• Welcome to NUSL, new students! We are happy to have you here!

• Apply to be a Student Ambassador! The Admissions Office is looking for positive and enthusiastic students to connect with prospective students. Connecting with current students is one of best ways for prospective students to get an idea of what it’s like to be a student at NUSL, and we need your help to bring in another great class! Your contact information (email) and a short bio will be published on our website if you are selected. The Admissions office may also contact ambassadors to volunteer for information sessions and other prospective student programming. If you are interested in applying, please fill out our Student Ambassador Application. If anyone has any questions, please contact Katie Ambler in the Admissions office.

• One spot left for Fall 2021 Public Interest Externship Course! This 3-4 credit course combines a 1 credit seminar with a 2 or 3 credit field placement/ externship at a non-profit organization or government agency. If you are interested in enrolling in the course or have any questions, please email Renay Frankel as soon as possible. 

• Returning students can apply for credit refund requests beginning on September 6, 2021. Please do not apply for a refund prior to this date. If you request a refund before September 6, 2021, it may be denied.

• The Office of Financial Aid is looking for 3-5 rising 2Ls or 3Ls to participate in a small focus group. In the focus group, we are trying to get an understanding of students’ awareness of and expectations for their bar review period. It will take 1 hour and there is no prep-work required. In exchange for their time and attention, we will give them a $20 Amazon gift card. If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us an e-mail at lawfinaid@northeastern.edu.

• We have visiting scholar, Adam Máčaj, joining NUSL on 9/1. His faculty host is Professor Davis. 

• Co-op & Career Deadlines:
• Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 Collecting Co-op postings are live on Symplicity! We will continue to update the Hiring Statuses and Summer deadlines as we hear back from more employers.
• The Main Deadline for Spring 2022 will be Wednesday, October 13th at 11:59 PM Eastern. 
• There will be FOUR Main Deadlines for Summer 2022 Collecting Co-ops. Employers will choose from: September 14th, 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.

• 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.

• Financial Aid Appointments: the office of financial aid is currently working remotely. To schedule an appointment with either Vanessa Hensey 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!

• 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) will 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. 

• Center for Co-op & Career Development Kickoff: Monday, September 13th, 2021. 12:45 - 2:15 pm. Virtual Event via Zoom. *Mandatory for the Full-Time JD Class of 2024.​* Please note: We will hold a separate Co-op event for the FlexJD students later this Fall. Welcome to NUSL! Everyone on the Co-op and Career Development team is looking forward to meeting the new Class of 2024. We know you must have many questions about how the co-op program works and how you can land that first offer. We can’t wait to meet you virtually and answer all of your questions on September 13th. Join us on Zoom here: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/98561264622  (Meeting ID: 985 6126 4622, Passcode: co-op) 

• Private Sector Overview: Monday 9/20, 12:45 – 2:00 pm. Virtual event via Zoom. Link to follow. Please join the Co-op Office for an interactive panel presentation with attorneys who work in a variety of practice settings within the private sector including law firms and in-house legal counsel for both non-profit and for-profit corporations. Recommended for all full-time 1Ls. 

• Public Interest Overview: Monday 9/27, 12:45 – 2:00 pm. Virtual event via Zoom. Link to follow. Are you interested in pursuing a co-op or post-graduate position in public interest and/ or government? Do you want to learn more about fellowships, government honors programs, and the incredible variety of public interest jobs? Join the Co-op Office for an overview of public interest law, how to approach choosing a co-op, and how your co-ops impact your post-graduate job plans. Recommended for all full-time 1Ls. 

• Equal Justice Works 2021 Conference and Career Fair: October 21 - 23, 2021. A virtual Public Interest Job Fair open to current students, 3Ls, and recent grads! The conference features 200 public interest employers who will conduct virtual interviews for Summer internships and post-grad positions, and informational "Table Talks." Students must register for the conference before applying to open positions. The deadline to apply for the pre-scheduled interviews is September 13th. Learn more here. 

• Professor Danielsen is seeking TA(s) for Corporations for Fall 2021 which will be held on Mon and Wed from 8:30-10:20. TAs must attend the class, provide written comments on student papers, hold regularly scheduled office hours and meet regularly with Professor Danielsen. Applications from law students with strong academic records, excellent writing skills and demonstrable familiarity with the field are welcome. Related co-op experience is a plus and Work Study is preferred. Resumes should be submitted to Professor Danielsen at d.danielsen@northeastern.edu.

• Introduction to Civil Procedure - TEACHING ASSISTANT. Professor Duffly is looking for a 2nd or 3rd year student to work as a Teaching Assistant for the Fall Quarter LLM law class Introduction Civil Procedure. Work study eligible preferred. but it may also be possible to arrange for course credit. Being able to sit in on the entirety of every class is a necessity (Mondays 8AM-9:25AM and Wednesdays 9:35AM-11:00AM). Having had a co-op in a trial or appellate court, in a litigation practice, or participated in a relevant clinic, is not a necessity, but helpful. Duties include keeping track of student attendance and level of participation, holding review sessions, helping me to prepare PowerPoint slides and exam materials, and researching student questions that arise during class. Please apply to: f.duffly@northeastern.edu 

• Prof. Parmet is looking for research assistants for the fall to help with several projects relating to the pandemic. Interested students should send their evaluations and resume to w.parmet@northeastern.edu. Work study is preferred but not required.

• The Office of the Dean in the School of Law at Northeastern University is seeking applicants for a front office receptionist who provides essential frontline support within the Office of the Dean. Responsibilities include front desk supervision and other tasks as needed. Please apply on the student employment portal, under the job title “Fall 21 Law School Desk Receptionist.” 

• The See Something, Frame Something research project, a collaboration among NUSL, CAMD, CSSH and Khoury College, ​involving NUSL Professors Pat Williams, Lucy Williams, and Ari Waldman, is seeking a research assistant. Applicants should be interested in issues related to ​privacy, the Fourth Amendment, social justice, and the surveillance of marginalized groups. To apply, please send your resume​, an unofficial transcript, and brief statement of interest to Shannon Al-Wakeel at s.al-wakeel@northeastern.edu.

• The Time to Vote research project, a collaboration among NUSL, CAMD and CSSH, is studying the Boston mayoral primary and seeking students to be present at polling places on September 14. Work study compensation is available for students who are eligible. If interested, please email Shannon Al-Wakeel at s.al-wakeel@northeastern.edu.

• CPIAC is pursuing a voting rights study in the Boston mayoral primary and seeking native speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Chinese (Simplified or Traditional), and Vietnamese to review automated translations of project materials. The task should require 1 - 5 hours, and work study compensation is available for students who are eligible. If interested, please email Shannon Al-Wakeel: s.al-wakeel@northeastern.edu.

• Clinic Front Desk Work-Study Positions: The Northeastern Law Clinics seek work-study eligible law students to assist at the front desk during the fall semester, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30am - 5pm, beginning Wednesday, September 8^th. Responsibilities include greeting and directing clients and visitors to the Clinics, sorting and distributing mail, restocking and organizing office supplies, keeping the Clinic office clean and organized, assisting faculty and staff with general administrative tasks, and other projects as assigned. If interested, please email lawclinics@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.

• Prisoners’ Rights Intake Desk Work-Study Positions: The Prisoners’ Rights Clinic is hiring work-study eligible law students to assist at the Prisoners’ Rights Intake Desk for the fall semester. 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 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.

• Fall 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 fall semester. There will likely be a handful of in person meetings over the course of the semester, with the potential for document translation, as well as some phone/zoom meetings. 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.

• Intellectual Property Clinic Independent Study: Professor Jacoby seeks prior IP students interested in earning up to three credits of Independent Study for advanced fieldwork with the IP Clinic. Prior completion of the IP Clinic required. If interested, please email lawclinics@northeastern.edu and b.jacoby@northeastern.edu.

• Research Assistant Work-Study Position: Research Assistant needed to help Professor Rowan finalize a simulation and handbook on Movement Lawyering. Must have work-study funding. Interested candidates should submit a resume, short writing sample, and any statement of interest or relevant experience that would make them helpful to the tasks. Please respond with interest or questions to Professor Rowan by email at j.rowan@northeastern.edu. 

• The Boston Patent Law Association is currently seeking submissions for their annual writing competition. This is an excellent opportunity for students in the First Circuit to receive recognition for an IP-related writing piece and win a cash prize. The deadline to submit papers is September 30. More details on the competition are available on the website: https://www.bpla.org/page/49. All article submissions should be sent to BPLAWriting@bpla.org. 

• 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.