Week of March 22, 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 

  • The Spring Exam Schedules are posted on ASA's website 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.

  • Please consider joining the 2021-2022 Legal Skills and Social Context program (LSSC) as a Fall Lawyering Fellow! The LSSC program is accepting Lawyering Fellow applications for the 2020 Fall Quarter.  Selected Fall Lawyering Fellows will work closely with an LSSC faculty member and assist with a broad array of tasks relating to a 1L social justice research project. This is a four-credit position. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 9th. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (including preferences for substantive areas of law), resume, writing sample, and evaluations (both course evaluations and co-op evaluations, if available). Applications should be submitted to lssc@northeastern.edu.  Interviews will be held in the middle of April. For those interested in serving as a Teaching Assistant for LSSC, please contact the LSSC professor with whom you'd like to work, or send an email to Prof. Hartung, LSSC Program Administrator. Questions? Contact Prof. Hartung, at s.hartung@northeastern.edu 

  • The Admissions Office invites current JD students to serve as Admissions File Reviewers. If you would like to review applicant files for the incoming class, you must first attend a mandatory file review and implicit bias training - even if you received training last year. The training is scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, from 12:00PM - 2:00PM. Interested students should complete the file reviewer application. If selected, additional details about the training will be shared with you in advance of the session.

  • Don’t miss your opportunity to have a one-on-one loan repayment coaching session with an AccessLex Accredited Financial Counselor®. Together, you will work on making a strategic plan to repay your student debt in a manner that will work best for you. Appointments will be held April 12th to April 15th. Sign up here! Please contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions. 

  • Apply for CISP Stipend for Spring 2021 Co-ops: With the arrival of budget numbers, any student currently on a public interest co-op may apply for a CISP stipend. Please submit your application by filling out this form. The application period will be open through April 9, 2021. Any questions, please contact wall.d@northeastern.edu and smith.ryan1@northeastern.edu.

  • Work for CISP: The 2021-2022 class year CISP sign-up is now available! Any interested 1L or 2L is encouraged to sign-up by August 31, 2021, at 5:00 PM. Work study eligible and volunteer students accepted. When the law school is open full-time, CISP employees sells snacks and merchandise to raise money for students going on public interest co-ops. If you are an interested 2L, consider working as a co-chair on your rotation. Please sign up via this google form. Any questions, please contact wall.d@northeastern.edu and smith.ryan1@northeastern.edu.

  • Clinic Honor Cords: The Clinic has ordered honor cords for 2021 graduating students who have participated in any clinic during their time at the Law School. You can pick these cords up at the front desk of the Law Clinics each Tuesday between 8am-4pm, beginning Tuesday, April 6th through Tuesday, May 11th. Please ring the bell by the front door of the Clinic space in 140DK upon arrival. If you are not on campus and unable to pick up your honor cord, you may have another student pick it up in your name, or it can be mailed to your current address. Please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu with your current mailing address by March 31st or with any questions.

  • 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.

Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • Summer 2021 Clinic Applications: Summer 2021 clinic applications are now available on the ASA website. Deadline is Friday, March 26th by noon. For questions, please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu.    

  • Co-op Deadlines:
 
  • The next supplemental deadline for Summer 2021 collecting co-ops is Tuesday, March 30th at 11:59 PM Eastern. 

  • The Fall 2021 Early deadline for collecting co-ops is Tuesday, April 6th at 11:59 PM Eastern. Those postings go live on Symplicity today. 

  • For 1Ls and LLMs going on Fall 2021 Co-op: Thank you for attending the Symplicity Training last week! Don't forget to submit your Symplicity Quiz today.

  • Locker Clean-out: any student who still has belongings in a locker from the 2019-2020 academic year must clear them out. Students currently in classes have until the end of the term, while students on who will be in classes during the summer will have through Tuesday, May 25th to clean out their locker. Any lockers that are not cleaned out will have their locks cut and anything inside will be discarded.


  • 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 24 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: Tuesday 3/23 from 1- 2 pm, Wednesday 3/24 from 2 - 3 pm, Thursday 3/25 from 2 - 3 pm. Virtual: Monday 3/22 from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL); Friday 3/26 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.  


  • 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 (Spring Quarter Schedule): Thursdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Zoom link here. 
  • Office Hours with BIPOC Leadership (Spring Quarter Schedule): Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Zoom link here.
Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Monday, March 22: Overview of Fellowships and Government Honors Programs: Monday 3/22, 12:10 - 1:30. Please join us for the first program in our Fellowship Series. We will discuss applying for post-graduate fellowships and government honors programs. All students are welcome, but we strongly encourage 2Ls to join. Join us on Zoom here! (Passcode: NUSL, Meeting ID: 972 7828 6892) 

  • Thursday, March 25: Virtual Trivia Night: Thursday, March 25th 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 25, 6:00 - 7:30 EST: Learn about initial findings of a survey of incarcerated people in Massachusetts, an initiative of CPIAC's interdisciplinary Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline Project, at the Idaho Law Review Symposium, Incarcerating the Masses: A Critical Examination of America's Prison Population. Professor Stephanie Roberts Hartung, Principal Investigator for the Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline Project, and Erin Stewart, NUSL '21, will present on the panel titled, A Path to Justice: Creating Equitable Solutions. Register here.

  • Friday, March 26: 3rd Annual Young Lawyers Division Symposium (Friday, March 26th from 8:30am – 12:30pm). This is the Massachusetts Bar Association Young Lawyers Division's annual symposium. It is a really great program for recent graduates as well as soon-to-be graduates. There will be networking opportunities from 8:30 – 9:00am as well as after the substantive programs conclude. See a flyer here.

Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Interview Workshop for Fall First 1Ls: Mon 3/29 12:10 - 1:30. Join advisors Naomi Bass and Kristen Wheeler for a discussion about interviewing for co-op, with a focus on virtual interviews. We will provide tips for successful interviews and common mistakes to avoid. Join us on Zoom here. Password: Interview.

  • Socially Conscious Investing Club welcomes Andy Lower of A Different Approach to Poverty (ADAP) on March 30th at 6pm for our third event in our learning series focused on investment due diligence. ADAP invests in and supports innovative early-stage entrepreneurs to eradicate extreme poverty in emerging markets. Zoom: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/97713035782?from=addon. More information and registration can be found on the attached flyer. Additionally, the club will be having a general club meeting on the 24th of March at 6pm. All are welcome. Zoom link here. Any questions please email sociallyconsciousinvesting@northeastern.edu.

  • LSSC Presentations: Wednesday March 31st through Wednesday April 7th. See a full schedule here.

  • Wednesday, March 31, 12:10-1:10 pm ET: Exploring International Co-Op Options in the Pandemic. Please join the International Law Society (ILS) for a panel discussion on international co-op options for students, how to obtain them, successful student experiences, and how co-op options have been affected by the pandemic. Panelists feature Claire Lee (Co-op Office), Sonia Elise Rolland (Professor of International Law), and three students with varying international law co-op experiences. Brought to you by ILS, HRC, APALSA, BLSA, LALSA, MESALSA, and the WLC. Join us on Zoom here! (Meeting ID: 966 9643 1798, Passcode: 843171). See a flyer here.

  • Business Law Society and the Office of New Markets present Business & Corporate Law, Beyond Big Law: A Series of Conversations. We invite you to join us as we explore business and corporate law beyond law firm practice. In this series, we will speak with attorneys in different industry sectors, organizations and roles who are using their J.D. and business and corporate know-how to transform their careers. On Wednesday, March 31 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm, we will host our first conversation with Greg Dobak, a 2017 graduate from NUSL and current founder and CEO of Blue Ink Digital. Please see the attached flyer for additional details. Zoom link here.

  • Immigration Policy Landscape: Then and Now: a panel discussion of the past, present and future of immigration policy on the U.S./Mexico border. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 3-4pm. The panel will highlight the experiences of policy makers, journalists, lawyers, advocates and academics as they consider the implications of recent policy and practice on the future of American immigration policy. Join the Zoom Webinar or find more information here.
  • Cultural Misappropriation: Presented by Intellectual Property Law Association (IPLA) on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 from 5:30-7:30pm EST (Zoom: https://rwu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc--sqzItHNCoq3yaUlKOpsDudZ9zqLVF). What is cultural misappropriation and why does it matter? Join us for a conversation between legal experts and activists covering Copyright and Trademark issues of cultural misappropriation such as the Washington pro football team (Harjo v. Pro Football and its relationship with Matal v. Tam), fashion (Urban Outfitters v. Navajo), photography and music on reservations, and traditional knowledge labeling. See a flyer here.

  • Massachusetts Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Puzzle Break Virtual Escape Room (Wednesday, March 31st from 6 – 7:30pm). The goal is for this event to be a mixer and networking opportunity between law students/recent graduates and YLD members. See a flyer here.

  • 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. 

Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
  • Intro to Law Firm OCI (On-Campus Interviewing) for 1Ls : Monday, April 5, 2021, 12:10 - 1:30 pm. via Zoom. All about OCI! Join us for an informative nuts and bolts presentation: What is Law Firm OCI? How do I participate? What are the relevant timelines? How is OCI different this year and how should I prepare? We anticipate a brief presentation followed by a Q&A session. Join the Zoom Meeting here (Meeting ID: 965 9067 5117, Passcode: OCI)

  • MICROSOFT AGILE DIVERSITY MENTORING PROGRAM Wednesday, April 7, 2021, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Virtual) The Office of New Markets is pleased to invite you to the Spring 2021 Microsoft Agile Diversity Mentoring Program. The program will consist of a one-hour presentation by Microsoft panelists who will share their career journeys and offer guidance on effective networking. Small mentoring group sessions will be formed and scheduled after the presentation. This program is designed to help students build relationships with corporate attorneys serving in different roles and functional areas and foster a diverse pipeline of law student talent for careers in technology law. Zoom details to follow.
  • Featured Microsoft panelists:
  • Christi Davisson, Senior Attorney -Education, Mobile Experiences, and Gaming
  • Pooja Faldu, Corporate Counsel- Regional Operating Centers
  • Steven Fricke, Senior Attorney-Commercial Services (including Intellectual Property and Digital Transformation Transactions)
  • Ty Kayam‘17, Attorney-Healthcare and Technology Transactions
  • Mariama Swedish, Assistant General Counsel-  Government Compliance

  • Author Event with Qian Julie Wang: Join us on from 6:30-7:30 April 7 to hear from Qian Julie Wang, an author, speaker and litigator. Qian Julie will share an exclusive reading from her literary memoir about growing up undocumented in New York City (to be published September 7th with Doubleday), and engage in a discussion about the recent spate of anti-Asian violence, and how the model minority myth affects the advancement of Asian Americans in the legal profession. This event will be moderated by Professor Margaret Y.K. Woo, Northeastern University School of Law. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of Qian Julie. See more information here or register for the event here.

  • The Annual Valerie Gordon Human Rights Lecture: April 9, 12:10 – 1:40. Please join us virtually to hear Professor Justin Hansford, Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University, discuss Human Rights and Racial Justice. We will also celebrate the winners of the BLSA Spirit of Valerie Gordon Essay Contest! Flyer. More Information. Registration.   

  • Skadden Fellowship Info Session: Monday, April 12, 2021, 12:15 PM. The Skadden Fellowship provides two years of funding to work at a public interest organization after graduation. Hear from Kathleen Rubenstein, Director of the Skadden Foundation, and Skadden fellowship alums about the fellowship program and how to apply. Join us here. Meeting ID: 934 5280 6399, Passcode: Skadden

  • Equal Justice Works Fellowship Info Session: Monday, April 26, 2021, 12:15 PM. Equal Justice Works provides two years of funding to work at a public interest organization after graduation. Join a representative from Equal Justice Works to learn more about the fellowship and how to apply. Join us here. Meeting ID: 951 7437 5020, Passcode: EJW

  • 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 more. Additionally, 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 
  • COVID Housing Response Project needs student helpers to work with local residents experiencing pandemic-related housing insecurity. Work-study and independent study credit available. Read up on the project here. Questions to Dan Jackson or Ana Teixeira. Sign up here.

  • 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. 
 
  • Summer 2021 Information Privacy TAs Sought- Professor Waldman: Professor 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.

  • Summer Student Intern needed for the IP CO-LAB (Intellectual Property Law) Clinic: The IP CO-LAB is seeking a work-study eligible student intern for the summer. The intern will provide administrative assistance to the Clinic director, including communications with existing and prospective clients, legal research, and record-keeping. Applicants must be efficient and organized, with some knowledge of, and experience with, the trademark prosecution process. Preference will be given to former IP CO-LAB clinic students. Work can be completed in person or remotely; we expect the work load not to exceed 3-4 hours per week. A single academic credit may be available in lieu of work-study eligibility. Please send résumé and cover letter to b.jacoby@northeastern.edu.

  • Summer 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 summer semester. 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. 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.
Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction
  • 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.

  • The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) at Northeastern University School of Law is pleased to announce the 2021 Elizabeth Zitrin Justice Fellowship. Applications due by April 1. This is a clinical fellowship for recent law graduates that offers opportunities for professional development in the fields of civil rights, criminal justice, and restorative justice. The Fellow teaches and mentors law students, develops courses and course material and contributes to advocacy-oriented programs and projects. See a flyer here or the job listing here.

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • ABA LGBT Public Interest Scholarship 2021: The ABA SOGI Commission is now accepting applications for the LGBT Public Interest Scholarship for Summer/Fall 2021 through April 31, 2021. This scholarship is aimed at recent law students and/or law school graduates studying for the Bar who are either LGBTQ+ or who will be working in the LGBTQ+ space doing public interest work which may include, but not be limited to, working for Community Based Organizations (“CBO’s”); Non-Governmental Organizations (“NGO’s); policy work in a governmental and/or non-governmental setting; doing academic research, teaching or the like; or any other type of program that helps to promote and protect the Rule of Law and the civil and human rights of LGBTQ+ persons. The Scholarship will provide financial support to a first, second or third year law student, or recent law graduate to enable the student or recent law graduate to work in the LGBTQ+ public interest arena. One or more scholarships of up to $5000 each are awarded annually, subject to the availability of funds and the recommendation of the Commission’s Scholarship Committee. The objective is to award the first scholarship(s) in time for the recipient(s) to utilize the funds during Summer/Fall 2021. For more information on the scholarship and how to apply, please click here.
 
  • 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.

  • Law Student Writing Competition: For the past ten years, the ABA Forum on Construction Law has held an annual Law Student Writing Competition. Through the Competition, the Forum introduces itself to the next generation of construction lawyers and pursues its mission of “Building the Best Construction Lawyers.” And, talented law student writers gain the opportunity to demonstrate their skill to the Forum and attend its Fall Meeting. The Law Student Writing Competition was prompted, in part, by the increasing number of law school courses dedicated to construction law.  Competition closes July 21st. Click here for more information.

  • 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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