Events – Week of Mar. 26, 2012

Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship Post Auction Sale

Tue. Mar. 27, Law School Cafeteria

FSSF is holding its Post Auction Sale in the CAF!

Buy a $10 Raffle Ticket for a Brand NEW IPAD! (1 for $10 and 10 for $85)!

Didn’t Get a Barrister’s Ticket? Bidding on a pair of tickets closes today at 6pm!

We also have awesome Gift Certificates, E&E’s and more!

Skadden Fellowship Orientation

Tue. Mar. 27, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

Sponsored by the Public Interest Resource Center.

CPC Presents What to Do Now:  Pursuing State Court Clerkships

Tue. Mar. 27, 12:40PM, Rm. 211

Why should you consider a State Court Clerkship?  Attend this program to learn about:

· Creating effective applications
· What opportunities open up after a state court clerkship
· Hear from a panel of current or former state court clerks who launched their careers with a state court clerkship

Featured Panelists:

Professor George Conk
Moderator

Jackie McMahon ’12
Incoming Law Clerk to Judge Martin Cronin, NJ Superior Court Essex County

Katie Boardman ’10
Law Clerk to Judge Dorthea Wefing, Superior Court of New Jersey – Appellate Division

Serena White ’10
Central Research Staff, New York Court of Appeals

Deidre Jackson ’97
Staff Attorney, Appellate Division 2d Department NYS

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED

Shared Sacred Space in Jerusalem

Tue. Mar. 27, 6PM, Lowenstein Ctr. Rm. 523

Jerusalem is a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. In this relatively small space, they live side by side, practicing their traditions.

The evening includes reflections on how religious space has been historically shared, how these religious communities have interpreted customary law, and how they have engage each other to overcome and resolve conflict.

Speakers:
Hussein Rashid, Adjunct Professor of Religion, Hofstra University
Mark Movsesian, Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law and Director of the Center for Law and Religion, St. John’s University
Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights-North America

Moderator:
Nelson Tebbe, Professor of Law. Brooklyn Law School

Free and open to the public.

REGISTRATION
At door registration is available.

CLE: $65 to receive 2 non-transitional professional practice credits ($55 for Fordham Law alumni and public interest attorneys). Fordham has a hardship policy for this course. To apply, please submit a written request to: Director of Public Programming & CLE, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023 | F: 212-636-6984

lawreligion@law.fordham.edu | 212.636.7699

Out of the Ashes:  9/11 Searching for Justice

Tue. Mar. 27, 6PM, Rm. 430B/C

A Documentary Film, Q & A Discussion Follows

Out of the Ashes: 9/11 is a documentary film that tells the stories of seven 9/11 families who explore the legal, moral and ethical ramifications of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and its impact on the civil justice system.

Eleven days after the terrorist attack, the federal government put in place the largest public entitlement program, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund — to deal with this terrorist tragedy.

Did the 9/11 Fund offer families justice?

If the Victim Compensation Fund was the right thing to do, did those hurt in tragedies like Katrina, Oklahoma City, and other disasters also deserve compensation? Is this Fund, with its methods for calculating the value of a human life, an appropriate remedy & mediation-like model? Was justice delivered?

Refreshments will be served.

Korea Summer Program Informational Meeting

Wed. Mar. 28, 12:30PM, Rm. 430A

Learn more about traveling and interning in Seoul, Korea!  Come and join us to discuss the opportunity to spend your next summer studying and working in Africa.  The Fordham-SKKU Summer Law Program, now in its seventh year, is pleased to announce its 2012 program, to be held in Seoul, Korea, June 22 through July 7, 2012.  Applications are now available and the Info-Session is an opportunity to come meet the program director and learn more about the courses and internships.

Pizza will be served. For more information, please contact Leighanne Yuh at lyuh@law.fordham.edu or 212-636-7571

Student Association for Law and Entrepreneurship Presents Start-Up Lawyers:  Law in the Age of Technology

Wed. Mar. 28, 4PM, Rm. 207

Join us in a conversation with successful entrepreneurs and legal counsel to start-ups to discuss the changing job market, the New York City tech scene, and the various roles that lawyers can play in the entrepreneurial world. We will discuss the opportunities being created in Silicon Alley and how law students can prepare themselves to get involved in this job market. We are looking forward to a great event.

Featuring:
– Sarah Feingold, General Counsel for Etsy.com
– Eli Broverman, co-founder of Betterment.com
– Charles Torres, member of the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler PC
– Mike Yavonditte, founder/CEO of Hashable; partner at ff Venture Capital

Moderated by Fordham Law Professor Sonia Katyal.

There will be cookies.

For more information, contact FordhamLawSALE@gmail.com.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Informational Session

Wed. Mar. 28, 4PM, Rm. 303

As you anticipate graduation in May, the Law School Financial Aid Office invites you to attend one or all of our Loan Repayment Sessions during March 22nd – April 18th. We’ll cover topics such as loan terms, loan consolidation, IBR, and loan repayment strategies.

FMELS Entertainment Law Career Panel

Wed. Mar. 28, 4PM, Rm. 312

The Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society will be hosting a panel discussion featuring:

Alasdair McMullan, EVP at EMI;

Nahshon Craig, VP of Business & Legal Affairs at Rush Communications;

Rich Palermo, VP of Business Affairs – Media for DC Entertainment;

Valerie Mitchell-Johnston, VP of Business & Legal Affairs at HIT Entertainment; and

Sergio Sarmiento, Associate Director at VLA.

 

Happy Students, Health Students:  Change Fordham’s Health Insurance

Wed. Mar. 28, 4:30PM, Rm. 203

See how you can get involved.

Snacks provided. Bring your laptop.

Sponsored by the Stein Scholars, Student Bar Association, Fordham Law Republicans, Fordham Law Democrats, Fordham H.E.A.L.S., International Law Journal, Environmental Law Advocates, Universal Justice, Indigenous Alliance, and Consumer Law Advocates.

 

Spring 2012 Natural Law Colloquium Series:  The Natural Law Origins of the American Right to Privacy

Wed. Mar. 28, 6PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Anita L. Allen is Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania.  She is an expert on privacy law, bioethics, and contemporary values, and is recognized for her scholarship regarding legal philosophy, women’s rights, and race relations.  In 2010 she was appointed by President Obama to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.  Her books include Unpopular Privacy:  What Must We Hide (Oxford, 2011); Everyday Ethics:  Opinion-Writing about the Things that Matter Most (Academic Readers/Cognella, 2010); Privacy Law and Society (Thomson/West, 2011); The New Ethics:  A Guided Tour of the 21st Century Moral Landscape (Miramax/Hyperion, 2004); Why Privacy Isn’t Everything:  Feminist Reflections on Personal Accountability (Rowman and Littlefield, 2003); and Uneasy Access:  Privacy for Women in a Free Society (Rowman and Littlefield, 1988).  She has also co-edited (with Milton Regan) Debating Democracy’s Discontent (Oxford, 1998).  Allen, who has written more than a 100 scholarly articles, has also contributed to popular magazines and blogs, and has frequently appeared on nationally broadcast television and radio programs.

For more information and/or to register: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12544.

 

Workers Rights Coalition Presents The Take

Thu. Mar. 29, 12:30PM, Rm. 203

The Take follows laid off factory workers in the midst of Argentina’s 2001 economic collapse.  The workers struggle to reclaim the factories where they once worked by occupying them and engaging in a prolonged struggle to turn the factories into worker.

 

Catholic Law Students Association Food Drive Collection

Thu. Mar. 29, Law School Cafeteria

This Lent the CLSA is having a food drive to benefit the City Harvest Food Bank.  We will have a collection table in the Cafeteria on Thursdays during Lent from 12:30- 2 starting Thursday, February 23.  So please keep this in mind the next time you go grocery shopping or clean out your cupboards, and help spread the word.

 

CPC Presents What to Do Now:  Pursuing Government Internship and Post-graduate Positions

Thu. Mar. 29, 12:40PM, Rm. 211

Why should you consider a government internship or post graduate position? Attend this program to learn about:

• The resources available for finding and applying to government agencies
• Creating effective applications
• What opportunities open up after a government position

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

 

Class of 2013:  Fulbright Fellowships – Begin Your Legal Career After Graduation

Thu. Mar. 29, 1PM, McMahon Hall, Lounge 109

Law candidates Class of 2013 should attend this session to learn details of the Fulbright Fellowship application as a way to begin your legal career abroad.  Speakers include Walter Jackson, Program Manager, Fulbright Program; and Rebecca Stark-Gendrano, Fordham University Fulbright Fellowship Coordinator.

 

Twenty-First Annual Public Interest Student, Alumni, and Faculty Awards Dinner

Thu. Mar. 29, 5:15PM, Lowenstein 12th Fl. Lounge

Public service, long valued at Fordham Law School, is expressed in large part by the annual activities of nearly 500 of our students who participate in some form of pro bono, community service, or advocacy work through the School’s nationally recognized Public Interest Resource Center.  Last year, Fordham Law students volunteered more than 130,000 hours of public service, and more than half of the graduating class devoted 50 or more hours of their time.  The PIRC’s emphasis on student initiated public service broke the mold at the time of its inception in 1991.  Today, the Center continues to set the standard for law schools nationwide by assisting and inspiring those students who seek to be committed to, rather than merely comply with, the spirit of pro bono publico—work for the public good.  PIRC was honored to be the recipient of an 2008 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award.

 

Defense of Marriage Act Symposium

Fri. Mar. 30, 9AM-5:30PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Sponsored by the Fordham Law Review.

This event is free and open to the public.

 

Sports Law Symposium

Fri. Mar. 30, 9:15AM-5PM, Lowenstein 12th Fl. Lounge

This event is free and open to the public.

For the agenda, more information, and to register, please visit: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12532.

 

Environmental Law Advocate Eco-tour of the Bronx River

Sat. Mar. 31, 10AM

Please join us on Saturday, March 31st from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for an ecotour of the Bronx River hosted by Rocking the Boat, a non-profit organization that teaches South Bronx Youth boat building, maritime skills, and environmental science and restoration.  Read more about them at: http://www.rockingtheboat.org/programs.

The two-hour tour will bring us from Hunts Point Riverside Park north to Concrete Plant Park and south to the mouth of the River. This will be a great opportunity to get outdoors locally and learn about the Bronx River Estuary, a valuable and often overlooked natural resource.

Spots are limited and will be allocated on “first come first serve.” RSVP to ela@law.fordham.edu by Friday, March 23rd.

 

Events – Week of Mar. 5, 2012

The Sixteenth Annual Domestic Violence Conference:  Healing or Hurting?  The Hopes and Hazards of Mixing Mental Health and the Courts

Mon. Mar. 5 & Tue. Mar. 6, McNally Amphitheatre & Platt Atrium

For more information and to register, visit: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12567.

Environmental Law Advocates Bake Sale

Tue. Mar. 6, 11AM-6PM, Law School Cafeteria

There will be a bake sale Tuesday in the Law School Cafeteria from 11am-6pm to support the ELA alternative break trip to Jamaica.  Please stop by and indulge in some cookies and cake.

Leitner Center Lunch:  Policing The Past – The Work of the Historical Enquiries Team in Northern Ireland

Tue. Mar. 6, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

The Historical Enquiries Team has been tasked to re-examine the investigations and circumstances of the deaths of more than 3000 people in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1998.  The Director of the Historical Enquiries Team, Dave Cox, and his deputy John Brannigan, will speak about how the H.E.T. works to provide as many answers as possible for families, and how it also hopes to identify new evidential opportunities especially where cases remain unresolved.

Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.  Attendance at this event counts towards the five required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.

Contact:   Aya Fujimura-Fanselow at afujimurafanselow@law.fordham.edu.

Spring Public Interest Job Search Session

Tue. Mar. 6, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

Spring break is an excellent time to focus on your public service job search.  This program will provide you with tips on how to start or expand your job search for summer or post-graduate jobs with non-profit and government agencies.  It’s not too late to secure rewarding and meaningful work this summer in the public service.  And for our 2012 grads–many non-profits are just beginning their recruitment.  We should have some time for one on one resume and cover letter review by PIRC, so feel free to bring yours.

Business Law Practitioners Series:  Thomas D. Kearns – Commercial Real Estate After the Great Recession

Tue. Mar. 6, 12:30PM, Rm. 205

Thomas D. Kearns is a partner at Olsham Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky.

The Corporate Law Center’s Business Law Practitioners Series invites distinguished alumni to meet with students in an informal lunch setting.  Our speakers describe their work, explain the nature of the issues they regularly address, and are most willing to talk with students following their presentations.  Please join us for a pizza and soda lunch.    Everyone is welcome to attend the presentation.

Sponsored by Jessica Forbes ’88, Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, and the Career Planning Center.  Any questions, please contact: (212) 636 – 7985 or rakoff@law.fordham.edu.

CPC Presents Practice in Action:  What Managing Partners Need You to Know

Tue. Mar. 6, 12:40PM, Rm. 203

Managing Partners at Law Firms ranging in size will discuss:

•          What must Junior Associates do to THRIVE?
•          How do firms operate as a business?
•          How does firm size impact the business?

Featured Panelists

Professor Joseph Landau, Moderator

Michael Blass ’79, Managing Partner
Arent Fox LLP

Vincent R. Cappucci ’84, Senior Partner
Entwistle & Cappucci LLP

William M. Hartnett ’79 Executive Committee Chairman
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Kim Koopersmith ’84, Managing Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

William M. Savino ’74, Managing Partner
Rivkin Radler LLP

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!!!

Stein Scholars Present A Question of Integrity:  Politics, Ethics, and the Supreme Court

Wed. Mar. 7, 4:30PM, Rm. 203

An original Alliance for Justice Production, explores the increasing politicization of the Supreme Court. Short video followed by full audience discussion with Professors Bruce Green, George Conk and Stein Scholars.

Open to all law school community; produced by Stein Scholars.

Cupcake Breaks

Wed. Mar. 7, 5:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

Thu. Mar. 8, 12:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

Dean Martin invites you to a cupcake break.  Stop by the Law School Cafeteria for a cupcake from Buttercup Bake Shop!  The cupcakes are Kosher certified.

Sponsored by the generosity of James Leitner ’82.

CPC Presents Secrets to Success:  How to Stand Out as a Summer Associate

Wed. Mar. 7, 6PM, Rm. 211

Hiring partners and recruiting personnel share secrets on the summer experience, including:

·         The “10 week” interview
·         What is expected from you as a summer associate
·         How to ace an assignment
·         Why social events are so important

A current FLS student who was a summer associate in 2011 will also join the panel.

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

 

Fordham Law Democrats Bar Night

Wed. Mar. 7, 9PM

Jake’s Dilemma, 430 Amsterdam Ave. (at 81st St.)

$15 Open Bar with Fordham ID from 9-11PM.

 

Catholic Law Student Association Food Drive Collection

Thu. Mar. 8, 12:30-2PM, Law School Cafeteria

This lent the CLSA is having a food drive to benefit the City Harvest Food Bank. We will have a collection table in the cafeteria on Thursdays during Lent from 12:30- 2 starting Thursday, February 23.  So please keep this in mind the next time you go grocery shopping or clean out your cupboards, and help spread the word.

Philip D. Reed Chair Lecture:  Neal Kaytal – The Solicitor General and Confession of Error:  The Hirabayashi Case

Thu. Mar. 8, 6PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Introduction by Daniel Capra, Philip D. Reed Chair, Fordham Law School.

In May 2011, Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal issued a “confession of error” on behalf of his office, acknowledging that it had failed in its response to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.  Katyal stated that the Solicitor General’s office had defended the internment policies, and in doing so had concealed information that undermined a key rationale for internment:  that many Japanese-Americans posed a security threat.  Professor Katyal will speak about the importance of, and the process for, confessions of error by the Solicitor General, within the framework of the Hirabayashi case.

Free and Open to the Public.
To register: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12611.

Environmental Law Advocates Bar Night and Darts Tournament

Thu. Mar. 8, 8PM

The Gaf West, 401 W. 48th St. (btw. 9th & 10th Aves.)

$5 bracelets for drink specials ($3 Blue Points/$4 Stellas).
$5 to enter the tournament – winner gets an exciting Jamaican prize.

Habitat for Humanity Bar Night

Thu. Mar. 8, 9PM

Gin Mill, 442 Amsterdam Ave. (btw. 81st & 82nd Sts.)

WHAT: Habitat For Humanity Bar Night

WHERE: The Gin Mill

WHEN: Thursday March 8 at 9PM

WHY: TO KICK OFF SPRING BREAK AND RAISE A LITTLE MONEY FOR HABITAT’S TRIP TO MELBOURNE, FLORIDA

THE DEAL: 1/2 off drinks all night with a suggested $5 donation

Urban Law Journal Symposium:  Gun Control and the Second Amendment

Fri. Mar. 9, 10:30AM-5PM, McNally Amphitheatre

The Fordham Urban Law Journal’s Volume XXXIX Symposium — Gun Control and the Second Amendment: Developments and Controversies in the Wake of District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago.

For the agenda and to register: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12703.

Events – Week of Feb. 27, 2012

The National Lawyers Guild presents Indefinite Detention in the Obama Era?:  A Discussion on the National Defense Authorization Act 2012

With Professor Martha Rayner, Clinical Associate Professor of Law

Tue. Feb. 28, 12:30PM, Rm. 303

Come learn about the new law potentially authorizing the detention of U.S. citizens without trial.

Food will be served.

Contact:  zahmed3@law.fordham.edu

The Crowley Scholars Report Back:  The Cambodia Fact-Finding Trip and the Crowley Experience

Tue. Feb. 28, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

Following a semester-long course of study focusing on international human rights law, as well as Cambodian culture, law, and history, eight Fordham Law School students traveled to Cambodia to conduct fieldwork on the intersection between mental health and human rights in Cambodia.

Business Law Practitioners Series:  – The Business of Law:  Career Opportunities Outside of Legal Practice

with Michael Comstock ‘05, Mayfair Global Advisors LLC and Rora Tanaka, TyMetrix 

Tue. Feb. 28, 12:30PM, Rm. 205

Please join us for a pizza and soda lunch.  All students are welcome to attend the presentation.  This career-focused series invites distinguished alumni practitioners and friends of the law school to share insights with students about legal and business careers in an informal lunch-time setting.  Students learn of the many facets of business and business law, and also develop an appreciation of the breadth of careers for which their legal education prepares them.  Our guests describe their work, explain the nature of the issues they regularly address and are most willing to talk with students following their presentations.

The Corporate Law Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Jessica Forbes ’88, sponsor of the Spring 2012 Business Law Practitioners Series.  This series is presented by the Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law and Career Planning Center.

 

Performance, Unions, Workers’ Rights, MERGER:  Uniting the Screen Actors Guild & American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

Tue. Feb. 28, 12:30PM, Rm. 211

Join us for a discussion about the role of performing artists unions as members of SAG and AFTRA begin voting on the question of merging unions.  AFTRA representatives will talk about industry opposition, member concerns, the legal challenges, and other questions involved in merger negotiations.  They will also answer questions about what the potential merger means for actors and workers rights and industry professionals.

Featuring:

HOLTER GRAHAM
New York President, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
National Vice President, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

ED FRY
New York 2nd Vice President, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
National Board Member, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists

SALLY WINTERS
New York Treasurer, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
J.D. Candidate ’14, Fordham Law School

Brought to you by:  Workers’ Rights Coalition
Question? Email WorkersRightsCoalition@gmail.com

 

CPC Presents Practice in Action:  Compliance

Tue. Feb. 28, 12:40PM, Rm. 203

What do Compliance attorneys really do?  Join a panel of practitioners as they describe their practice and how they got to where they are today.

FEATURED PANELISTS

Professor, Caroline Gentile
Moderator

Vivian Hadis ’06
JP Morgan Chase

Gina Scianni ’04
Contrarian Capital Management, LLC

Matthew Siano ’99
Two Sigma Investments LLC

Gary Giampetruzzi
Pfizer, Inc.

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!!!

 

The 2012 Noreen E. McNamara Memorial Lecture – Lisa A. Rickard:  The Perils of Commercial Legal Practice:  Ethical and Legal Consequences of Third Party Litigation

Tue. Feb. 28, 6PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, President, Workforce Freedom Initiative, Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will be speaking on the subject “The Perils of Commercial Legal Practice: Ethical and Legal Consequences of Third Party Litigation Funding.”  Third-party litigation funding is the practice of hedge funds and other investment firms, with no connection to a lawsuit, providing funds to pay the lawsuit costs and lawyer’s fees in exchange for a share of the settlement or judgment.  A variation on this practice involves funders who advance living expenses during the pendency of a lawsuit, and are repaid from the proceeds.  These practices are largely unregulated; often involve significant recoveries for the funder at the expense of the claimant; usually are not disclosed to the court or opposing parties; and can result in the funder’s control of strategies and settlement decisions.  Ms. Rickard’s analysis will weigh access to justice considerations against the potential for unethical and abusive practices.

Free and open to the public.  Reception to follow.

For more information and to register, click here.

 

Housing Advocacy Project Meeting

Wed. Feb. 29, Rm. TBA, 12:30PM

 

Law Students for Reproductive Presents 12th and Delaware

Wed. Feb. 29, 4PM, Rm. 303

Join Fordham Law Students for Reproductive Justice for a film screening and discussion of the HBO documentary 12th & Delaware.  The documentary features an abortion clinic and a crisis pregnancy center located across the street from each other, and includes interviews of the staff and patients of both organizations.  Following the movie, a discussion will be led by Fordham LSRJ board members and David Benzaquen, Political & Legislative Action Coordinator from NARAL Pro-choice New York.

Food will be served!

 

Stein Scholars Present Undocumented Youth Leadership and the N.Y. Dream Act

Wed. Feb. 29, 4:30PM, Rm. 203

Join us on February 29th to learn how undocumented youth in NYC have been organizing for passage of the NY Dream Act (A06829).  We will hear from youth organizers and Dreamers about their experiences.  Participating organizations include NYS Youth Leadership Council and Make the Road NY.

Professor Jennifer Gordon will moderate.  Food will be served.

Co-sponsored by the Latin American Law Students Association and Immigration Advocacy Project.

 

Oxford Summer Program Information Session

Wed. Feb. 29, 5PM, Rm. 215

The Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs is hosting an information session on Ohio State University’s Summer Program in Oxford.

 

Alternative Career Fair

Wed. Feb. 29, 6-8PM, Platt Atrium

Does having a law degree mean you’ll be practicing law for the rest of your career?  Maybe . . . but maybe not!

· Meet FLS alumni who transitioned out of traditional legal careers
· See what other opportunities exist and how you can make a transition to an alternative career

Please R.S.V.P. through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

 

International In-House Counsel Breakfast – Dorothy Watson

Thu. Mar. 1, 8:30AM, Rm. 430B/C

This brand new series, co-chaired by Adjunct Professor Kent Bernard, brings distinguished in-house counsel to the law school for an informal breakfast and follow on conversation.  Our speakers will talk about in-house practice in large multi-national organizations, including issues raised by dealing with operations across multiple countries.

The speaker for our second program is Dorothy Watson, Vice-President and Legal Head of Alcon Integration, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, New York.

Come for an informal breakfast and follow on conversation.  Space is limited to J.D. and LL.M. Students.  Co-sponsored by the Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs and the Corporate Law Center.

For more information or to register (required), please click here.

 

Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal Presents a Lunch Hour with Jack Ford

Thu. Mar. 1, 12:30PM, Rm. 203

Fordham Law Alumnus, CBS Legal Analyst, and Emmy Award winning journalist Jack Ford will discuss several of the high profile cases of the last century, focusing on the media coverage of these cases and how that coverage affected the public’s perception of the parties and justice system.  Mr. Ford will share his secrets for success and answer questions from students.

Bring your lunch, your love of drama, and your desire to succeed!

 

Fordham HEALS Meeting

Thu. Mar. 1, 12:30PM, Rm. 215

Discuss getting involved this semester with the New York area’s largest law school blood drive, working with other student groups and organizations such as Legal Aid to promote student health and advance health care law, and driving HEALS forward next year as a member of the Board.

Pizza will be served.

Contact: Fordham H.E.A.L.S.
Email: fordhamheals@gmail.com

 

Catholic Law Students Association Food Drive Collection

Thu. Mar. 1, 12:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

This Lent the CLSA is having a food drive to benefit the City Harvest Food Bank.  We will have a collection table in the cafeteria on Thursdays during Lent from 12:30- 2 starting Thursday, February 23.  So please keep this in mind the next time you go grocery shopping or clean out your cupboards, and help spread the word.

 

Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship Auction

Thu. Mar. 1, 5PM, Platt Atrium

 

Law and Information Society Symposium:  Big Data, Big Issues

Fri. Mar. 2, 8:30AM, Lowenstein 12th Fl. Lounge

Over the past few years we have witnessed the growth of a new type of data analysis where computers are able to analyze and use large interconnected databases of information in order to make useful predictions.  This new form of data processing, popularly referred to as “Big Data,” has both benefits and risks.  The public and private sectors are able to use this information aggregation and analysis to create new helpful information sets, but the same data collection and processing also poses threats to individual privacy.  This conference will examine the rise of Big Data and consider how the law can address the privacy concerns without hampering innovation.

Currently enrolled law students may attend the conference for free, but prior registration is encouraged.  Fordham Law School has a financial hardship policy.

For additional information and/or to register, click here.

 

Looking ahead to next week:

The Sixteenth Annual Domestic Violence Conference:  Healing or Hurting?  The Hopes and Hazards of Mixing Mental Health and the Courts

Mon. Mar. 5 & Tue. Mar. 6, 8:30AM, McNally Amphitheatre

For more information and to register, click here.

Events – Week of Feb. 20, 2012

Ticket Selling for FSSF Public Service Auction

All Week, Law School Cafeteria

The 2012 FSSF Public Service Auction will take place Thursday, March 1st @ 6pm in the Fordham Law Atrium.

The evening will include an OPEN BAR, delicious food, and awesome items available for your bidding pleasure.  Tickets to the Auction will be on sale in the Cafeteria from 11am-6pm every weekday until the Auction (except Friday).

Prices are $20 for students ($25 at the door), and $35 for non-students.

For more information, or to purchase tickets online, please visit www.fssf.org.

CPC Presents a Judicial Clerkship Informational Session for the Classes of 2012 and 2013

Wed. Feb. 22, 5PM, Rm. 205

Considering pursuing a post-graduate clerkship?  Find out about:

·         Creating effective application materials
·         How FLS supports you in your clerkship search
·         What doors open for you by doing a clerkship?

Co-sponsored by the Career Planning Center and the Faculty Clerkship Committee.

Clerkships as a Pathway to Public Interest

Thu. Feb. 23, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

Sponsored by the Public Interest Resource Center.

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Presents AETA v. First Amendment Rights and Lunch

Thu. Feb. 23, 12:30PM, Rm. 303

Please join SALDF as we welcome Odette Wilkens, the Executive Director of the Equal Justice Alliance, who will keep us in the loop regarding some of the challenges that face the animal welfare movement.

In 2008, four animal welfare advocates were arrested as “terrorists” under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act for conduct including protesting, chalking the sidewalk, chanting and leafleting, and allegedly using “the Internet to find information on bio-medical researchers.”  Could it happen to you?  Ms. Wilkens will be discussing the AETA and what it means for our First Amendment rights.

Sponsored by SALDF.  Lunch will be served.

Catholic Law Students Association Food Drive Collection

Thu. Feb. 23, 12:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

This Lent the CLSA is having a food drive to benefit the City Harvest Food Bank.  We will have a collection table in the Cafeteria on Thursdays during Lent from 12:30-2:00 p.m. starting Thursday, February 23.  So please keep this in mind the next time you go grocery shopping or clean out your cupboards, and help spread the word.

CPC Presents Practice in Action:  Criminal Law

Thu. Feb. 23, 12:40PM, Rm. 205

What do criminal attorneys really do?  Join a panel of practitioners as they describe their practice and how they got to where they are today.

FEATURED PANELISTS

Professor Michael W. Martin ‘92
Moderator

Jeff Chabrowe ’98
The Law Offices of Jeff Chabrowe

Elizabeth Crotty ‘00
Crotty Saland, PC

Rita Glavin ’96
Seward & Kissel LLP

Charlie Testagrossa ‘76
Queens County DA

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!!!
Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

Leitner Social

Thu. Feb. 23, 5PM, Law School Cafeteria

Sponsored by James Leitner ’82, join the law school community in a monthly social with beer, soda, and snacks!

Disaster Relief Network Bar Night for Haiti

Thu. Feb. 23, 7PM

Valhalla, 815 Ninth Ave. (at 54th St.)

After the Leitner Social.
$5 donation => a sweet selection of $5 drafts all night long.

Looking ahead to next week:

HEALS Blood Drive

Mon. Feb. 27, 9AM-5PM, Platt Atrium

Donating blood is literally giving the gift of life.  The New York Blood Center, our partner, needs close to 2,000 people a day to roll up their sleeves to give the gift of life.  There is simply no substitute for voluntarily donated blood.  Without volunteer donors, our community would not have an adequate community blood supply.  First time donors welcome!  Please eat breakfast before donating blood.

Volunteers are also needed to work with Fordham Law HEALS (Health Education and Advocacy Law Society) to coordinate the blood drive.  Register here.

LALSA Krispy Kreme Donut Sale

Mon. Feb. 27, All Day, Law School Cafeteria

Events – Week of Feb. 13, 2012

International In-House Counsel Forum

with speaker Anne Nielsen

Tue. Feb. 14, 8:30AM, Rm. 430B/C

This brand new series, co-chaired by Adjunct Professor Kent Bernard, brings distinguished in-house counsel to the law school for an informal breakfast and follow on conversation.  Our speakers will talk about in-house practice in large multi-national organizations, including issues raised by dealing with operations across multiple countries.

The speaker for our first program is Anne Nielsen, Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York.

Come for an informal breakfast and follow on conversation.

Space is limited to J.D. and LL.M. students.

Registration is required: corporatecenter@law.fordham.edu or register here.

Co-sponsored by the Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs and the Corporate Law Center

Contact: Ann Rakoff, Executive Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center
Telephone: (212) 636 – 7985
Email: rakoff@law.fordham.edu
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/corporatecenter

Latin American Law Students Association Valentine’s Day Bake Sale

Tue. Feb. 14, 10AM-6PM, Law School Cafeteria

Leitner Center Lunch:  Roberta Baldini –  Post-Conflict Justice

Tue. Feb. 14, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

Roberta Baldini, Chief of Investigative Operations in the Office of Internal Oversight Services at UN headquarters, will discuss the prosecution of genocide and sexual violence in post-conflict societies, drawing on her experience at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.

Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.

Attendance at this event counts towards the five required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.

Contact:  Aya Fujimura-Fanselow | afujimurafanselow@law.fordham.edu

The Federalist Society Presents What Is Law School Doing for (to) You?  A Debate on the State of Legal Education

Tue. Feb. 14, 12:30PM, Rm. 311

The Fordham Law Chapter of the Federalist Society will be hosting a debate between Walter Olsen of the Cato Institute and Professor Zephyr Teachout of Fordham Law School on the state of legal education, and the influences of liberal, public policy, and income-maximizing ideals on legal education.

A DELUXE KOSHER CHINESE BUFFET WILL BE SERVED.

Career Planning Center Presents The A to Z of Judicial Clerkships with Debra Strauss

Tue. Feb. 14, 12:40PM, Rm. 203

Curious about clerking?  Hear from Debra Strauss, judicial clerkship expert and author of Behind the Bench on:

·         Strategic tips for getting a clerkship
·         Crafting a successful application
·         Secrets to successful interviewing

Student Reception for Distinguished Visiting Judicial Fellow Judge Randall R. Rader

Tue. Feb. 14, 5:15PM, Rm. 430B/C

Next week, the Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute is pleased to welcome Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as a Distinguished Visiting Judicial Fellow.  Professor Hansen and the Institute cordially invite all student to events featuring Chief Judge Rader.

On Tuesday the Institute will host a Student Reception where Chief Judge Rader will discuss, inter alia, the role of federal district court and court of appeals judges as well as his perspectives on the various types of practices available today as evidenced by his own career.  Students are encouraged, however, to ask questions on any topic.  After the question and answer session, students will have a chance to talk with Chief Judge Rader informally.

Externship Film Festival Presents My Cousin Vinny

Wed. Feb. 15, 4PM, Rm. 303

The Externship Program is hosting the new Externship Film Festival and will be showing My Cousin Vinny.  Popcorn and soda will be served.  First come, first served.

Non-traditional Public Interest Careers

Wed. Feb. 15, 4:30PM, Rm. TBA

Sponsored by the Public Interest Resource Center.

A Conversation with Congressperson Bill Owens

Wed. Feb. 15, 4:40PM, Rm. 203

The Congressman and Fordham alumnus will discuss his career and careers in politics.  Reception to follow.  All FLS community invited.

Produced by the Stein Scholars.

Career Planning Center Presents Secrets to Success:  Being an Effective Evening Student

Wed. Feb. 15, 5:20PM, Rm. 302

Join us for a panel conversation with current and former evening students who will share their insights on:

·         Creative avenues to participating in law school activities
·         How to balance school, work and everything in between

This program will take place during the Evening Student pizza night.

Intellectual Property Law Institute Lecture:  Judge Randall R. Rader – Patents in a Changing World:  A Judicial View of What Lies Ahead in the United States and Abroad

Wed. Feb. 15, 6PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Next week, the Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute is pleased to welcome Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as a Distinguished Visiting Judicial Fellow.  Professor Hansen and the Institute cordially invite all student to events featuring Chief Judge Rader.

On Wednesday Chief Judge Rader will be giving a public lecture entitled “Patents in a Changing World:  A Judicial View of What Lies Ahead in the United States and Abroad.”  The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the McNally Ampitheatre, with a public reception to follow.

Feerick Center Lecture:  Josh Zinner – Bank Accountability and the Foreclosure Crisis

Thu. Feb. 16, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

NEDAP (the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project) is a resource and advocacy center for community groups in New York City.  Their mission is to promote community economic justice and to eliminate discriminatory economic practices that harm communities and perpetuate inequality and poverty.  Josh Zinner, Co-Director, will speak.

Sponsored by the Feerick Center for Social Justice, Black Law Students Association, Catholic Law Students Association, Consumer Law Advocates, Fordham Law Women, Fordham Urban Law Journal, Housing Advocacy Project, and REACH.

Follow-Up on the Public Interest Legal Career Fair

Thu. Feb. 16, 12:30PM, Rm. 311

Sponsored by the Public Interest Resource Center.

Career Planning Center Presents Practice in Action:  Securities Regulation

Thu. Feb. 16, 12:40PM, Rm. 205

Do you want to find out what it is like to practice in a smaller or mid-size firm?  Stop by to:

·         Speak with alumni as to their particular practice areas in an informal “table talk” format
·         Learn about the day to day practice of law

Please note:  this is purely an informational fair and not a job fair.

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

Comparative Corporate Governance Lecture:  Curtis J. Milhaupt – We Are the National Champions:  Understanding the Mechanisms of State Capitalism in China

Thu. Feb. 16, 5PM, Rm. 430B/C

Curtis J. Milhaupt, Columbia Law School, Parker Professor of Comparative Corporate Law, Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law, will speak at Fordham Law School.  There will be a light reception immediately following the program.

The program and the reception are open to the public without charge.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  Registration is encouraged but not required:  www.law.fordham.edu/milhaupt.

Sponsored by the Fordham Corporate Law Center and Fordham Law Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs.

APALSA Presents Building Our Legacy:  The Murder of Vincent Chin – A Trial Reenactment

Thu. Feb. 16, 6PM, Lowenstein Cafeteria South Lounge

The Vincent Chin Trial Reenactment is part of a series of historic Asian American trials, which Judge Denny Chin has edited and adapted from actual court transcripts.  The public outcry and media attention surrounding the trial prosecuting the murderers of Vincent Chin served to catalyze the birth of the modern Asian American civil rights movement.  Come see Fordham APALSA’s production of this historic trial, which will be accompanied by a reception and Q&A discussion with Judge Denny Chin.

Please RSVP here.

V-Day Presents The Vagina Monologues

Thu. Feb. 16, 8PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Fri. Feb. 17, 8PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Fordham Law School celebrates women with the second annual benefit performance of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues.  The 90 minute show brings attention to a variety of women’s rights issues and proceeds benefit local and international charities working to change the story of women.

Tickets are $10 and will be available for purchase in the Law School Cafeteria on Wednesday and Thursday this week, as well as at the door.  For more information contact vdayfls@gmail.com or visit vdayfls.blogspot.com.

Events – Week of Feb. 6, 2012

Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society Candy Sale

Mon. Feb. 6, Noon-6PM, Law School Cafeteria

Tue. Feb. 7, Noon-6PM, Law School Cafeteria

The Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society is having a candy sale this Monday 6/6 and Tuesday 6/7 from 12-6pm in the cafeteria sponsored by Dylan’s Candy Bar.  So, if you are looking for some sweets for your sweetie for Valentine’s day or just looking to satisfy your sweet tooth between classes stop by and pick some up.  We hope to see you there!

Contact:  fordmels@gmail.com

Leitner Center Lunch – Meg Davis:  Building Grassroots Non-profits in China

Tue. Feb. 7, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

Meg Davis, founder and executive director of Asia Catalyst, will talk about the health issues that marginalized communities in East and Southeast Asia face and the support Asia Catalyst provides to local grassroots groups working to combat these issues through training, coaching, advocacy, and research.  Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.  Attendance at this event counts towards the 5 required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.

Contact:  Aya Fujimura-Fanselow at afujimurafanselow@law.fordham.edu.

Public Interest Resource Center Student Group Mini Fair

Tue. Feb. 7, 12:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

Comparative Corporate Governance Lecture – Michele Perrino:  Recent Developments in Italian and European Small Business Companies

Tue. Feb. 7, 5PM, Rm. 430B/C

Sponsored by the Fordham Corporate Law Center and Fordham Law Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs.  Michele Perrino, Full Professor, Commercial and Company Law, University of Palermo, Italy, and Senior Partner, Studio Legale Perrino & Associati.

There will be a light reception immediately following the program.  The program and the reception are open to the public without charge.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

Registration is encouraged but not required: http://law.fordham.edu/perrino

Blank Rome Diversity Fellowship Informational Session

Wed. Feb. 8, 4PM, Rm. 204

Sponsored by LALSA .  Blank Rome is seeking 1L (and 2E) minority law students to apply for their Diversity Scholarship Program.  The selected Blank Rome Scholar will be employed as a salaried Summer Associate in their highly regarded Summer Associate Program and will receive a renewable $7500 scholarship.

PIZZA AND SODA WILL BE SERVED.

Occupy Wall Street:  A Conversation

Wed. Feb. 8, 5PM, McMahon Hall, Lounge 109

Sponsored by the Stein Center for Law and Ethics.  A panel discussion about the challenges, significance, and implications of the Occupy Wall Street movement with:  Professor Zephyr Teachout and Stein Scholars Alumni Daniel Gross (’07), Udi Ofer (’01), Sarah Leberstein (’08) and Janos Marton (’09), along with current Stein Scholars commentators.

Light refreshments will be served.  Free and open to the public, but advance RSVP is encouraged as seating is limited:  register here.

Career Planning Center Informational Fair on Small and Midsize Firms

Wed. Feb. 8, 5PM, Platt Atrium

Do you want to find out what it is like to practice in a smaller or mid-size firm?  Stop by the Atrium to:

·         Speak with alumni as to their particular practice areas in an informal “table talk” format
·         Learn about the day to day practice of law

Please note this is purely an informational fair and not a job fair.

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

Student Association for Law and Entrepreneurship General Interest Meeting

Thu. Feb. 9, 12:30PM, Rm. 215

Come learn about the new student group that explores the connection between the legal world and entrepreneurship.  This is a great opportunity to get involved in an up-and-coming student association that is extremely relevant in the current legal job market.

 

Environmental Law Advocates Alternative Break Trip Information Session

Thu. Feb. 9, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

The ELA is traveling to Jamaica over spring break to work with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET).  JET provides legal advice around environmental issues to several communities in Jamaica.  They also do work to preserve and protect natural resources in Jamaica.

This brief meeting will address some logistics for the trip and the application process.  If you cannot attend the meeting but are interested in the trip, please email ELA@law.fordham.edu to make sure you get all of the necessary information.

Universal Justice Speed Dating

Gin Mill, 442 Amsterdam Ave. (between 81st & 82nd Streets)

On Thursday, February 9th, UJ will host it’s annual speed dating event at Gin Mill.

9:00 pm First Round; 10:00 pm Second Round
TEN 6-minute dates
$15 to participate in the Speed Dating plus drink specials with a Student ID.

Don’t worry, there will be plenty of non-Fordham law students there.  Everyone who went last year had a great time.  Some relationships blossomed as a result of speed dating.

All proceeds from these events will fund the human rights work that UJ undertakes during its trips to Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.  The event always fills up and sells out quickly, so reserve your spot soon.

You can register in-person during the week in the cafeteria or you can secure your spot online by going to fordhamuj.org.

Bar Exam Essay Tutorial Program

Sun. Feb. 12, 10AM, Rm. 312

FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS ONLY.  The law school is offering a two-day interactive tutorial program designed to help you maximize your performance on the essay portion of the New York Bar Exam.  The course will meet from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 12th and Sunday, March 4th in Room 312 of the law school.  Please plan on attending BOTH sessions.  The course is open to all Fordham law students who will be graduating this May.  There is NO charge for this course.

For those students who are unable to attend one or both sessions due to religious observance or class conflicts,  audio recordings will be made of the lectures and will be available for a limited time period following the live lectures; however, you are strongly encouraged to attend the live lectures if at all possible.  Even if you have a conflict for part of the day, please try to attend as much of that day’s lecture as possible.

If you plan to attend this course,  please e-mail Angelica Kang:  akang@law.fordham.edu by Friday, February, 3rd.

Events – Week of Jan. 30, 2012

Leitner Center Lunch:  David Scamell – Law on the Margins:  Sex Workers, Transgender People, and Human Rights

Tue. Jan. 31, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

David Scamell, from the Open Society Foundations, a global human rights philanthropic organization, will talk about the human rights situation facing sex workers and transgender people across the world, and highlight some of the important and innovative legal, policy, and community mobilizing work that civil society advocates, including lawyers, are doing to bring change.

Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.

Attendance at this event counts towards the five required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.

Contact: Aya Fujimura-Fanselow | afujimurafanselow@law.fordham.edu

Law School to Workplace:  Career Advice for You! . . . words of wisdom from NYCLA Leaders

Tue. Jan. 31, 12:30PM, Rm. 303

Join the Feerick Center for Social Justice for this program.  Fordham Alum, Michael J. McNamara, Partner Seeward and Kissel LLP warmly extends an invitation for you to join him for lunch on January 31.  Learn how your involvement in NYCLA can help you take control of your career.

Free Lunch & Raffle during the program – win an exclusive lunch meeting with a distinguished New York attorney! RSVP here.

Habitat for Humanity Spring Break Trip Information Session

Tue. Jan. 31, 12:30PM, Rm. 207

Spring semester getting into full swing can mean only one thing . . . it’s time to start thinking about spring break!

Please join us for our Spring Break Info Session this Tuesday, January 31st at 12:30 PM in Room 207 to discuss the details of our upcoming trip to Melbourne, FL — including trip information, the application process, and all deadlines and costs.  If you are interested in joining us on our noble, yet enjoyable, trip, please make sure to attend this brief, yet informative, meeting.

If you have any questions or if you are unable to attend the meeting, please e-mail us at fordhamlawhabitat@gmail.com.

Business Law Practitioners Series:  Andrew I. Chizzik – A Career in the Formation of Private Investment Funds

Tue. Jan. 31, 12:30PM, Rm. 205

Come meet:
Andrew I. Chizzik ’04

Senior Associate (Private Equity Practice)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Please join us for a pizza and soda lunch.

This career-focused series invites distinguished alumni practitioners and friends of the law school to share insights with students about legal and business careers in an informal lunch-time setting.  Students learn of the many facets of business and business law, and also develop an appreciation of the breadth of careers for which their legal education prepares them.  Our guests describe their work, explain the nature of the issues they regularly address and are most willing to talk with students following their presentations.

All students are welcome to attend the presentation.

Contact: Ann Rakoff, Executive Director, Corporate Law Center
Telephone: (212) 636 – 7985
Email: rakoff@law.fordham.edu
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/corporatecenter

Public Interest Legal Career Fair Preparatory Session

Tue. Jan. 31, 12:30PM, Rm. 311

Prepare for your interviews and table-talk at the Public Interest Legal Career Fair.

Contact:  Hillary Exter
Email:  hexter@law.fordham.edu

Fordham Student Veterans Orientation

Wed. Feb. 1, 3PM, Lowenstein 3rd Fl. Lounge

All student-vets and dependents studying at Fordham – undergraduate or graduate – are invited to attend.

Learn about:  Fordham Student Support Services, VA Certification, Student Financial Services, Career Services, VA Outreach and Healthcare, Community Vet Centers, NYS Bureau of Veterans Education, Internal and external resources which are available to assist you as you pursue your objectives at Fordham and beyond.

Light food and refreshments will be served.  RSVP to gillan@fordham.edu or 212-636-7085.

Sponsored by the Fordham Vets Task Group.

General Student Leaders Meeting

Wed. Feb. 1, 4PM

Student leaders are invited to come meet with Dean Martin to discuss issues at the law school.

Room TBA.

Career Planning Center Presents Secrets of Small and Midsize Firm Hiring

Wed. Feb. 1, 5PM, Rm. 204

What do small and midsize firms look for in a candidate?  Join Donna Gerson, author of Choosing Small, Choosing Smart:  Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in the Small Firm Market, as she reveals the secrets of small and midsize law firm hiring, including:

·         Crafting a successful application
·         Identifying potential opportunities
·         Leveraging alumni contacts
·         Secrets to successful interviewing

1L Appellate Brief Workshop

Wed. Feb. 1, 5PM, Rm. 311

A first year workshop to enhance your legal and academic skills.

American Constitution Society Debate on Extrajudicial Killings

Thu. Feb. 2, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

The American Constitution Society will host a debate on the controversial topic of extrajudicial killing.  The debate panelists will be:

Philip Alston (Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killing) challenging the domestic and international legality of the existing US approach to targeted killing,

and

John Dehn (Senior Fellow, West Point Center for the Rule of Law) largely supporting the domestic and international legality of the current US approach to targeted killing.

The issue of extrajudicial killing has become particularly contentious in the past year with the questionable legality of the murders of Osama bin Laden and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki.  This figures to be a very exciting and informative event.

Food will be provided during this lunchtime debate.

Legal Empowerment in Haiti:  Disaster Relief Network Spring Break Trip Information Session

Thu. Feb. 2, 12:30PM, Rm. TBA

Please join the Disaster Relief Network to discuss the upcoming March Spring Break Trip to Haiti, prior projects, and how to apply.

Legal Education and Advocacy Project Information Session

Thu. Feb. 2, 12:30PM, Rm. 217

The Legal Education and Advocacy Project (LEAP) will be having an information and orientation session for all potential volunteers, this Thursday, February 2nd, at 12:30PM in room 217.  Please come to learn more about who we are and what we do!

LEAP is:
A group that runs weekly classes for court-involved youth.  The classes focus on practical legal knowledge and critical thinking skills (a ‘Know Your Rights’ type class).  The volunteers travel to alternative-to-detention programs and teach a class based on a lesson plan they create or modify from a previously existing plan.

Time Commitment:
Approximately 2-3 hours a week —  one hour for planning, one for teaching plus transportation time (the location for this semester is on Broadway and Leonard).  YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THIS AS A 1L . . . we did!!!

This semester we will be volunteering at CASES tentatively scheduled for Mondays from 5 – 6 p.m.

If you have any further questions or would like to volunteer but are unable to attend Thursday’s meeting, please respond to Siobhain Minarovich at Leapforyouth@gmail.com.

Career Planning Center Presents Practice in Action:  Business Litigation

Thu. Feb. 2, 12:40PM, Rm. 205

What do business litigators really do?  Join a panel of practitioners as they describe their practice and how they got to where they are today.

FEATURED PANELISTS

Professor James Kainen, Moderator
FLS Brendan Moore Professor of Advocacy & Director of Trial Competitions

Michael S. Cryan ‘95
Partner, Arent Fox LLP

Edward Hassi ‘95
Chief Litigation Counsel, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition

Eugene N. Kaplan
Partner, Kaplan Landau LLP

Karla Sanchez ‘95
Executive Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice, New York State Attorney General’s Office

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events).

Latin American Law Students Association General Body Meeting

Thu. Feb. 2, 1PM, Rm. 203

Join LALSA for the first meeting of the semester.  They will be discussing upcoming events, including networking events with law firms and firm interviewing and resume workshops along with fun events like the upcoming ice skating outing! They will also discuss law firm diversity opportunities for 1Ls.  As always delicious Latin food will be served!

Serving Sex Trafficking Survivors:  Collaboration Between Civil and Criminal Proceedings

Thu. Feb. 2, 5:30PM, Rm. 430B/C

Fordham Law Review invites you to a panel discussion on the legal challenges facing sex trafficking survivors in the United States.  The panelists will explore the obstacles many survivors encounter in criminal proceedings as well as potential civil suits.  The dialogue will focus on what collaborative efforts can be made to ensure the survivor is cared for and can navigate the court system with ease and relative success.  Sponsored by the Fordham Law Review.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information and to register: http://law2.fordham.edu/ihtml/cal-2uwcp-calendar_viewitem.ihtml?idc=12540.

Events – Week of Jan. 23, 2012

Environmental Law Advocates E-Waste Drive

Jan. 23-27, Law School Cafeteria

The Environmental Law Advocates will be sponsoring a week-long e-waste drive from Monday, January 23 through Friday the 27th.

Get a new gadget or computer over the holidays?  Don’t let your old electronics collect dust – recycle them and help minimize the tremendous environmental impacts of our electronic devices!  The ELA will host a table and drop box throughout the week for collecting old laptops, cellphones, iPods, digital cameras, GPS systems, inkjet/laser cartridges, etc. (sorry, no desktops).

Questions about accepted devices should be emailed to ELA@law.fordham.edu.

The Fordham Corporate Law Center Presents Representation Without Accountability

Mon. Jan. 23, 1PM, McNally Amphitheatre

Fordham Corporate Law Center will present a public forum on whether financial reporting by the federal government comports with Constitutional requirements.  In what is perhaps the first public forum on the topic, the conference will review the federal government’s actual expenditures, its current financial reporting, its historic choices about financial reporting, questions surrounding the Statement and Account Clause of the U.S. Constitution and proposed reforms.

Panelists:

Hon. David M. Walker, Founder and CEO, Comeback America Initiative; Comptroller General of the United States; Head, U.S. Government Accountability Office (1998-2008)

David Mosso, retired, Vice Chair, Financial Accounting Standards Board; Chair, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1997-2006)

Joseph H. Marren, President and CEO, KStone Partners LLC

Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School

Moderator: Sean J. Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law; Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School

The conference is free and open to the public.
Registration is required.

Reception immediately following in the Edith Guldi Platt Atrium.

Please register here.

Contact: Ann Rakoff, Executive Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center
Telephone: (212) 636 – 7985
Email: rakoff@law.fordham.edu
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/corporatecenter
File Attachment: Program Brochure: Representation Without Accountability?

Leitner Center Lunch:  Defending the Poor:  The ILF’s Experience Establishing Public Defender Systems in Post-Conflict Countries

Tue. Jan. 24, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

Jennifer Smith, advocacy director for the International Legal Foundation, and Adam Heyman, staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society and former Kathryn Wadia Fellow at the ILF-Nepal, will talk about the obstacles facing the millions of indigent accused persons in post-conflict countries who languish in prison without access to counsel, and the ILF’s approach to establishing public defender systems in these countries (including Afghanistan, Nepal and the West Bank).  (Please note that the ILF is an organization on the Leitner Center list of “Additional Suggested Placements” for summer internships: http://leitnercenter.org/additional-suggested-placements/).

Free Kosher Pizza will be provided.

Feerick Center False and Deceptive Advertising Project Orientation

Tue. Jan. 24, 12:30PM, Rm. 217

Each year, countless New Yorkers fall victim to scams and false and deceptive advertising.  These companies prey on immigrant communities and seniors, harm lawful businesses, and create a negative climate that affects all New Yorkers.

Join us and help stop the fraudsters by empowering consumers!

The Feerick Center for Social Justice is holding an Orientation for its False and Deceptive Advertising Project.  This is a partnership with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and LaGuardia Community College (LCC).  The project trains Fordham J.D. and L.L.M. students and LaGuardia Community College students on false and deceptive advertising.  Students co-present at LCC classes for adult and ESOL learners.
Pizza will be served!!!!

Register today; space is limited.

For more information please contact Wilma Tamayo-Abreu at 212-636-7671 or wtamayoabreu@law.fordham.edu.

Business Law Practitioners Lecture:  Peter J. O’Rourke

Tue. Jan. 23, 12:30PM, Rm. 205

Come meet:
Peter J. O’Rourke ’90
General Counsel, Mariner Capital

Please join us for a pizza and soda lunch.

All students are welcome to attend the presentation.

This career-focused series invites distinguished alumni practitioners and friends of the law school to share insights with students about legal and business careers in an informal lunch-time setting.  Students learn of the many facets of business and business law, and also develop an appreciation of the breadth of careers for which their legal education prepares them.  Our guests describe their work, explain the nature of the issues they regularly address, and are most willing to talk with students following their presentations.

The Corporate Law Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity of Jessica Forbes ’88, sponsor of the Spring 2012 Business Law Practitioners Series.  This series is presented by the Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law and Career Planning Center.

Contact: Ann Rakoff, Executive Director, Corporate Law Center
Telephone: (212) 636 – 7985
Email: rakoff@law.fordham.edu
Website: http://law.fordham.edu/corporatecenter

1L Session on Legislation and Regulation

Tue. Jan. 23, 12:30PM, Pope Auditorium

Plenary session for all first-year law students on legislation and regulation.

Law and the Gospel of Life:  An Evening with Cardinal-Designate Timothy M. Dolan

Tue. Jan. 23, 6PM, Pope Auditorium

Fordham Law School’s Institute on Religion, Law and Lawyer’s Work invites you to a special evening with Cardinal-designate Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, for the inaugural lecture in the new series Law and the Gospel of Life.

Cardinal-designate Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will explore the tensions and challenges of applying Gospel values to contested areas of bioethics and social policy.

REGISTRATION

Admission is free for the general public.

CLE:  $65 ($55 for Fordham Law alumni and public interest attorneys) to receive 2 non-transitional professional practice credits.

Fordham has a hardship policy for this course. To apply, please submit a written request to:  Director of Public Programming & CLE, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023 | F: 212-636-6984.

Happy Hour with JLSA in Partnership with the UJA and Other Law Schools

Tue. Jan. 24, 6PM

Traffic Bar & Restaurant, 9th Ave. at 48th St.

Join us to learn about UJA-Federation’s Law School Initiative and our 2012 events, while we celebrate Tu B’Shevat and enjoy a night out with peers. Happy Hour specials offered.

There is no cost to attend this event.

For more information, please contact Erica Cohen at cohener@ujafedny.org or 1.212.836.1241.

Fordham Follies Audition

Wed. Jan. 25, 4:30PM, Rm. 211

“So we hear the world is going to end this year.  Time to work on that bucket list.  And if you ever wanted to get up on stage to dance and sing and make fun of law school, now is your chance.  We’re casting students from all class years (our rehearsal schedule is 1L and evening student friendly) for this year’s production of Fordham Follies.

Follies is our student-created parody of all things law school set to song.  No stage experience required.  No public singing or dancing experience is required.  No talent is required.  Also, mark your calendars now, Follies will be performed March 22 and 23 this year.”

If you have questions, please contact fordhamfollies@gmail.com.

Career Planning Center Presents Practice in Action:  Arbitration and Mediation

Wed. Jan. 25, 5PM, Rm. 204

What do arbitration attorneys really do?  Join a panel of practitioners as they describe their practice and how they got to where they are today.

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED

Please RSVP through the CPC Website Online (Calendar of Events) .

Co-sponsored by the Fordham Dispute Resolution Society.

1L Workshop – Finishing Strong:  Strategies for a Successful Spring Semester

Wed. Jan. 25, 5PM, Rm. 311

A first year workshop to enhance your legal and academic skills.

Contact: Student Affairs
Telephone: 212-636-7155
Fax: 212-636-7167
Email: studentaffairs@law.fordham.edu

Evening Division Pizza Night

Wed. Jan. 25, 5:30PM, Rm. 302

Evening Division students are invited to join the Office of Student Affairs for Pizza Night.  Kosher pizza, non-Kosher pizza, and beverages will be served.

Contact: Student Affairs
Telephone: 212-636-7155
Fax: 212-636-7167
Email: studentaffairs@law.fordham.edu

Feerick Center Lecture – Steve Choi:  New American Dreams:  Workers Rights and Immigrant Rights in New York

Thu. Jan. 26, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

Steven Choi is Executive Director of the MinKwon Center.  A second generation Korean American, Mr. Choi previously was a Program Director at the MinKwon Center and led the Korean Immigrant Workers Rights Project, which provided free direct legal services to low-wage Korean immigrants–the only such project of its kind on the East Coast.  From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Choi served as a Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).

The MinKwon Center for Community Action believes that community action–grassroots outreach, community education, leadership development and empowerment, advocacy and mobilization campaigns–is at the heart of what they do.  They focus much of their efforts on the community in Flushing, Queens, the largest Korean American and Asian American community in New York City.  As new arrivals, these immigrant community members face serious language and cultural barriers, legal issues, and disempowerment.  For twenty-five years, the MinKwon Center’s advocacy and community organizing efforts have engaged these community members to find their own long-term, community-led solutions to these problems.

PIZZA will be served!

Please register here.

Contact: Assistant Dean Robert J. Reilly
Telephone: 212-636-6807
Fax: 646-312-8238
Email: rreilly@law.fordham.edu

LL.M./J.D. Buddy Reception

Thu. Jan. 26, 12:30PM, Rm. 204

The Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs will host a welcome pizza luncheon for participants of the LL.M./J.D. Buddy Program.  R.S.V.P. is required.

The LL.M./J.D. Buddy Program matches current LL.M. and J.D. Students with incoming international LL.M. students.  This spring, Fordham Law welcomes over forty new LL.M. students from eighteen countries around the world.

Please register here.

Contact: Matthew Dzioba
Telephone: 212-636-7854
Email: dzioba@law.fordham.edu

Leitner Social

Thu. Jan. 26, 5PM, Law School Cafeteria

Sponsored by James Leitner ’82, join the law school community in a monthly social with beer, soda, and snacks!

Contact: Student Affairs
Telephone: 212-636-7155
Fax: 212-636-7167
Email: studentaffairs@law.fordham.edu

Universal Justice Bar Night

Thu. Jan. 26, 8PM

Bar 9, 807 Ninth Ave. (between 53rd & 54th sts.)

Come support Universal Justice’s work and celebrate on Thursday after the Leitner Social!  We’ll be at Bar Nine (9th ave. btwn. 53/54) starting at 8 and going all night. A $5 donation will get you happy hour specials all night. Hope you can make it!

$3 Corona, Coors & Bud Light
$4 Sam Adams, Blue Moon, Cuervo Shots
$5 Guiness, Well Drinks & Sangria
$10 Pitchers

NYC Lawyers League Fordham Intramural Basketball Team Tryouts

Thu. Jan. 26, 8:30PM, Martin Luther King Jr. High School

The reigning NYC Lawyers League Champion Fordham Law School Intramural Basketball Team is back.  Tryouts for the team will take place THURSDAY, JANUARY 26th at MLK HIGH SCHOOL (Amsterdam btw 65th and 66th) from 8:30-10:30 PM.  If you wish to participate, you must email Erik Nygaard (emn2110@gmail.com) & Jed Dinnerstein (jdinnerstein@gmail.com) before midnight on January 25th.  If you cannot attend the tryout but still want to be considered for the team, please also email Erik and Jed. For all e-mails, please label the subject “FORDHAM LAW BASKETBALL TEAM.”

All tryout participants will meet in the Law School cafe at 7:45 PM on the 26th.  We will leave for the gym at 8:00 to make sure we are ready and playing by 8:30.  See FAQ’s below for more info on the team and the league.

Events – Week of Jan. 16, 2011

Study Abroad Informational Session

Wed. Jan. 18, 4PM, Rm. 311

The Office of International and Non-J.D. Programs will host an informational session on the various study abroad programs offered by the Law School.

This meeting is mandatory for any student wishing to study abroad in Summer 2012, Fall 2012, or Spring 2013.

Please register here.

Sponsor: Department of International and Non-J.D. Programs
Contact: Megan Smiley
Telephone: (212) 636-6665
Email: msmiley1@law.fordham.edu

The Forum Presents A Conversation with Ed Koch

Moderated by Thane Rosenbaum, Director of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society

Thu. Jan. 19, 8PM

Time Warner Headquarters, One Time Warner Center

A FREE EVENT

Before the Great Recession of 2008 and the atrocities of 9/11, New York City faced a bankruptcy crisis in the late 1970s—but was rescued by the political agility of Mayor Ed Koch.  Over three terms as mayor, Koch restored pride and fiscal stability to New York.  The once unlivable city suddenly became the city where everyone wanted to be, a sentiment that has continued for decades.  Since then, Koch has become a New York Renaissance man:  lawyer, radio and TV personality (including a stint as the Judge on the People’s Court), political pundit, movie and restaurant reviewer, author of nonfiction and crime and children’s fiction, university professor, and public lecturer.  There is now even an Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.  Join us for a Conversation with a man whose life epitomizes the richness of the city he once led.

Forum Film Festival 2011:  Highlights
The world of Wall Street traveled to Lincoln Center at the 6th Annual Forum Film Festival with screenings and discussions of Too Big to Fail, the HBO movie about the 2008 economic collapse, with Paul A. Volcker and Andrew Ross Sorkin; Wall Street, the definitive film of insider trading, with Oliver Stone and Edward R. Pressman; and Absence of Malice, with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who that very week concluded the sentencing phase of several high-profile insider trading cases.  Other screenings included the iconic movie about child custody proceedings, Kramer vs. Kramer, with Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Robert Benton, and a rare public appearance by the sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Michael and Robert Meeropol, who discussed the film Daniel.

For reservations and details, visit http://ForumOnLawCultureAndSociety.org.

Welcome Back Bar Night

Thu. Jan. 19, 9PM

Lincoln Park Bar & Grill, Ninth Ave. between 56th and 57th

Come together with your classmates for a drink at Lincoln Park.  Show your Fordham ID to get extended happy hour specials.

The Center on National Security Presents Women and the War on Terror

Fri. Jan. 20, 12:30PM, Rm. 430B/C

Please join Fordham Law’s Center on National Security for a presentation by award-winning journalist Deborah Scroggins, author of Wanted Women:  Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror:  The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui (Harper/HarperCollins Publishers, 2012).  Scroggins will examine the fascinating and parallel lives of two women who have become iconic figures in the global conflict of our time.

Lunch will be served.

As seating will be limited, to register for the event, please email nationalsecurity@law.fordham.edu.

Events – Week of Nov. 28, 2011

Leitner Center Lunch:  Katy Glenn – The Politics of Human Rights in Zimbabwe

Tue. Nov. 29, 12:30PM, Rm. 302

Katy Glenn, Clinical Teaching Fellow in the Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic, will discuss her work at Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights as well as recent developments in the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.

Free Kosher pizza will be provided.

Attendance at this event counts towards the five required Leitner events to apply for summer funding.

Contact:  Aya Fujimura-Fanselow – afujimurafanselow@law.fordham.edu

Information Session for Muslim Law Students Association Spring Break Advocacy Trip to Haifa and the West Bank

Wed. Nov. 30, 1PM, Rm. 207

In an effort to promote equality in the Middle East, the Muslim Law Students Association at Fordham University School of Law is organizing an advocacy trip to the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank.  MLSA is working in conjunction with Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.

The project focuses on the access to water in the villages in Naqab (Negev), a town in the south of Israel.  Eighty-five percent of Naqab is used by Israeli Defense Forces for training purposes.  The remaining part of Naqab is home to over 180,000 Bedouins, who live in thirty-five villages that are not recognized by the Israeli government and therefore are ineligible for municipal services such as connection to the electrical grid, water mains or trash pick up.  Most homes in these unrecognized villages are not connected to a sewage system and suffer from an unreliable water supply.  The Bedouins are not permitted to build permanent structures and thus cannot build a water system on their own.  While there is some progress in the recognition process, the villages are yet to receive water, electricity and garbage services.

In June 2011, the Israeli Supreme Court concluded that the right to water is grounded in the right to dignity.  Nevertheless, the Israeli water authority has not recognized the Supreme Court ruling, claiming that the villages in Naqab are illegal.

Essentially, our project will focus on the issue of the right to water under Israeli and international laws.  The project comprises three major phases:

1.  Conduct research focused on the Israeli and international laws on the right to water and prepare a preliminary research paper prior to leaving New York City;

2.  Fact-finding mission in Naqab Desert:

a. Gather research by interviewing individuals including Bedouin villagers, Israeli authorities, the regional council, lawyers representing the Bedouin citizens of Israel, etc.;
b. Conduct legal research and analysis of the Supreme Court case on the right to water; and
c. Determine the distances of each village from sources of water and living conditions in the unrecognized villages of Naqab by taking photos and recording;

3.  Assemble a final report containing the research findings including the hurdles faced by Naqab Arabs, and an analysis of their rights under Israeli and international law and propose potential solutions to the water problem experienced in the area. The report shall provide a detailed account of the activities of students while on-site.

The fact-finding portion of this project will take place from March 9 – 17, 2012.  The mission is especially well timed as these dates fall in between March 8, International Women’s Day, and March 22, World Water Day, both of which are very significant for our project.

If you are interested in participating on the trip or supporting us, please email us to RSVP to attend the informational session.

Contact:  Muslim Law Students Association 
E-mail:  fordhamlaw.mlsa@gmail.com

Stein Scholar End-of-Semester Meeting

Wed. Nov. 30, 4:30PM, Rm. 203

Stein Town Hall meeting.  Required attendance for all Steins.

Contact: Andrew Chapin 
Telephone: 212-636-7849 
Email: achapin@law.fordham.edu 

Study in West Africa!  Ghana Summer Law Program Evening Information Session

Wed. Nov. 30, 5PM, Rm. 211

If you want to discover Africa, this is your chance!

Come and join us to discuss the opportunity to spend your next summer studying and working in Africa.  The Fordham-Ghana Summer Law Program, now in its fourth year, is pleased to announce its 2012 program, to be held in Accra, Ghana, June 9 through June 30, 2012.

Applications are now available and the Information Session is an opportunity to come meet the program director and learn more about the courses and internships.  Pizza will be served.

About the Program

The Fordham-Ghana Summer Law Program is accredited by the American Bar Association and allows students to earn up to six credits:  four credits over three weeks of classroom instruction, plus the option of an additional two credits through our internship program, which follows the academic session.

The 2012 Program Courses & Professors are:

International Human Rights, Faculty Director & Fordham Law Professor Paolo Galizzi

International Oil & Gas Law, Fordham Law Professor Victor Essien

Designed for American law students, the Program welcomes students and professionals from around the world, affording participants the unique opportunity to live and study with Ghanaian and other international students and practitioners in an exciting new environment.  The Program also features field trips to Ghanaian law institutions, both formal and informal social events, and optional visits to historic and cultural attractions, to enable students to experience Ghanaian society and cultural life.

For additional information, please visit the Program Website or contact Executive Director Alena Herklotz (below).

Contact: Alena Herklotz, Executive Director, Fordham-Ghana Summer Law Program
Telephone: 212.636.7534
Email: ghanasummerprogram@law.fordham.edu
Website: http://www.fordhamghanasummerlawprogram.org

Prescribe Fordham!  Birth Control Clinic and Sexual Health Fair

Wed. Nov. 30, 5:30PM

New York Institute of Technology, 11th Fl., 16 W. 61st St., New York, N.Y. 10023

• Free condoms!
• Free birth control prescriptions!
• Reproductive rights jeopardy!
• Information on policies!
• Food!

Local health care providers from the Institute for Family Health will prescribe contraception to Fordham students and answer questions about sexual health.  If you need a birth control prescription, all you need to do is have your medical history taken and your blood pressure checked by volunteer medical students and residents before you see the doctor.  In the main room, there will be snacks, free condoms, information and reproductive rights jeopardy!  All are welcome – guys too!  Regardless of your gender or orientation, please join us in solidarity to ensure Fordham students receive appropriate health care and stop by to show your support.

Contact fordhamlsrj@gmail.com with questions, comments or to share how you found out about or were affected by Fordham’s non-standard healthcare policies.  We’d also like to know if anyone has ever been prescribed contraception by the Fordham health center to treat a medical condition.

Updates are available at fordhamlsrj.blogspot.com and facebook.com/FordhamLSRJ.

Sponsored by Fordham Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Fordham Law Women, the Fordham Domestic Violence Action Center, and the Fordham Health, Education, Advocacy and Law Society (Fordham H.E.A.L.S) in association with the Institute for Family Health and the New York Institute of Technology.

*No Student Bar Association Funds will be used for this off-campus event.*

Cupcake Break

Wed. Nov. 30, 5:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

Thu. Dec. 1, 12:30PM, Law School Cafeteria

Dean Martin invites you to a cupcake break.  Stop by the Law School Cafeteria for a cupcake from Red Velvet West Side Bakery!  The cupcakes are Kosher certified.

Sponsored by James Leitner ’82.

Career Planning Center Presents The Roadmap Series:  Getting a Summer Internship in an In-House Legal Department

Thu. Dec. 1, 12:40PM, Rm. 205

Considering an internship at a corporation or financial institution?  Grab a slice of pizza and:

· find out what it is like to work in an in-house legal department;

· learn about strategies for identifying opportunities for summer internships;

· interact with a panel of students who worked as corporate interns.

 

Mustachio-Bashio Bar Night Movember Fundraiser

Thu. Dec. 1, 6PM

Public House, 140 E. 41st St. (between 3rd and Lexignton Aves.)

Members of the Leib-inator Movember team will be guest bar-tending.  A discretionary donation at the door will get you $3 beer and $5 wine/mixed drinks.  Proceeds benefit prostate cancer research.

Website:   http://us.movember.com/about/

 

2012 New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship Informational Session

Fri. Dec. 2, 1:30PM, Rm. 205

Join the Career Planning Center for a general informational session about the New York City Bar Association Diversity Fellowship, a program that offers first-year day and second-year evening students a unique summer employment opportunity in outstanding law firms, corporate law departments, and government agencies.  CPC staff will discuss the Fellowship application procedures and past Fellowship recipients will be on hand to discuss their experiences and provide advice to potential applicants.

PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!