This week in the Law School
Just like you, ILA will be on spring break next week. Have a safe and restful time away. We'll see you back at Baier Hall on March 18. Before you go, see Wednesday for a panel on Federal appellate court staff attorney opportunities; and Announcements for pro bono hours reporting, summer public interest funding, and our first report from this year's moot court competition season.
Monday
ELS general body meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Environmental Law Society members and interested individuals will discuss upcoming events and plans.
Indiana bar exam information session
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Learn about the Indiana Bar Exam Application and Character and Fitness with the staff of the Indiana Bar Admissions Office. This is essential for 3L Indiana applicants and useful for 2L students who think they will take the Indiana bar. After the presentation there will be time for questions. Handouts will be made available to students unable to attend. Bring your own lunch.
LGBTQ+ Rights in Hungary
Noon - 1 p.m. in 203
The LGBTQ+ Project will host a panel to explore how policies in Hungary impact the LGBTQ+ community in the country and what life is like for the Hungarian LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Polgári Eszter, Director of the Legal Program with the Háttér Society will be joining us through Zoom to share her expertise.
Quarles & Brady Lunch and Learn
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Learn a little bit about Q&B plus get insider information from the people who hire you about how to succeed at your summer job. RSVP on CareerNet.
Robot Darrow and Robot Solomon: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Lawyering and Judging - A Judicial Perspective
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
Join the Federalist Society for a conversation with Hon. John Nalbandian, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Quarles & Brady seminar for student leadership
4 - 5 p.m. in 121
Join CSO and OSA for a special workshop. Attorneys from Quarles & Brady will discuss leadership transition, group dynamics, and other qualities around organizational leadership continuity. Student organization and journal outgoing and incoming leaders are highly encouraged to attend!
Tuesday
CSO Boutique
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge
CSO presents its annual Boutique – free professional and business-casual attire for all law students. Donations of clothing, accessories, shoes, and bags gratefully accepted at CSO.
Repeats Wednesday and Thursday.
Disclosing Disabilities in the Employment Process
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
The Disabled Law Students Association will host a lively conversation about disclosing disabilities during the employment process. Professor Deborah Widiss, Professor Angelica Guevara, and CSO director Kate Caldwell will offer their years of professional, personal, and academic experience in answering questions about when it is best to disclose your disabilities.
If you would like lunch, RSVP by noon, March 4.
LLSA general body meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
This is a meeting for Latinx Law Student Association members.
Women's History Month panel
7 - 8:30 p.m. on Zoom
The Public Interest Law Foundation will host a career panel in honor of Women's History Month. The panelists are attorneys from various areas of the law; the discussion will focus on issues that disproportionately affect women, like domestic violence, human trafficking, workplace discrimination, etc. Attendees will earn one PILF point.
Wednesday
CSO Boutique
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge
Repeats Thursday.
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.
Federal appellate court staff attorney panel
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
CSO and the Clerkship Committee invite you to learn more about post-graduate opportunities as a court staff attorney. Like judicial law clerks, 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. Unlike law clerks, staff attorneys serve the court at large and not a single judge. Panelists will be Kathy Agonis and Celia Meredith '21 from the Seventh Circuit and Beth Long from the Sixth Circuit. Lunch will be provided. Register on CareerNet.
Firm vs. In-house life and trends in cybersecurity
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Join the First-Generation Law Association and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Association to welcome Charles Pierre, Head of Privacy, Product and Compliance at Bolt, for a conversation regarding first-generation students in cybersecurity.
Thursday
CSO Boutique
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge
Last day.
CACR Speaker Series: Ann Cleveland
Noon - 1:15 p.m. in 124 and on Zoom
Ann Cleveland is the executive director of the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, a multidisciplinary research center at the University of California, Berkeley, and chairs the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, which she co-founded in 2021.
What does it take to build an international movement for cybersecurity clinics? What is different about defending the most vulnerable organizations from cyberattack? This talk will explore how the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics grew from a few isolated efforts to an international network of university-based clinics with members on four continents. Where should the movement for cybersecurity clinics go from here?
RSVP to attend with lunch or register for Zoom
Week of abolition read-in
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in 122
Join the National Lawyers Guild to learn more about abolition. This open forum will focus on abolition and abolitionist literature. Professor Valena Beety will discuss her book, Manifesting Justice. Copies of the books will be available.
CSO and DEI alumni mixer
6 - 7:30 p.m. on Zoom
Join CSO and DEI for a virtual meet and greet with young Law School alumni from various affinity groups, many of whom are less than three years out of law school. This is a great opportunity to meet supportive young alumni from diverse backgrounds who will resonate with your experiences, and who will give you candid advice about both law school and life after law school. Alumni members from APALSA, BLSA, DLSA, LLSA, MELSA, OUTlaw, and the LGBTQ+ Project will attend. Register on CareerNet.
Friday
No events today.
Announcements
Pro bono hours reporting for the classes of 2024 and 2025
Class of 2024 graduates must report their own cumulative pro bono hours by April 1 to be recognized at graduation. And class of 2025 students should report their hours to be entered to win a Kaplan Bar Prep Course. Use your TickSpot account to find your total hours. AJP Fellows will audit the submissions. Check out the Access to Justice Program's website for more information.
Summer public interest funding
Are you working at a nonprofit or other public interest organization this summer? Did you know that the Law School has funding opportunities available for 1Ls and 2Ls working for these organizations? Please complete your application by Monday, March 25 at 11:59 p.m. (it will take 30-45 minutes). Students selected for funding will be notified in late April. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to Justin Zuschlag at jzuschla@iu.edu or stop by the Career Services Office.
Moot court report: National finalists at the 2024 Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational
The team of 2Ls Jacob Orban and Maggie McComas traveled to Tulane University in New Orleans for a competition focused on trademark law and the tension between the right of publicity and the First Amendment. Maggie and Jacob advanced through the opening rounds in a field of top-ranked law schools and moot court programs (Duke, N'western, Georgetown, UPenn, George Washington, e.g.). After defeating George Washington and Brooklyn Law in the elimination rounds, they lost a close final round to Minnesota. Congratulations to our team for an outstanding showing!
Watch this space for more reports.
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