Week of March 8, 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   As a reminder, ASA has a COVID-19 Resources page. Please also check the FAQ page. 1Ls: You will receive an email about academic advising later this week. Stay tuned to learn more about upper level graduation requirements and how to register for upper level classes! 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. 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. l

Deadline Lowdown Co-op, Graduation Requirement, and Other Upcoming Administrative Deadlines Returning Students: It is time to submit your 2021-2022 FAFSA! The deadline to complete the FAFSA  for the 2021-2022 academic year is 3/15. In order to be guaranteed to receive any need based aid that you may be eligible for you will need to meet the 3/15 deadline. Please see the Financial Aid Office with any questions. Summer 2021 Clinic Applications: Summer 2021 clinic applications will be available on the ASA website beginning Monday, March 15th. Deadline is Friday, March 26th by noon. For questions, please contact lawclinics@northeastern.edu.     Upcoming Co-op Deadlines: The next supplemental deadline for Summer 2021 collecting co-ops is Tuesday, March 16th at 11:59 PM Eastern.  Spring Quarter Deadline: the deadline to drop a class (without a W) is today, March 8th. 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.  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 10 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 3/9 from 1- 2 pm, Wednesday 3/10 from 2 - 3 pm, Thursday 3/11 from 2 - 3 pm. Virtual: Monday 3/8 from 9:30 - 10:30 am. Meet with Kristen on Zoom here. (Meeting ID: 984 0648 0581, Passcode: NUSL); Friday 3/12 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.   New Markets Co-op and Post-Graduate Opportunities can be found on Canvas at Office of New Markets.

Events Round-Up: This Week Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond Monday, March 8: Today! Prepping for Co-op for Fall First 1Ls: Monday, March 8th, 12:10 - 1:30 via Zoom. A mandatory event for 1Ls on the "Fall First" rotation. You should have received an email on Thursday 3/4 with the advisor assignment and Zoom link for your workshop, as well as the documents to have handy during the workshop. If you didn't receive this email, please contact S.bergelson@northeastern.edu for a link. The Co-op Advisors look forward to seeing you soon! Please join your session with your camera turned on, and feel free to bring your lunch and your co-op questions. Wednesday, March 10: Virtual Speaking Event with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner: Wednesday, March 10th 2021, 12:00pm - 1:30pm ET. This event will be open to NUSL 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls, and will consist of the DA and First Assistants talking about a career as a progressive prosecutor and what that looks like as we continue to navigate these unprecedented times. They will also have a designated time at the end to answer questions from students. This event will be recorded. Please email erin.wexler@phila.gov to register and receive the zoom link. Wednesday, March 10: Entangled Nuclear Colonialisms, Matters of Force, and the Material Force of Justice, part of the Composite Bodies Series, on Zoom Wednesday, March 10 at 5pm. In this talk, Karen Barad will expand upon their pathbreaking article "After the End of the World" (Theory & Event, 2019), which states that "quantum theory is shot through with the political." In order to demonstrate, in relation to the theme of composite bodies, the highly political nature of not only our modes of meaning making, but of matter, they will outline the socio-political dimensions of their agential realist reworking of quantum physics and will briefly discuss the political nature of matter, followed by a discussion of the article and its implications for notions of justice. Barad's lecture will provide the ground for a conversation with Daniela Gandorfer, who is currently a postdoctoral scholar at UC Santa Cruz working with Barad, and the co-founder of the Logische Phantasie Lab, a research agency that investigates injustices resulting from political, legal, economic, social, physical, and environmental entanglements. Find more information here or RSVP here Thursday, March 11: Redlining: From Slavery to $8 in 400 Years on March 11, 2021 at 6pm. In 2015, the Boston Federal Reserve found the median net worth for Black families in Boston was $8, in stark contrast to $250,000 for white families. This discrepancy is largely driven by the gap in home ownership. Join community activists and urban planners as they discuss Boston's history of redlining and discriminatory housing policies, the complicity of the banks and the real estate industry, and the consequent legacy of segregation and racial wealth disparity. We will also identify some specific actions we can take to address the inequities in home ownership. Moderated by Adrian Walker, Columnist, The Boston Globe, with speakers Lewis Finfer, Co-Director, Massachusetts Communities Action Network. and Stephen Gray, Associate Professor of Urban Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design  Part of the Confronting Racial Injustice Panel Series sponsored by NUSL's newly created Criminal Justice Task Force. Register here or see a flyer here. Friday, March 12: Class of 2021 Save the date! Friday, March 12th from 12:10-1:15 PM- Via Zoom- join in a discussion with the MA Board of Bar Examiners regarding remote testing and the bar exam. At this point, we expect some jurisdictions will continue to offer the July bar exam remotely. How is the test administered? How does the AI work? Join us so we can demystify the remote testing.  A zoom link will be sent to those in the class of 2021 the week before the session. If you have any questions, please reach out to Assistant Dean Kukas k.kukas@northeastern.edu. Friday, March 12: The Socially Conscious Investing Club is hosting a learning series entitled The Basics of Corporate Practices. The series is designed to teach the fundamentals of transactional work, investment, and how to use your skills to effectuate positive change through corporate practice. Our first lecture, The Basics of Corporate Finance, will be held on March 12th at 12:20PM EST. The lecture will provide a general overview of corporate finance terms that will be discussed in greater detail in the later lectures. This event can be accessed by Zoom: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/97057471219?from=addon. Please find more information regarding the series and speakers on the attached PDF. Please contact: sociallyconsciousinvesting@northeastern.edu for more information. Friday, March 12: Business Law Society (BLS) will be holding a general meeting this Friday, March 12 at 12:30pm. The second half of the meeting will be dedicated to “Coffee & Counsel” breakout rooms among attendees. Please use this Zoom link for meeting access, and please feel free to reach out to bls@northeastern.edu with any questions or comments. We look forward to seeing you there!

Events Round-Up: Next Week Events & Programs at Northeastern & Beyond Symplicity Training for Fall First 1Ls and LLMs: Monday, March 15th, 12:10 - 1:30 via Teams. This is a mandatory training for 1Ls and LLMs going on co-op in Fall 2021. In this session led by members of the Co-op Office's Operations Team, you will learn all about using the online Symplicity system to search for and apply for co-op opportunities. We will discuss the whole co-op process, including applications, interviews, offers, and final placements. In addition to the co-op process, we will review how to use Symplicity to research employers, make appointments with advisors, and access resources. A Microsoft Teams link will follow by email this week. IMPACT ESG and Corporate Sustainability- A Bridge Between Public Interest and the Private Sector: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 12:10-1:40 pm (Zoom pre-registration required): Please join us for The Power of Your JD In An Interdisciplinary and Innovative World Lunch & Learn Series with our upcoming guest speakers, Marion Werkheiser, Managing Member with Cultural Heritage Partners and Chris Fletcher '11, Human Rights Specialist with Wells Fargo. Ms. Werkheiser works with investors, financial institutions, and companies on ESG and corporate governance matters to reduce the impact of infrastructure projects on indigenous people and cultural heritage worldwide. As part of the Environmental and Social Impact Management team, Mr. Fletcher works to identify, assess and mitigate human rights risks in the context of corporate lending and financing. Register here.   The Northeastern University Law Review invites you to participate in our annual Symposium titled, The Many Faces of Health, to be held virtually on March 19, 2021, from 8:30 am - 5 pm. The full-day Symposium is hosted in collaboration with CPIAC, CHPL, and CLIC. The focus was selected to reflect the ongoing pandemic, as well as the surge in awareness related to the nation's public health crisis related to systemic racism. See our website for more information. Click here to register. Any questions? Please reach out to the Symposium Editors at symposium.nulr@northeastern.edu. The next workshop in the Law Review’s Tutoring Initiative will focus on Bluebooking. As with the first workshop, there will be an evening option and an activities period option; you only need to attend one, as the sessions cover the same material. In addition to practice problems, we will also allow some time to go over questions that 1Ls may have about cite-checking LSSC projects. If you are interested in attending the Bluebooking Workshop, please provide your email here so that we can send you the worksheet that we will be use during the workshop. If you cannot attend, don’t worry! All materials will be posted to the Law Review’s website. The Zoom links for the next workshop are below, as are the dates for the final workshop. * These workshops are open to ALL NUSL students, regardless of any intention to apply to Law Review or not! *  Workshop 2: Cite-checking: Understanding and Navigating the Bluebook  Tuesday, March 16 from 6:30 - 8 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/92179633990  Wednesday, March 17 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/99196864140  Workshop 3: Fact and Cite-checking Re-cap and Practice Law Review Application  Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 - 8 PM  Wednesday, April 14 from 12:10 - 1:40 PM

Save the Date Events to Register For or Put on Your Calendar 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) Stay tuned for details about our upcoming Skadden Fellowship and Equal Justice Works Info Sessions!  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.  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. 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.  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  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.  RAs Sought- Professor Dyal-Chand: Professor Dyal-Chand is looking for 1 or 2 RAs (either work study or for credit) this (Spring) quarter to support her work on a book project about the founders of the largest community development bank in the country. Those interested should send an email with "Book Project RA" in the subject line to r.dyal-chand@northeastern.edu along with unofficial transcripts and a resume. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until filled.  Fall 2021 Property TAs Sought - Professor Swanson: Professor Swanson is seeking enthusiastic, kind, and well-organized students to assist next year's 1Ls in learning property law, as well as case briefing, issue spotting, outlining, and all the other skills that 1Ls don't even know they need to know. Willingness to tackle the Rule against Perpetuities required. Having taken Property with Professor Swanson highly preferred. Both 2Ls and 1Ls are invited to apply. Interested students should send their resume and evaluations to Professor Swanson by March 15, along with a cover email detailing their reasons for seeking the position. Please indicate whether you are work-study eligible.   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.

Distinguish Yourself  Opportunities for Student Distinction 2021-2023 Energy Justice Law & Policy Fellowships - Application Deadline March 15: IEJ is seeking two fellows to engage in energy justice law and policy research in support of an equitable transition away from fossil fuels. The fellows will work with a team of student researchers; publish research in peer-reviewed journals; issue policy briefs on behalf of the organization; and design training materials for use in community organizations. Learn more and apply by March 15 here. 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 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.    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. 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. 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 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 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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