Happy Holidays from the Office of Student Services

Touro Law Center's Office of Student Services wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday season!

Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program 2011

The 2011 Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program is co-sponsored by the Monroe County Bar Association and the Rochester Black Bar Association.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:
The candidates will be evaluated based on the following additional criteria:

• Academic achievement
• Work experience
• Involvement in relevant professional and community activities
• Interest in the Rochester community
• Contribution to enhancing diversity through inclusion of and or membership in historically under-represented populations, including minorities, in the legal profession
• Writing skills
• Interview/interpersonal skills

Deadline:  February 12, 2011

Please click here for more information about the clerkship program.  Please click here for the application. 

2010-2011 Ladas Memorial Award

The International Trademark Association announces the 2010-2011 Ladas Memorial Award.  The Award was established in memory of Stephen P. Ladas, distinguished practitioner and attorney.

Deadline:  January 17, 2011

Please click on the picture for more information.

Attention All Students: Good Luck on Your Final Exams

The Office of Student Services wishes you all the best on your final exams!

2011 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest

The Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability of the American Bar Association is sponsoring the 2011 Bert W. Levit Essay Contest.

For more information, please click on the picture below.

Deadline:  February 18, 2011

University of Connecticut School of Law Student Legal Writing Competition

The University of Connecticut School of Law established a Student Legal Writing Competition to encourage and reward original student writing on legal issues affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse.

Click on the picture below for more information about the competition and how to enter.

Deadline:  June 1, 2011 by 5 p.m.

The American Society of Legal Writers 2010-2011 Law Review Award Competition

Scribes – The American Society of Legal Writers – announces the 2010-2011 Law Review Award Competition.

Each year, Scribes sponsors a competition to recognize an outstanding note or comment written by a law student who is associated with a student-edited law review or journal.

Please see the picture below for information about the 2010-2011 Law Review Award Competition.

Entries are due no later than January 21, 2011.

Attention All Students: Final Exam Instructions

FINAL EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

All students must read and review these instructions BEFORE your exams. These instructions, along with the Student Handbook and the Code of Conduct (available at www.tourolaw.edu) govern all exam behavior. If you have any questions or concerns, or if you have an emergency during the exam period, contact Student Services (not your professor) before your exam.

BEFORE THE EXAM

1) Get your anonymous exam ID number from the Registrar in Room 305. You must have this for all of your exams, including mid-terms. You are encouraged to pick this up early.

2) Arrive early – all students should arrive early for your exam and computer users should arrive no later than 30 minutes BEFORE your exam start time to prepare. Computer users must download your exam file (blank document) before the day of the exam (when you arrive you will get the password to access the exam). All students get the exam questions in paper format only.

3) Closed/Restricted/Open Book Exams – all exams fall into one of these categories, see below:

a. Closed – you are not allowed any materials during the exam. We will provide exam booklets for hand-writers and scrap paper for all students. If you need extra materials you can get this after the exam begins.

b. Restricted/Open Book – you are allowed some materials, you must bring hard copies of any outlines, notes, etc. that you are allowed. You cannot use your computer to access notes, etc.

DURING THE EXAM

1) Electronic devices are not allowed on your person during exams. If you bring a cell phone, or any device with data storage you must turn it completely OFF and bring it to the front of the room when you arrive.

2) When you get to the room ALL MATERIALS, except coats, a purse, and the material specifically designated by the professor for use during the exam, must be brought to the front of the room.

3) Bathroom breaks – Only one student may leave the exam room to use the nearest bathroom for no more than five minutes at a time. If you leave you must bring all of your materials up front, sign out, and sign back in when you return. Communication with anyone while on a bathroom break may be a violation of the Code of Conduct and may be punishable by failure in the course.

4) Dictionary Available - A Standard English dictionary is available at the proctor’s desk. You may consult the dictionary one at a time. No notes may be taken while consulting the dictionary, although students may write down the spelling of a word.

AFTER THE EXAM

1) Finishing Early - students who finish the exam early must take all of their belongings with them when they leave the exam room and may not return to the exam room for any reason until the exam is over.

2) When time is up - when time is called at the end of the exam all writing and typing must stop instantly. You must turn in ALL materials, including the exam questions, and sign out with the total number of exam booklets used. Students who continue to write or type after time has been called may be subject to disciplinary action based on the Code of Conduct, which may include failure for the course. If you have to write anything in your exam booklets, for example your exam ID number, you may only do so in front of a proctor.

3) Computer users - Computer users should complete the procedural steps necessary to upload their exams within one hour of completing the exam. IT staff is available after every exam. Failure to upload in a timely manner may result in a violation of the Code of Conduct, so check for your confirmation email that you have uploaded your answer.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS!

Joseph H. Gellert, Dutchess County Bar Association Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Dutchess County in conjunction with the Dutchess County Bar Association is pleased to offer the Joseph H. Gellert, Dutchess County Bar Association Scholarship.

Created by the law firm of Gellert & Klein, P.C. in honor of its founder, The Honorable Joseph H. Gellert, and supplemented by members of the community, the Joseph H. Gellert, Dutchess County Bar Association Scholarship funds an annual scholarship (awarded through the Dutchess County Bar Association) to a resident of Dutchess County (click on the picture below to view a zip code list to identify if you are eligible) who is matriculated in an accredited law school. The student must have completed at least one year of law school to apply.

Applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2011.

For more information, please click here.

Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition

The Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Business & Securities Law is sponsoring the Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition. 

Submit a journal style article on any current topic concerning business and securities law.

Deadline: March 4, 2011

Please click on the picture below for more information.

2011 NEW YORK CITY BAR DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

2011 NEW YORK CITY BAR DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

In 1991, the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers (the "Committee") established a program of summer clerkships for first-year students to address the under-representation of minority lawyers in law firms and corporate law departments. The New York City Bar Diversity Fellowship Program (the "Fellowship Program" or "Program") is available to all underrepresented populations in the field of law. The goal of the Fellowship Program is to offer first-year students from underrepresented populations a unique summer employment opportunity in outstanding law firms and corporate law departments. The Committee accordingly invites all eleven New York City area law schools to participate in the Fellowship Program.

There will be an informational program about the application process on Monday, November 22 from 12:30-1:30 (Room 308) and repeated again from 5:30-6:30 (Room 310). Applications will be available in the CSO on Monday, November 22 (after 1:30). Please contact Erica Edwards-O'Neal for more information. (ericae@tourolaw.edu)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Essay Contest

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Essay Competition

In keeping with its goal to promote diversity within the criminal defense bar, NACDL invites law students from accredited law schools in the United States to submit essays for a chance to be published in The Champion magazine.

There will be one first prize winner, one second prize winner, and one honorable mention.

Entries must be received by 5:00 pm on December 31, 2010. Please email entries to Terrica Redfield at tredfield@schr.org; subject line NACDL Essay Contest.

Fore more information, please click here.

For the contest rules and entry form, please click on the pictures below or contact Terrica Redfield at tredfield@schr.org.

Robert C. Watson Writing Contest

Robert C. Watson Writing Contest

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) has sponsored this competition for many years to encourage interest in intellectual property issues. The award is presented each October at the annual meeting in Washington, DC


RULES:

To be eligible for consideration, articles must be:

Written solely by a full-time law student(s)

Postmarked to AIPLA on or before June 30, 2011

Approximately 10 law review pages including footnotes (30-40 typed pages)

Submitted with 20 copies

Accompanied by the writer’s name, current address, phone number, e-mail address and employment information if appropriate.

For more information, please click here.

38th Annual Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Announces the 38th Annual

GILES SUTHERLAND RICH MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

"Presenting Problems in Intellectual Property Law"

You must notify one of the regional directors in writing no later than January 21, 2011 if you intend to participate in the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition.

REGIONAL COMPETITIONS: MARCH 11 – 13, 2011

Boston–Chicago–Houston–Silicon Valley

NATIONAL FINALS COMPETITION: April 13 – 15, 2011

Washington, DC

For more information, please click here.

National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees 3rd Annual Law Student Writing Competition

The National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees has established an Annual Law Student Writing Competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning consumer bankruptcy and the law.

Deadline: Entries must be received by April 30, 2011.

Please click on the picture below for more information.

2011 Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Contest

THE HOGAN/SMOGER ACCESS TO JUSTICE ESSAY CONTEST offers law students an opportunity to receive reward and recognition for expounding on whether and how the courts can be used to obtain justice.

The topic for the 2011 contest is "The Gulf Oil Spill: Who Are the Victims and How Do They Get Compensated?"

The author of the winning essay will receive a $5,000 cash prize; recognition in the Public Justice newsletter and on the website; publication of the essay in the Vermont Law School’s online Journal of Environmental Law; and a free Public Justice Foundation membership for the Contest Year.

Any student currently enrolled in an accredited American law school may enroll in the contest. Each entry must be submitted through a faculty adviser.

All entrants must submit an INTENT TO ENTER FORM by January 31, 2011. The deadline for the essay is March 31, 2011. A panel of nationally renowned trial lawyers and law professors will judge the entries.

CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST RULES AND CRITERIA.

For more information, please visit http://www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx or contact Cassandra Goings at (202) 797-8600, Ext. 244 or cgoings@publicjustice.net .

ABA Commission on Domestic Violence presents the Eighth Annual Law Student Writing Competition

ABA Commission on Domestic Violence presents the Eighth Annual Law Student Writing Competition

Law students are invited to submit articles addressing domestic violence and the law from a national or international perspective. 

Awards include publication in the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law for the first place winner.  All past and present winners’ names and papers appear on the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence website at http://new.abanet.org/domesticviolence/Pages/LawStudent.aspx. 

The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2011 5:00 p.m. EST in electronic format to: dvwriting@staff.abanet.org.

For more information, please click here.

American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry’s 2010 Law Student Writing Competition

American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry’s 2010 Law Student Writing Competition

This is a unique opportunity for future construction lawyers to showcase their research, advocacy, and writing skills to their colleagues and potential employers.

The deadline for the submission is December 30, 2010.

The award will be issued to the winner at the Forum’s spring Annual Meeting on April 15, 2011.

Please click here for more information.

Animal Law Review Student Writing Competition

Lewis and Clark Law School Animal Law Review Student Writing Competition

 The winner will be published in the next issue of Animal Law—Volume 17, Issue 2—and will receive a $250 cash prize and admission to the 19th Annual Animal Law Conference held at Lewis & Clark Law School in October 2011.

Deadline:  Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 15, 2011.

For more information, please click here.

2011 Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship

The New York Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the 20 11 Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Minority Fellowship. The fellowship is valued at $6,000 and will take place in summer 2011.

The fellowship is available to all 1L minority students currently enrolled in a law school in the State of New York. The fellowship will take place in New York City in the Chambers of Honorable Barbara R. Kapnick, Justice of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, New York County.

Click here for detailed guidelines, application, and listing of required documents to accompany the application for the fellowship.

Please note the deadline for submission of all application materials is January 31, 2011.

Charles H. Revson Foundation LSPIN Fellowship Program

A Message from the Career Services Office:

I am pleased to announce that the Charles H. Revson Foundation will continue to offer the Law Students Public Interest (LSPIN) Fellowship Program for the summer of 2011.

The LSPIN Fellowship Program will provide grants for first- and second-year law students attending law school in New York and New Jersey to work with public interest organizations in the New York metropolitan area for ten weeks during the summer. Last year, 101 law students were awarded stipends in the amount of $4500 through the Program. In fact, 3L Andrew Bernstein, a recipient of the fellowship last summer, was profiled in The National Jurist magazine in September.

This is an important source of summer funding. You do not need to have a summer job at the time of the application. We very much encourage you to apply.

Please click here for more information.  Interested applicants should review the Application Instructions to check their eligibility and application procedures. Please read them carefully because they must be followed exactly. The application is not difficult but it must be accurate.  The Applicant Datasheet is a required part of the application process.

The deadline is Friday, November 12 at 3 p.m.

If you are a 1L and you have not had your resume reviewed by a counselor, it is critical that you create a draft of your resume by strictly following the sample at http://www.tourolaw.edu/pdf/resumes.pdf. Once you have done so, please contact Cookie Sacks at 631-761-7030 or irenes@tourolaw.edu to find out which counselor has been assigned to you. E-mail the draft of your resume to your assigned counselor. We are expecting to receive many requests for resume reviews in the coming week. If you do not follow the sample “to the letter”, we may be unable to review and revise it in time for the deadline.

If you are an upper classman, we encourage you to have your resume reviewed by any career counselor before the deadline.

Lunch with the Supreme Court Justices

All NCBA Members are invited to an informal buffet luncheon with the Supreme Court Justices of Nassau County.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 12 - 2 p.m. at Domus Register now.

$20 per person includes buffet lunch, soda, coffee, tea, dessert, tax & gratuity.  This event is for NCBA members ONLY.

For more information email events@nassaubar.org, register online here, call 516-747-4070 or Download Registration Form.

2010 Annual Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship Writing Competition

The Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, in conjunction with BMI, announce the 2010 Annual Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship Writing Competition.

Please click on the picture below for more information.

Deadline: December 10, 2010

The 2011 Tannenwald Writing Competition

The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The American College of Tax Counsel are sponsoring the 2011 Tannenwald Writing Competition.

The deadline for submitting papers is July 1, 2011, 9:00 p.m. EST.

For more information, please click here.

The Columbian Lawyers Scholarship Corporation, Queens County Annual Scholarship

The Columbian Lawyers Scholarship Corporation, Queens County announces their Annual Scholarship!  The scholarship is to be awarded at their Christmas Luncheon on December 4, 2010. 

The scholarships are generally in the sum of $3,000 to $4,000 for each recipient and there are typically 3 (three) scholarships offered per year.  The award is based upon need, scholarship, and extra-curricular activities. 

Applicants must either attend law school in Queens County or reside in Queens County and attend law school elsewhere.  The student must also be of Italian ancestry.

Deadline for applications: November 12, 2010.  To apply, please click on the picture below.  The scholarship application and a copy of the student's law school application must be submitted.

Queens County Women's Bar Association Faith O'Neal Scholarship Award

Queens County Women's Bar Association Faith O'Neal Scholarship Award. 

The deadline for the scholarship is fast approaching.  The deadline for the scholarship is NOVEMBER 5, 2010.  The scholarship application, together with the supporting documentation may be forwarded to:  Susan Borko, Esq., Scholarship Chair, 125-10 Queens Boulevard, Suite 311, Kew Gardens, NY  11415.  Copies of the scholarship application may be downloaded from the QCWBA website at http://www.qcwba.com/scholarship.html.

American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Annual Student Health Law Conference

The American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics' (ASLME) Fourth Annual Student Health Law Conference hosted by Seton Hall Law School in Newark, NJ, is on Friday, October 22, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit the ASLME website at http://www.aslme.org/Calendar.

Intellectual Property Law Section's Annual Law Student Writing Competition

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association is sponsoring the Annual Law Student Writing Competition.

1st Prize: $2,000
2nd Prize: $1,000

Deadline Extended: December 15, 2010

For more information, please click on the picture below.

The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers 2011 Writing Competition

The American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers is sponsoring the 2011 Writing Competition.

Entries for an award may be published or unpublished, and must be submitted to the College before November 15, 2010.

Please click the picture below for more information. 

Securities Law Writing Competition

The Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni is sponsoring the Securities Law Writing Competition 2010.

1st Place - $5,000
2nd Place - $3,000
3rd Place - $2,000

Topic: Any subject in the field of securities law.

Deadline:  November 15, 2010

Please click on the picture for more information.

Trandafir International Business Writing Competition

Trandafir International Business Writing Competition sponsored by the journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems (TLCP) at the University of Iowa College of Law located in Iowa City, Iowa.

The competition is open to all students and submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard time on February 1, 2011. The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and publication in the academic journal.

For more details about this competition, please click here.

2011 Embryo Law Writing Competition

2011 Embryo Law Writing Competition - Embryo Donation and Adoption Law Writing Competition

Deadline: Monday, March 7, 2011 by 5 p.m. PST

$5,000.00* in Cash Awards
1st place: $2,500.00
2nd place: $1,500.00
3rd place: $1,000.00

All entries received by Monday, February 7, 2011, 5:00 pm PST will be eligible for a $500.00 BONUS award if the entry is selected as the 1st, 2nd or 3rd place winner. Click here for more information.

Attention Law Students: New York City Bar Association Young Lawyers Event

Attention Students!!  The New York City Bar Association Young Lawyers will be holding an event, New York's New Chocolate, on Thursday, October 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.  Please click the picture below for more information.  Click here to register.

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court 2010-2011 Mark T. Banner Scholarship for Law Center

The Richard Linn American Inn of Court is offering the Mark T. Banner Scholarship for law students. This scholarship is part of the Linn Inn's commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers with commitment to ethics, professionalism and civility. For more information, please click on the pictures.

Applications are due by November 15, 2010.

Register TODAY to type your exams - deadline 9/26/10

Register TODAY to type your mid-term and final examsDEADLINE 9/26/2010

• Register by Sunday, September 26, 11:59 p.m. TO TYPE YOUR MID-TERM AND FINAL EXAMS by completing the Electronic Examination Form, available online at http://tlcweb.tourolaw.edu. (Choose “Electronic Exam” and then “Apply Online.”)

• Requests received after this date will NOT be honored.

• After you register you have until October 8th to install the software, download a mock exam and upload a mock answer.

• If you have difficulty registering, or with the software, please contact the Office of Information Technology (Room 207 or call 631-761-7070) BEFORE the deadline (September 26).

Touro Law Family Day on Sunday, October 17

Attention All Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff:

Please join us for the Family Day Festival on Sunday, October 17 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Touro Law Center.  Please click on the pictures below for more detailed informaton about the day and how to RSVP.

The 2011 Centennial Celebration Student Writing Competition

Santa Clara University School of Law announces The 2011 Centennial Celebration Student Writing Competition on Future Ethical Challenges.

Submission Deadline: JANUARY 31, 2011

Cash Award for Winning Paper
Rules:

Topics: Original, unpublished scholarly writing on future ethical challenges lawyers may face practicing in the areas of (i) intellectual property law, (ii) international law or (iii) public interest law.

Judging: The entries will be judged anonymously based on quality, clarity, originality and organization by a panel of practicing attorneys, judges and law professors.

Eligibility: The submission must be written by a student currently enrolled (full-time or part-time) in an ABA-accredited law school. Students expecting to receive their degrees in 2010 or 2011 are eligible for consideration. The submission must be written by one and only one student, without line editing by professors or other advisors. No paper that has been published previously in any form shall be considered.

Deadline: Entries must be received by midnight, Pacific Time, January 31, 2011.

Length and Format: The maximum length of submissions is 12,000 words, inclusive of footnotes, in Times New Roman 12-point typeface, triple-spaced, with one-inch margins and page numbers on bottom center of the page. To ensure anonymity, the author’s name should appear only on a separate cover page with mailing address, telephone number, email address and name of law school. Entries should be submitted as an email attachment in electronic format (Word 2003 or higher or searchable .pdf).

Submissions and Questions: Please send to the SCU 2011 Centennial Student Writing Competition at centennialwriting@scu.edu.

The Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship

The New York Bar Foundation is accepting applications for The Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholarship.

One $1,500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a second- or third-year law student who best exemplifies the core values important to Lorraine Power Tharp–academic excellence, a demonstrated interest in public service, high integrity and, if possible, an interest in real property law. A preference will be given to a student who demonstrates financial need. The scholarship will be applied to the student’s 2010/2011 academic year tuition.

Students may access the application and guidelines at http://www.tnybf.org/ScholarshipFellowships.htm. 

A completed application and supporting documentation as detailed in the guidelines must be submitted to The New York Bar Foundation no later than Thursday, September 30, 2010. The Real Property Law Section Lorraine Power Tharp Scholar will be announced by November 15, 2010.

American Indian Law Review Writing Competition

The University of Oklahoma, College of Law, American Indian Law Review is now accepting papers on any issue concerning American Indian Law for their writing competition.  Please click on the picture below for more information.  All entries must be received by January 31, 2011 (no later than 6 p.m. EST for electronic entries).

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students

Banner & Witcoff is sponsoring the Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students.  This scholarship is part of Banner & Witcoff's continuing commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers from diverse backgrounds. 

The Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship is open to all students currently enrolled in an American Bar Association accredited law school and pursuing a career in intellectual property law.  The applicant must be a member of a historically under represented group (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability) and must have exemplary writing and oral communication skills.

Please click on the pictures below for more information.  Applications will be accepted through November 1, 2010 and awards will be announced in March 2011.

check out the TOURO TIMES available online today

This week's edition of the Touro Times includes:

• SBA “Hot Topics” lunch on Ground Zero Mosque (Tuesday);
• Central Islip Civic Council Farmers Market (Wednesday);
• 1L Court Observation Orientation (Wednesday);
• plus details on holiday closings and services, Suffolk Bar membership, SBA NYC Back-to-School party (Saturday evening), Law Review/Moot Court Student Colloquium competition,

and much more information you need to know, all at www.tourolaw.edu/tourotimes

Plus this just in: Tuesday, August 31 - SBA election meeting for students interested in running for Secretary and 1L Rep, 5:30 p.m., MFMR.

 

 
 

 

Check out the Touro Times & our new website

First Year Orientation starts Sunday, August 15, regular classes begin Thursday August 19. Get all the information you need to be ready for the fall semester, including the orientation schedule, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) shuttle bus schedule, and the class schedule with room numbers, all on the new website, at www.tourolaw.edu/tourotimes (click August 15, 2010).  You can also check out the new and improved Law Center's website at http://www.tourolaw.edu/.

How I Spent My Summer sponsored by Touro Law Career Services and PILOT

Touro Law Career Services and PILOT are sponsoring the program How I Spent My Summer, where the Berg and REVSON Fellows will talk about their summer 2010 internships . This program is open to all students and will be held on Tuesday, August 24 from 12:30-1:20 p.m. in the FCR. Lunch will be served.

Please also join us for the Twenty-first Annual Public Interest Career Reception on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm at the N Y City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY, between 5th and 6th Avenue (public transportation: subways-- 42nd Street on the B, D, F, V and 7 train; short walk from Penn Station LIRR/NJ Transit and Grand Central/Metro North stations.) The Reception is co-sponsored by 18 law schools in the tri-state area, including Touro Law.

There are a wide variety of opportunities in public interest/service practice which includes work with non-profit organizations, government agencies, and private public interest law firms. The Reception should be valuable to you regardless of whether you are

• committed to becoming a public interest lawyer
• are interested in exploring career paths
• want to learn about such practice areas for internships while in law school
• are interested in organizations you can partner with for pro bono work if you work at a firm

The event was established to introduce you to and highlight outstanding and rewarding work done in the public service as you begin your law school career. Participation in the Public Interest Career Reception will enable you to make contacts and talk with public interest practitioners about their work and experiences. You will gain a significantly greater understanding of the range of public interest/public service work, and enable you to make better choices during your planning process and job search.

For more information, please join us at the How I Spent My Summer program on August 24 or contact thomasm@tourolaw.edu.

New York City Bar's Hot Practice Area for 2010

Attention Touro Law Students and Alumni!!

Are you interested in attending the New York City Bar Summer Series: Hot Practice Areas for 2010?  Touro Law Center is a law school sponsor so all students and alumni can attend for FREE. 

For more information on the City Bar Summer Series Practice Areas, click on the links below.

August 3: Technology
August 4: Immigration
August 5: Healthcare

Please click on the pictures below for additional program information.

Good Luck on the Bar Exam

Good Luck on the Bar Exam


The Office of Student Services wishes you all the best of luck on the bar exam!!!

Attention All Students: AABANY Interview Workshop

AABANY Interview Workshop

Thursday, July 29 @ New York Law School (185 West Broadway, Room 420)

The Student Outreach Committee of AABANY will be hosting an Interview Workshop on July 29, 2010 at New York Law School. Please join them for a panel discussion and be prepared to participate in mock interviews with attorneys familiar with the hiring and recruiting process.  Click on the picture below for more information.

Students- Please e-mail your resumes to Ben Chan at benjamin.chan@law.nyls.edu and indicate your areas of interest in your e-mail. Use “Interview Workshop Resume” in the subject line of your e-mail.

Schedule of events:

6-6:30pm - Arrival

6:30-7:30pm - Panel

7:30-9:00pm - Mock Interviews

Panelists:

-Chia Kang, Esq., Senior Lateral Legal Recruiting Coordinator, Ropes & Gray LLP

-Sung-Hee Suh, Esq., Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

-P. Stephen Kim, Esq., Associate, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP

-Ben Chan (moderator) Co-Chair, AABANY Student Outreach Committee

Registration link: http://www.aabany.org/cde.cfm?event=317726

The event is free, but please register for the event by Tuesday, July 27, 2010.

New Assistant Dean for Student Services

Touro Law Center Dean Lawrence Raful is proud to announce Charlotte Taylor has been named the new Assistant Dean for Student Services at Touro Law Center.  She began at the law center on July 1.

"Charlotte Taylor has an obvious commitment to law students, and we are excited that she will be joining us,” said Dean Raful. “We look forward to having her as part of our administration -- helping to foster student success while promoting the goals of the law school."

Charlotte D. Taylor was formerly the Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Student Support Services at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, IL. After graduating from DePaul University College of Law in 1996, she practiced in the area of insurance defense before returning to DePaul as the assistant director of the Academic Support Program. While at DePaul, she co-authored Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success (Carolina Academic Press), which has become a standard reference for academic support professionals, pre-law advisers and first-year law students. In 2000, Dean Taylor was promoted to assistant dean for multicultural affairs, to serve as a mentor and adviser to minority students and minority student organizations. In 2004, she assumed additional responsibility for student support services, covering first-year orientation, academic advising, exam administration and Code of Conduct matters.

Nassau County Bar Association Blood Drive

Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 1:15-7:15 p.m.

Where:  NCBA, 15th and West Streets, Mineola, NY

Please click on the picture for more information.

Summer Exams - Accommodations Deadline - June 28

Special Exam Arrangements

Students who want special exam arrangements must submit an Exam Accommodations Form to the Office of Student Services by Monday, June 28.

Special arrangements fall into two categories: Deferrals for Scheduling Reasons: Students with two exams on one day can request that one of the exams be deferred to the next open day on the student’s exam schedule. Students with night exams followed by a morning exam the next day may request to take the morning exam on a staggered basis, i.e., beginning at 11:15 a.m. instead of 9:30 a.m. Accommodations for Disabilities: Touro provides reasonable accommodations, including exam accommodations, for students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, health impairments and other conditions. Appropriate documentation is required.

Summer Classes - Computer Exam Registration Information

Touro Law Center
Memorandum

From: Lauren Chite, Assistant Dean for Student Services
Peter Stanisci, Assistant Dean for Information Technology

Re: Taking Final Exams on Laptops


You may take your summer session final exams on a laptop if you follow these instructions:

1. Register by Monday, June 21, 11:59 p.m. by completing the Electronic Examination Form, available online at http://tlcweb.tourolaw.edu. (Choose “Electronic Exam” and then “Apply Online.”) Requests received after this date will not be honored. When you have successfully registered, an automatic email will be sent to your TLC email address stating that your registration was successful. If you do not receive this email, please contact the Office of Information Technology at 631.761.7070 before the deadline. If you have difficulty registering, please contact the Office of Information Technology BEFORE the deadline.

2. Following are additional deadlines you must meet to be eligible to take your exams on a laptop. If you fail to meet any one of these deadlines, you will not be able to take your exams on a laptop.

• Tuesday, July 6, 11:59 p.m.: Students must install the exam software by this date. (If you took your exams on computer in the Spring 2010 semester, you do not need to reinstall the software. If you did not take exams on a laptop in the Spring 2010 semester, you MUST install the software.)
• Tuesday, July 6, 11:59 p.m.: ALL students must download mock exam and upload mock answer.
• 24 Hours Before Each Exam Date: All students must download their individual exam files.

Which laptops are eligible?
Students with PC laptops or Mac laptops are eligible to participate in this program. (Note: Mac laptops must have both the Leopard OSX and Microsoft XP or Vista installed.) Touro Law does not provide laptops to students.

What if I receive exam accommodations?
If you are submitting an Exam Accommodations Form (due June 28) to have an exam time/date changed for an exam conflict or disability accommodation, the instructions above still apply if you plan to use a computer. The Office of Student Services will send you an updated Exam Accommodations Form with your new designated exam date/times.

Attention Students: American Constitution Society Convention in Washington, D.C.

The American Constitution Society has over 200 Lawyer and Student Chapters; they hold substantive discussions about various issues in different areas of the law.  ACS is an educational legal society composed of lawyers, law students, academics and judges.

ACS would like to start a chapter at Touro Law.  This June the eighth annual ACS Convention will be held in D.C.  ACS would like Touro Law students to attend the convention and meet with fellow ACSers in D.C. in June!  Student attendance at the convention will prove to be a great experience for those interested in starting an ACS chapter.

This year, the Convention will commence with a gala dinner on Thursday evening, June 17, featuring Senator Al Franken.  Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will address a luncheon on Friday, June 18 and Rep. Linda Sanchez will deliver remarks at an evening reception. They will also have many engaging panels and plenary panels all day Friday, June 18, and Saturday morning. The Convention will conclude with a Saturday luncheon featuring Newark Mayor Cory Booker followed by the ACS Student Chapter Retreat.  It is sure to be an amazing time for all who attend.

Hazeen Ashby, the Associate Director for Student Chapters, is working with students to provide scholarships to attend the convention.  Scholarships range from the following:

·         Full Convention Registration covered (Reg. Cost $150)

·         Half of Convention Registration covered (only pay $75) and a Travel Scholarship; or

·         Half of Convention Registration covered (only pay $75) and a Housing Scholarship

The convention is being held at the historic Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. from Thursday evening through Saturday evening (June 17 – June 19).  For a complete list of convention speakers and the convention schedule, please visit: http://acslaw.org/convention10 .

If you are interested, please contact Hazeen Ashby using the following information:

Hazeen Ashby, Associate Director for Student Chapters

hashby@acslaw.org

202-393-6181 (main number)

Helen Martin Scholarship

The Long Island Coalition for the Homeless is pleased to announce that two Helen Martin Scholarships are available for students who have experienced homelessness. The Scholarships will be presented during the 22nd Annual Keys for the Homeless Conference on October 29, 2010.

Please click on the pictures for the Application Requirements and Student Application. Complete applications must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 25, 2010. Please mail complete applications to:

Helen Martin Scholarship Committee
c/o Long Island Coalition for the Homeless
38 Old Country Road
Garden City, New York 11530

Attention All Students: NATIONAL LAW STUDENTS WORKERS' RIGHTS CONFERENCE

NATIONAL LAW STUDENTS WORKERS' RIGHTS CONFERENCE

When:            October 15 & 16, 2010 - SAVE THE DATE!

Where:          National Labor College, Silver Spring, MD

Deadline:      August 26 if you're asking The Peggy Browning Fund to pay for airfare. 

September 30 for all others.

Registration will open in July. Register early to ensure admission!

Brochure:     Conference brochures and registration forms will be available in July.

More Info:     Watch for more details in the coming months. 

Web site:       http://www.peggybrowningfund.org/

Attention Graduating Students: ABA Student Health Insurance Plan Enrollment for Graduates

ABA Student Health Insurance Plan Enrollment for Graduates

Deadline – May 22, 2010

Numerous graduating third year law students who are either currently unemployed or on deferred employment have inquired about the availability of health insurance from the ABA Law Student Division. For many of these law student graduates, their current health insurance will expire this summer and without employer health insurance, they will be uninsured for an indefinite period of time.

The ABA Law Student Division health insurance plan with UnitedHealthcare Student Resources (UHCSR) offers a health insurance coverage extension for up to one year PROVIDED the student is a member of the ABA Law Student Division, currently carrying the Division’s plan with UHCSR, AND there is no break (lapse) in that coverage between the date of graduation and the first day of this one-year extension.

·         For all students continuing coverage, if you do not re-enroll in the plan prior to the end date of your coverage, your insurance will be cancelled at the end of period for which premium has been paid. To ensure there is not a lapse in coverage, PLEASE mark your calendars and make certain you submit your premium on a timely basis and pay as required.

Graduating law students who are not currently carrying this health insurance coverage with the ABA Law Student Division UHCSR plan may still qualify for the graduate extension by enrolling and purchasing the last quarter of the 2009-2010 health plan no later than May 22, 2010.  

Enrollment in the health plan by May 22, 2010 is an ABSOLUTE requirement of the carrier for graduating students seeking the extension coverage. Additionally, this program is offered to ABA Law Student Division members only.  If you are not currently enrolled in the ABA – you may join by calling 800.285.2221 or visiting http://www.abanet.org/join/. Students may view the health plan benefits at https://www.uhcsr.com/ABA.

• Although it is usually an eligibility requirement for initial enrollment, UHCSR worked with the ABA Law Student Division and agreed to waive the 31-day class attendance requirement through May 22, 2010 for graduating students enrolling in this plan. UHCSR sent notification to all its customer service representatives advising them of this exception for the ABA Law Student Division plan. 
• Students who are currently insured under this plan can continue coverage up to one year provided there is no break (lapse) in coverage.

Please note that after August 1, 2010, the new 2010-2011 plan rates will apply.  Each student has a choice of one of the benefits plans.  Plan I has higher benefits than Plan II. Make your selection carefully; you cannot upgrade coverage after the initial purchase of the Plan for the policy year. 
If you are currently insured under another UHCSR school endorsed plan, you cannot receive a refund on your school UHCSR plan if you choose to purchase additional, overlapping coverage under the ABA Law Student Division plan. 

Since benefits may be different than your current plan, you may view the health plan benefits and enroll online at https://www.uhcsr.com/ABA.  Please contact UHCSR directly at 800.505.5450 for specific information on the plans.