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News from Knowles
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates
- Welcome, Class of 2023! We are glad you're here!
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As a reminder, ASA has a COVID-19 Resources page. You can find FAQs, technological help, and other information on that site.
- 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. 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.
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Nomination Form for Law Student Member of the NUPD Advisory Board: The recently formed advisory board for the Northeastern University Police Department has added an additional board seat for a NUSL student. For additional information and to submit a nomination, please follow this link. Submissions are due on Thursday September 3rd by close of business day, 5pm EST.
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Financial Aid: All funds have been deposited into tuition accounts. You may apply for a refund to access any funds that you are using for any of your living expenses. If your funds have not been deposited please contact lawfinaid@northeastern.edu. You can view your account on your myNortheastern portal.
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The Law Library will not provide Course Reserves for Fall 2020. Providing access to physical books is not currently possible. Though campus is reopening, we cannot safely provide books that would be frequently touched by many different people, since the books cannot be sanitized like a doorknob or desktop could be.
During the spring, publishers provided a number of textbooks electronically at no charge. This complimentary access for students has ended. Those platforms do not have a viable library option for licensing and lending. Students can still purchase individual electronic access in lieu of a physical book, and in some cases physical book purchases come with electronic access. If you would like help finding purchase options, please contact the Law Library at lawlibrary@northeastern.edu.
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Deadline Lowdown
Graduation Requirements, Co-op and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
- Upcoming Co-op Deadlines:
- Winter 2020/2021: The Main Deadline for Winter 2020/2021 Collecting Co-ops is Wednesday, September 16th at 11:59 PM EDT.
- Summer 2021: Postings for Summer 2021 Collecting Co-ops are live on Symplicity. The first of the four Main Deadlines is on Wednesday, September 9th at 11:59 PM EDT. Additional deadlines are coming up in late October, early December and mid-January. We will continue to update the Summer postings as we hear back from more employers.
- Apply Direct co-op postings for Winter 2020/21, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 are also live on Symplicity! We will continue to update all Apply Direct postings and hiring statuses as we hear back from more employers.
- Health Insurance waivers are due by September 30th. If you plan on waiving your health insurance you must complete the waiver by that date. If you do not you will be responsible for the full amount of the health insurance charge.
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Office Hours 411
This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules
- Co-op Drop-By Hours: Beginning Wednesday, September 2nd, advisors will be in the office and available to answer quick questions for 2Ls and 3Ls via our new "Drop-by Hours." Our first Drop-by Hour will be on 9/2 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Please note that masks and social distancing will be required for all drop-by visits.
- ASA Office Hours: Dean Harper will have drop-by office hours from 11-1 on Wednesday, September 2 in 56 Cargill. Aileen McGrory will have drop-by office hours from 11-1 on Thursday, September 3 in 59 Cargill. Virtual Office hours will be held on Friday, September 4th from 12:15 - 1:15 on Teams here, Conference ID: 771 274 927#. 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.
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1Ls: The Financial Aid Office will have virtual open office hours from 3pm-4pm on Monday and Tuesday for any general questions. You can access the meetings here. If you have specific questions about your account, please make an appointment to speak with either Linda Schoendorf or Hillary Werner.
- The Dean's Suite (120 Knowles) will be open Monday-Friday, 9-5.
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Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
- Virtual events will be listed on this website.
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Monday, August 31: Event today! Post-Grad Job Search for 3Ls: Join advisors Cynthia Tow McPherson and Kristen Wheeler o learn tips and strategies for your post-grad job search on Monday, August 31st from 12:10 pm - 1:30 pm. Topics covered will include networking, LinkedIn, bar associations, and timelines. Join us on Zoom here. Meeting ID: 970 1312 9027. Passcode: NUSL.
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Tuesday, September 1: CPIAC is part of a Northeastern research team conducting a voting rights study in Arizona and North Carolina, using a phone application to measure mail and in-person voting challenges. You can help by participating in a "beta test" of the app on September 1. Details here. To volunteer, please email Shannon Al-Wakeel: s.al-wakeel@northeastern.edu, and share your phone type (Android/iOS).
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Wednesday, September 2: Andrew Weissmann, who served as a senior member the Special Counsel team headed by Robert Mueller, will speak in a virtual event at the law school. Weissmann will be in conversation with Jeremy Paul followed by a Q&A, focusing on ethics issues in criminal prosecution and defense. The event is open to all members of the law school community. To join at 10:30-11:15 a.m. on September 2, use this link: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/95001138211?pwd=R3ZzalgyNytTc2l3WXhUT2d3YTVkdz09
- Wednesday, September 2: The Law Library Research Workshop Series starts with "What's New in the Bluebook?," an overview of changes in the new 21st edition. The workshop will be online, via Teams, from 1:15 to 1:45. Register here, and see the entire schedule a https://law.neu.libcal.com/calendar/classes.
- Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3: NLG #DisO2020 Webinars: Movement Lawyering with the NLG (Wednesday, September 2 at 4pm) & How to Stay Radical in Law School (Thursday, September 3 at 4pm). Register and see more information here.
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Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
- Standing Up, Stepping Forward, and Speaking Out: The Political Courage to take a Principled Stand, on Wednesday September 9, 5:30 with John Dean, William Weld, and Edward Widmer. What we can learn from Watergate and what we can learn from the people who stood up, stepped forward and spoke out against wrongs that they saw within their own party and among their friends. How can this help us understand partisanship in the past and today and the need for political courage. John Dean is the former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon who was implicated in the Watergate scandal but later became a key witness who testified against Nixon. William Weld is the former Massachusetts Governor and Republican US presidential candidate challenging Donald Trump in 2020. He began his legal career as a counsel on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry staff for the impeachment process against Richard Nixon in 1974. Edward Widmer is a historian, author, and a former speech writer in the Clinton White House. He is a member of the faculty of Macaulay Honors College. See more information here.
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Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
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Welcome to the Class of 2023! Please save the date for our Co-op Kickoff event: Monday, September 14th, 2020, 12:10 - 1:30 PM, via Zoom. Mandatory for all incoming Class of 2023 students. Everyone on the Co-op and Career Development team is looking forward to getting to know the new Class of 2023. We can't wait to meet you virtually and answer all of your questions on September 14th! More details to follow by email.
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Socially Conscious Investing Club is holding their first meeting of the Academic Quarter on Wednesday, September 16th at 12:10 pm! If you are interested in Environmental Social Governance (ESG), corporate sustainability, finance, or want to learn more about the socially responsible investment space, consider joining us. This year, Socially Conscious Investing is pleased to announce a new partnership with NUImpact, a student-lead social impact investment fund on campus. Members will conduct legal work under the supervision of attorneys from Morgan Lewis for the fund throughout the investment cycle. Members will also attend panels, networking events, and social events throughout the year. The first meeting will be held via Zoom and can be accessed using the following link: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/99643620099
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Thurgood, b y George Stevens, Jr. Directed by Benny Sato Ambush, Starring Joshua Wolf Coleman. September 18 to 21 at 7:30PM: Joshua Wolf Coleman (Cloud 9, The Crucible, A Christmas Carol) stars as Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood spans Marshall's impressive career as a lawyer, arguing such landmark cases as Brown v. Board of Education. During this turbulent election season, Thurgood is a moving tribute to Marshall's enduring legacy. It's outside and socially distanced. Please see here for tickets and more information.
- Pioneers in Public Interest: Voting Rights in 2020. Join NUSL in kicking off a new annual conference series celebrating the Public Interest Law Scholars Program on September 18th. This 2020 virtual half-day conference will cover several topics including voting purges, threats to polling locations, voter intimidation, machine malfunctions, and voter suppression. Register here.
- Women in the Law Virtual Conference: Join NUSL virtually this year for the Women in the Law conference on September 25th. This conference provides career guidance and professional development growth to women attorneys and other professionals at all stages of their careers and brings together powerful decisionmakers from all over the world. This year we will feature VP, GC and Secretary of the New York Public Library Michele Coleman Mayes, co-author of Notorious RBG Shana Knizhnik, a leadership coach Tracey Lukes, a diversity activator Darnisa Amante-Jackson and eight of our wonderful alumnae as speed mentors. Register here.
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RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus
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PHRGE Immigration Intern: The Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy ( PHRGE) is now accepting applications from upper-level students for a REMOTE fall-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. Application information available here.
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Dean's Suite Work-study position: The Dean's Suite needs students for the Office Receptionist position. This job includes answering incoming telephone calls, monitor inventory, provide technology assistance and classroom support, on-campus deliveries, and other duties as they are needed. Applicants must be work-study eligible. For more information about this role and if you are interested please email both Lydia Lafionatis and Stephen Evans.
- Research Assistant needed to work with a group of local community activists to set up a Human Rights Commission in a town in Greater Boston. The project will involve virtual consultations with the local group, research and writing, including drafting the HRC charter. This project should be of interest to someone who wants to use their legal training to create positive change at the community level. Work study preferred. Please send CV to Professor Martha Davis, m.davis@northeastern.edu.
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Prisoners' Rights Intake Desk - Work Study Students Needed - Fall 2020: The Prisoners' Rights Clinic is hiring work study positions for the fall 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. 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.
- Prisoners' Rights Admin Research Assistant Position - Fall 2020: The Prisoners' Rights Clinic is looking to hire a remote Research Assistant. The RA will work on active client cases to complete the case by drafting and filing for the appropriate remedies. Upper class students only. Students can do this for three credit hours of independent study or for 10 hours of work study. Work can be done remotely. Students should apply be sending a copy of their most recent resume along with their law office LSSC evaluations to Wally Holohan (w.holohan@northeastern.edu), Patty Garin (pgarin@jsmtlegal.com), and lawclinics@northeastern.edu.
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Prisoners' Rights Tech Research Assistant Position - Fall 2020: The Prisoners' Rights Clinic is looking to hire a Research Assistant who is experienced in technology. The RA will help us with computer technology issues related to virtual learning and case supervision. Applicants need to be highly proficient with the Canvas and Zoom virtual platforms, have strong organizational skills, and be able to work effectively with others in scheduling assignments and providing helpful information about virtual technologies. Work can be done remotely. Students can do this for credit hours of independent study or for work study. Interested students should apply by sending a short written description of your qualifications for this position to Wally Holohan (w.holohan@northeastern.edu), Patty Garin (pgarin@jsmtlegal.com), and lawclinics@northeastern.edu.
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Spanish Interpreters for Law Clinics: The Law Clinics are looking for law students who can serve as translators for Spanish-speaking clients during the fall 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. Work-study eligible preferred, but not required. Spanish fluency required. Please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu with interest, or with any questions.
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Distinguish Yourself
Opportunities for Student Distinction
- The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association announces its 37th Annual Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. The Competition, which honors the memory of three leading figures in American city planning law (R. Marlin Smith, Richard Babcock, and Norman Williams) seeks writings from applicants on a question of significance in planning, planning law, land use law, local government law or environmental law. The deadline for submission of entries is October 31, 2020 and winners will be announced by December 1, 2020. Please refer to this flier for further details.
- The Buffalo Environmental Law Journal is accepting submissions for the fall 2020 Student Writing Competition. Submissions for the Competition should demonstrate original thought and ingenuity on an issue of significance relating to the field of Environmental Law. Submissions must be made by e-mail on or before September 30, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. (EST) to law-belj@buffalo.edu. Entrants wishing to be considered as part of an early application period may make their submission on or before August 28, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. (EST). Winners will be published in Volume 28, Issue 1 of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal, which we anticipate will be published in January of 2021. See here for more information.
- 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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Resources Reminder
University Resources Available to You
- Free & Confidential Weekly Online Support Group Meetings for Law Students in Massachusetts: These group meetings, run by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, will meet Mondays from 2-3pm via Zoom. The group is open to students at the 9 Massachusetts law schools as well as Massachusetts residents who may attend a law school out of state. This is a high anxiety time for everyone, and law students are no exception. Our weekly group, facilitated by one clinician one lawyer is designed to be a meaningful and confidential forum for students to work through these concerns. Our services are free of charge. Find more information here.
- Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service Digital Prayer Box: Our digital prayer box is open for all, and Spiritual Advisors are here for confidential conversations. Email a.kern@northeastern.edu or reach out to Advisors directly through our website.
- Online we have a full menu of Mindfulness and interfaith learning resources. We continue to host Yoga for Mental Wellness and Guided Meditation live on our YouTube channel. You can also access recordings of these live sessions anytime on YouTube. Professor Marc Meyer will continue to hold Kouk Sun Do (a Korean Tai-Chi like practice) sessions on Zoom. In addition, many of our 40+ student groups continue to meet online.
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