Michigan State University has a summer study program in Croatia, with a special focus in intellectual property law.  On Monday, April 1, Professor Adam Candeub of Michigan State will be visiting UofL, and he would be happy to meet with any students considering taking part in the program.  Professor Candeub will be available from 11:30 to 12:15, and again from 1:15 on.  You can meet with him in Professor Cross's office (Room 248).

Reminders: 

2013 Graduates' Information Questionnaire on the Law School's website, which is used to generate the program for the Law School convocation, is due March 31.  (Note: you must be logged in.) 

March 31 is also the deadline to order graduation apparel.  All law students must place orders for graduation apparel through Herff Jones at https://collegegrad.herffjones.com/.   Law apparel is a custom order, and the University will not extend the order deadline. 

Earn Academic Credit for Externship with the Office of the Mayor or at Fort Knox.

Fall 2013 Externship at Fort Knox:  Student externs can earn two credits working with the US Cadet Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), an office that provides legal services across the Fort Knox installation. The externship offers opportunities to develop research, litigation, and/or transactional legal skills, and to enhance legal knowledge across a broad range of areas: e.g., criminal law in federal courts, including civilian misdemeanor prosecution; civil litigation involving cases in courts throughout the region; and/or administrative law involving a range of substantive subject matter (e.g., government contracts, labor, ethics, environmental, or military personnel law). 

Will require 8 hours of field work per week during the fall semester.  Prerequisites: 60 hours, including first year curriculum.  Contact Professor Jordan for more information.

Summer 2013 and Fall 2013 Externship with the Office of the Mayor:  Student externs can earn two credit hours working with the Mayor’s Office or for agencies performing work for Metro Government, such as the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission, Louisville Metro Animal Services, etc.  Special projects will be developed involving a variety of areas of substantive and/or procedural legal issues, and/or analyzing and designing ways to improve articular programs or procedures. 

Will require 16 hours of work per week during the 7 week summer term; and 8 hours per week during the fall semester.  Prerequisites: 40 hours, including first year curriculum.  Contact Professor Jordan for more information.

Learn about the seven dual degree programs offered by the Brandeis School of Law.  Combine law with:  Business, Social Work, Divinity, Urban Planning, Humanities, Political Science, or Bioethics & Medical Humanities.  Come to an information session on Tuesday, March 26, at 12:05 p.m., Room 175 and learn more.

For the first time, representatives from each dual degree program will be at the law school, along with several current Brandeis students pursuing dual degrees, to provide information you need to make an informed decision about whether to pursue a dual degree.  All interested students should plan to be there!   Tom + Chee will provide a soup bar for attendees while it lasts.

The University of Louisville Law Review is pleased to announce that it has been selected to host the 61st Annual National Conference of Law Reviews in March 2015. The conference allows law journal editors from throughout the nation to gather to exchange ideas and experiences about issues common to student-edited publications. Conference attendees also have the opportunity to hear from the foremost members of the legal community, meet with publishing and other service vendors, and socialize with a diverse group of law review editors from across the United States. Between 250 and 350 student editors attend the conference each year.

This announcement follows a successful week for the Law Review at this year's conference at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, where it was recognized for best practices and innovation in editing. The Law Review presented to an audience of approximately 80 representatives of journals from throughout the nation about steps taken this year to improve the efficiency of the editing process. Following the presentation, at least 25 journals expressed direct interest in at least partially modeling their editing procedures and organizational structure after the University of Louisville Law Review. The presentation will be published in this year's NCLR Best Practices Manual, which will be distributed to hundreds of law journals throughout the country.

This is a big win for the Law Review, the law school and the Louisville community. The Law Review is honored to be selected to host the conference and looks forward to welcoming editors from throughout the nation to Louisville in March 2015.

Learn about the seven dual degree programs offered by the Brandeis School of Law.  Combine law with:  Business, Social Work, Divinity, Urban Planning, Humanities, Political Science, or Bioethics & Medical Humanities.  Come to an information session on Tuesday, March 26, at 12:05 p.m., Room 175 and learn more.

Representatives from each dual degree program, along with several current Brandeis students pursuing dual degrees, have agreed to host an information session.  Dean Ballard will also be on hand to answer questions.  All interested students should plan to be there!   Tom + Chee will provide a soup bar for attendees.

Can’t bear to leave school and go out in the real world? Consider a dual degree!

Dual degrees approved for Brandeis law students are:  Master of Business Administration/Juris Doctor; Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity; Master of Science in Social Work/Juris Doctor; Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Humanities; Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Political Science; Juris Doctor/Master of Urban Planning; and Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities.  (More information is in the Law School Student Handbook.) 
 
Representatives from each dual degree program, along with several current Brandeis students pursuing dual degrees, have agreed to host an information session on Tuesday, March 26, at noon, in Room 175.  Dean Ballard will also be on hand to answer questions.  All interested students should plan to be there!   Tom + Chee will provide a soup bar for attendees.

This semester, we covered many different extracurricular and enrichment opportunities available to students.  If you missed an information session and would like to learn more about one of the following topics, informational handouts and applications are availabe in the Student Life hallway outside Office 216.

• Summer 2013 and Fall 2013 Externships
• Summer 2013 and Fall 2013 Law Clinic opportunities
• Journal opportunities
• Moot Court Board and Competitions
• Kentucky Innocence Project
• Study Abroad
• Transactional and Litigation Skills Certificates
• Entrepreneurship Clinic
• Dual Degree Programs - Info Session on March 26

Registration information, registration forms, and registration dates are available on the Law School website at http://www.law.louisville.edu/academics/registration-forms.  Class schedules, course notes, and exam calendars are available at http://www.law.louisville.edu/academics/class-schedules.

All law students are invited to attend.  This CLE program is hosted by the Louisville Bar Association Diversity Committee in partnership with the KBA Young Lawyers Division Diversity Committee.  Note: UofL law students may attend this CLE program at a cost of $16.  The fee for attorneys is $105. To reserve your student rate, contact Lisa Anspach at LAnspach@LouBar.org..

This program will take a serious look at diversity in the legal profession in the 21st century and will explore the personal and professional realities of being a lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender attorney in Kentucky. The panelists will discuss the positive and negative experiences they have encountered in working in Kentucky's legal community because of their sexual orientation. The panelists will outline the current status of local, state and federal law pertaining to protection from sexual orientation discrimination and same-sex marriages.

Panelists include: Steve Damron, Student, Brandeis School of Law; Carl N. Frazier, Stoll Keenon Ogden; Eric J. Graninger, Jefferson County Attorney's Office; and Casey S. Kimball, Attorney at Law.  Moderator: Jerrad T. Howard, Dinsmore & Shohl.

For more information, visit the Louisville Bar Association website at http://www.loubar.org/story.cfm?STID=1717.

Friday, March 22
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Louisville Bar Center, 600 W. Main St.

Each year, the ABA Law Student Division recognizes law students, law schools, and law school organizations as part of its Annual Awards Program.

Get the recognition your law school deserves by applying for a Law Student Division National Award. Each year, the ABA Law Student Division recognizes the achievements of individual law students, law school organizations, and law schools on a national level through the Division's Annual Awards program.

Don't delay - the deadline for Award Nominations is 10 days away!

Nominate the law students and student organizations at your law school that you feel deserve to be recognized for their worthwhile efforts in the following categories:

• Student Bar Association (SBA);
• Diversity;
• Public Interest;
• Membership and Activity;
• Law School Newspaper; and
• VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Programs.

The nomination forms are available online and must be submitted with the required accompanying materials. Remember, the signature of your law school dean is required to be considered for an award, so please plan accordingly. The deadline for receipt of nominations by the ABA Law Student Division is April 1, 2013.

All award winners will be announced and recognized during the ABA Law Student Division Assembly held in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, August 8-10, 2013.

For more information, and to review the 2012 award winners, visit http://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students/initiatives_awards/awards.html.