Week of April 12, 2021
In This Issue
News from Knowles
Deadline Lowdown
Office Hours 411
Events: This Week
Events: Next Week
Save the Date
Apply Yourself
Distinguish Yourself
News from Knowles 
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates 

  • The Spring Exam Schedules are posted on ASA's website here.

  • Summer Registration: All rising 2Ls who are taking classes during the summer term are reminded that they must be registered in 16-17 credits. To request to over enroll in 18 credits, please fill out this form. Other graduation requirements can be seen here.

  • Don’t miss your opportunity to have a one-on-one loan repayment coaching session with an AccessLex Accredited Financial Counselor®. Together, you will work on making a strategic plan to repay your student debt in a manner that will work best for you. Appointments will be held April 12th to April 15th. Sign up here! Please contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions. 

  • Community Business Clinic Summer 2021 Applications Still Open: The Community Business Clinic is still accepting applicants for the summer clinic. Application can be found on the ASA website. Limited number of spots still available. For questions, please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu.

  • Work for CISP: The 2021-2022 class year CISP sign-up is now available! Any interested 1L or 2L is encouraged to sign-up by August 31, 2021, at 5:00 PM. Work study eligible and volunteer students accepted. When the law school is open full-time, CISP employees sells snacks and merchandise to raise money for students going on public interest co-ops. If you are an interested 2L, consider working as a co-chair on your rotation. Please sign up via this google form. Any questions, please contact wall.d@northeastern.edu and smith.ryan1@northeastern.edu.

  • Clinic Honor Cords: The Clinic has ordered honor cords for 2021 graduating students who have participated in any clinic during their time at the Law School. You can pick these cords up at the front desk of the Law Clinics each Tuesday between 8am-4pm, beginning Tuesday, April 6th through Tuesday, May 11th. Please ring the bell by the front door of the Clinic space in 140DK upon arrival. If you are not on campus and unable to pick up your honor cord, you may have another student pick it up in your name, or it can be mailed to your current address. Please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu with your current mailing address by March 31st or with any questions.

  • The Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey Participation Request: Results from this brief survey will allow Northeastern to more fully understand the extent to which students, faculty, and staff feel safe, respected, and included at Northeastern. The information from this survey will translate into critical initiatives to improve inclusive culture, support, policies, and practices at Northeastern, as well as help measure progress toward our goals and pinpoint where Northeastern has more work to do. You have received an email from Northeastern@hedsconsortium.org with a link for this survey. Widespread participation in this survey is essential to inform meaningful change.  Thank you in advance for providing your perspective.

  • 3L Survey: This year, NUSL is evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of our coverage of Learning Outcome 4, “Demonstrate Awareness of and Recognize the Roles and Ethical, Professional and Business Norms of Law: What Lawyers Do,” with a particular focus on how well NUSL prepares our students to understand and think critically about the “role of lawyers as advocate, advisor, policy-maker, document drafter, institutional designer, and negotiator.” A crucial piece of our inquiry involves gathering input from 3Ls about their experience during their time at NUSL. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief, anonymous survey by April 23.

  • Good news everybody! The Law Library is proud to announce access to an online collection of legal study aids. Need some help understanding your course materials from well-established experts? Need some practice with multiple-choice questions? Is COVID-19 an obstacle to consulting print study aids? Then this is the tool for you! Consult the Understanding,Mastering, Q&A, Skills & Values and A Student's Guide series. You can access the study aids anywhere, anytime, on any device with no restrictions. Initially access the Legal Study Aids Collection with your Northeastern credentials. Thereafter your computer/device will remember your access and personalized account. https://lexisdl.com/library/northeastern/. If you need any help with access, please contact LawLibrary@northeastern.edu.

Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • Co-op Deadlines: The Main Deadline for Fall 2021 collecting co-ops will be Tuesday, June 8th. Those job postings will go live on Symplicity on Monday, May 3rd. 

  • 3L Students of Color - Please Apply for the Denise Carty-Bennia Awards: Each year, 3L students of color are invited to apply for the Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Awards to help offset costs for the bar exam. This year, the awards are due on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Noon. There will be no exceptions. There will be six awards of $1500 given out. Here’s the link to the application for the Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Award. See more in Distinguish Yourself.

  • PHRGE Human Rights Fellowship! Deadline: April 13 at noon! PHRGE will award two Fellowships for the summer term. Each fellow will receive $5000 (typically in the form of financial aid) to help defray the costs of an unpaid human rights co-op. Find more information and application instructions on the PHRGE Fellowship website. For the summer term, PHRGE will privilege fellowships that promote racial justice!

  • Locker Clean-out: any student who still has belongings in a locker assigned during the 2019-2020 academic year must clear them out. Lockers should not currently be in use. Students currently in classes have until the end of the term to clean out any remaining belongings, while students on who will be in classes during the summer will have through Tuesday, May 25th to clean out their locker. Any lockers that are not cleaned out will have their locks cut and anything inside will be discarded.


  • Concentration Completion Deadline: All graduating 3Ls who have declared concentrations must complete the Concentration Certification of Completion by Friday, April 30th if they have not yet done so in order to keep a concentration on their transcript.
Office Hours 411
This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules
  • ASA Office Hours: ASA will have drop-by office hours from 1-2pm on Wednesday, April 14 in 56/59 Cargill. . Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment to speak with ASA. 

  • Co-op Office Drop-by Hours: In-Person: Tuesday 4/13 from 1- 2 pm, Wednesday 4/14 from 2 - 3 pm, Thursday 4/15 from 2 - 3 pm. Virtual: Monday 4/12 from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL); Friday 4/16 from 2-3 pm. Meet with Naomi on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 501 674 7377, Password: 514215)

  • Financial Aid Appointments: the office of financial aid is currently working remotely. To schedule an appointment with either Hillary Werner or Linda Schoendorf please use this link. You can also email us at lawfinaid@northeastern.edu.

  • Law Library: Away from campus this quarter? You can still schedule an appointment with a librarian! Click here and set up a meeting on Teams today!

  • The Dean's Suite (120 Knowles) will be open Monday-Friday, 9-5.  


  • NULR Office Hours Open to All: Have a Bluebooking question? Need guidance on fact checking? Want advice on publishing your work? The Northeastern University Law Review's office hours are open to you and all NUSL students! We offer a couple different options, as follows:
  • Office Hours with our Managing Editors (Spring Quarter Schedule): Thursdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Zoom link here. 
  • Office Hours with BIPOC Leadership (Spring Quarter Schedule): Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Zoom link here.
Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Monday, April 12: Skadden Fellowship Info Session: Monday, April 12, 2021, 12:15 PM. The Skadden Fellowship provides two years of funding to work at a public interest organization after graduation. Hear from Kathleen Rubenstein, Director of the Skadden Foundation, and Skadden fellowship alums about the fellowship program and how to apply. Join us here. Meeting ID: 934 5280 6399, Passcode: Skadden

  • Tuesday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 14: The next and final workshop in the Law Review’s Tutoring Initiative will focus on the Law Review’s application process. We will go over what the application will look like and then complete portions of a practice application together. As with the previous workshops, there will be an evening option and an activities period option; you only need to attend one, as the sessions cover the same material. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please provide your email address here so that we can send you the materials that we will use during the workshop. If you cannot attend, don’t worry! All materials will be posted to the Law Review’s website (the materials for the factchecking and cite checking workshops are already posted). The date/time and Zoom links for the workshop sessions are below. We encourage anyone interested in applying to Law Review, including 2Ls, to participate! (Though it is in no way mandatory)  
  • Workshop 3: Fact and Cite-checking Re-cap and Practice Law Review Application 
  • Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 - 8 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/97345036070 
  • Wednesday, April 14 from 12:15 - 1:40 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/93164004159 


  • Thursday, April 15: Confronting Racial Injustice: Boston School Desegregation through the Rearview Mirror: In 1972, a group of African American parents sued city and state officials over segregation within the Boston Public Schools. After a trial, a federal court determined that the Boston School Committee had intentionally discriminated on the basis of race by operating a dual school system that extended to school assignments, facilities, and staffing. When officials failed to produce a timely remedy, the court ordered institutional reforms, including re-districting and the re-assignment of students. In this program, panelists will reflect on the lessons to be learned from Boston’s school desegregation experience. Part of the Confronting Racial Injustice Panel Series sponsored by NUSL's newly created Criminal Justice Task Force. Register here or see a flyer here.

  • Friday, April 16: LLM Students - Interview Workshop: Friday 4/16, 9-10am EDT via Zoom. In this workshop, we will discuss how to prepare and ace questions in your upcoming co-op interviews as well as tips and techniques for presenting yourself in the best possible way for the co-op. Mandatory for all LLM Winter cohort students who will go on Co-op in Fall 2021. Join advisor Claire Lee on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 920 5988 3603. Passcode: NUSL

  • Wednesday, April 14 and Friday, April 16: The Law Library is offering Bluebook and Co-Op Research workshops! Come ask all your Bluebook questions at our Q&A workshops! Or come talk about strategies for your Co-op research and tips on getting started. Preregistration is required.
  • Research on Co-op: Wednesday, April 14th, 12:15pm - 1:00pm, https://law.neu.libcal.com/event/7621115
  • Research on Co-op: Friday, April 16th, 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm, https://law.neu.libcal.com/event/7666593

Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • NELS invites all NUSL students, staff, and faculty to participate in this year's Earth Week 2021 programming between April 19-23! Programming will include (brief!) daily coverage of environmental and environmental justice issues, student-led presentations and discussions, and four special events.  Please mark your calendars and look out for details ahead!
  • Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30pm - presentation hosted by WLC: Environmental Justice & Feminism - Menstrual Health.
  • Thursday, April 22 at 6pm - panel hosted by SCIC: Investing to Effectuate Positive Change in the Corporate Environment.
  • Friday, April 23 from 12:30-4pm - citizen science water sampling at the Fens with the Muddy River Institute.
  • Friday, April 23 from 6-8pm - screening of The Condor & The Eagle, co-hosted by NELS & LALSA, discussion to follow. In this film, four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of Climate Justice. These spokespeople are at the forefront of a perspective shift in the identity of their people, from forgotten voices to strong shared communities with the power to bring change to the entire world. Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and one another.

  • Please join us at the end of the month for two more events in the Co-op Office Fellowship Series:
  • Justice Catalyst Info Session: Friday, April 23, 12:15-1:15 PM. Join us on Zoom here: Meeting ID: 912 3648 3810, Passcode: Justice
  • Equal Justice Works Info Session: Monday, April 26, 2021, 12:15 PM. Join on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 951 7437 5020, Passcode: EJW
Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
  • Please join us at the end of the month for two more events in the Co-op Office Fellowship Series:
  • Justice Catalyst Info Session: Friday, April 23, 12:15-1:15 PM. Join us on Zoom here: Meeting ID: 912 3648 3810, Passcode: Justice
  • Equal Justice Works Info Session: Monday, April 26, 2021, 12:15 PM. Join on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 951 7437 5020, Passcode: EJW

  • Women in the Law. Students are invited to this year's Virtual Women in the Law Conference on Friday, May 21, from 8:30 AM ET – 4:30 PM ET. It's our 13th year and we have a fantastic array of speakers and panels - covering everything from the state of our democracy to Women and Tech to Diversity and Inclusion. The overarching theme is Reimagining a more inclusive workplace and we have topflight speakers covering this topic from our keynote speaker to our two special presenters. Student registration is FREE, to register, please click here.

  • Are you LGBTQ+ or an ally? The National LGBT Bar Association is hosting its annual Lavender Law® Conference and Career Fair, July 28 - 30th. With over 1700 annual attendees and more than 180 recruiters, it is the largest LGBTQ+ legal career fair in the world! This year the conference will host more than 50 programs, including a number geared specially to law students about career planning, student activism, and more. Additionally, top law firms and organizations from across the country will be recruiting students at the Career Fair.  You can learn more about the conference and register online here. Remember: Student members of the LGBT Bar can register for free! Students interested in signing up for membership should email s.bergelson@northeastern.edu./
Apply Yourself
RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus 
  • Professor Martha Davis seeks research assistance for the summer quarter. Student will assist with updating textbook on U.S. human rights advocacy. Work study preferred. Interested students, please send CV to Martha Davis, m.davis@northeastern.edu

  • The Center for Health Policy and Law Summer Semester Research Assistants: The Center for Health Policy and Law is looking for research assistants to help with Salus Populi: Educating the Judiciary about the Social Determinants of Health, a project aimed at developing a judicial education program focused on social determinants of health and the law. Project work includes researching and developing education program curricula and materials. Research assistants should be able to work hours as an independent study or as work-study. Interested students should email lawhealth@northeastern.edu and include a copy of their CV and evaluations. 

  • Weekly Wire Work Study Position: ASA needs a new student worker to manage the Weekly Wire during the spring and fall quarters! Worker will manage the weekly input and formatting of the newsletter in Constant Contact and proof read content for publication. Applicants must be work-study eligible and in class during the fall/spring; 2Ls strongly preferred. Please email a resume and statement of interest to Aileen McGrory to apply. 
 
  • Summer 2021 Information Privacy TAs Sought- Professor Waldman: Professor Waldman is looking for 1 or 2 TAs (either work study or for credit) for his Information Privacy class to take place this Summer 2021. The class will be remote. Applicants should have successfully completed Information Privacy Law before. Those interested should send an email with "Privacy TA" in the subject line to a.waldman@northeastern.edu along with unofficial transcripts and a resume. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until filled.

  • Summer Student Intern needed for the IP CO-LAB (Intellectual Property Law) Clinic: The IP CO-LAB is seeking a work-study eligible student intern for the summer. The intern will provide administrative assistance to the Clinic director, including communications with existing and prospective clients, legal research, and record-keeping. Applicants must be efficient and organized, with some knowledge of, and experience with, the trademark prosecution process. Preference will be given to former IP CO-LAB clinic students. Work can be completed in person or remotely; we expect the work load not to exceed 3-4 hours per week. A single academic credit may be available in lieu of work-study eligibility. Please send résumé and cover letter to b.jacoby@northeastern.edu.

  • Summer Interpreters for Law Clinics: The Law Clinics are hiring law students fluent in any language who can serve as translators for our clients during the summer semester. There will likely be a handful of virtual meetings over the course of the quarter for each Clinic, with the potential for document translation, as well. Preference given to work-study eligible law students, though not required. We have a high demand for Spanish fluency, though fluency in any language will be given consideration. Please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu with interest, or with any questions.

  • Prisoners’ Rights Clinic Teaching Assistant: The Prisoners’ Rights Clinic is hiring a tech-savvy TA to assist with the summer semester Clinic’s use of NUFlex virtual learning equipment and with Canvas-related issues. Work-study eligible preferred, but not required. Student must be available in person during class times 4:25-6:20pm on Monday and Wednesday, and at other times via Zoom as needed. Must have had experience with the NUFlex classroom equipment, Canvas, and Zoom. If interested, please email w.holohan@northeastern.edu and lawclinics@northeastern.edu.

  • Prisoners’ Rights Intake Desk Work-study Positions: The Prisoners’ Rights Clinic is hiring work study positions for the summer quarter. Students will help to answer the PRC mail, staff the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic phone line in the Clinic space, and work with the Clinics’ legal software, Clio, to retrieve records from old parole cases to send to outside lawyers. Preference will be given to students who are coming to classes on campus and willing to work out of the Clinic space, as well as students who are currently enrolled in or have previously taken the Prisoners’ Rights Clinic. 2L and 3L students encouraged to apply. If interested, please email lawclinics@northeastern.edu and w.holohan@northeastern.edu. You do not need to be enrolled in a clinic to apply - this job is open to all work-study eligible law students.
Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction
  • 3L Students of Color - Please Apply for the Denise Carty-Bennia Awards: Each year, 3L students of color are invited to apply for the Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Awards to help offset costs for the bar exam. This year, the awards are due on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Noon. There will be no exceptions. There will be six awards of $1500 given out. Here’s the link to the application for the Denise Carty-Bennia Memorial Bar Award. Please be sure to save a copy of your essay and application page via PDF (just for a back-up). Also, forward your confirmation email to Mielle Marquis at m.marquis@northeastern.edu upon submission to notify her of your application.We will celebrate the award recipients at a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET via ZOOM, with special keynote remarks presented by Professor Deborah Ramirez. Students will be notified in advance if they are selected for the scholarships. The awards will be placed in the recipients’ student accounts. All students, their families, the Alumni/ae Board, and faculty and staff of the Law School are invited to this virtual event.
 
  • PHRGE Human Rights Fellowship! Deadline: April 13 at noon! PHRGE will award two Fellowships for the summer term. Each fellow will receive $5000 (typically in the form of financial aid) to help defray the costs of an unpaid human rights co-op. Find more information and application instructions on the PHRGE Fellowship website. For the summer term, PHRGE will privilege fellowships that promote racial justice!

  • The Northeastern University Law Review is accepting student-written submissions for publication in Volume 14, Issue I. Submissions should be between 10,000 and 15,000 words (including footnotes) and follow a standard law review-style format. We accept works until Friday, April 30 at 5 PM EST. Please email your submissions to submissions.nulr@northeastern.edu. 

  • ABA LGBT Public Interest Scholarship 2021: The ABA SOGI Commission is now accepting applications for the LGBT Public Interest Scholarship for Summer/Fall 2021 through April 31, 2021. This scholarship is aimed at recent law students and/or law school graduates studying for the Bar who are either LGBTQ+ or who will be working in the LGBTQ+ space doing public interest work which may include, but not be limited to, working for Community Based Organizations (“CBO’s”); Non-Governmental Organizations (“NGO’s); policy work in a governmental and/or non-governmental setting; doing academic research, teaching or the like; or any other type of program that helps to promote and protect the Rule of Law and the civil and human rights of LGBTQ+ persons. The Scholarship will provide financial support to a first, second or third year law student, or recent law graduate to enable the student or recent law graduate to work in the LGBTQ+ public interest arena. One or more scholarships of up to $5000 each are awarded annually, subject to the availability of funds and the recommendation of the Commission’s Scholarship Committee. The objective is to award the first scholarship(s) in time for the recipient(s) to utilize the funds during Summer/Fall 2021. For more information on the scholarship and how to apply, please click here.
 
  • The Williams Institute at UCLA Law is currently accepting applications for Summer Law Fellowships. Our fellowship programs provide law students with a unique opportunity to engage in LGBTQ law and policy work. If you have any questions, please reach out to Williams Institute Legal Director, Christy Mallory at mallory@law.ucla.edu. 
  • GLEASON/KETTEL SUMMER LAW FELLOWSHIP: The Williams Institute awards the Gleason/Kettel Summer Law Fellowship to provide a law student, or recent law school graduate, with a stipend of up to $5,000 to work at an eligible placement in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.  Eligible placements include organizations, scholars, or research centers focused on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. Examples of eligible placements include Lambda Legal; ACLU LGBT Rights Project; National Center for Lesbian Rights; Transgender Law Center, LGBTQ Task Force; state equality organizations; and similar national, state, and local organizations. Deadline to apply: May 1, 2021. For application instructions, please visit our website.

  • Law Student Writing Competition: For the past ten years, the ABA Forum on Construction Law has held an annual Law Student Writing Competition. Through the Competition, the Forum introduces itself to the next generation of construction lawyers and pursues its mission of “Building the Best Construction Lawyers.” And, talented law student writers gain the opportunity to demonstrate their skill to the Forum and attend its Fall Meeting. The Law Student Writing Competition was prompted, in part, by the increasing number of law school courses dedicated to construction law.  Competition closes July 21st. Click here for more information.

  • The NLR Law Student Writing Competition offers law students the opportunity to submit articles for publication consideration on the NLR Web site. No entry fee is required. Applicants can submit an unlimited number of entries each month. Entries are reviewed October through May, when school is in session. Entries must be submitted via email to lawschools@natlawreview.com by 5:00 pm Central Standard Time by the last day of the month.

  • The Law Review Online Forum is accepting submissions from students to write a blog post on any legal or policy topic. The Forum provides an opportunity for NUSL students to publish an article, gain writing experience, and express their views. All posts are between 250 and 1,500 words and follow a blog-style format. The Forum is particularly looking for students to respond to current events. More information can be found here. Current posts are viewable here. Email your questions or proposal to forum.nulr@northeastern.edu.

  • The Law Review's online counterpart Extra Legal is accepting article submissions from faculty and students. Extra Legal is aimed at publishing legal commentaries that support legal professionals and facilitate ongoing discussion of emerging legal issues. Submissions should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words and written as a formal Law Review article. Extra Legal is particularly looking for responses to current events. More information can be found here. Current posts are available here. Email your questions or proposals to extralegal.nulr@northeastern.edu.
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