News from Knowles 
Reminders, Announcements and Administrative Updates 
  • The winter exam schedule is posted here.
  • New course announcement: Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Podcast Course, Spring 2021 This pilot interdisciplinary course is a partnership between the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) at the School of Law, and the School of Journalism. Working in teams, students will produce podcasts on racially-motivated homicides, including lynchings and police killings, in the Jim Crow South from 1930-1970, drawn from cases from the CRRJ Burnham-Nobles Archive. The course is 3 credits, admission is by application, and enrollment is capped at 5 law students. There are no prerequisites. The application is available on the ASA class registration website and is due 
    January 7. If you might be interested in taking this course, or if you have questions, please email Katie Sandson at k.sandson@northeastern.edu
    . This will help the instructors gauge interest in this new course offering.
  • *Call for Talent* CISP is hosting the Annual No Talent Show on Thursday, January 21st, with details to follow! All proceeds from this event will go to fund public interest co-op scholarships! Sign-up to perform an act at the show. Everyone is encouraged to participate, both those with and "without" talent. Perform a skit, do impressions of your professors, play an instrument, or have your dog do tricks. All acts are welcome! If you are interested in performing, email smith.ryan1@northeastern.edu or wall.d@northeastern.edu. You do not need a thought-through act at this stage, just an interest; we will ask for details as the event draws closer.
Week of
Jan. 4, 2020
In this Issue
Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • Upcoming Co-op Deadlines: 
    The first supplemental deadline for Spring 2021 co-ops will be TOMORROW, Tuesday, January 5th at 11:59pm Eastern. 
    The next Main Deadline for Summer 2021 co-ops will be Wednesday, January 20th.
Office Hours 411
This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules
  • Co-op Office Drop-by Hours: In-Person Drop-by Hours: Tues 1/5 from 1- 2 pm,  Weds 1/6 from 3 - 4 pm, and Thurs 1/7 from 2 - 3 pm.
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    Virtual Drop-by Hours: Mon 1/4 from 9:30 -10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL) 
    Friday 1/8 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.
  • The Dean's Suite (120 Knowles) will be open Monday-Wednesday, 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 (Winter Quarter Schedule): Thursdays 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Zoom link here.
    • Office Hours with BIPOC Leadership (Winter Quarter Schedule): Thursdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Zoom link here. Meeting ID: 921 3113 1765. Passcode: 271912.
Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Monday, January 4th: Spring Clinics Zoom Information Session Tonight. The Clinics will be holding a virtual Zoom informational session regarding their spring 2021 clinic opportunities Monday, January 4th, between 6-7pm. If you are interested in participating in the Community Business Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic, Immigrant Justice Clinic, IP CO-LAB, or Poverty Law and Practice Clinic this spring quarter, please join us to learn more about these opportunities and to ask any questions you may have for the faculty. For questions, please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu. Join the Zoom Meeting here. (Meeting ID: 910 0158 8343, Passcode: 994813)
Events Round-Up: Next Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • The Post- Graduate Job Search for 3Ls: Monday, January 11, 2021, 12:10 - 1:30 pm. Join advisors from the Center for Co-op and Career Development for a discussion and advice about your post-grad job search. Join us on Zoom here.  (Meeting ID: 996 9406 1116, Passcode: Jobs)
     
  • 1Ls: Financial planning can feel overwhelming while you're in law school, but you can set yourself up for financial success after law school with a little preparation now! Register for Financial Planning for Law School Students, a workshop being held on Wednesday, January 13 at 12:15pm EST that will help you identify the five financial planning elements, understand what you can do while still in school, and set attainable financial goals. Register here!
Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
  • Upper levels: Student loan repayment can feel overwhelming, but you can chart a path to pay them off! Register for the Road to Zero, a workshop being held on Wednesday, January 20 at 12:15pm EST that will help you understand your repayment options, identify your debt repayment next steps, and demystify loan forgiveness. Register here!
  • The Graduate Students of Color Collective along with other partner graduate organizations will be hosting the 5th Annual Multi-Cultural Mixer on January 22, 2021. This event seeks to bring together Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni for a networking/social opportunity. To register, visit https://linktr.ee/neugscc to obtain the zoom link for the day of the Mixer and you will be added to a special email list to stay updated with upcoming information about the Mixer. If you have any questions, please contact us at neugscc@gmail.com.
  • Applying for Post-Graduate Clerkships: Monday, February 1st, 12:10 - 1:40 pm. We hope you will the Judicial Clerkship advisors from the Co-op Office, along with NUSL alums who have clerked, for this important discussion about post-graduate clerkship applications. More details to follow by email.
Apply Yourself
RA, TA, and Work-Study Positions around Campus 
  • Professor Haupt seeks Research Assistants for the winter and spring quarters. Project involves research on professional speech and torts. Ideally, students will have taken First Amendment class. Open to work study and non-work study. Please send expression of interest, CV, and unofficial transcript to  c.haupt@northeastern.edu
Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction
  • The Massachusetts Bar Foundation has announced the availability of applications for its 2021 Legal Intern Fellowship Program. Law students selected as MBF Legal Intern Fellows will receive a stipend of $6,000 to volunteer for ten weeks during the summer at a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services to low-income clients in Massachusetts. Applications for the Legal Intern Fellowship Program are due at the MBF's offices by 5pm on March 12, 2021. The application and additional details can be found here. If you have any questions about the program, please contact MBF Executive Director Susannah Thomas at (617) 338-0534 or foundation@massbar.org.
  • Applications for the ABA's Business Law Section's 2021 Diversity Clerkship Program are now open. Current eligible second year law students are encouraged to apply. The Diversity Clerkship Program is a summer program that provides business law clerkship placements for qualified diverse second year law students.  Participating clerks receive support and mentoring in the business law field and exposure to business practices that many of them lack. In addition to a placement in a business court clerkship, Diversity Clerkship participants will also receive a stipend of $3,000 to cover living expenses for the duration of the 8-week clerkship. The application and more information can be found online here. 
  • The application for the 2nd year of the Initiative for a Representative First Amendment (IfRFA) fellowship is now open! IfRFA provides summer funding to 1Ls and 2Ls from backgrounds underrepresented in First Amendment law. Hosted by Harvard Law School's Cyberlaw Clinic and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, IfRFA provides funded fellowships to law students at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities who are interested in First Amendment work. Applications are open from now until January 11th. Applicants can find out more at our website. For your perusal, the application questions can be found here. To apply, students must submit this form. 
      
  • 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 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.
     
  • 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.
  • 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.
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