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03 / 17
2008 Law School Elections ** TODAY -- Candidate Meetings @ 12 & 5:45 **
Start: 8:00 am
Start: 03/17/2008 - 8:00am
End: 03/19/2008 - 9:00pm

LAST CHANCE TO BE A CANDIDATE!   Please be advised that ALL candidates must attend one (1) mandatory
meeting on Monday-March 17, Tuesday-March 18, or Wednesday-March 19 -- OR -- obtain permission from the Election Committee to attend a make-up meeting with the SBA President to be eligible to run for office.

Wednesday, March 19 Third
& FINAL Candidate Interest Meeting

12:00-12:15 & 5:45-6:00 PM, SBA Office, Room 180
03 / 18
2008 Law School Elections ** TODAY -- Candidate Meetings @ 12 & 5:45 **
(all day)
Start: 03/17/2008 - 8:00am
End: 03/19/2008 - 9:00pm

LAST CHANCE TO BE A CANDIDATE!   Please be advised that ALL candidates must attend one (1) mandatory
meeting on Monday-March 17, Tuesday-March 18, or Wednesday-March 19 -- OR -- obtain permission from the Election Committee to attend a make-up meeting with the SBA President to be eligible to run for office.

Wednesday, March 19 Third
& FINAL Candidate Interest Meeting

12:00-12:15 & 5:45-6:00 PM, SBA Office, Room 180

Breakfast Fundraiser
Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:00 pm

Phi Alpha Delta will be hosting a BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER in the front lobby March 18, 2008 from 8:30 til 1:00.  There will be a variety of delicious treats for sale.  Come and fill up on bagels, muffins, cakes, coffee and more!!!!  We greatly appreciate your support.

1L Fall Registration Discussion with Dean Sealing
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

1Ls please mark your calendars for March 18. Dean Sealing will
hold a meeting a noon in room 080 and again at 5 p.m. to discuss upcoming
registration for fall 2008.  In the meeting he will review all the courses
required for graduation and how to plan for them over the course of the next
several years; the writing requirement and how to meet it; how the bar exam has
an impact on your course selection; the paperwork you should have filled out
before the start of registration; FAQs; and the little glitches that can
delay your registration.  There will be ample time for questions. 

Note: some
first year faculty provide registration advice from an academic
perspective in their classes; Dean Sealing's sessions will be designed to assure
that you avoid administrative problems.  Feel free to brown bag it. 
Note: this meeting is not mandatory but highly recommended. 

1L Fall Registration Discussion with Dean Sealing
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm

1Ls please mark your calendars for March 18. Dean Sealing will
hold a meeting a noon in room 080 and again at 5 p.m. to discuss upcoming
registration for fall 2008. In the meeting he will review all the courses
required for graduation and how to plan for them over the course of the next
several years; the writing requirement and how to meet it; how the bar exam has
an impact on your course selection; the paperwork you should have filled out
before the start of registration; FAQs; and the little glitches that can
delay your registration. There will be ample time for questions.

Note: some
first year faculty provide registration advice from an academic
perspective in their classes; Dean Sealing's sessions will be designed to assure
that you avoid administrative problems. Feel free to brown bag it.
Note: this meeting is not mandatory but highly recommended.
03 / 19
2008 Law School Elections ** TODAY -- Candidate Meetings @ 12 & 5:45 **
End: 9:00 pm
Start: 03/17/2008 - 8:00am
End: 03/19/2008 - 9:00pm

LAST CHANCE TO BE A CANDIDATE!   Please be advised that ALL candidates must attend one (1) mandatory
meeting on Monday-March 17, Tuesday-March 18, or Wednesday-March 19 -- OR -- obtain permission from the Election Committee to attend a make-up meeting with the SBA President to be eligible to run for office.

Wednesday, March 19 Third
& FINAL Candidate Interest Meeting

12:00-12:15 & 5:45-6:00 PM, SBA Office, Room 180

Q&A with Court of Appeals Judges and Staff Attorneys
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

The Kentucky Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments in the Allen Courtroom on March 19, 2008, at 9:30, 10:15
and 11:00 a.m. Students are invited to attend the sessions.

Following oral arguments, the judges will hold a question and answer
session open to law students. The Q&A is a brown bag lunch and will be held in the Cox Lounge.

Professor Jones Speaks about Mental Illness
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Professor Jones courageously spoke out regarding his personal struggles
with mental illness by writing an opinion piece for the Courier-Journal
(available at http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080121/OPINION01/80121029/1055/OPINION).
He will speak to law students, faculty, and LBA Health Law section
members about his experiences. A question and answer period will
follow.

Please understand that attendance at this event in no
way implies that you personally have a mental health issue. We are
simply trying to bring attention to the stigma and stereotypes that
still pervade our culture's attitudes about these issues. If you have
any questions or concerns, please contact shla_ul@yahoo.com.

Open House for Admitted Applicants
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm

The Office of Admissions invites admitted students to learn more about the law school at an Open House. Registration will begin at noon on the first floor of the law school in the Mosaic Lobby. This event will provide an opportunity to sit in an actual law school class, meet presently enrolled students, and have any and all questions regarding the financial aid process addressed.

For more information or to register for this Open House, please contact Jack Cox, Assistant Dean for Admissions, jack.cox@louisville.edu or 502-852-6391.
03 / 20
Street Law Lunch 'n' Learn
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

The Central High School Partnership, the Public Service
Program, and BLSA will co-sponsor a Lunch ‘n' Learn on Thursday, March 20, from
noon until 1:00 p.m. in room 175. This law student involvement interest session
will cover the Street Law Program and the Marshall/Brennan Fellowship Program.

Street Law is an innovative and exciting way to teach Central High School students about a variety of
issues in the law and earn public service credit.

The Marshall/Brennan Fellowship Program is an exciting new
law curriculum option, which will allow law students to teach Central High School
students about constitutional law and receive academic credit.

Both offerings will be available next year. Joe Gutmann from
Central High School, Professor Sam Marcosson,
and Mary Jo Gleason will be presenting information on these programs.

Please join us and learn more about these exciting new
opportunities.

Pizza will be provided courtesy of the Public Service
Program.
03 / 21
Schedule Forum with Dean Hall
Start: 12:45 pm
End: 1:45 pm

On Friday, March 21 from 12:45 until 1:45 in Room 060 Dean Hall will be talking about schedules.  Bring and brown bag lunch and questions/concerns about the 2008-2009 school year!

WLC Meeting
Start: 8:00 pm

WLC meeting this Friday, March 21, at noon in room 177.   We will elect officers and discuss our upcoming community service and fundraising projects. Please join us.
03 / 22
03 / 23
03 / 24
Project Women Hygiene Drive
Start: 9:00 am
Start: 03/24/2008 - 9:00am
End: 03/28/2008 - 5:00pm

WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive

Some women in our community are unable to purchase simple hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toliet paper, household cleaners, and feminine products because financial assistance  (i.e. food stamps) does not cover these items. Help the WLC provide items to these women!   

Please donate hygiene items to benefit Project Women.  Project Women provides housing to single mothers who are experiencing homelessness.  Place your items in the bins in the lobby.  Every person who donates will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.  One person from every class will win!!

 

Items include: toilet paper, conditioner, face wash, deodorant, dental floss, tooth brushes, pull-ups, kleenex, paper towels, sponges, soap, face wash, lotion, shampoo, household cleaners, napkins, tampons, maxi pads, light bulbs, lamps, children's coloring/activity books, computer printer paper, batteries for Leap Pad learning system, etc.  

Choosing Composite Photo
Start: 3:00 pm
Start: 03/24/2008 - 3:00pm
End: 03/28/2008 - 3:00pm

3L/4L senior pictures can now be viewed at your pleasure. Please visit our Website at: www.starlightphotopic.com, click on VIEW & ORDER, then click on THE EVENT YOU WISH TO VIEW UOFL LAW SCHOOL 2008, and enter the event PASSWORD: lawschool

From this website, write down the name of the headshot photo that you wish to be used on the Class of 2008 composite it write it on the list located on the SBA Office door by Friday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. If you do not choose a photo, the photographer will choose one for you.

Scheduling Forum
Start: 5:15 pm

On Monday, March 24 from 5:15 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. in Room 175 Dean Hall will be
talking about schedules.  Bring and brown bag lunch and
questions/concerns about the 2008-2009 school year!
03 / 25
Project Women Hygiene Drive
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 9:00am
End: 03/28/2008 - 5:00pm

WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive

Some women in our community are unable to purchase simple hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toliet paper, household cleaners, and feminine products because financial assistance  (i.e. food stamps) does not cover these items. Help the WLC provide items to these women!   

Please donate hygiene items to benefit Project Women.  Project Women provides housing to single mothers who are experiencing homelessness.  Place your items in the bins in the lobby.  Every person who donates will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.  One person from every class will win!!

 

Items include: toilet paper, conditioner, face wash, deodorant, dental floss, tooth brushes, pull-ups, kleenex, paper towels, sponges, soap, face wash, lotion, shampoo, household cleaners, napkins, tampons, maxi pads, light bulbs, lamps, children's coloring/activity books, computer printer paper, batteries for Leap Pad learning system, etc.  

Choosing Composite Photo
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 3:00pm
End: 03/28/2008 - 3:00pm

3L/4L senior pictures can now be viewed at your pleasure. Please visit our Website at: www.starlightphotopic.com, click on VIEW & ORDER, then click on THE EVENT YOU WISH TO VIEW UOFL LAW SCHOOL 2008, and enter the event PASSWORD: lawschool

From this website, write down the name of the headshot photo that you wish to be used on the Class of 2008 composite it write it on the list located on the SBA Office door by Friday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. If you do not choose a photo, the photographer will choose one for you.

BLSA Bake Sale
Start: 11:30 am
End: 2:30 pm

The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) will be holding a bake sale and raffle on Tuesday, March 25 from 11:30-2:30.  We will be selling cookies, brownies, cupcakes and other sweets.  We will also be raffling off an iPod Shuffle with a $25 iTunes gift card.  Raffle tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5.  

International Law Society Guest Speaker: Joan Loughrey
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Joan Loughrey will discuss issues in International Law. Lunch (Jimmie John sandwiches) will be provided, bring your own drink.

SBA Meeting
Start: 8:45 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Student Bar Association Meeting. Room 177. All are welcome to attend.
03 / 26
Project Women Hygiene Drive
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 9:00am
End: 03/28/2008 - 5:00pm

WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive

Some women in our community are unable to purchase simple hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toliet paper, household cleaners, and feminine products because financial assistance  (i.e. food stamps) does not cover these items. Help the WLC provide items to these women!   

Please donate hygiene items to benefit Project Women.  Project Women provides housing to single mothers who are experiencing homelessness.  Place your items in the bins in the lobby.  Every person who donates will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.  One person from every class will win!!

 

Items include: toilet paper, conditioner, face wash, deodorant, dental floss, tooth brushes, pull-ups, kleenex, paper towels, sponges, soap, face wash, lotion, shampoo, household cleaners, napkins, tampons, maxi pads, light bulbs, lamps, children's coloring/activity books, computer printer paper, batteries for Leap Pad learning system, etc.  

Choosing Composite Photo
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 3:00pm
End: 03/28/2008 - 3:00pm

3L/4L senior pictures can now be viewed at your pleasure. Please visit our Website at: www.starlightphotopic.com, click on VIEW & ORDER, then click on THE EVENT YOU WISH TO VIEW UOFL LAW SCHOOL 2008, and enter the event PASSWORD: lawschool

From this website, write down the name of the headshot photo that you wish to be used on the Class of 2008 composite it write it on the list located on the SBA Office door by Friday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. If you do not choose a photo, the photographer will choose one for you.

** VOTE ** ELECTION DAY ** SBA, ABA & Honor Council
Start: 11:00 am
Start: 03/26/2008 - 11:00am
End: 03/27/2008 - 7:00pm

WEDNESDAY 3/26 & THURSDAY 3/27

All enrolled law students are eligible to vote on Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27. Polls will be open from 11:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00 in the Student Lounge outside of the Career Services and Student Bar Association (SBA) offices.

03 / 27
Project Women Hygiene Drive
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 9:00am
End: 03/28/2008 - 5:00pm

WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive

Some women in our community are unable to purchase simple hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toliet paper, household cleaners, and feminine products because financial assistance  (i.e. food stamps) does not cover these items. Help the WLC provide items to these women!   

Please donate hygiene items to benefit Project Women.  Project Women provides housing to single mothers who are experiencing homelessness.  Place your items in the bins in the lobby.  Every person who donates will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.  One person from every class will win!!

 

Items include: toilet paper, conditioner, face wash, deodorant, dental floss, tooth brushes, pull-ups, kleenex, paper towels, sponges, soap, face wash, lotion, shampoo, household cleaners, napkins, tampons, maxi pads, light bulbs, lamps, children's coloring/activity books, computer printer paper, batteries for Leap Pad learning system, etc.  

Choosing Composite Photo
(all day)
Start: 03/24/2008 - 3:00pm
End: 03/28/2008 - 3:00pm

3L/4L senior pictures can now be viewed at your pleasure. Please visit our Website at: www.starlightphotopic.com, click on VIEW & ORDER, then click on THE EVENT YOU WISH TO VIEW UOFL LAW SCHOOL 2008, and enter the event PASSWORD: lawschool

From this website, write down the name of the headshot photo that you wish to be used on the Class of 2008 composite it write it on the list located on the SBA Office door by Friday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. If you do not choose a photo, the photographer will choose one for you.

** VOTE ** ELECTION DAY ** SBA, ABA & Honor Council
End: 7:00 pm
Start: 03/26/2008 - 11:00am
End: 03/27/2008 - 7:00pm

WEDNESDAY 3/26 & THURSDAY 3/27

All enrolled law students are eligible to vote on Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27. Polls will be open from 11:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00 in the Student Lounge outside of the Career Services and Student Bar Association (SBA) offices.

Meet Kentucky & Indiana Office of Bar Examiners
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

SHLA is co-sponsoring a noon-hour program for the school with the Kentucky & Indiana Office of Bar Examiners to discuss the policies, concerns, and controversies involved with the mental health disclosures required in bar applications. This event is for the law school community at large, but Prof. Jones has asked us to help promote it. First and second year students in particular should attend to learn about the types of things the bar applications want disclosed.

Please understand that attendance at this event in no way implies that you personally have a mental health issue. We are simply trying to bring attention to the stigma and stereotypes that still pervade our culture's attitudes about these issues. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact shla_ul@yahoo.com.

Boehl Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Policy: Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer
Start: 6:00 pm

The public, as well as members of the University of Louisville
community, are invited to attend the Spring 2008 Boehl Distinguished Lecture in
Land Use Policy. The Lecture will be held
Thursday, March 27, 2008, at 6:00 pm, in the Cox Lounge of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

The Lecture will be given by Professor Julian Conrad
Juergensmeyer on the topic, "Infrastructure and the Law: The Evolution of
Developer Funding of Infrastructure Requirements." Professor Juergensmeyer is the Ben F. Johnson
Chair in Law at the Georgia State University College of Law, Co-Director of the
Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth, and Adjunct Professor
of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

A reception will follow the lecture. No RSVP for the lecture or the reception is
needed. The Lecture and reception are
funded by the Herbert Boehl Fund and the Kentucky Research Challenge Trust Fund
(Bucks for Brains).
03 / 28
Project Women Hygiene Drive
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 03/24/2008 - 9:00am
End: 03/28/2008 - 5:00pm

WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive

Some women in our community are unable to purchase simple hygiene products like shampoo, conditioner, toliet paper, household cleaners, and feminine products because financial assistance  (i.e. food stamps) does not cover these items. Help the WLC provide items to these women!   

Please donate hygiene items to benefit Project Women.  Project Women provides housing to single mothers who are experiencing homelessness.  Place your items in the bins in the lobby.  Every person who donates will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate.  One person from every class will win!!

 

Items include: toilet paper, conditioner, face wash, deodorant, dental floss, tooth brushes, pull-ups, kleenex, paper towels, sponges, soap, face wash, lotion, shampoo, household cleaners, napkins, tampons, maxi pads, light bulbs, lamps, children's coloring/activity books, computer printer paper, batteries for Leap Pad learning system, etc.  

Choosing Composite Photo
End: 3:00 pm
Start: 03/24/2008 - 3:00pm
End: 03/28/2008 - 3:00pm

3L/4L senior pictures can now be viewed at your pleasure. Please visit our Website at: www.starlightphotopic.com, click on VIEW & ORDER, then click on THE EVENT YOU WISH TO VIEW UOFL LAW SCHOOL 2008, and enter the event PASSWORD: lawschool

From this website, write down the name of the headshot photo that you wish to be used on the Class of 2008 composite it write it on the list located on the SBA Office door by Friday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. If you do not choose a photo, the photographer will choose one for you.

03 / 29
First Year Oral Arguments
Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
03 / 30
03 / 31
Last Day to Order Caps and Gowns for Graduation
Start: 12:00 am
End: 11:55 pm

All graduation caps and gowns must be purchased by midnight on March 31, 2008. Go to http://www1.herffjones.com/college/graduation/index.cfm. Scroll down to the University of Louisville and then two pages later click the "order the cap and gown" link at the bottom of the screen.

Purchase Barristers Ball Tickets
Start: 11:30 am
End: 2:30 pm

Purchase your Barristers Ball Tickets from Izzy Moore in the lobby! $20 for one and $30 for two! Tickets will be at $25 at the door so get yours soon!  You can also purchase tickets from your Student Bar Association representatives. 

BAR/BRI and Kaplan Lunch & Learn
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:30 pm

BAR/BRI and Kaplan-PMBR are hosting a Lunch-and-Learn on Monday, March 31st from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 175.  Topics to be discussed include: what to expect this summer; what is included in my BAR/BRI course; what is the difference between PMBR's 6-Day and 3-Day program; what else can I do to prepare regardless of where I plan to take the bar.  BAR/BRI vice president and regional director Randy Mathews and Ohio director Ryan Feola and Kaplan-PMBR regional director Kathy Bielefeldt will be speaking at the event. 

As a reminder, the payment deadline for this summer's BAR/BRI course is April 1st.  The discount deadline to enroll for this summer's Kaplan-PMBR course expires on April 18th.

Alternative Career Speaker Series-Authors and Publisher
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Brandeis grads Andre L. Bergeron-Author The Devil's Ridge, Samer Yahyawi-Playwright, and Carol Butler-Publisher will be speaking for our next speaker in our Alternative Career Speaker Series.  Please join us for some food and insight into where this great thing called a Law Degree can take you!

WLC Project Women Drive Extended
Start: 5:00 pm
Start: 03/31/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 04/04/2008 - 5:00pm

The WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive has been extended to April 4th. Please bring your hygiene items to the bins located in the lobby. Please fill out the sheet on the front of the bins and you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificate!
04 / 1
WLC Project Women Drive Extended
(all day)
Start: 03/31/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 04/04/2008 - 5:00pm

The WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive has been extended to April 4th. Please bring your hygiene items to the bins located in the lobby. Please fill out the sheet on the front of the bins and you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificate!

ABA Student Group National Award Nomination
Start: 12:00 am
End: 12:05 am


Now Available Online – National Award Nomination Forms
The Law Student Division presents national awards to ABA-approved law
schools, their students and student organizations. Awards include
Diversity, Public Interest, Student Bar Associations, Student Bar
Association Presidents, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Membership and
Activity, and Law School News Publications. Nomination Deadline: April 1, 2008.

 

For more information go to http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-5163x35123x110340&

Kaplan PMBR Information Table
Start: 9:00 am
End: 6:00 pm

Kaplan PMBR will have an information table in the lobby on Tuesday, April 1 from 9 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.  A corporate representative and students representatives will be available to any student who would like to register for PMBR or has a question regarding the course.  Student representatives are also currently available to help with registration or answer questions.  PMBR student representatives include Natalie Etienne, Karin Moore Irwin, Maya Warrior, Kathleen Johnson, and Will Corrigan.

Dean's Lecture Series Featuring Darryl Isaacs
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

All students are invited to join us for the first in the Dean's Lecture Series. Class of '91 alumni Darryl Isaacs is the inaugural speaker. Dean Chen has invited Isaacs to speak "about his experiences,
especially those he had in law school and those that have helped him achieve his
enormous success in the legal profession."

Isaacs is the co-founder of the firm Isaacs & Isaacs.

 

Christian Legal Society Meeting
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

The Christian Legal Society will hold a meeting this coming Tuesday, April 1, at Noon. Everyone is Welcome! We will be ironing out the details of our upcoming forum and voting on new officers.
04 / 2
WLC Project Women Drive Extended
(all day)
Start: 03/31/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 04/04/2008 - 5:00pm

The WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive has been extended to April 4th. Please bring your hygiene items to the bins located in the lobby. Please fill out the sheet on the front of the bins and you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificate!

SBF Meeting
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:50 pm

Join us for a Student Bar Foundation meeting. We will meet in Room 177 at 12 noon on April 2, 2008. We will discuss our officer application process and devise a plan for participating in the Law School’s Community Service Day. Pizza will be provided.

To any members who helped solicit for the Charity Auction, if you have any notes or information that would help us with next year, please bring that to the meeting. Thanks.
04 / 3
WLC Project Women Drive Extended
(all day)
Start: 03/31/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 04/04/2008 - 5:00pm

The WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive has been extended to April 4th. Please bring your hygiene items to the bins located in the lobby. Please fill out the sheet on the front of the bins and you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificate!

Purchase Barristers Ball Tickets in the Lobby
Start: 11:45 am
End: 3:30 pm

Purchase your Barristers Ball Tickets from Izzy Moore in the lobby!
$20 for one and $30 for two! Tickets will be at $25 at the door so get
yours soon!  Tickets also available through your Student Bar Association representatives.

Judicial Clerkships--Information Session
Start: 3:45 pm
End: 5:00 pm

Speakers: Justice Martin Johnstone & Dean Jim Chen
04 / 4
WLC Project Women Drive Extended
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 03/31/2008 - 5:00pm
End: 04/04/2008 - 5:00pm

The WLC Project Women Hygiene Drive has been extended to April 4th. Please bring your hygiene items to the bins located in the lobby. Please fill out the sheet on the front of the bins and you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificate!

Social Justice & Engaged Scholarship Regional Symposium
Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:30 pm

The University of Louisville's recently established Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research is hosting its first Regional Symposium. The law school will host some of the Friday sessions.

The opening session will be held at 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 3, in the Chao Auditorium. 

For more information about the Symposium, please visit the Symposium site, http://louisville.edu/annebradeninstitute/symposium.

Comedian Jorge Cham Lecture and Book Signing
Start: 3:30 pm

Comedian Jorge Cham will be doing a lecture/book signing on Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Floyd Theater in the Student Activities Center. Mr. Cham writes comics about graduate and professional school life. Free food will be served. His comics can be found at www.phdcomics.com.
04 / 5
Public Service Project Day
Start: 10:00 am
End: 5:00 pm

On April 5, 2008, the law school community will
embark upon its first annual day of collective public service. The initiative
arose from student input into the university's strategic planning process.
The purpose of this event is to highlight the law school's commitment to
community service, provide significant services, have fun, and make new
acquaintances in our law school community.

Participants in the planning process identified three focus
areas:

1) Animal
Rights & Animal Issues

2) Women,
Children, Homeless, & the Underserved

3) Environmental
Issues

All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to
participate by contributing donated items to one of the organizations listed
below or to volunteer their time to one of the designated projects.

Celebrate

To kick off the event, we'll be hosting a complimentary
continental style breakfast in the Mosaic Lobby at 10 AM on Saturday, April 5.
Coffee, juice, and pastries will be provided. Those present will be eligible to
win one of the many door prizes!

 

The kick-off party will begin at 10 AM. Each project will end no later than 5 PM.

Click here for more details.
04 / 6
04 / 7
04 / 8
Christian Legal Society - Faith in Practice Forum
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 12:45 pm

Come hear local attorneys talk about how their Christian faith impacts their lives and legal careers. Both large and small firms will be represented. JIMMY JOHN's  will be provided! Everyone is welcome to attend.

Phi Alpha Delta Elections Meeting 4/8/08
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Phi Alpha Delta will be holding an elections meeting April 8,2008 at 12 noon.  This meeting will be held in room 177.  Please plan to attend.   

Lambda Law Caucus Membership Meeting Today!
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

There will be a Lambda Law Caucus membership meeting today to select officers for the upcoming school year. If you are interested in being an officer, please be sure to attend. Room 171 at noon.
04 / 9
Sports and Entertainment Law Society
Start: 12:00 am
End: 1:00 am

All members and interested members are invited for the final meeting of the year!  We will discuss our last speaker of the year, proposed fund raisers and accept nominations for next years officers.  Voting on next years board will take place immediately before our next speaker, on the 17th.  To be nominated and also to vote, you must be a paid member.  Dues are $10 so if you haven't paid and want to join, please do!  Hope to see you all there!

WLC Hygiene Drive Gift Certificate Winner
Start: 7:00 am

Congrats to Megan Renwick who won the Project Women Drive gift certificate.

 

We would like to thank everyone in the law school community who supported WLC and donated items to Project Women. We were able to collect tons of hygiene items!  Thank you for your support.
04 / 10
Admissions Open House
Start: 8:30 am
End: 12:30 pm

There will be one more opportunity to visit the University of Louisville's
Brandeis School of Law, during the month of April.

The Admissions Office
at the Brandeis School of Law invites you to attend the an Admissions Open House.

PLEASE pre-register via e-mail at the following address
lawrsvp@louisville.edu or by calling (502) 852-6391.

Externship Information Panel
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Please join the externship supervisors from
Legal Aid, the Public Defender's Office and the County Attorney's office to
learn about externship opportunities on Thursday, April 10th from 12:00 - 1:00
p.m. in Room 060.

2008 Judicial Forum
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm

On April 10, the League of Women Voters will host its 2008 Judicial Forum. The topic of this forum is "Safeguarding U.S. Democracy: Promoting an Independent Judiciary
by Defending the U.S. Constitution."

 

This event is funded by League of Women Voters of
the United States Education Fund and the Program on Constitutional And Legal
Policy of the Open Society Institute.

MISSION:
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages
the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to
increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public
policy through education and advocacy. Membership in the League is open to men
and women of all ages.

 

"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
Start: 7:00 pm
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!
04 / 11
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!

Exam4 Practice Test Deadline
Start: 11:55 pm
04 / 12
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!
04 / 13
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!
04 / 14
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!

2008-2009 SBA Meeting
Start: 8:45 pm
End: 9:45 pm

SBA Meeting for 2008-2009 Members
04 / 15
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!

Study Abroad Opportunities - International Law Society meeting
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm

Professor Weaver will be discussing Study Abroad opportunities at the last meeting of the year. We will also discuss next year's events. Bring your suggestions so we can apply for funding. Ideas that will be carried on from this year include: lunch with practioners and monthly speakers with lunch.
04 / 16
"Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirts For Sale
(all day)
Start: 04/10/2008 - 7:00pm
End: 04/17/2008 - 7:00pm

Starting today, the WLC will have T-Shirts for sale in the lobby during lunch time and on Monday and Tuesday evening.

 

The shirts read "Which Way to the Bar" on the front and have our school name on the back.

 

Each shirt is $10.00 and sizes are limited. So get yours today!!!

WLC T-Shirts
Start: 9:00 pm

Only two days left to purchase your "Which Way to the Bar" T-Shirt!  You can purchase a shirt Wednesday or Thursday in the lobby during the lunch hour. The WLC only has 25 shirts left so get your shirt ASAP.   

WLC Hygiene Drive
Start: 9:25 pm

The WLC thanks everyone who donated to the Project Women Hygiene Drive. Project Women was very impressed and thankful for our hygiene donations. Congratuations to Megan Renwick who won the Project Women Hygiene Drive Gift Certificate. Thank you for supporting the WLC.
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