News from Knowles 
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates 
  • There is still time to apply for the NUSL Emergency Fund! This fund provides limited emergency financial assistance to students who have experienced unanticipated hardship resulting from COVID-19. Please complete the application and email it to l.schoendorf@northeastern.edu
  • Student Organization Leaders: Please make sure that your contact information is correctly listed here.
  • NuLawLab New World Webinars: Join on Fridays activity period (3/26 - 4/9) for webinars on the pandemic response habits and innovations worth keeping around. More info here. Register here.
  • IAPP Data Privacy/CIPP-US Certification
    Are you interested in privacy certification with the International Association for Privacy Professionals (IAPP)? Do you plan to begin your studies for certification this spring?  If so, please contact Toni Morgan, Managing Director, CLIC, at to.morgan@northeastern.edu by Friday, March 5th to begin your registration. 
  • 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.
Week of
March 1, 2020
In this Issue
Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • Returning Students: It is time to submit your 2021-2022 FAFSA! The deadline to complete the FAFSA  for the 2021-2022 academic year is 3/15. In order to be guaranteed to receive any need based aid that you may be eligible for you will need to meet the 3/15 deadline. Please see the Financial Aid Office with any questions.
  • Upcoming Co-op Deadlines: The next supplemental deadline for Summer 2021 collecting co-ops is tomorrow, Tuesday, 3/2 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
  • Spring Quarter Deadline: the deadline to drop a class (without a W) is March 8th.
  • 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 during Activities Period (12:30-1:30) on Wednesday, March 3 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 Drop-by Hours: Tuesday 3/2 from 1- 2 pm, Wednesday 3/3 from 3 - 4 pm, Thursday 3/4 from 2 - 3 pm. Virtual Drop-by Hours: Monday 3/1from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL); Friday 3/5 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.  
Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Week Against Mass Incarceration Events, March 1-6, 2021: 
    The NUSL Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild will be hosting a series of events as part of a national Week Against Mass Incarceration: Prison Abolition and Beyond. Events seek to highlight the connections between the role of policing institutions and practices and the exponential increase of incarcerated people over the last four decades as well as to bring community activists and students together in critical conversation regarding abolitionist goals and practices. See the events list below, and please also use the Google form in the attached flyer to sign up for events you'd like to attend. 
  • March 1st, 6:30 PM: Panel: School-to-Prison Pipeline. Speakers listed in the sign up form.
  • March 2nd, 6:00 PM: Michael Cox, Director of Policy of Black & Pink: Queer and Trans Liberation through Prison Abolition
  • March 3rd, 6:30 PM: LatinoJustice: Intersectionality of Abolition in Different Spaces
  • March 4th, 6:00 PM: Panel: Jailhouse Lawyering. Speakers listed in the sign up form.
  • March 5th, 6:00 PM: Trivia Night Fundraiser for Families for Justice as Healing, an abolitionist, women-led organization leading advocacy efforts to decarcerate women and girls in Massachusetts.
  • March 6th, 12:00 PM: Baking Fundraiser for Families for Justice as Healing
  • Monday, March 1:Today! Career Perspectives: Practicing Immigration Law at a Non-Profit OrganizationMonday, March 1st, 12:10 - 1:30 pm via Zoom. Please join the Co-op Office for a discussion with immigration attorneys practicing at a variety of non-profits across the country. Learn about the different perspectives and approaches to practicing immigration law and serving immigrant communities, as well as the day-to-day work at a non-profit. Panelists will include: Aneesha Gandhi (NUSL '12), Managing Attorney of the LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative at the National Immigrant Justice Center; Jessie Hahn (NUSL '10), Labor & Employment Policy Attorney at the National Immigration Law Center; Adriana Rodriguez, Director of Recruitment, Training and Operation at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.; and Jessica Yamane (NUSL '14), Deportation Defense Attorney at Delores Street Community Services in San Francisco. Join us on Zoom here! (Meeting ID: 935 7753 2872, Passcode: NUSL)
  • Wednesday, March 3: Virtual Trivia Night: Wednesday, March 3rd at 7pm. Come play trivia (run by TriviaHub) with other NUSL students! Winners will receive NUSL prizes. Sign up for trivia night here. 
  • Thursday, March 4: Northeastern Environmental Law Society (NELS) will be hosting a virtual trivia night on Thursday, March 4 at 5:30-7pm. Topics include environmentalism, activism, culture, and more! Join us for a fun evening with great prizes courtesy of LexisNexis!
  • Thursday, March 4: from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., the non-profit organization Everyday Boston will host  Stories from the Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline: Police and Prisonsco-sponsored by CPIAC.  The event will be a conversation with formerly incarcerated people who are part of Everyday Boston's Bridge Project about their experiences with policing and incarceration.  To attend, visit: http://bit.ly/cradletoprison
  • Thursday, March 4, 2021, 1-2:15pm ET: Addressing Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment in the Judiciary Featuring Chai Feldblum, Elizabeth K. Peck, Deeva Shah, and Emily Martin. The Brennan Center for Justice is hosting "Behind the Bench: The Treatment and Selection of Law Clerks," an event comprising two panels on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the judiciary. The judiciary isn't only a legal institution; it's also an employer, and clerkships are often a pipeline to leadership positions in the law. Two panels will look at issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the judiciary: First, several former law clerks have come forward about sexual or other forms of harassment and alleged a lack of institutional support. Second, current hiring practices have led to clerk classes that lack racial, ethnic, gender, and experiential diversity. This event will look at the hurdles to achieving reform and consider steps the judiciary, law schools, and other stakeholders should take to ensure a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace. More information and registration can be found here.
     
    Friday, March 5, 2021, 1-2:15pm ET: Law Clerk Diversity and the Selection Process: Featuring Molly Coleman, Justice Goodwin Liu, Jocelyn Frye, Amrita Mallik, Natasha Mere, and Caroline Frederickson. More information and registration can be found here.
  • The Law Review's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee has developed a tutoring initiative for 1Ls aimed at strengthening factchecking, cite-checking, and other editing skills, as well as de-mystifying law review and the application process! We will be holding three workshops in March and April, each with the option to attend on a Tuesday evening or during the Wednesday activities period. All sessions will be recorded. The first workshop will focus on factchecking and will be held on Tuesday, March 2 from 6:30 - 8 PM and Wednesday, March 3 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM. You only need to attend one, as the sessions cover the same material. In addition to practice problems from law review articles, we will also allow some time to go over questions you may have about factchecking your LSSC projects. If you are interested in attending the Factchecking Workshop, please provide your email here so that we can send you a worksheet prior to the workshop and an answer sheet after the workshop. The Zoom link for the first workshop is below, as are the topics and dates of the second and third workshops. 
    Workshop 1: Introduction to Law Review, Legal Scholarshop and Factchecking 
    Tuesday, March 2 from 6:30 - 8 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/92469152117 
    Wednesday, March 3 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/94441333793 
    Workshop 2: Cite-checking: Understanding and Navigating the Bluebook 
    Tuesday, March 16 from 6:30 - 8 PM 
    Wednesday, March 17 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM 
    Workshop 3: Re-cap and Practice Application 
    Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 - 8 PM 
    Wednesday, April 14 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM 
Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Prepping for Co-op for Fall First 1Ls: Monday, March 8th, 12:10 - 1:30.  As a reminder, this is a mandatory training for 1Ls going on co-op in Fall 2021. Advisors from the Co-op Office will lead small-group workshops to review the co-op process and address your questions about co-op strategy and preparation. Please look for an email this week with the Zoom link and advisor assignment for your workshop. Questions? Contact s.bergelson@northeastern.edu.
  • Virtual Speaking Event with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner: Wednesday, March 10th 2021, 12:00pm - 1:30pm ET. This event will be open to NUSL 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls, and will consist of the DA and First Assistants talking about a career as a progressive prosecutor and what that looks like as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times. They will also have a designated time at the end to answer questions from students. This event will be recorded. Please email erin.wexler@phila.gov to register and receive the zoom link.
  • Entangled Nuclear Colonialisms, Matters of Force, and the Material Force of Justice, part of the Composite Bodies Series, on Zoom Wednesday, March 10 at 5pm. In this talk, Karen Barad will expand upon their pathbreaking article "After the End of the World" (Theory & Event, 2019), which states that "quantum theory is shot through with the political." In order to demonstrate, in relation to the theme of composite bodies, the highly political nature of not only our modes of meaning making, but of matter, they will outline the socio-political dimensions of their agential realist reworking of quantum physics and will briefly discuss the political nature of matter, followed by a discussion of the article and its implications for notions of justice. Barad's lecture will provide the ground for a conversation with Daniela Gandorfer, who is currently a postdoctoral scholar at UC Santa Cruz working with Barad, and the co-founder of the Logische Phantasie Lab, a research agency that investigates injustices resulting from political, legal, economic, social, physical, and environmental entanglements. Find more information here or RSVP here
  • Redlining: From Slavery to $8 in 400 Years on March 11, 2021 at 6pm. In 2015, the Boston Federal Reserve found the median net worth for Black families in Boston was $8, in stark contrast to $250,000 for white families. This discrepancy is largely driven by the gap in home ownership. Join community activists and urban planners as they discuss Boston's history of redlining and discriminatory housing policies, the complicity of the banks and the real estate industry, and the consequent legacy of segregation and racial wealth disparity. We will also identify some specific actions we can take to address the inequities in home ownership. Moderated by Adrian Walker, Columnist, The Boston Globe, with speakers Lewis Finfer, Co-Director, Massachusetts Communities Action Network. and Stephen Gray, Associate Professor of Urban Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design  Part of the Confronting Racial Injustice Panel Series sponsored by NUSL's newly created Criminal Justice Task Force. Register here.
  • Class of 2021 Save the date! Friday, March 12th from 12:10-1:15 PM- Via Zoom- join in a discussion with the MA Board of Bar Examiners regarding remote testing and the bar exam.  At  this point, we expect some jurisdictions will continue to offer the July bar exam remotely. How is the test administered? How does the AI work?  Join us so we can demystify the remote testing.   A zoom link will be sent to those in the class of 2021 the week before the session.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Assistant Dean Kukas k.kukas@northeastern.edu.
Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
  • Symplicity Training for Fall First 1Ls and LLMs: Monday, March 15th, 12:10 - 1:30. This is a mandatory training for 1Ls and LLMs going on co-op in Fall 2021. Please mark your calendars! In this session led by members of the Co-op Office's Operations Team, you will learn all about using the online Symplicity system to search for and apply for co-op opportunities. We will discuss the whole co-op process, including applications, interviews, offers, and final placements. In addition to the co-op process, we will review how to use Symplicity to research employers, make appointments with advisors, and access resources. More details will follow by email. 
  • IMPACT ESG and Corporate Sustainability-
    A Bridge Between Public Interest and the Private Sector
    Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 12:10-1:40 pm (virtual)
    Please join us for The Power of Your JD In An Interdisciplinary and Innovative World Lunch & Learn Series with our upcoming guest speakers, Marion Werkheiser, Managing Member with Cultural Heritage Partners and Chris Fletcher '11, Human Rights Specialist with Wells Fargo. Ms. Werkheiser works with investors, financial institutions, and companies on ESG and corporate governance matters to reduce the impact of infrastructure projects on indigenous people and cultural heritage worldwide.  As part of the Environmental and Social Impact Management team, Mr. Fletcher works to identify, assess and mitigate human rights risks in the context of corporate lending and financing. Zoom details to follow.
  • The Northeastern University Law Review invites you to participate in our annual Symposium titled, The Many Faces of Health, to be held virtually on March 19, 2021, from 8:30 am - 5 pm.
    The full-day Symposium is hosted in collaboration with CPIAC, CHPL, and CLIC. The focus was selected to reflect the ongoing pandemic, as well as the surge in awareness related to the nation's public health crisis related to systemic racism. See our website for more information. Click here to register. Any questions? Please reach out to the Symposium Editors at symposium.nulr@northeastern.edu.
  • STUDENTS: REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS 2021: 4/1/2021. "Connections," which the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Relations and the Alumni/ae Association Board of Directors have hosted for over 20 years, is our annual mentoring and networking reception to benefit students. This year it will be held virtually on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM ET. Meet NUSL graduates who will share their expertise about practice areas, co-ops, the legal job market and more. The graduates are clustered by practice area or setting. The introduction for the event will be offered by Andrew Glincher '84, Managing Partner of Nixon Peabody and Lisa Warren '94, Managing Partner of Morse Barnes-Brown and Pendleton. We are fortunate to have them attend. You will need to pre-register if joining us for Connections. You are required to register online. This event is open to all 1L's, 2L's, 3L's, and LLMs, and we urge all students to attend. Register 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 moreAdditionally, 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   
  • 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. 
  • Fall 2021 Property TAs Sought - Professor Swanson: Professor Swanson is seeking enthusiastic, kind, and well-organized students to assist next year's 1Ls in learning property law, as well as case briefing, issue spotting, outlining, and all the other skills that 1Ls don't even know they need to know.  Willingness to tackle the Rule against Perpetuities required.  Having taken Property with Professor Swanson highly preferred.  Both 2Ls and 1Ls are invited to apply.  Interested students should send their resume and evaluations to Professor Swanson by March 15, along with a cover email detailing their reasons for seeking the position.  Please indicate whether you are work-study eligible.
     
  • Summer 2021 Information Privacy TAs Sought- Professor WaldmanProfessor 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.
  • Spanish Interpreters for Law Clinics: The Law Clinics are looking for law students who can serve as translators for Spanish-speaking clients during the spring quarter. 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. Spanish fluency required. Please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu with interest, or with any questions.
  • Work-study Eligible Student Intern for CRRJ: The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project is seeking a work-study eligible student intern for the spring. The student intern will provide administrative assistance to the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project staff, including data management, legal research, outside events, communications, conferences and meetings. Applicants must be efficient and organized, with knowledge and commitment to civil and human rights issues. Project management experience, research skills; and proficiency in Microsoft excel preferred. Work-study only. Work can be completed in person or remotely, approximately 10 hours per week. Please send resume and cover letter to l.mann@northeastern.edu.

Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction
  • 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.
     
  • Applications for the Alaska Bar Association's scholarship program for Alaskans in law school are due March 1.  As the only state without a law school, our applicants come from law schools all over the country.  This scholarship is aimed at Alaska students who demonstrate ties to Alaska, and the intent to return to Alaska after graduation.  Applications can be found on the Alaska Bar Association website and they are due March 1View the Flyer: https://alaskabar.org/wp-content/uploads/student-flyer.pdf 
     
  • 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.
  • The Massachusetts Bar Foundation has announced the availability of applications for its 2021 Legal Intern Fellowship Program. Law students selected as MBF Legal Intern Fellows will receive a stipend of $6,000 to volunteer for ten weeks during the summer at a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts. Applications for the Legal Intern Fellowship Program are due at the MBF's offices by 5pm on March 12, 2021. The application and additional details can be found here. If you have any questions about the program, please contact MBF Executive Director Susannah Thomas at (617) 338-0534 or foundation@massbar.org.
  • is now accepting entries for the 2021 contest! Eligible second or third-year law students are welcome to submit original essays on any aspect of family law. First, second, and third-place winners are awarded monetary prizes, as well as publication of the winning entries on the Section's website, and more! See a flyer here or the website. Submissions are due Friday, April 9th, 2021.
  • The Washington Attorneys with Disabilities Association is thrilled to offer a scholarship to be granted this academic year to a law student who has shown commitment to helping promote meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities throughout the legal profession and by sharing the personal experience of a person with disabilities while pursuing a legal career. Please see the attached for additional information or visit the WADA website. An additional information sheet for recommenders can be found hereApplications and supporting materials are due March 30, 2021.
  • 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 studentsExtra 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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