• Fall Mask Rules: at the start of the fall term, fully vaccinated and unvaccinated students, faculty, staff, visitors, and vendors will be required to wear a mask indoors. Masks will not be required outdoors or when someone is alone in an office or in their own room in university housing.

• Fall Lockers: sign-up for the fall semester locker lottery here by August 22nd if you would like a chance to be assigned a locker for the term.

• Summer Exams continue this week. You can find exam information here.

• Fall NuLawLab Seminar (now four credits!): Our design question for Fall 2021 is “How might we equip whistleblowers from diverse backgrounds and privilege in overcoming legal and extra-legal challenges they face when making revelations of wrongdoing known to others?” Join us for the most fun you’ll have in law school!

• Student Organization Leaders: Please update your student organization contact information for the 2021-2022 academic year here. Also check your group's contact information and description here, and email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu with any updates. If you have not received an email about participating in orientation, please email Aileen McGrory.

• Co-op & Career Deadlines:
• Spring 2022 and Summer 2022 Collecting Co-op postings are now 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: ASA will have virtual office hours from 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesday, August 18 (on zoom here, meeting ID 946 2584 8202). Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment to speak with ASA. 

• Co-op Office Drop-By Hours:
• Tuesday 8/17: 1-2 pm with Cynthia, by phone. Call 617-373-3345.
• Wednesday 8/18: 10:30 - 11:30 am with Renay, in person.
• Thursday 8/19: 2-3 pm with Claire, in person.

• 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. 

• PHRGE Immigration Intern: The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) is now accepting applications from upper-level students for a fall term immigration internship that involves 8 hours of work per week (or more) on a flexible schedule. Compensation is available for work-study students. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Additional information and application instructions are available here.

• 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.

• 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.

• The Center for Health Policy and Law is looking for research assistants to support an ongoing project, Salus Populi, that aims to increase judicial awareness of the social determinants of health (SDOH) in an effort to improve health outcomes and population health. In addition to research and writing (e.g., op-eds, blog posts, program material) students will help the team prepare to host a judicial education program this fall. Work-study or independent study preferred. Interested students should email lawhealth@northeastern.edu. 

• Professor Simon is seeking an Upper Level student to work as a TA for his Torts Class during the fall quarter. Work-study funds strongly preferred. If you are interested please email d.simon@northeastern.edu

• Prof. Wendy Parmet and Legal Fellow Faith Khalik are looking for students who may be interested in volunteering to do research for a possible amicus brief in the abortion case (Dobbs) currently before the Supreme Court. Students who want to work on this must be willing and able to work in late August and early September. A background in reproductive rights and/or public health is preferred. If you are interested please send an email and resume to w.parmet@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 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/92466761231