Week of June 28, 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 
  • Facilities Notice: due to critical maintenance, there will be lots of humidity and no hot water in Knowles and Dockser on Saturday, July 10th from 6AM until approximately 6PM. Please keep this in mind when making plans to come to campus.

  • The summer exam schedule is posted here.

  • ASA is moving! ASA is moving from Cargill Hall to the second floor of Knowles Hall (Suite 202). Keep an eye out for updated signage.

  • 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.

Deadline Lowdown
Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines
  • Co-op Deadlines: The next Supplemental collection for Fall 2021 collecting co-ops is tomorrow Tuesday, June 29th at 11:59 PM (midnight) Eastern time. There will be weekly supplemental collections until Fall hiring is complete.



Office Hours 411
This Week's Administrative Office Hours, Appointments, and Drop-by Schedules
  • ASA Office Hours: ASA will have virtual office hours from 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesday, June 30 (on zoom here, meeting ID 962 1643 6826). Please email lawstudentaffairs@northeastern.edu to set up an appointment to speak with ASA. 

  • Co-op Office Drop-By Hour (In-Person): Wednesday 6/30: 10:30 - 11:30 am with Renay

  • 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!

  • 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. 

  • Northeastern University Law Review 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: 
  • Office Hours with our Managing Editors (Summer Trimester Schedule): Fridays 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Zoom link here. 
  • Office Hours with our Chief Diversity Editor (Summer Trimester Schedule): July 15th and August 12th 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Zoom link here.
  • Office Hours with our Forum Editors (Summer Trimester Schedule): Thursdays 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Zoom link here.    

Events Round-Up: This Week
Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond
  • Monday, June 28: Drop-by Q&A Session: Fellowships and Government Honors Programs: Monday, June 28th, 12:45 - 1:45 pm, via Zoom. Renay Frankel, Director, Public Interest and Government, will be available to answer your questions about applying for post-graduate fellowships and government honors programs. This session will be for non-confidential questions that do not require a full advising appointment. Join us on Zoom here: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/92997468588, password: co-op

  • Monday, June 28: The Clinics will be hosting a Clinics Information Session on Monday, June 28th from 1-2pm via Zoom. Please join the Clinics for a student panel to learn about our clinical opportunities, the skills the Clinics will help you develop, the clients you could represent, how to offer your developing expertise to our urban communities, and what your fellow students have learned. Information on how to join this event is included below. If you have any questions, please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu
Join Zoom Meeting: Monday, June 28, 2021 @ 1-2pm
Meeting ID: 997 0260 0394
Passcode: 538044

Save the Date
Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar
  • 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 
  • Professor Haupt seeks Research Assistants (work study) for a summer project involving professional speech and torts in the context of health advice. Please send expression of interest, CV, and unofficial transcript to c.haupt@northeastern.edu

  • Food Security Policy Research: The NuLawLab’s Stable Ground project has an interesting short-term research opportunity focusing on local Boston regulation of food distribution by community organizations. Work-study or independent study credit possible. Interested? Contact Dan Jackson.

  • Professor Martha Davis seeks a student to conduct a literature search on group rights of indigenous peoples worldwide. This project will begin on July 1, 2021. Work study not required. Interested students, send CV to Professor Davis at m.davis@northeastern.edu.

  • Housing Helpers Needed! Join the NuLawLab’s housing help project and assist people applying for pandemic rental relief. This work is more urgent than ever! Work-study available if you have an award. Read about the project here. Sign up here. Questions, contact Ally Mastrangelo or Dan Jackson.

  • Fall Semester LGBTQ+ Project: The NuLawLab is launching a new project supporting adult adoption. Student opportunity for a Fall 3-credit Independent Study. Learn more and apply here.
 
Distinguish Yourself 
Opportunities for Student Distinction

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Northeastern University Law Review's 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 looking for students to respond to current events. Current posts are viewable here. Email your questions or proposal to forum.nulr@northeastern.edu.
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