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*Welcome back students!

*check out our SBA Instagram this week, featuring “Get to know your SBA Executives.”

Announcements

Interested in submitting a paper to a competition? The law library has created a guide to student legal writing competitions. For more information, please see the library blog post about the guide.

Events for This Week

Events may be found on the SBA calendar. Please make sure you are accessing via your Kent email address.

The Health Law Society workshop will take place on Monday, January 25, 2021 from 3-4PM. Stephanie Altman from the Shriver Center will be speaking about building patient advocacy skills and tackling racial inequities in health care. Click here for Zoom.

Bar Exam Basics: Graduating in May? Join Profs Johnson and Aleisa for Bar Exam Basics this Tuesday, 1/26, at noon in this zoom room. We will cover the format of the bar exam, what subjects are tested, how the exam is scored, how to start shopping for a prep program, what it takes to study for the bar, why it’s good to start early, how to start early, extra bar support provided by CK, and more. There will also be time for questions. Hope to see you there!

Career Services Presents: Illinois State Bar Association Rural Practice Initiative Presentation. Join the CSO on January 29 for a presentation on the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Rural Practice Fellowship Program. All students who attend will be entered into a drawing to win a $30 Visa gift card. This great program aims to connect law students and new attorneys with rural practitioners and address the severe gap in legal services in rural communities. Speakers will include Krista Appenzeller, Assistant Counsel with ISBA; Cindy Buys, Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law; and Lois Wood, Rural Practice Fellowship Program Co-Chair, retired Executive Director of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid.

• To learn more about the Rural Practice program go to https://www.isba.org/ruralpractice.

• Look for the Zoom link in the CK Career Connector newsletter and the SBA Calendar.

Chicago-Kent Centennial Visitor Lecture, The Trauma of Injustice: Join us on February 3 at 3 p.m. for Dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig’s lecture. “The Trauma of Injustice” will discuss cultural trauma experienced by Blacks as a group in response to legal outcomes in cases involving the killings of unarmed Blacks by police and quasi-police officers. Dean Onwuachi-Willig is a leader in scholarship and teaching related to race and the law, and it is a privilege to have her join us. For more information, including information on how to register, visit this link.

Future Events

Career Services Presents: Why Mindset Matters in Law School, in Practice, and Beyond – February 5. Grades have come out, and for some of you, the disappointment may be sinking in. Come learn about the concept of mindset and how it influences the way we learn and how we respond to successes and challenges in law school. The concept, developed from an extensive body of educational psychology research by Stanford professor Carol Dweck, focuses on how success can be dramatically influenced by how we perceive our most basic qualities, such as our abilities or talent. Professor Young will take a closer look into two mindsets from Dweck’s findings by discussing the underlying beliefs about intelligence that can affect the overall law school experience. She will also offer strategies law students can use to cultivate a growth mindset for law school and professional success.

Resources

From ASP: How to improve second semester grades: Leveraging your first semester to fuel success

From the Library: Improving your Internet Connection at Home

American Bar Association: Did you know that you get a free ABA membership as a law school student? Sign up using this link for all the perks of membership, including networking opportunities and awesome discounts to study resources! If you have any questions, email your ABA Rep Daniel Kfoury.

Birthdays & Special Days – January:

*if you wish to share your special date with the student body, click here

Jan 26 Poster.pdf
Chicago-Kent Health Law Society Workshop.pdf