor Luis Fuentes-Rohwer will provide insights into the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on affirmative action.
Prof. Fuentes-Rohwer is working on a book project about the history of race and voting in the United States (forthcoming from Cambridge University Press) and a documentary about the constitutional status of Puerto Rico.
Friday
No events.
Announcements
October pro bono challenge
In honor of the ABA’s Pro Bono Week at the end of October, the Access to Justice Program will give Maurer swag to the member of each class with the most Pro Bono hours for the month of October! Make sure to log your hours on TickSpot so that you will be in the running for swag. Learn more about pro bono. We're excited to see what all you do!
BLSA is seeking Gong Show contestants
If you think you have what it takes, or want to show your talent, please share your work for the Gong Show by October 8 so we can check it out!
The Gong Show, a Law School signature event, will be at The Back Door on October 19, 7:30 - 9:30.
20th annual JD/GLS Socctoberfest! Register now
The competition will take place Friday, October 20 at 5 p.m. at Karst Farm Park. Students of all ability levels are welcome to participate. Register by Sunday, October 1 at 11:59 p.m. to play. Contact eventlaw@indiana.edu with any questions.
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