This week in the Law School
Monday
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 lunch.
Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) investigations
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Discuss and learn about the legal complexities of OWI investigations with two drug recognition experts.
Sponsor: Criminal Law Society.
Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition bailiffs meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
This meeting is for students who have signed up for, or are interested in, being bailiffs during the 2025 Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition. This meeting is mandatory for all bailiffs who have signed up to bailiff during the Zoom preliminary rounds of the competition taking place March 4 - 6 and March 11 - 13.
Tuesday
Jared Schneider: A Bloomington Lawyer
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Jared M. Schneider is the managing attorney for Schneider Law P.C. After practicing in and around Chicago for several years, in the summer of 2021 Jared and his family moved to Bloomington, where he founded Schneider Law. From Chicago to Bloomington, Jared has dedicated his practice to helping clients solve problems involving their businesses, investments, and civil rights.
Sponsor: Christian Law Society.
Navigating the 2L recruitment process
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Join Business Law Society and CSO for a panel discussion about the 2L summer recruiting process. Representatives from various firms will share information about their recruiting timelines and hiring expectations to help students prepare for the upcoming spring/summer recruiting season.
Lunch will be provided.
Check out the event and RSVP in CareerNet.
Visit with alumni at IP firm Finnegan
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Join Kassandra Officer '14, Ryan McDonnell '18, Melanie Magdun '21, and David Lebby '23 for lunch.
Office hours are available throughout the day. Email cipr@iu.edu if you would be interested in an appointment.
Lunch provided with RSVP.
RSVP by noon, March 3
Wednesday
LELS, ACS host John VanDeventer
10 - 11 a.m. in the Faculty Conference Room (335)
Join the Labor and Employment Law Society and American Constitution Society for a discussion with John VanDeventer about his fascinating career in the public and private sectors. He served as director of new media for former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, worked at the SEIU, was a successful bankruptcy attorney at Jenner and Block, and then jumped back into public service as the chief legal counsel to the Michigan Attorney General. He is now back in private practice. Refreshments provided.
Executive Orders 101: How to Understand President Trump’s Executive Orders
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
A panel of Law School faculty experts will address some of the issues posed by President Trump's executive orders. The panel will discuss: an overview of the wide-ranging subject matters of President Trump's EOs; how EOs are developed in conjunction with the Justice Department and the role they have historically played in articulating and advancing an administration's priorities; and the implications of President Trump's executive orders for the separation of powers between the Executive and Congress.
Panelists will be Dan Conkle, Robert H. McKinney Professor of Law Emeritus; Dawn Johnsen, Walter W. Foskett Professor of Law and former U.S. Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; and Steve Sanders, Associate Dean and Professor of Law.
Ostrom Workshop: James Brook Romano, "Rules for Star Wars: A Comparison of Space Security Agreements Through the Combined IAD-SES Framework and Empirical Analysis"
Noon - 1 p.m. at the Ostrom Workshop and on Zoom
James Brook Romano's presentation uses the Combined IAD-SES (CIS) Framework, based on the Nobel Prize-winning work of Elinor Ostrom, to piece together how space security arrangements evolved, and what security might look like in the cislunar context. Romano compares the CIS Framework analysis with an empirical analysis of Space Security Agreements using the Laval University Space Actors and Governance Explorer (SAGE) dataset. Romano argues that this comparison of methodologies reveals a polycentric governance superstructure that offers distinct advantages for cislunar space security norm generation.
James B. Romano is a 3L JD candidate at Indiana Law with IU BA degrees in International Law and Institutions and in East Asian Language and Culture, with minors in History and Spanish. He is a research assistant at The Ostrom Workshop Space Governance Lab.
RSVP to attend in person or Register for Zoom
CSO, DEI virtual alumni mixer
6 - 7 p.m. on Zoom
Join CSO and CIE for a virtual meet and greet with young 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. There will be alumni members from APALSA, BLSA, DLSA, LLSA, MELSA, OUTlaw, and the LGBTQ+ Project.
RSVP on CareerNet.
Thursday
Air Force JAG tabling
Noon - 1 p.m. in the first floor lobby
Major Jonathon B. Welsh will table for students interested in the Air Force JAG program, which includes opportunities for 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls. Stop by the table to learn more!
CACR Speaker Series: Hanlin Li, "Beyond privacy: The Labor Cost of AI"
Noon - 1 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room and on Zoom
Abstract from the presenter:
Recent years witnessed perhaps the greatest progress in artificial intelligence (AI) development to date, from the release of Dall-E to the beta testing of ChatGPT. These AI advances are possible thanks to millions of data producers, from artists to writers to programmers, contributing training data. Data producers like us are the crucial but often overlooked labor force behind many of the glamorous AI models that are currently grabbing news headlines and winning praise. In this talk, I will highlight issues related to consent, monetization, and power in the extraction of user-generated data. I will show that in the case of Reddit, the “labor subsidy” that volunteer moderators supply is in the order of millions of dollars annually. Finally, I will discuss how privacy-preserving technologies may be helpful to inform pragmatic pathways for researchers, designers, and policymakers to redistribute the benefits of data to members of the public.
Hanlin Li is an assistant professor in the School of Information at University of Texas Austin. Her research aims to inform policy and design interventions to incentivize responsible data collection and use. Li holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University.
RSVP to attend in person or Register for Zoom
ISA's tea and chat
3 - 4 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room
International Student Association hosts a language exchange designed for law students who want to practice speaking another language. Connect with fellow students, improve your language skills, and enjoy tea and light refreshments. All skill levels are welcome—come be a conversation partner
Master of Legal Studies information session
6 p.m. on Zoom
Our brand-new Master of Legal Studies program is launching this August! Attend a virtual information session to learn about the degree, curriculum, and up to 40 percent scholarships available to Indiana University Bloomington undergraduates!
Register for Zoom
Affinity mixer
7 - 9 p.m. at Nick's English Hut (423 East Kirkwood Avenue)
Join LLSA, BLSA, APALSA, and MELSA for an evening of community and connection! This event brings together students from all backgrounds to network, share experiences, and celebrate our diverse community. Don't miss the chance to build relationships and find support in a welcoming environment!
Friday
Graduate Colloquium series: Asaf Lubin
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
Professor Asaf Lubin presents his new paper, "Data Injustice in Global Justice."
Panel: Career insights with alumni at Faegre Drinker
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Join Real Estate and Estate Planning Association and CSO to learn from Indiana Law attorneys at Faegre Drinker about their careers.
- April Risk Arnett ’02 is a partner specializing in estate planning, trust administration, and business succession;
- Andrew Buroker ’89 is senior counsel with expertise in real estate finance, land use development, and environmental compliance;
- John Gilmore ’23 is an associate focused on real estate and construction law.
Pizza will be provided! RSVP on CareerNet.
Singing for Summer Salaries
5 - 7 p.m. at Bluebird (216 North Walnut Street)
See your favorite professors and students compete and sing for the entire Law School community! This is the biggest Public Interest Law Foundation fundraiser of the year, raising money for PILF's Summer Salary fund. PILF members earn one PILF point for attending.
Announcements
Pro bono hours reporting for the classes of 2025 and 2026
Class of 2025 graduates must report their own cumulative pro bono hours by April 1 to be recognized at graduation. And Class of 2026 students should report their hours to be entered to win a Kaplan Bar Prep Course. Make sure to continue logging your pro bono hours on Tick this semester! Every hour counts. Check out the Access to Justice Program's website for more information!
News from moot court competitions
Professor Lane McFadden reports:
- 2L Joy Atadoga and a teammate from the University of Mississippi Law School competed in the ABA’s "First Amendment and Media Law Diversity Moot Court Competition," where they received Best Brief Honors and argued in the final round in front of state and federal judges at the ABA’s Forum on Communications Law National Conference in Austin, Texas.
- 3Ls Maggie McComas and Victoria Bichutskaya traveled to New Orleans to argue in the Fifth Circuit Courthouse in the Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational, an appellate moot court competition focusing on sports law.
- 2Ls Noor Qureshi, Rishav Aikat, and Carissa Margraf competed in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, traveling to Portland, Ore. for one of only two regional competitions before the International Rounds. Out of a huge field of competitors, the team won Memorial Honors for writing one of the top ten sets of briefs.
- 3L Jonathan Hall and 2Ls Connor Meyer and Bre Castenada traveled to Washington, DC, to compete in the Global Antitrust Institute Invitational Moot Court Competition.
- Two teams competed in the ABA's National Appellate Advocacy Competition this year. At the Oklahoma City Regionals, the team of 3Ls Allyson McBride and Adam Rosenthall advanced to the final round, and the team of 3Ls Alivia Benedict and Allison McDevitt advanced to semifinals. Allyson McBride won individual recognition as a Top Five Oralist at the competition.
Congratulations to all of our participants!
Faculty and Staff News
On February 19, 2025, Prof. Leandra Lederman served as a discussant at the hybrid Global Tax Symposium 2025 hosted by the University of Münster in Germany. She gave discussant remarks via Zoom on the presentation by Siddhesh Rao of his co-authored paper, "Evaluating the Impact and Practical Operation of Client-Attorney Privilege in the Context of Tax and Financial Transparency."
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