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News from Knowles
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates
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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
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2Ls and 3Ls: For all 2L and 3L's who will be requesting a refund for living expenses for the spring term can do so on
2/16.
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The winter exam schedule and other exam information is posted here.
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1Ls: don't forget the modified schedule the week of February 16th. You can find the academic calendar here.
- Reminder: If you are enrolled in a spring Limited Enrollment course, you must attend the first class or you will lose your place in the course.
- An important reminder from the Co-op Office: If you have secured a Spring or Summer co-op, you must confirm your co-op with our office so we can finalize your placement information. If you haven't done so already, please confirm your co-op placement through our website.
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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.
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Spring Quarter Lab Seminar will meet on Wednesday evenings and tackle the timely design question ""How might we embed core concepts of the law of evidence into public discourse to promote informed collective decision-making?" Register now!
- 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.
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The South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) has deliberated on changing our organization name to the Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Student Association (MESALSA) for many years now. The name change aligns with SALSA's mission of inclusivity and while we have always held a place for Middle Eastern students we would like to formally recognize their role in this organization. We hope that changing our name will increase Middle Eastern student involvement in membership through personal and social networking opportunities, professional development, mentoring, and community outreach.
Please fill out this form to inform our decision on SALSA's name change! This form is open to the entire NUSL student body, especially current SALSA members and Middle Eastern students.
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Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
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Upcoming Co-op Deadlines:
The next supplemental deadline for Summer 2021 collecting co-op is on Wednesday, 2/17 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
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Spring Quarter Deadlines: the add deadline for spring quarter classes is Monday, February 22nd. The deadline to drop a class (without a W) is March 8th.
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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, February 10 in 56/59 Cargill. Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment to speak with ASA.
- 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.
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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 (Winter Quarter Schedule): Thursdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Zoom link here.
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Office Hours with BIPOC Leadership (Winter Quarter Schedule):
Thursdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Zoom link here. Meeting ID: 921 3113 1765. Passcode: 271912.
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Forum office hours: Fridays 12 pm, for individuals interested in writing. The zoom link for the office hours is on the law review website: http://nulawreview.org/onlineforum
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Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
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Tuesday, February 9: "Making History: The NAACP and the ACLU"- 5 - 6 pm EST. NUSL students are invited to join this Zoom webinar/discussion organized by Pace Law School in honor of Black History Month. Speakers: Cynthia Roseberry - ACLU and Mahogane Reed - NAACP. Following brief histories of the ACLU & NAACP, Roseberry & Reed will discuss priorities and opportunities, and take questions/discuss issues with law students. Register here.
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Wednesday, February 10: Entangled Nuclear Colonialisms, Matters of Force, and the Material Force of Justice, part of the Composite Bodies Series, on Zoom 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.
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Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
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Welcome Back from Co-op! Tuesday, February 16th, 12:10 - 1:10 pm, via Zoom. For students returning from Winter 2020/2021 Co-ops. The Co-op Office is excited to welcome you back to school for the Spring term. Join us on Zoom to catch up and share your co-op experiences with the advisors and fellow returning students. Join us here. (Passcode: Welcome)
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Making Black Lives Matter in Boston & Beyond: A Conversation with Leader, Activist, and Change maker Paul Francisco: Please join us on Feb. 18 from 12- 1:00 PM ET for a virtual fireside chat with Introduction by Dianna Bronchuk followed by a fireside chat with Tai-Lyn Parboosingh and Paul Francisco. Click here to REGISTER.
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All students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend the Confronting Racial Injustice Panel Series sponsored by NUSL's newly created Criminal Justice Task Force. Attached, please find two pdfs; one with information about all panels, and the other with more detailed information about the upcoming panel on February 18: Slavery, Wealth Creation, and Intergenerational Wealth. Attendance is free. To register to attend any of the panels please visit this website. Please reach out to Amanda Gordon at gordon.am@northeastern.edu with any questions.
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Feminisms Unbound: Global Protests- The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality is hosting our next Feminisms Unbound panel on February 18th, 6:30-8:30PM. The event is free, virtual, and open to everyone. In this panel, we invite panelists to think through the lessons of their areas of research and expertise and to shed light on how they are thinking about the paradoxes and power of protests. Please see our website for more information. Click here to register.
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Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
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Socially Conscious Investing Club is hosting its first meeting of the new quarter on February 25th at 6pm. Are you interested in learning about how public interest can effectuate real, positive change using investing? Please join us! The club will be discussing upcoming plans for the semester including (1) a lecture series on helping students understand investing with confirmed participants from impact investing firms, Big Law, and others; and (2) continued experiential learning opportunities working with a student-run impact fund. No investment experience is needed, just an interest! The Zoom link here. Any questions please reach out to Alexandre Miranda at miranda.al@northeastern.edu
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EVENT: Lost and Found: Intellectual Property, Race and Restorative Justice
Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM
In 1857, an enslaved blacksmith named Ned used his skills and creativity to design an improved plow. The efforts of his enslaver to patent Ned's invention led to a formal statement by the US attorney general that no inventions of African Americans, enslaved or free, were eligible for patent protection.
In the 21st century, Black Americans make up an estimated 0.3% of US-born innovators. Please join us for an interdisciplinary conversation exploring the racial gap in invention and patenting in the past and present, considering how IP regimes have been used to exploit BIPOC intellect and creatorship and what is needed to reverse this historic inequity and use IP regimes to develop a more equitable society.
Speakers include:
Shontavia Johnson; Licensed patent attorney; host of The Shontavia Show; founder of Brand+Business Academy; associate vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at Clemson University
Timothy M. Kobba '22
Abby Plummer '22
Professor Kara W. Swanson; Professor of Law and History, Northeastern University
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Career Perspectives: Practicing Immigration Law at a Non-Profit Organization: Monday, 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 Ghandi (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)
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Prepping for Co-op for Fall First 1Ls: Monday, March 8th, 12:10 - 1:30. This is a mandatory training for 1Ls going on co-op in Fall 2021. Please mark your calendars! Advisors from the Co-op Office will lead small-group workshops to address your questions about co-op strategy and preparation. We look forward to seeing you! More details will follow by email.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pro Bono and Volunteer Positions
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Make the Road New York is a grassroots organization that builds the power of immigrant and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services, which includes legal services. They are looking for law students who are bilingual in English and Spanish to volunteer with their DACA program. See a flyer here.
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RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus
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Prof. Wendy Parmet is looking for research assistants to work on projects related to judicial review of COVID-19 orders. If you are interested, please email her at w.parmet@northeatern.edu and send copies of your resume and evaluations. Please also note whether you are work study eligible, or are interested in working for credit.
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Professor Martha Davis seeks research assistance for the spring quarter. Student will work on issues involving local environmentalism and human rights. Work study preferred. Interested students, please send CV to Martha Davis, m.davis@northeastern.edu
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The Center for Health Policy and Law Spring Quarter 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.
- Professor Nicholson seeks a Research Assistant(s) for the spring quarter. Projects will include research on local government and community economic development. Work study eligible or can be completed for independent study credit. Please send resume to ja.nicholson@northeastern.edu.
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Research Assistant for Professor Rowan: Professor Rowan seeks a Research Assistant on politics of guaranteed income for the spring quarter. Work-study eligible law students only. Please send resume and writing sample to j.rowan@northeastern.edu.
- Prisoners' Rights Intake Desk Work-study Positions: The Prisoners' Rights Clinic is hiring work study positions for the spring 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.
- 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.
- Professor Haupt seeks Research Assistants for the spring quarter. Project involves research on professional speech and torts. Ideally, students will have taken First Amendment class. Open to work study and non-work study. Please send expression of interest, CV, and unofficial transcript to c.haupt@northeastern.edu
- Professor Haupt seeks a Research Assistant (work study) for the spring quarter. Project involves research on comparative online speech regulation. Please send expression of interest, CV, and unofficial transcript to c.haupt@northeastern.edu
- Professor Haupt seeks a Teaching Assistant (work study) for undergraduate constitutional law for the spring quarter. Undergraduate degree in political science/government or related area is a plus. Please send expression of interest, CV, and unofficial transcript to c.haupt@northeastern.edu
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Professor Robinson is looking for TAs for their Spring 1L Contracts class. Students should have a strong academic record, particularly in contracts. Work study students strongly preferred. If interested, please reach out to Anna Daniels at daniels.a@northeastern.edu.
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Distinguish Yourself
Opportunities for Student Distinction
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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.
- 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.
- WILLIAMS INSTITUTE SUMMER LAW FELLOWSHIP: The Williams Institute Summer Law Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for law students to develop expertise in sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy. Summer fellows will provide research and writing support to Williams Institute scholars who focus on state, federal, and international legal issues that impact the LGBTQ community. Tasks may include providing drafting and research assistance for policy briefs, conducting legislative research and analysis, tracking LGBTQ law and policy developments around the country and internationally, and collecting and analyzing data and other information about LGBTQ communities. All Williams Institute Summer Law Fellowships will be remote in 2021. Deadline to apply: February 20, 2021. For application instructions, please visit our website.
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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.
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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.
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The Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest 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.
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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 here. Applications and supporting materials are due March 30, 2021.
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This year's American Indian Law Review national writing competition is now welcoming papers from students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada. Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples. Three cash prizes will be awarded: $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place. Each of the three winning authors will also be awarded an eBook copy of Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis. The deadline for entries is Friday, February 26, 2021, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. For further information on eligibility, entry requirements, and judging criteria, see the attached PDF rules sheet or the AILR writing competition website at http://www.ailr.net/writecomp.
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The New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) is currently accepting submissions for the Hon. William C. Conner Intellectual Property Law Writing Competition. The Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition was established 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 28, 2021, to Richard Brown, rbrown@daypitney.com. Find more information here.
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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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