This week in the Law School
Welcome to your first issue of Indiana Law Annotated for 2024-25! We’re pleased to welcome all of our new students, faculty, and staff, and welcome back all of our returnees. For our newbies, ILA is your weekly ticket to events in and around Baier Hall. Expect to receive ILA every Sunday afternoon to help you plan for the week(s) ahead. There are several other ways to stay informed about what’s going on: The Law School maintains an events calendar and many student organizations maintain their own social media accounts (particularly on Instagram). Submit events to ILA and our event and room scheduling staff using our web tool by noon on Thursday for the following week's edition. Submit announcements and faculty and staff news to ila@iu.edu, also by noon on Thursdays. Past issues are saved at the ILA archive.
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Best wishes for a successful fall semester!
Monday
Student organization leadership training
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
The offices for Student Affairs and Events will discuss student organization activities, policies, and procedures.
The training is mandatory for student organization presidents and treasurers. Any communications or programming/social chairs are also encouraged to attend.
Lunch will be provided, likely pizza.
POP returning volunteer training
5 - 6:15 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Returning Protective Order Project members must attend this training. We will review responsibilities and procedures, as well as EV requirements.
Tuesday
Civility in Action: The Seventh Circuit’s Gold Standard
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
Join us as two Yale Law School alumni and former Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals clerks discuss how the Seventh Circuit exemplifies civility. Leading the discussion will be Kian Hudson, partner at Barnes & Thornburg, and Professor Andrew Hammond.
Kian Hudson is an appellate lawyer at Barnes & Thornburg. He received his JD from Yale Law School and clerked for Chief Judge Diane Sykes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Before joining Barnes & Thornburg, he served as Deputy Solicitor General for Indiana, where he led high-stakes cases and drafted nearly 100 briefs for the U.S. Supreme Court, federal circuit courts, and the Indiana Supreme Court. Kian has argued 10 cases in the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court, and regularly contributes essays to publications such as Res Gestae, National Affairs, The Bulwark, and FedSoc Blog.
Professor Hammond joined our faculty in 2023 and specializes in administrative law, civil procedure, and poverty law, with scholarship published in top law reviews, including Yale and Michigan. Hammond received his JD at Yale Law School and clerked for then-Chief Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He previously taught at the University of Florida and the University of Chicago, and previously practiced as a legal aid attorney in Chicago. Hammond also holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
International student orientation
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Mandatory orientation for Graduate Legal Studies students and for JD students with F-1 or J-1 visas.
International students welcome dinner
5 - 7 p.m. in the faculty lounge
This event will bring together new international students in the JD and graduate programs for socializing, networking and future planning.
RSVP on CareerNet to attend.
Wednesday
1L Academic Success Workshops: Note-taking and Class Preparation Strategies
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
See CareerNet for session description and to RSVP. Pizza lunch will be provided to those who RSVP by noon, Monday, August 26.
Women+ in Law Build kickoff and meet and greet!
5 - 6 p.m. in the Faculty Lounge
Are you passionate about making housing attainable? The Law School community and local legal professionals are partnering with Monroe County Habitat for Humanity to build TWO homes for families September 21. Stop by to find out more! There will be cookies.
Stewart Fellows IGNITE presentations
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. in 216
Join us for dinner as we listen to presentations from the Stewart Fellows, who spent this summer working at various law firms and organizations around the world, including in Vietnam, Brazil, Poland, and Mexico. Limited spots available.
Thursday
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.
Lunch for students who are parenting or care-giving
Noon - 1 p.m. in 213
Hosted by the Office for Student Affairs and Dean Escobedo, this special lunch aims to build connections between students who are parenting or care-giving. The goal is to provide a forum for mutual support, resource sharing, and celebration of your decision to take on the challenge and opportunity of law school while others depend on you.
RSVP on CareerNet by Tuesday, August 27 at 12 p.m.
Student Ambassador call-out meeting
Noon - 12:30 p.m. in 120
Help play a significant role in the Law School's recruiting efforts. Student Ambassadors meet with prospective students, provide them a tour of the school, and bring them to a class. Being an ambassador is a commitment of a few hours each semester. Your efforts help show prospective students the depth and breadth of the students, faculty, and programs here. This meeting will cover how to become an ambassador and more.
Cool treats with IPA!
3:30 - 5 p.m. in the faculty lounge
Join the Intellectual Property Association for a cool treat! This is a great opportunity to get together with other IP students and maybe even your IP mentor. 1L students, come right after your Legal Professions class.
Friday
No events.
Announcements
Announcing New Dean’s Writing Fellows
The legal writing faculty are pleased to announce this year's Dean's Writing Fellows: 3Ls LuLu Faulk and Raven Vance; and 2Ls Corbyn Fry, Emily Levine, Allyson McBride, Lily Rutledge, Zachary Smith, and Emily Uthe. The Dean’s Writing Fellow position connects outstanding upper-class students with a legal writing professor and one section of the first-year Legal Research and Writing course. The writing faculty look forward to working with this year's Fellows and the Class of 2027!
Basic mediation and restorative justice training for fall
40 hours beginning Sept. 8 on Zoom
The Community Justice and Mediation Center (CJAM) offers a 40-hour training program for those interested in learning about conflict resolution, mediation, and restorative justice. Participants will enhance their interpersonal skills in communication and listening, problem solving, and negotiation, and they will increase their understanding of restorative justice philosophy and methods, sources of conflict, and processes leading to constructive conflict resolution. The training should benefit anyone concerned with managing conflict and its resolution. The training also provides the background and skills necessary to work as a community mediator and restorative justice practitioner and qualifies participants to volunteer in CJAM's programs. The training will be led by senior mediators and restorative justice practitioners.
The training will take place on Zoom Thursday evenings (except the last week's evening session will be on Tuesday), 7-9 p.m., and Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., over five weeks beginning September 5 and continuing through October 5. Tuition is $300 ($275 if received by August 16). Learn more about the training and to register. You may also apply for a scholarship. For questions or more information, e-mail training@cjamcenter.org.
Jerome Hall Law Library Welcome Week
To kick off the academic year, stop by the Law Library for its annual Welcome Week, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday through Wednesday. Visit the Welcome Week tables in the library lobby for donuts, coffee, and other snacks, as well as the opportunity to score some library swag! We hope to see you there.
Help a Habitat homeowner
Samantha, a future Habitat homeowner, needs help completing her sweat equity. She uses an electric wheelchair and cannot perform some of the sweat equity tasks. If anyone could spare 2-5 hours to work with a building crew or to work a shift at Habitat’s Restore, please contact Aviva Orenstein at aorenste@iu.edu, who will connect you with Samantha. No previous building or sales experience required.
Faculty and Staff News
Prof. Leandra Lederman's article titled "The Untold Tale of a Tax Rulings Haven" was recently published in the Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance. It is available on SSRN. This is the second article in a two-part series on tax rulings. The first article, "Avoiding Scandals Through Tax Rulings Transparency," was published in 2023.
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