This week in the Law School
On Wednesday Dean Christiana Ochoa will host fall's Town Hall. And see Announcements for Indiana Law's Family Office Program summer 2026 internship opportunities.
Monday
FGLA call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
A chance for 1Ls or upper-level students to learn what the First-Generation Law Association is all about and join the organization. Food will be provided.
Moot court programs at the Law School
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
This program is for 1L JD students. Prof. Lane McFadden, director of the appellate advocacy program, will outline moot court opportunities at the Law School available over the next three years. Topics include:
- Opportunities for 1Ls to shadow, bailiff, and otherwise assist with moot court;
- The Appellate Advocacy course and Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition for 2Ls;
- National competitions, the Advocacy Board, and the Order of the Barristers for 3Ls.
Pizza provided. RSVP on CareerNet.
SALDF call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 122
The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund invites all students interested in the practice of animal law to its call-out meeting!
TLS call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Learn about Tax Law Society, a student group for anyone curious about tax law. All Law School students are welcome; no prior experience in tax required.
Bring your own lunch.
Tuesday
CLS call out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 124
Are you interested in how to apply your faith to the practice of law and joining a Christian community in the Law School? Attend Christian Legal Society’s call-out meeting to learn more and meet fellow believers.
OUTLaw call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
Practitioner in Residence: Chris Reed, "Media, Entertainment and the Business of IP"
Noon - 1 p.m. in 121
Join CIPR and the Intellectual Property Association for this fall's first Practitioner in Residence talk featuring Chris Reed, executive vice president of legal affairs at Fox Television Stations, Los Angeles. Mr. Reed will speak on the media and entertainment industry’s reliance on IP protection, drawing on his work in copyright law, his service as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, and his other IP and media-related activities.
All students are welcome to attend!
RSVP by noon, Sept. 22 for lunch
PatentConnect VIP training session
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. in the Faculty Conference Room (335)
This session is designed for students interested in joining the PatentConnect Volunteers in Intellectual Property program to participate in the mandatory training to learn how to conduct prior art searches for inventors from Indiana and Kentucky.
Students who want to join the VIP program and ultimately earn pro bono hours for their participation must have completed the Law School's mandatory ethics training.
No hard science experience or specific IP interest is necessary! This training will teach you what you need to know.
Vis International Arbitration Moot first call-out meeting
6 - 8:30 p.m. in 120
Are you passionate about international commercial law and arbitration? Do you aspire to enhance your legal research, writing, and advocacy skills on an international platform? We invite you to the first call-out meeting for this year's Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition. This meeting welcomes all students interested in participating, regardless of prior experience in moot court or international arbitration.
Wednesday
CAPS
All day. Repeats tomorrow and every week through Nov. 26
Stressed? Anxious? Do you need to talk? The Law School provides counseling and psychological services to students. Kelly Kinsman, our embedded counselor, will be at Baier Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays through November 26.
Town Hall
Noon - 1 p.m. in the DeLaney Moot Court Room
Law School students, faculty, and staff are invited to this semester’s Town Hall. Learn more about the strategic initiatives moving us forward. The Town Hall will be in its usual format, with Dean Christiana Ochoa first providing a short address, followed by a question and answer session co-hosted by the SBA.
Pizza will be provided to those who RSVP by noon, September 23.
ILAP new volunteer training
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in 121
Join Incarcerated Individuals Legal Assistance Project for an introduction to the work we do and the vital role you’ll play in expanding access to justice. This session will walk you through our mission, services, and the practical skills you’ll need to succeed as a volunteer. Whether you’re assisting with intake, research, or client support, this training will prepare you to make a meaningful impact in our community.
Pizza will be provided!
Thursday
Maurer Global Forum call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. in 120
This event is a semester based call-out meeting for the Maurer Global Forum.
OLL fall training
Noon - 1 p.m. in 125
Outreach for Legal Literacy will host mandatory volunteer training for new and returning members to volunteer with OLL this year.
Email ollexec@iu.edu if you have questions or cannot attend.
PLA call-out meeting
Noon - 1 p.m. 122
Join Plaintiffs' Law Association for a presentation and snacks.
International IP Seminar: Saurabh Vishnubhakat, "Constitutional Structure in the Patent Office"
1:15 - 3:15 p.m. in 120 and on Zoom
Saurabh Vishnubhakat, professor of law and director of the Intellectual Property and Information Law Program at the Cardozo School of Law, will speak in person.
Agencies in the modern administrative state are no strangers to constitutional attack. However, the Patent Office is a newcomer to such crises and has most recently dodged two. The agency’s decade-old administrative adjudication system was recently found in violation of the Appointments Clause, and the judicial remedy solved the problem but exposed latent structural problems that still persist. Meanwhile, the details of Patent Office adjudication present Due Process concerns about impartiality and moral hazard, and the two occasions for judicial redress both ignored the problem. These seemingly disparate issues arise from a shared underlying legislative failure to differentiate the agency’s political role in executive decision making from its technocratic role in expert adjudication. Without confronting this defect in Patent Office structure, efforts to resolve current constitutional difficulties and avoid future ones are unlikely to succeed. Resolving this defect, however, can begin to deconstitutionalize the perennially high stakes of Patent Office adjudication.
The program is sponsored by the Center for Intellectual Property and will be introduced by Prof. Marshall Leaffer. The lecture is open to all Law School students and faculty.
The Indiana Office of Admissions & Continuing Education approved this lecture for 1.5 hours of CLE.
CSO networking night
5 - 7:30 p.m. in 124
RSVP on CareerNet
Alternative bar review movie night
5 - 8 p.m. in 125
Join your Law School classmates for alternative bar review, featuring a movie and snacks. The movie will be voted upon by students and will be announced on Canvas. Please consider joining us for this relaxing and alternative version of bar review!
Friday
CSO Environmental Law Society with Scott Breen '15
2 - 3 p.m. in 120
Announcements
Family Office Program looking for business-oriented 1Ls for summer internships
Indiana Law's Family Office Program (FOP) is seeking to increase the number of 1L FOP Fellows in anticipation of a significant number of paid family office summer 2026 internships. The FOP is especially well suited for students interested in business transactional work, real estate, tax, and/or sophisticated trust and estate planning.
A family office is a group of professionals (from one to several hundred) who manage the business and personal affairs of high-net-worth families (typically > $500M), often after the sale of a large operating business. The family office sector is a large and growing sector of the global economy. It is estimated to hold more than $6 trillion and has become a major driver of sophisticated transactions that are traditionally the province of large publicly traded companies or private-equity firms. Because many law firms highly value family office clients, FOP internships are often helpful for 2L summer employment.
The FOP was founded in 2020 by Mike Flannery '82, who served as CEO of Duchossois Capital Management, a prominent family office in Chicago. Now in its sixth year, the FOP has admitted a total of 25 Fellows, including nine alumni currently in practice. Interested 1L students should send their resume to the FOP Faculty Director, Professor Bill Henderson, at wihender@iu.edu.
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