This week in the Law School
Monday
Judges and Lawyers Assistance 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.
Student organization tabling
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Baier Hall lobby
Various student organizations will set up shop with information about their organizations and ways to get involved.
Crafternoon!
Noon - 1 p.m. in the Jerome Hall Law Library lobby
Join the Crafternoon crew in the lobby of the Jerome Hall Law Library for an hour of handcrafts and conversation. Each meeting will have a featured craft (supplies provided) — and you are always welcome to bring your own project to work on.
FedSoc spring preview
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
Current general body members of and those wishing to join the Federalist Society are invited to attend our spring semester preview.
Introduction to SOLVE, our startup and venture capital interest group
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Are you a creative problem-solver and a collaborator who is wondering what one does with a JD, other than to litigate? A JD is a powerful tool that can welcome you to a career on innovative teams that build solutions to real problems in the world. Professor Mark E. Need invites you to hear more at an introduction to SOLVE, the Law School's startup and venture capital interest group.
Tuesday
Finding summer opportunities
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Are you still looking for your 1L or 2L summer position and have questions? Join CSO for this session! We'll talk about finding opportunities with law firms, public interest organizations, and judges — and what you should be doing to be successful in your summer job search.
Student organization leadership training
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
The Office for Student Affairs's annual training for organization leaders addresses student organization activities, policies and procedures.
Organization presidents, treasurers, and event or social chairs are required to attend. Communications or programming chairs are encouraged to attend.
Lunch will be provided, likely pizza. RSVP by January 22 to participate.
Wednesday
Post-graduation clerkships (session #1)
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Attention 2Ls! Learn about clerkships in CSO's two-part series. In the first session, the Faculty Clerkship Committee, CSO, and 3L students who have accepted post-graduation clerkships will walk you through the clerkship application process and general timeline.
Students interested in clerkships should set up a time to talk to their CSO advisor to help with application materials and logistics.
What Now? Learning from your first semester
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join Director Katie Beck and JLAP for a session that will help you evaluate and frame your first-semester experience and identify strategic adjustments you might make to maximize your success during the second semester. Register on CareerNet so we can estimate attendance. Bring your own lunch.
Thursday
Graduate Colloquium: Regulation of law clinics in Russia and the USA
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Sergei Dmitriachev will present findings from the comparative research he conducted during his studies at IU, focusing on the regulation of legal clinics in Russia and the USA from the early 1980s to the present day.
Sergei is a practicing lawyer from Russia, having graduated from Moscow State University, named after M.V. Lomonosov in 2011.
OCI preparation: Interview Skills Workshop
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
CSO's workshop will help you get ready for the on-campus interview season. Brush up on your interview skills, ask questions, and get ready to put your best foot forward. The workshop is for 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls.
CACR Speaker Series: Lessons from 25 years of digital technology negotiations at the United Nations
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
What can be learned from the UN negotiations on cyber in the context of international security (from 2004-2021) and those on lethal autonomous weapon systems (2014-present) applicable to the objectives of developing shared understanding of Responsible AI (RAI) in the military domain and accelerating international operationalization of RAI practices?
Presenter former UNIDIR Deputy Director Kerstin Vignard is an international security policy professional with interests at the nexus of international policy, technology, and responsible innovation.
Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to attend in person. You may also join the livestream.
POP return volunteer training
6 - 7 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
All returning Protective Order Project volunteers are required to attend this mandatory training. Snacks will be provided.
Friday
No events.
Announcements
Invite: 2024 Graduation Committee
Interested in serving your fellow 3Ls? Consider joining the Graduation Committee, which has a key role organizing May graduation events. Send a brief statement of interest to Jamil Ghazal in OSA at jghazal@iu.edu by January 31.
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