Join me on Tuesday, November 18 from 5-6 p.m. in Room 060 for some tips on taking True-False and Multiple Choice exams.  Hope to see you there!

For those of you who registered for the MPRE simulated on-line exam-- The exam will take place this Saturday, November 1 in Room 275.  Set up will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the actual exam will take place from 1:00 to 2:30.  You will need a laptop capable of connecting to the internet.  This is the on-line exam on the NCBE web site.

Summer 2009 schedule is attached.

The American Constitution Society proudly announces its fifth annual National Student Writing Competition. This annual event for law students is an opportunity to recognize legal scholarship that enhances the understanding and reputation of progressive legal theories.

Any full-time or part-time law student currently enrolled in a J.D. program at a US law school is eligible to participate.

The author of the top submission will receive $3000 and be eligible for publication in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.

The authors of the two runner-up submissions will each receive $1000.

The submission deadline is Friday, February 20, 2009. 

Please see the attached flyer for details.

Exam time is fast-approaching! If you're a first-year student, or even an upper-division student who would like to perform better on your exams this semster, mark you calendar for one of these workshop times where I will present tips on Preparing For and Taking Law School Exams.  Attend either Wednesday, October 29 from 1-2 p.m. or Thursday, November 6 from 5-6 p.m.  Both workshops will be held in Room LL60.

The Jackson Lewis law firm announces its sponsorship of the Louis Jackson Memorial National Law Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law. Chicago-Kent College of Law will administer the competition.  As in the past, entries will be blind judged by a panel of five labor/employment law professors.  Neither Jackson Lewis not Chicago-Kent will have any say in judging.
 
The first place award in $3,000 (structured as a scholarship so the recipient will not have to pay icome tax).
 
There are two second place awards of $1,000 each.
 
Winning entries will be posted on the competition website.
 
Entries must be received by Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
 
Please see the attached competition announcement. 

 

The most recent revisions to the Spring 2009 schedule and Course Notes have been uploaded to the website at the following link:

 

http://www.law.louisville.edu/academics/class-schedules/spring-2009

 

Printed copies of the schedule and related materials will be available once technical difficulties with our printers have been resolved. In the meantime, please use the above link to access the Spring 2009 schedule.

Beginning Wednesday, October 8, the Phi Alpha Delta office, located in Room LL88, will be open for students to check out study aids during the following hours: M & W 12-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m.

The Academic Support workshop on outlining and flowcharting will be presented on Wednesday, October 1 from 1-2 p.m. and Tuesday, October 7, from 5-6 p.m.  Both sessions are in Room 060.

The deadline for applications to sit for the November 8 MPRE is tomorrow, September 30.  You can apply online by going to: http://www.ncbex.org/multistate-tests/mpre/