Week of October 25, 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  Students confronting unexpected situations that result in missing a significant amount of class, like a COVID diagnosis, should email Dean Millay at K.Millay@northeastern.edu Study Rooms: You can reserve study rooms at the law library here

Deadline Lowdown Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines Co-op & Career Deadlines: The first Supplemental Collection for Spring 2022 collecting co-ops is Tuesday, October 26th at 11:59 PM Eastern. The next Summer 2022 collecting co-op deadlines are October 26th, December 1st (default deadline), and January 19th. Class of 2022: As a reminder, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are on-track for graduation and meeting your graduation requirements. If you have any questions after reviewing ASA's website and the JD Student Handbook, then please email ASA at lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu.

Office Hours 411 This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: LCL provides free and confidential mental health resources, addiction recovery support, and practice management services. LCL is a non-profit organization not affiliated with Northeastern University. LCL is now offering dedicated office hours for NUSL students! To sign up and learn more, please visit: https://www.lclma.org/northeastern-office-hours/ ASA Office Hours: Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment to speak with ASA, or drop by our new offices from 9-4pm Co-op Office Drop-by Hours (In-Person): Mon 10/25: 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Lupita) Tues 10/26: 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Cynthia) Weds 10/27: 3:30 – 4:30 pm (Renay) Thurs 10/28 2:00 – 3:00 pm (Lisa) Fri 10/29: 2:00 – 3:00 –pm (Adam)  Financial Aid Appointments: Appointments with our financial aid team are available virtually and in person. You can schedule a virtual appointment here. If you wish to schedule an in-person appointment, please email our Assistant Director Vanessa Hensey at v.hensey@northeastern.edu for assistance. Law Library: Away from campus this term? You can still schedule an appointment with a librarian! Click here and set up a meeting on Teams today! Computer Services: OCS is available Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 5. Chat with us on Teams here. You may also email us at slaw_ocs@northeastern.edu or call us at 617-373-8919. The Dean's Suite (120 Knowles) is be open Monday-Friday, 9-5.   Office of New Markets: Learn more about employment opportunities and career paths in new, emerging and growth areas by scheduling an appointment with Rhonda Rittenberg, Director, Office of New Markets. Co-op and Post-Graduate Opportunities can be found on Canvas at Office of New Markets.

Events Round-Up: This Week Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond Monday, October 25: Event today! The Value of a Judicial Co-op: A Panel Presentation: Monday, October 25th, 1 - 2 pm. Recommended for 1Ls.  Come learn about the value of judicial co-ops directly from upper-level students! Moderated by Lupita Colon, Assistant Director, Judcial Clerkships & Public Interest. Join us on Zoom here: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/93330035932  (Meeting ID: 933 3003 5932, Passcode: Judicial)  Wednesday, October 27: All are welcome to join the Christian Law Caucus for a light lunch and fellowship at its first event of this trimester on Wednesday, October 27th from 12:45-1:45 p.m. in room DK46. Please bring your own drink.  Wednesday, October 27: Open Classroom | Fall 2021 | Repairing a Divided America: Race, Hate Crimes, and Reconciliation. Please join the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the College of Arts, Media, and Design, and the Northeastern Humanities Center for this semester’s Open Classroom series. The Fall 2021 Open Classroom will focus on hate crimes, anti-Semitism, anti-Asian discrimination, and on ways of bringing together disparate groups to address discrimination and reconciliation. We will address history, reparations, racial dialogues, and approaches to addressing social justice in America. This week's topic is Can Universities and Media Bring us Together? with Karl Reid, Senior Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer; Professor Richard O’Bryant, Director of the African American Institute; and Professor Regine Jean-Charles, CSSH When: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET Where: West Village F, Room 20, Northeastern University REGISTER HERE Thursday, October 28: You are invited to join the Northeastern University Asian Studies Program for the university-wide speaker series, Asia America and the World. The recent upsurge in anti-Asian violence and bigotry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted renewed attention on a long-standing problem. This inaugural series invites a diverse slate of scholars from different disciplines—history, sociology, political science, and anthropology—to address critical issues confronting Asian American communities from a global or transnational perspective. The third speaker in the series is Dr. Dada Docot, who will be giving the talk "Extraordinary Precarities: Overseas Filipino Workers During Pandemic Times." Dada Docot is a diasporic Filipino anthropologist, community worker, and artist, whose works are centered on the Philippines in which everyday life is permeated by overseas labor migration. She is an assistant professor of Anthropology at Purdue University and a postdoctoral fellow at Tokyo College, the University of Tokyo. Currently, she is the principal investigator for the project titled “Overseas Filipino Workers amid COVID-19.” Registration is required for this hybrid event on Thursday, October 28 from 6– 7:30 PM. See a poster here. Friday, October 29: Rappaport Fellowship Info Session: Friday, October 29th, 1 - 2 pm. Open to 1Ls and 2Ls. Join us for an information session about the Rappaport Fellows Program in Law and Public Policy. The summer fellowship provides students with opportunities to experience the complexities and rewards of public policy and public service working within Massachusetts state and local government agencies. Join the event on Zoom here. (Passcode: NUSL, Meeting ID: 971 6835 9634)

Events Round-Up: Next Week Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond Interview Strategies for Co-op: Monday November 1st, 1 - 2 pm. Recommended for all full-time 1Ls. More details to follow by email. Join us for a discussion about interviewing for co-op. We will provide tips for successful interviews and common mistakes to avoid. Zoom link to follow. Intro to Big Law for 1Ls: Monday November 1st, 1 - 2 pm. Join the Center for Co-op and Career Development's Private Sector Team for a Nuts and Bolts presentation about the 1L Summer Associate Process and Big Law recruitment generally. We'll cover what a "Summer Associate Program" is, the application timeline, and how the 1L process can impact 2L Big Law/OCI recruitment. More details to follow. Join the Office of Alumni/ae Relations and Development on 11/5/2021 at 12 Noon ET on Zoom for an engaging conversation with Garth Bray ’93. Garth is an international Mergers and Acquisitions expert who is a partner with Sullivan and Cromwell. To register, visit our Zoomin Out webpage to receive the link. See a flyer here. New Date! The Post-Graduate Job Search for 3Ls: Friday, November 5th, 1 - 2 pm. Virtual event via Zoom. Join advisors Cynthia Tow McPherson and Renay Frankel to discuss tips and strategies for your post-graduate job search. Join the discussion on Zoom here: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/97758294237 (Passcode: Jobs)

Save the Date Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar Path, Passion and Policy… A Multifaceted View of the Technology and Telecommunications Industries: Wednesday, November 10, 2021, 1:00-2:00 (ET)(via Zoom). Please join us for The Power of Your JD In An Interdisciplinary and Innovative World Lunch & Learn Series with our upcoming guest speaker Gavin Logan ’10, Privacy & Public Policy Manager at Facebook.  Mr. Logan is a Washington, D.C. based attorney specializing in technology and telecommunications. He served as Attorney Advisor for the Federal Communications Commission, Director of Tech Telecom Policy for the National Urban League Washington Bureau, and Assistant General Counsel for the District of Columbia Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment. Mr. Logan has provided expert opinion on policy issues such as diversity in the tech industry, algorithmic bias, and privacy. He chaired the FCC’s Diversity in Tech working group in which he led a team of diversity experts to meet with tech industry leaders to develop industry recommendations on improving diversity in the tech space. Mr. Logan obtained his JD from Northeastern University School of Law and his BA in political science from Brown University. ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED HERE.

Apply Yourself RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus  Work for CISP: The 2021-2022 class year CISP is now seeking employees! Any interested, work study eligible 2L or 3L is encouraged to apply. CISP employees will sell snacks and merchandise to raise money for students going on public interest co-ops. Please email Rachel with your resume and a short statement of interest at moroknek.r@northeastern.edu to apply. Professor Blaine G. Saito is looking for RAs to work on various tax and social policy projects for both the remainder of fall term and the spring semester. Ideal candidates would have taken taxation or have an interest in tax. Duties include pulling and summarizing sources, assisting with footnotes, and drafting memos. Work study or credit is preferred. If interested, please submit a resume, cover letter, and full transcript to b.saito@northeastern.edu Professor Blaine G. Saito is looking to fill TA roles for the Spring Semester Contracts course. Interested candidates should have a strong performance in their 1L contracts course. Duties include but are not limited to attending some class sessions, grading assignments, running review sessions, and holding office hours. Work study or credit is preferred. If interested please submit a resume, cover letter, and full transcript to b.saito@northeastern.edu. Professor Duffly is seeking a part-time TA to assist with review and exam prep for students in Introduction to Civil Procedure. Hours flexible. Work study or course credit. If you earned a strong grade in 1L CivPro, and love the subject, then you will enjoy working with these students and Professor Duffly. Please contact Prof. Duffly via email f.duffly@northeastern.edu if you are interested.

Distinguish Yourself  Opportunities for Student Distinction Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholar Award: The American Constitution Society’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg Award recognizes an outstanding scholar in the early stages of their academic career who has demonstrated those qualities exemplified by Justice Ginsburg: scholarly excellence, the ability to imagine how society might be more just and more equal, and the determination to use the law and one’s scholarship to creatively and strategically make the imagined real. The Awardee will be recognized at the ACS National Convention, via media release, and on the ACS website, and will receive a cash prize of $5,000. Please submit nominations by October 31, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET. For more information visit the RBG Scholar Award page The Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition was established by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) to recognize exceptionally written papers that are submitted by law students and is presented each year at the Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. The competition is open to students enrolled in a J.D. or LL.M. program (day or evening). The subject matter must be directed to one of the traditional subject areas of intellectual property, i.e., patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair trade practices, antitrust, and data security/privacy issues. Entries must be submitted electronically by Sunday, February 27, 2022, to Richard Brown, rbrown@daypitney.com. Find more information here. 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. Northeastern University Law Review is accepting student-written submissions for publication in Volume 14, Issue 2. Submissions should be between 10,000 and 15,000 words (including footnotes) and follow a standard law review-style format. Please email your submissions to submissions.nulr@northeastern.edu.  Northeastern University Law Review's online counterpart, Extra Legal, is accepting article submissions from faculty and students. Extra Legal aims to publish legal commentaries that support legal professionals and facilitate 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 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. The Law Review Online Forum is accepting submissions from students to write a piece on any legal, policy, or current events topic of their choice. The Forum provides an opportunity for NUSL students to publish an article, gain writing experience, and express their views! All posts are generally between 250 and 2,500 words and follow a blog-style format. More information can be found here. Current posts are viewable here. Reach out to forum.nulr@northeastern.edu with any questions or proposals, or stop by office hours on Thursdays at 7pm: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/97446170807

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