span style=font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small /spanp style=line-height: 9ptspan style=color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9ptApplications are now being accepted from 1Ls and 2Ls for the Mr. and Mrs. Bill Donan Energy Law Summer Fellowship which will support a Brandeis student who works this summer in the field of energy law. The amount of the fellowship is $3,500. The Brandeis student selected for this fellowship will be placed for the summer with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Department of Natural Resources and must commit to working full time for a minimum of 10 weeks. The application for the Donan Fellowship is located on Symplicity under the Resources Tab. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Dean Hajek ata target=_blank href=mailto:laurel.hajek@louisville.eduuspan style=color: bluelaurel.hajek@louisville.edu/span/u/a. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 22, 2013, and applications must be submitted to Dean Hajek. To learn more about the Department of Natural Resources, go tospan class=apple-converted-space /spana href=http://dnr.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspxuspan style=color: bluehttp://dnr.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx/span/u/a. /spanspan style=color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pto:o:o:p/o:o:o:p/span/pspan style=font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small /span

div class=contentpMonday, April 8 is the first day of the Law School’s Appreciation Week, an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and staff, and to thank those who have supported the law school.  /ppOn Monday, all students are invited to the Cox Faculty Lounge between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to write a personal thank you note to a law school donor.  A second session will be offered on Tuesday, April 9, from 1:00 to 3:00.  If you are a scholarship recipient, moot court competitor, or student leader, you are required to be at one of the events or to make other arrangements with Dean Ballard.  /ppThe Law School will provide everything you need (note cards, envelopes, pens, sample thank you notes), and will take care of postage and mailing.  We’ll even provide the contact information and donor information for your particular scholarship so you can thank your donor personally.  Supporters of the law school will enjoy hearing from you and learning that their donations are being put to excellent use.  /ppWe hope this will be an annual tradition at the Law School.  Help us make this inaugural event a success by expressing your written appreciation to the supporters of our law school.  /p/div

div class=contentpJoin Professor John Cross on strongMonday /strongat strongnoon/strong, in strongRoom 171/strong, for an information session discussing law student publication opportunities in the Louisville Bar Association's Bar Briefs.  Learn how you can partner with a practicing lawyer to co-author an article to be featured in the LBA's monthly publication, which has a circulation of more than 3,200 readers!   /ppBar Briefs offers informative articles on current issues of interest in the law. It also keeps members informed about what is going on at the LBA - continuing legal education offerings, meetings, special events, public service and pro bono opportunities, member benefits and news about colleagues. Readers look to Bar Briefs to provide news and timely information about the local, state and federal courts./ppDon't miss learning about this great opportunity!  Pizza will be available while it lasts./p/div

div class=contentpExternships offer unique opportunities for learning lawyering skills, exploring career options, and making valuable contacts in the legal community.  Many externship experiences will be offered during the Summer 2013 and Fall 2013 semesters, including opportunities for students who have completed the 1L curriculum.  Externships are open to students in academic good standing who have completed prerequisites./ppstrong1L Curriculum: br //strongo Summer Judicial Externship /ppstrong1L Curriculum + 40 credit hours: br //strongo Metro Government Externshipbr /o General Electric Externship br /o Fall Judicial Externship /ppstrong1L Curriculum + 60 credit hours: br //strongo Legal Aid Externshipbr /o Fort Knox Externship/ppstrong1L + 60 credit hours + Evidence and CrimPro: Constitutional Issues: br //strongo Commonwealth Attorney’s Office Externshipbr /o County Attorney’s Office Externshipbr /o Department of Public Advocacy/Public Defender Externship   /ppMore detailed information about opportunities is available on the TWEN course titled Externship INFORMATION. You may also contact Professor Jordan (a href=mailto:karen.jordan@louisville.edukaren.jordan@louisville.edu/a) for information.  /p/div

Be sure to read buall/u/b registration instructions before registering for classes.

div class=contentpJoin Professor John Cross on Monday, April 8, at noon, in Room 171, for an information session discussing law student publication opportunities in the Louisville Bar Association's Bar Briefs.  Learn how you can partner with a practicing lawyer to co-author an article to be featured in the LBA's monthly publication, which has a circulation of more than 3,200 readers!   /ppBar Briefs offers informative articles on current issues of interest in the law. It also keeps members informed about what is going on at the LBA - continuing legal education offerings, meetings, special events, public service and pro bono opportunities, member benefits and news about colleagues. Readers look to Bar Briefs to provide news and timely information about the local, state and federal courts./ppDon't miss learning about this great opportunity!/p/div

pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'The Moot Court Board is pleased to announce the Finalists in the First Year Oral Advocacy Competition! Congratulations!/span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Corey Shiffman v. Ben Shepard/span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Mr. Shiffman and Mr. Shepard both faced tough competition from their respective head-to-head competitors, and the judges selected them in two very close rounds. Congratulations to the other semi-finalists, Tyler Peavler and Aaron Schechter. /span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'The Finals will be held on bFriday, April 5 at 2:00 /bin the Allen Courtroom. Members of the bench will judge the final round of competition. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to show your support by watching the final argument and cheering on the competitors on Friday! /span/p span style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Thank you to the Moot Court Board Members and especially the FYOAC committee members Larry Forman, Cassie Blausey, Denise Hall, Chelsea Painter, and Michael McGee for planning a successful competition!/span

p$5000 Johnston Real Estate Law Summer Fellowship/ppApplications are now being accepted from 1Ls and 2Ls for the R. Harvey Johnston, III Real Estate Law Summer Fellowship which will support a Brandeis student who works this summer in the field of real estate law.  The amount of the fellowship is $5,000.  Candidates who apply for the fellowship must find their own placement for the summer with a sponsoring organization.  A sponsoring organization can be any organization engaged in a significant amount of legal work concerning real estate.  It can be a law firm (including a solo practitioner), a government agency, a nonprofit organization, a title company, a financial institution, or any other organization in which an attorney would be supervising the student’s work.  The application for the Johnston Fellowship is located on Symplicity under the Resources Tab.  If you have any questions about the application process or finding a sponsoring organization, please contact Dean Hajek at a href=mailto:laurel.hajek@louisville.edulaurel.hajek@louisville.edu/a.  The deadline to apply is Monday, April 22, 2013, and applications must be submitted to Dean Hajek./p

p   The last few days have seen a flurry of emails from the Offices of the President and Provost regarding the effects of the upcoming Final Four games on University facilities, schedules and classes.  This is just to remind everyone at the Law School that in these matters, as with weather-related closings, we follow the lead of the University in deciding whether and when classes will be canceled.  With that in mind, here is what we know to date about the effects of the games on our schedules:br / br /1)  The law school building and law library will close at 4pm on Saturday, consistent with the University's decision to close all buildings two hours before the basketball game starts.    Streets surrounding UofL will be closed beginning 6pm on Saturday.br / br /2) If the men's team wins its Final Four game on Saturday evening, then Monday classes beginning after 4:15pm will be canceled.br /     If the womens' team wins its Final Four game on Sunday evening, then Tuesday classes beginning after 4:15pm will be canceled.br / br /3) If the men play in the final game Monday evening, then the law school building and law library will again close early on Monday, and street closings will be implemented Monday evening around the University.br / br /4)  We have so far had no official announcement of whether, in the event of either team winning a national championship, any further classes will be canceled.  I encourage everyone to watch for official announcements from the Provost, sent to our UofL email accounts, concerning any further effects on our classes arising out of the NCAA basketball championships. /ppnbsp;/ppStudents are advised in addition to check with their professors regarding any makeup classes that may have to be scheduled due to these University closures./ppnbsp;/p

span style=font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10ptToday, April 4 at 1pm in room 175, Education Law and Public Policy Society will be hosting an event for Career Week. The event will focus on various aspects of this field, the nature of law and role of attorneys related to education, and opportunities in the city of Louisville. Speakers will include/spanspan style=color: black; font-size: 7ptspan style=font-family: Times New Roman  /span/spanspan style=font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10ptTeddy Gordon (solo practitioner), Oliver Barber (Barber, Banaszynski amp; Associates), Byron Leet (Wyatt Tarrant Combs), Angela Koshewa (University of Louisville). Food will be provided.o:p/o:p/spanspan style=font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt o:p/o:p/span

pJudge Reba Page, U.S. Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, is a 1976 alumni of the law school. Judge Page will discuss opportunities in Washington, DC and quot;life after law schoolquot;. Please see her bio attached.  /ppThose who will be attending this event are encouraged to download or view the pdf of Judge Page's materials which are attached. These materials contain information about the DC Bar Association, the USAJOBS.gov website and provides a description of various job opportunities and hiring tips in the DC area. Judge Page will provide relevant information on where to look for opportunities. She will explain the application process and offer advice to applicants. There will also be time for questions and answers/ppbr /Jimmy Johns will be served. Please bring your own drink./p

span style=font-size: 13px; font-family: TahomaToday, April 4 at 1pm in room 175, Education Law and Public Policy Society will be hosting an event for Career Week. The event will focus on various aspects of this field, the nature of law and role of attorneys related to education, and opportunities in the city of Louisville. Speakers will include/spanspan style=font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma  /spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: TahomaTeddy Gordon (solo practitioner), Oliver Barber (Barber, Banaszynski amp; Associates), Byron Leet (Wyatt Tarrant Combs), Angela Koshewa (University of Louisville). Food will be provided./span

Next Tuesday, April 9 is the deadline to submit Own Photoes to Digital Pix for the 2013 Composite.  Please follow the attached instructions.  Self-submitted photos should include your head and shoulders.  Passport photographs will work, but tell the photographer you are taking composite photographs (per instructions from a Walgreen's associate).

SBA Elections close at noon today.  Please take 5 minutes to vote on TWEN.  Due to an error on my part, there will be a Run-Off Election next week to determine the 2L  Honor Council Members.  If any other races are tied, those will be included as well. 

div style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifA reminder that the Student Bar Foundation Fellowship Applications are available, attached, and /spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifbdue this Monday/b/spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifb, April 8th. /b/span/divdiv style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifFellowships are intended for any law students who secure unpaid, public interest work for at least 10 weeks over the summer. This includes work all over the country and abroad in a variety of positions, including with the Public Defender, US Attorney, Haiti Project, legal aid, district and circuit court judicial internships, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, and many others!/span/divdiv style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifApplication packets must be turned in to Emily Peeler's student mailbox by /spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifbApril 8, 2013 at 5pm/b/spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, addressed to the Student Bar Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact SBF co-chairs Emily Peeler at /spana href=https://ch1prd0310.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=qtPxMWtVSEueX7ZyjT21AxU_ITZyBNAINSUltmx-iiG0Vdk_ivZB41-3L-5S59DtbpLQ85A-3_Q.amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fch1prd0310.outlook.com%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dpcsg9ovZhk2KuWEz9jM8i_MW_SsGAtAIPK62ybOKQVsOTmTUpA1hmtZrX-kaQJFAiF2T-KK_0C0.%26URL%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fch1prd0310.outlook.com%252fowa%252fredir.aspx%253fC%253dikaxj1T8dEuRRLOWdVGYfPrYU3PE_s8IT6PKnL7VkTVERLc-S3V1DCB7OHtNa3untT1bvgdGSuI.%2526URL%253dhttps%25253a%25252f%25252fby2prd0310.outlook.com%25252fowa%25252fredir.aspx%25253fC%25253dlOZzcOICZEG2rtEkiZUgV_Vg4gQV_c8IOG_IsNrWP2g6BpbQMkzqxGXQ3H8SGKtS7mshXyvE20E.%252526URL%25253dmailto%2525253aempeeler%25252540gmail.com target=_blankspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ad0000uempeeler@gmail.com/u/span/aspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif or Ahmed Safeeullah at /spana href=https://ch1prd0310.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=qtPxMWtVSEueX7ZyjT21AxU_ITZyBNAINSUltmx-iiG0Vdk_ivZB41-3L-5S59DtbpLQ85A-3_Q.amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fch1prd0310.outlook.com%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dpcsg9ovZhk2KuWEz9jM8i_MW_SsGAtAIPK62ybOKQVsOTmTUpA1hmtZrX-kaQJFAiF2T-KK_0C0.%26URL%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fch1prd0310.outlook.com%252fowa%252fredir.aspx%253fC%253dikaxj1T8dEuRRLOWdVGYfPrYU3PE_s8IT6PKnL7VkTVERLc-S3V1DCB7OHtNa3untT1bvgdGSuI.%2526URL%253dhttps%25253a%25252f%25252fby2prd0310.outlook.com%25252fowa%25252fredir.aspx%25253fC%25253dlOZzcOICZEG2rtEkiZUgV_Vg4gQV_c8IOG_IsNrWP2g6BpbQMkzqxGXQ3H8SGKtS7mshXyvE20E.%252526URL%25253dmailto%2525253aaasafe01%25252540louisville.edu target=_blankspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ad0000uaasafe01@louisville.edu/u/span/aspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif./span/div

div style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifA reminder that the Student Bar Foundation Fellowship Applications are available, attached, and /spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifbdue this Monday/b/spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifb, April 8th. /b/span/divdiv style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifFellowships are intended for any law students who secure unpaid, public interest work for at least 10 weeks over the summer. This includes work all over the country and abroad in a variety of positions, including with the Public Defender, US Attorney, Haiti Project, legal aid, district and circuit court judicial internships, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, and many others!/span/divdiv style=font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14ptspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifApplication packets must be turned in to Emily Peeler's student mailbox by /spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serifbApril 8, 2013 at 5pm/b/spanspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, addressed to the Student Bar Foundation. If you have any questions, please contact SBF co-chairs Emily Peeler at /spana href=https://ch1prd0310.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=qtPxMWtVSEueX7ZyjT21AxU_ITZyBNAINSUltmx-iiG0Vdk_ivZB41-3L-5S59DtbpLQ85A-3_Q.amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fch1prd0310.outlook.com%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dpcsg9ovZhk2KuWEz9jM8i_MW_SsGAtAIPK62ybOKQVsOTmTUpA1hmtZrX-kaQJFAiF2T-KK_0C0.%26URL%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fch1prd0310.outlook.com%252fowa%252fredir.aspx%253fC%253dikaxj1T8dEuRRLOWdVGYfPrYU3PE_s8IT6PKnL7VkTVERLc-S3V1DCB7OHtNa3untT1bvgdGSuI.%2526URL%253dhttps%25253a%25252f%25252fby2prd0310.outlook.com%25252fowa%25252fredir.aspx%25253fC%25253dlOZzcOICZEG2rtEkiZUgV_Vg4gQV_c8IOG_IsNrWP2g6BpbQMkzqxGXQ3H8SGKtS7mshXyvE20E.%252526URL%25253dmailto%2525253aempeeler%25252540gmail.com target=_blankspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ad0000uempeeler@gmail.com/u/span/aspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif or Ahmed Safeeullah at /spana href=https://ch1prd0310.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=qtPxMWtVSEueX7ZyjT21AxU_ITZyBNAINSUltmx-iiG0Vdk_ivZB41-3L-5S59DtbpLQ85A-3_Q.amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fch1prd0310.outlook.com%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dpcsg9ovZhk2KuWEz9jM8i_MW_SsGAtAIPK62ybOKQVsOTmTUpA1hmtZrX-kaQJFAiF2T-KK_0C0.%26URL%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fch1prd0310.outlook.com%252fowa%252fredir.aspx%253fC%253dikaxj1T8dEuRRLOWdVGYfPrYU3PE_s8IT6PKnL7VkTVERLc-S3V1DCB7OHtNa3untT1bvgdGSuI.%2526URL%253dhttps%25253a%25252f%25252fby2prd0310.outlook.com%25252fowa%25252fredir.aspx%25253fC%25253dlOZzcOICZEG2rtEkiZUgV_Vg4gQV_c8IOG_IsNrWP2g6BpbQMkzqxGXQ3H8SGKtS7mshXyvE20E.%252526URL%25253dmailto%2525253aaasafe01%25252540louisville.edu target=_blankspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ad0000uaasafe01@louisville.edu/u/span/aspan style=font-size: x-small; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif./span/div

p span style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'The Moot Court Board is pleased to announce the Semi-Finalists in the First Year Oral Advocacy Competition!/spanspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman' /span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Round 1: Corey Shiffman v. Tyler Peavler/span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Round 2: Ben Shepard v. Aaron Schechter/span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Eight competitors argued in today’s quarter-final round. All competitors should be proud of their hard work and great arguments. The judges were very complimentary of the competitors!/span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'The Semi-Finals will be held on bThursday, April 4 at 5:30 /bin the Allen Courtroom. Brandeis School of Law faculty members will judge this round. Please show your support by watching the arguments and cheering on the competitors on Thursday! /span/p pspan style=font-family: 'Times New Roman'Thank you to the Moot Court Board Members and especially Chelsea Painter for planning and executing a successful quarter-final round!  /span/p

Students registering for Summer and Fall 2013 courses are reminded (again) to be sure that they have the most recent version of the official course schedules.  Several small error corrections (mostly having to do with fixing the University Course ID numbers) have been uploaded to the Fall 2013 course schedule on the website.  Copies are attached to this posting, and the most recent versions of the schedules are always posted under a href=http://www.law.louisville.edu/academics/class-schedulesAcademics:Class Schedules/a on the Law School website.

pJoin Professor John Cross on Monday, April 8, at noon, in Room 171, for an information session discussing law student publication opportunities in the Louisville Bar Association's Bar Briefs.  Learn how you can partner with a practicing lawyer to co-author an article to be featured in the LBA's monthly publication, which has a circulation of more than 3,200 readers!   /ppBar Briefs offers informative articles on current issues of interest in the law. It also keeps members informed about what is going on at the LBA - continuing legal education offerings, meetings, special events, public service and pro bono opportunities, member benefits and news about colleagues. Readers look to Bar Briefs to provide news and timely information about the local, state and federal courts./ppDon't miss learning about this great opportunity!/p

div class=node ntype-story id=node-10894div class=contentpThe CASE fellowship with the Brandeis School of Law is a paid fellowship that will run from July 2013 to May 2014, and involves representing low income domestic violence victims in custody cases in Jefferson Family Court.  All law students who have completed 60 hours are eligible to apply.  A limited license to practice law is required.  Each student will work at least 10 hours/week at $8.50/hour./ppThe experience you will gain from practicing law and representing clients in court will set you apart from your classmates no matter what area of law you want to practice when you graduate.  Don't let this opportunity pass you by!/ppTo apply, send an unofficial transcript, resume and cover letter to Professor Shelley Santry at a href=mailto:shelley.santry@louisville.eduuspan style=color: #0000ffshelley.santry@louisville.edu/span/u/a by  strongApril  5/strong, at 5pm./p/div/div