Headlines for the Week of November 23, 2009

Assistant Dean Steve Sowle  »

• Academic calendar reminder: Thanksgiving vacation and final week of classes.
• Spring 2010 schedule and registration:
• Final spring 2010 schedule and registration bulletin.
• Registration instructions.
• Registration for first-year students.
• Graduating students: Reduced loads and tuition discounts.
• Fall 2009 final exams:
• Exam schedule.
• Exam conflict/reschedule requests.
• Exam method registration.
• Availability of professors' old exams.
• The Chicago Bar Association presents "Opening a Law Firm."
• Notice about H1N1 (swine flu).
• Joke of the week.

Registrar  »

• Spring 2010 schedule.
• Office hours and contact information.

Student Services  »

• Notice about H1N1 (swine flu).
• ASP spring teaching assistants.
• Student health insurance information: Insurance cards.
• Academic Resource Library.
• CTA U-Pass program.

Financial Aid  »

• Fall financial aid deadlines.
• Attention fall graduates: Federal loan exit counseling.
• Did you miss the "Money Matters" workshop?

Career Services  »

• Georges Fellowship for Conservation at the Shedd Aquarium.
• Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship Program.
• Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms: Sweet Home Chicago Reception and Panel Program.
• The Chicago Bar Association presents "Opening a Law Firm."
• December 10: Midwest Public Interest Law Career Conference (MPILCC) registration deadline.
• 2009-10 Government Honors & Internship Handbook.
• Vedder Price Diversity Scholarship for 1Ls.
• McAndrews, Held & Malloy 2010 Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship summer program for 1Ls.
• 2010 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest.
• ABA $1,000 Mediation Video Contest.
• 2010 Ella Baker Summer Internship Program.
• Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project (summer 2010).
• Harter Secrest & Emery 1L Scholarship and paid 10-week summer associate position.
• Institute for Justice Summer Law Clerk Program.
• Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) paid summer internships.
• ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program.
• Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Minority Law Student Summer Intern Program for 1Ls.
• A list of resources for 2009-10 graduates with start-date deferrals from large law firms.
  

Student Announcements from Alumni Relations  »

• Commencement information:
• Your Commencement is Sunday, May 16, 2010.
• Fall 2009 Graduate Survey.
• Out-of-town graduates.
• November 30: 2010 Class Gift Committee meeting.
• Career Advisor Network.
• Student organization leaders: Want to connect with alumni?
• Chicago-Kent is now LinkedIn!

Scholarships  »

• Apply now for the McAndrews, Held & Malloy 2010 Diversity in Patent Law Fellowship.
• Apply now for the South Suburban Bar Association's Henry A. Gentile Memorial Scholarship.

IIT Center for Law and Business Bookstore  »

• Bookstore news:
• Eco-friendly tote bags for sale.
• Discounts on general reading materials.

Law Offices/Clinic/Externships  »

• Law Offices In-House Clinic lottery results.
• Legal externship: Program information.
• Summer 2010 for-credit externships:
• U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
• Spring 2010 for-credit externships:
• Illinois Department of Insurance.
• Loyola University Health System, Legal Department, in Maywood, Illinois.
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
• Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Workers' Compensation Division.
• Disability law legal externship opportunity.
• Internal Revenue Service, Office of Chief Counsel.
• For a description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic.
  

Legal Research and Writing Program  »

• The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Writing Competition for Law Students 2009-10.

International Law and Policy -- Assistant Dean Lydia Lazar  »

• Third administrative memo for LL.M. and exchange students.
• Exam directions for all LL.M. and exchange students.
• Reminder: Travel signatures needed for holiday travel.
• Happy Thanksgiving!
• December 8: LL.M. holiday and December grad celebration.
• Using a credit card to make tuition payments: New rules after November 5.
• Stipend-supported summer program in Germany for 2010.

Program in Labor and Employment Law  »

• 2009-10 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.

Writing competitions  »

• No new entries this week.

Center for Law and Computers  »

• Information about taking fall 2009 exams on computer.
• Revised Web hosting policies.
• Reminder: Apple Computer support and services documents.
• CLC monthly network maintenance schedule.
• Latest McAfee DAT file is sdat5807.
• CLC Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/clc.
  

Library  »

• Thanksgiving holiday hours.
• Restricted access during final exams.
• Library hours for finals.
• Library hours for the fall semester.
• Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
• Secure your personal property in the library!
• General library policies.

Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)  »

• Free CALI lessons available to law students.

Center for Access to Justice and Technology  »

• Self-Help Web Center in the Daley Center seeks work-study and student volunteers over winter break.
• Submit letter of intent for the Certificate in Public Interest Law.

Institute for Law and the Workplace  »

• 2009-10 Louis Jackson National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.