Exam4 for Spring 2013 final exams is now available to download and install. Students wishing to use their computers for finals must complete and submit a practice test (choose "S13 Practice exam" during start-up) using Exam4 version 12.2A for Windows or 13.1.1 for Mac (all previous versions have expired) no later than 11:59 PM EDT, Friday, April 19, 2013.

New This Semester:

• Exam4 now supports Windows 8.
• You may now submit Exam4 practice tests with off-campus Internet access.
• The IT Department is introducing a new practice test confirmation process.
• Open Laptop mode is available for exams in Civil Procedure I (Abramson), Immigration Law (Trucios-Haynes) and Law and Economics (Smith).

For complete information, see Exam4 Essentials for Spring 2013.

Mosaic 1.0, the graphical browser that popularized the World Wide Web in the 1990s, was released 20 years ago this month. While not the first Web browser, Mosaic's importance was its inclusion of images and availability for Windows computers. Previously, Web browsers had been limited to text and the Unix operating system.

An interesting historical footnote: The first Windows Web browser, Cello, was developed by Thomas R. Bruce, co-founder and director of Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute. Tom Bruce is a giant in the very small world of legal education technology.

Be sure to read all registration instructions before registering for classes.

   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:
 
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.
 
2) If the men's team wins its Final Four game on Saturday evening, then Monday classes beginning after 4:15pm will be canceled.
     If the womens' team wins its Final Four game on Sunday evening, then Tuesday classes beginning after 4:15pm will be canceled.
 
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.
 
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.

 

Students are advised in addition to check with their professors regarding any makeup classes that may have to be scheduled due to these University closures.

 

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 Academics:Class Schedules on the Law School website.

Join 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!   

Bar 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.

Don't miss learning about this great opportunity!