If you are interested in trying out for the Environmental Law Moot Court team, please contact Izzy Moore (izzybrooke@gmail.com) or Kelly Oates (kjoate02@gwise.louisville.edu).  You will need to attach your resume and a writing sample (10 pages or less).  The deadline is October 5th.

The Moot Court Board has tenatively finalized the list of external competitions that the law school will participate in during the 2008-2009 year. The list is provided here to inform all 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th year students of the remaining opportunities to tryout and compete in a competition. This list does not include any competitions for which the teams have already been selected. If you have interest in a competition that is not included on the list please contact the VP for External Competitions at phwats01@louisville.edu.

 

Competition                           Location                     Comp Dates

Animal Rights                          Harvard                        6-8 Feb 09

ABA Negotiation (regional)        Ohio State                   8-9 Nov 08

Client Counseling (regional)       Toronto                        7-8 Feb 09

Entertainment Law                    Cardozo (NYC)             5-8 Mar 09

Environmental Law                    Pace Law School         19-21 Feb 09

Immigration                              NYU                            19-22 Feb 09

Labor Law                                NY Law School             11-15 Mar 09

National Security Law               G Washington Univ        21-22 Feb 09

National Trial (regional)              Michigan State              20-22 Feb 09

Securities                                 Fordham                       3-5 Apr 09

Tax                                          St. Pete Beach             4-8 Feb 09

Trademark (regional)                  Chicago                       7-Feb-09

The Minority Law Students Dinner, hosted by Judge Denise Clayton, has been rescheduled and will be held Friday, November 14 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.  Please RSVP by emailing Christie Floyd at christie.floyd@louisville.edu.  Directions will follow.

Have you ever filled out a ballot only to realize that you have never even heard of any of the judicial candidates?  Have you ever sat in class and wondered what exactly a judge does?  Who are these people and what do they do?  How do they get to where they are?  And how much power do they really have over the outcome of a case?  On Tuesday, October 7 at 12:15 in room 275, you can find out.  Join us for lunch and a meet-and-greet of local judicial candidates.  Candidates for District Court, Circuit Court, Appellate Court, and the Kentucky Supreme Court want to introduce themselves to you.  Take this opportunity to meet the individuals who may preside over your future cases.  Sponsored by the Student Bar Association.  Lunch will be provided.

Please note that in order to participate in this year's Pirtle-Washer competition you must return your Commitment to Compete form by Friday, September 26.

For additional information please contact the MCB or Don Rodgers (dfrodg01@louisville.edu).

Are you graduating in December 2008 or May 2009? If so, the law school would like to introduce you to our Alumni.

The 2008 Fall Alumni Magazine will include photos and a little information about next year's graduating class. This information will help our alumni get to know about the great new lawyers we are graduating this year. All law students graduating in August or December 2008 or May 2009 are urged to share a little bit about themselves with our alumni.

This is the same opportunity posted in August. We received many profiles, but not everyone's, and we want the whole graduating class represented!

Don't have a photo? Please contact Beth Haendiges to set up a time for a photograph.

To participate, please click on this link: http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/1963 and complete the form. (You must be logged in to access the form.)

The deadline to participate has been extended to October 1.

If you are interested in the Trademark Moot Court Competition, please email ergers01@louisville.edu or jsward01@louisville.edu this week (as soon as possible) to sign up.

Immigration: Debunking the Myths, the first program in the 2008-09 Diversity Forum Series takes place at 12 noon Tuesday, 9/23.

The program will feature:

• Gabriela Alcalde, Chair, Hispanic/Latino Coalition of Louisville
• Ron Crouch, Director, Kentucky State Data Center
• Ron Russell, Attorney, Russell Immigration Law Firm
• Introductions by Becca O'Neill, 3L
• Q/A moderated by Professor Enid Trucios-Haynes

The Minority Law Students Dinner, originally scheduled for Friday September 19 at Judge Clayton's house, has been cancelled.  We will reschedule sometime in the near future.

Members of the law school community were asked to share their impressions of the Kentucky Supreme Court's recent visit on September 10-11, 2008.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to sit in on a real case and see the Supreme Court justices do their job,” said Kim Albritton, a senior at Central High School and a participant in the law magnet program, which is part of UofL's Signature Partnership Initiative.

Noelle Rao (2L) shared Ms. Albritton's appreciation, “I think it’s a great opportunity to see the Supreme Court in action.”

See Kentucky Supreme Court visit provides students with unique learning opportunity for more comments from Professors Judith Fischer & Susan Duncan, and Dean Chen.