News from Knowles 
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates 
  • TRACE evaluations for Fall Quarter upper level classes are now available here.
  • The Winter NuLawLab Seminar
    will tackle the question "how might law school innovation labs be re-imagined to better contribute to dismantling structural racism in our legal institutions?" Register now!
  • Upper level students: You can begin requesting winter term refunds on 11/12.
  • CPIAC is pleased to announce the launch of the Cradle-to-Prison Pipeline Project website, www.cradle2prison.info, with resources about the interplay of systems that channel Black and brown youth into incarceration. The project, funded by a Northeastern Tier 1 grant, is a collaboration among CPIAC, CAMD, CSSH Department of Sociology & Anthropology, BARI, and the non-profit Everyday Boston. See more here.
  • CPIAC invites all those who voted or will vote in AZ or NC this election to participate in the Time to Vote study: https://www.timetovote2020.com/  The study, funded by a Northeastern Tier 1 grant, is a collaboration of NUSL (NuLawLab, CRRJ and CPIAC), CSSH (Department of Political Science and Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy) and app developer Quadrant 2.  See more here.

  • CPIAC invites interested NUSL students to join our Student Advisory Board -- a group that will meet regularly to provide input on CPIAC projects and events. For more information or to join please email Shannon Al-Wakeel at s.al-wakeel@northeastern.edu.
Week of
Nov. 2, 2020
In this Issue
Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • The Ned Project is an ongoing CLIC/CRRJ collaborative restorative justice project, begun in Fall 2020. This is a 4-credit opportunity for two students. Students selected for the Ned Project will enroll in Intellectual Property and Restorative Justice (a limited enrollment seminar). See more information on the Project and how to apply here. Applications for the winter quarter are due Mon. Nov. 9 at 5 pm.
     
  • Upcoming Co-op Deadlines: 
     
    The next Supplemental Deadline for Winter 2020/2021 Collecting Co-ops is Wednesday, November 4th at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. 
     
    The next Main Deadline for Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 Collecting Co-ops will be Tuesday, December 8th at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. 
  • Check out the  Outside Scholarship page for all available outside scholarships! The AAUW and Justinian Law Society scholarship applications are due by November 15th.  
     
  • Class of 2021: 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.
Office Hours 411
This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules
  • Co-op Drop-by Hours: Now open to all JD and LLM students!
    In person Drop-by Hours:  Wednesday 11/4 from 3-4 pm, and Thursday 11/5 from 2-3 pm.  Virtual Drop-by Hours: Mon 11/2 from 9:30 -10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL); Friday 11/6 from 2-3 pm. Meet with Naomi on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 501 674 7377, Password: 514215) 
     
  • ASA Office Hours:  ASA will have drop-by Office hours during Activities Period (12:10-1:40) on Wednesday, November 4th in 56/59 Cargill. Virtual Office hours will be held on Friday, Novemeber 6 from 12:30 - 1:30 on Teams here, Conference ID: 849 788 68# . Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment at another time. 
  • 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.
  • The Dean's Suite (120 Knowles) will be open Monday-Friday, 9-5.  
Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Monday, November 2: The Center for Health Policy and Law invites you to join us for COVID-19: Law and Social Justice Community Conversations. This weekly series will take place 6:30 - 7:30 PM EST (almost) every Monday during September, October, and (early) November. All are welcome to join, especially our NUSL students!!  Please visit our event page for more info and to view the full schedule.
    • Nov. 2: This week's discussion will focus on domestic violence and will feature Prof. Margo Lindauer and Morgan Wilson, Lawyering Fellow for the Domestic Violence Institute and Director of the Legal Assistance to Victims (LAV) Program.  Join via Zoom. 
  • Monday, November 2: Interview Strategies for Co-op: Monday 11/2, 12:10-1:30 pm. Recommend for 1ls! 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. Meeting ID: 960 5466 1511. Passcode: co-op 
  • Tuesday, November 3: Northeastern Election Day events: Tuesday, November 3. [All accessible via this Zoom link, using passcode Nov3] 
    • Gender & Voting Rights: 10:30am - 12:00pm ET  
    •  What-if Government Scenarios: 12:00 - 1:00pm ET
    • Why We Vote: Latinx Community: 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET  
    • The Impact of Technology on US Election Campaigning: 2:00 - 3:00pm ET
    • Populism on the Rise: 4:00 - 5:00 pm ET
  • Wednesday, November 4: Circle for Post Election Reflection Wednesday, November 4 from 12-1.
    National elections can be stressful and overwhelming for voters. Join others for a reflection following Election Day.   
     
  • Wednesday, November 4: Christian Law Caucus Meeting: Please join us every Wednesday at 12:00 PM (Eastern Time) for our weekly meetings.  All are welcome! Zoom Meeting, Meeting ID: 913 9664 8544, Passcode: 610023
      
  • Wednesday, November 4: ASA has rescheduled the outdoor 1L social space on Richardson Plaza from 12:30-1:30 (weather permitting). Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, we cannot serve food or drink, but this is an opportunity for you to meet your fellow 1Ls in person without formal programming. All attendees must follow all university health and safety protocols, including wearing masks and maintaining social distance. Space is limited, so if you would like to attend, please RSVP here.
     
  • Wednesday, November 4: Myra Kraft Open Classroom from 6-8pm. Post-Election Wrap: Teach-In: Join the director of the Dukakis Center, Ted Landsmark, in a discussion focused on a post-Election summary of events, with predictions of what might lie ahead.  See the full list of Open Classroom events in this series, What's Next, Assessing Post-pandemic Recovery Strategies: Relief, Recovery, Renaissance here.
  • Wednesday, November 4:  AccessLEX is hosting investing webinars in October and November! Register online. You'll need to sign up for your free personal finance program through MAX. Foundations of Investing: Part 1 is available on November 4 at 8PM.
  • Friday, November 6 : The Center for Health Policy and Law is hosting its Annual Health Law Lecture on Friday, November 6 at 12:10 PM ET. This year's lecture will focus on Civil Rights During a Pandemic: Privacy, Protest and Racial Justice and will feature Esha Bhandari, Senior Staff Attorney for the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the ACLU. All are welcome to join this virtual event! Please register via the link on the event page. You will receive a zoom link upon registration confirmation. Questions? Email lawhealth@northeastern.edu.
Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Intro to Big Law for 1Ls: Monday, November 9th, 12:10 - 1:30. Join the Private Sector Team for a Nuts and Bolts presentation about the 1L Summer Associate Process and Big Law recruitment generally. We'll cover what a "Summer Associate Program" is, the application timeline, and how the 1L process can impact 2L Big Law/OCI recruitment.  
  • The Center for Health Policy and Law invites you to join us for COVID-19: Law and Social Justice Community Conversations. This weekly series will take place 6:30 - 7:30 PM EST (almost) every Monday during September, October, and (early) November. All are welcome to join, especially our NUSL students!!  Please visit our event page for more info and to view the full schedule.
    • Nov. 9: This week's discussion will focus on vaccines and equitable access and will feature Prof. Brook Baker and Prof. Jonathan Kahn. Join via Zoom.
  • National Lawyers Guild NUSL Chapter presents: Critical Legal Theory: Abolition, a discussion with Attorney Carlton Williams, co-sponsored by CPIAC. Thursday, November 11, 6:00 pm. Join via zoom here, Meeting ID: 945 1486 7645
  • The Impact of the 2020 Election - with Governor Dukakis Thursday, November 12 from 12-1. Join Distinguished Professor Emeritus Michael S. Dukakis for an analysis of the November 2020 elections. What could the outcome mean for the next presidential administration? How will it impact the legislative agenda of the next Congress? Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in a dialogue with the former governor and presidential nominee.
  • AccessLEX is hosting investing webinars in October and November! Register online. You'll need to sign up for your free personal finance program through MAX. Below is the schedule:
     
    Foundations of Investing: Part 2
    November 10
    8PM
     
    Foundations of Investing: Part 3
    November 12
    8PM
Save the Date 
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar 
  • Welcome Back from Co-op: Monday, November 16th, 12:10 - 1:10. For students returning from Fall 2020 co-op. Join us for a virtual Welcome Back event to catch up with the Co-op Office team and other returning students! 
  • Monday, November 16: Gathering for 1L Students --  Community Economic Development Law at NUSL: Interested in community economic development and/or social entrepreneurship? Thinking about how to support community-led efforts to rebuild from COVID-19 and respond to inequality? Professor Jared Nicholson will be holding an informal gathering over Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, November 16. We'll be talking about transactional course offerings at NUSL, including the Community Business Clinic, co-ops, and anything else on your mind. Feel free to drop in at any time during the hour!  Zoom link.
  • Virtual Trivia Night: November 18th from 7-8:30 pm. Come play trivia with other NUSL students! Winners will receive NUSL prizes. Sign up for trivia night here. 
Apply Yourself
RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus 
  • PHRGE Immigration Intern: The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) is now accepting applications from upper-level students for a REMOTE winter-quarter immigration internship that involve 5-8+ hours of work per week 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.
  • Professor Waldman Seeks TA for Winter Quarter: Professor Waldman is seeking a TA for Con Law during the winter quarter. Work study preferred, but students can work for credit as well. Please submit an unofficial transcript via email to a.waldman@northeastern.edu put Con Law TA in the subject line.

  • Classroom Facilitator: Assist assigned faculty member with classroom management in order to make the remote or hybrid classroom experience seamless for all students. The exact contours of your responsibilities will vary depending on your assigned faculty member. However, this is not a Teaching Assistant (TA) position, and you will not be expected to provide substantive support to the faculty or students. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, November 2nd. Please click this link to apply. In the survey, you will be asked to select which courses you are able to facilitate; we are currently finalizing the list of courses and meeting times. Please see this flier for more information. Priority application deadline is Friday November 6th.

     
  • The Center for Health Policy and Law: Winter Quarter Research Assistants: The Center for Health Policy and Law is looking for research assistants to help with two ongoing projects.
    • Salus Populi: Educating the Judiciary about the Social Determinants of Health is a project aimed at developing a Judicial Education Program focused on social determinants of health and the law. Project work includes researching and editing issues presented in white papers, and researching and developing education program curricula and materials.
    • Assessing Legal Responses to COVID-19 is a project centered around a report that offers findings and recommendations on how federal, state and local leaders can better respond to COVID-19 and future pandemics. The project work includes drafting and editing an updated version of the report, and creating a virtual briefing series on the topics discussed in the report.
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.
Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Students at universities around the world can now enter the vLex International Law & Technology Writing Competition 2021, with a grand prize of £1,500, an internship with a leading legal technology company and publication to an international legal audience on offer for the winning entry. Runners-up can also be in with a chance of winning £250, alongside publication. In its fourth year, the competition invites students to write a 1,000-word blog-style article on one of three topics relating to the law and technology. This year the three new topics include Money, Influence and Movements, providing an opportunity for entrants to explore important global events in their writing. Submissions are due by December 1, 2020. Sign up here. 
  • The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS) is hosting a graduate student conference "Radical Love Across Difference" next semester from April 9-11, 2021. This free conference will be held virtually and they encourage graduate students from all disciplines to submit their papers, projects, and works of various mediums. The GCWS conference "Radical Love Across Difference" welcomes proposals from graduate students in all areas of study. Proposals may come in the form of papers, films, art, performance, visual art, or alternate forms not listed above. Submissions due: January 10, 2021, Conference dates: April 9-11, 2021. Learn more about the conference here, or submit a proposal 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.
  • 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.
  • The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers is pleased to announce its 2021 annual writing competition to recognize significant written contributions to the field of U.S. consumer financial services law. Eligible entries must discuss an aspect of U.S. consumer financial services law. Topics that relate principally to securities regulation, bankruptcy, insurance, or the safety and soundness aspects of banking regulation are not eligible. However, works on subjects within these (or other) areas will be considered if they bear directly on U.S. consumer financial services. See more information here. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2020.
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