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Announcements

Students are encouraged to use Chicago-Kent’s Bias Report Form to lodge bias-related complaints or concerns. This launch completes another item promised as part of the Antiracism Resolution that the faculty endorsed last July. Moving forward the link to Chicago-Kent’s bias report form will remain included in the SBA Newsletter footer.

Student Career Survey: The SBA Career Committee has worked hard this year to try and bridge the gap between Chicago-Kent students and employers. We have created this survey to help our student voices be heard by both the administration and the Career Services Office. We are collecting data to help improve the way students navigate their career paths, and to find new ways CSO may assist students post-pandemic. Taking this survey will help impact and change the Chicago-Kent student experience for the better! After you complete this survey, you will be entered to win one of ten $20 Amazon gift cards, courtesy of SBA!

• Please click here to access the survey:

  • Link for 1Ls – https://forms.gle/ebbNa4bxCGvs38f47

  • Link for 2L/3Ls – https://forms.gle/VbSdoWSG69Yd8YuJ9

The survey closes at 11:59 PM on Friday, April 16th. Have any questions or concerns? Please contact SBA Career Committee Chair, Zoe Appler.

The Chicago-Kent Law Review will be hosting FIVE LIVE Zoom sessions for interested and eligible students to learn more about the function and benefits of joining Law Review. We will also share information about the upcoming Law Review Write-on Competition, including Bluebook basics and some tips for approaching the Write-On from some of our members. Expect more details soon, but save the date(s):

• 4/27 12:30

• 4/28 3:30

• 4/30 5:30

• 5/16 2:00

• 5/19 6:00

• You may email the 2021-22 Notes & Comments Editor with questions you may have about these events or the Write-on process.

The ACPLS will be hosting the Student Art Fair on Sunday, May 2nd from 1-3 at Pilot Project Brewing in Logan Square. This will be a fun opportunity to network and hang out with fellow art lovers over coffee and drinks. If you intend to participate in the Art Fair, please submit (to acpls) the following information at your earliest convenience, but no later than Friday, April 23:

• The format of the piece(s) you will be submitting (ie. photography, paint, sculpture, etc)

• The name of your piece(s) – if you have one

• The approximate size of your piece(s), so that we are able to provide an appropriate viewing platform for your work and are able to accommodate space for everyone

Events for This Week

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

Tuesday, April 13

• 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.: The 42nd Annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture. The theme is "Catalyzing Localism: What is New About the Green New Deal?" Professor Scott Cummings (UCLA Law), author of Blue and Green: The Drive for Justice at America’s Port, will be in conversation with Philip D. Smith, director of communications and governmental affairs of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). This event is free, but registration is required. Information is on the flyer.

• Noon – 1:00 pm: IPLS Presents: Design Patents. What is a design patent? Who would want one? What is it like to practice law in the field of design patents? Join IPLS for an introduction to design patents featuring guest speaker Richard Stockton from Banner Witcoff, a Chicago IP Boutique Firm. Banner Witcoff has procured more U.S. design patents for clients than any other law firm for 16 consecutive years. They represent multinational, innovative design-driven companies in both the prosecution of design patent applications in the U.S. and around the world, and in the enforcement of their design patents. Zoom link on SBA Calendar.

Thursday, April 15

• 5:30 pm: Join the Chicago-Kent Student Animal Legal Defense Fund for a vegan cooking class! We will be teaching you how to make vegan pasta primavera and UIC John Marshall’s Animal Legal Defense Fund student chapter will be joining us. This will be a fun way to meet students from their chapter while hanging out and cooking dinner! The first 7 people to register will receive a $15 gift card to Kitchen 17, a local vegan restaurant, that will be sent out to them after they attend this event. Everyone who registers and attends the event will be automatically included in a raffle for one $25 gift card from Kitchen 17, and will also receive a promo code for 15% off your online purchase from Kitchen 17. Please register egalanopulos.

• 6:00 – 7:15: Unpacking Iqbal. Ashcroft v. Iqbal is known as the seminal case that every 1L agonizes over because it transformed the pleading standard starting in 2008. But this case goes beyond pleading standards. It is intertwined with questions surrounding qualified immunity, Xenophobia, Islamophobia and carries a holding that eerily resembles a rationale for blatant racism and discrimination. We have invited panel speakers Professor Alexander Reinert (who argued the case in front of the Supreme Court) and Professor Shirin Sinnar to discuss the impact that Iqbal has had on the entire American litigation system for ethnic and racial minorities.

  • Where: Zoom, register here: https://lu.ma/qgugl5o3

Friday, April 16

• 3:00 p.m.: Women in Law and Immigration Law Society: Pads 4 Refugees Information Session. Join ILS & WIL for a presentation from Pads 4 Refugees, a 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to support the dignity of women and girls in refugee camps by providing them with period products. Most governments and international bodies do not provide regular, consistent aid in the form of period products. These women are then placed in the position of having to use unsanitary items like leaves, moss, or old rags every month to manage their period. Without proper hygiene products, young women are also unable to attend school when they are on their period. Pads 4 Refugees was started to fill the gaps in period care. It works with partners on the ground in Greece to deliver the pads.

  • Please register here: https://forms.gle/cpvuSuHrXVXJjeHX8

• 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: SBA Open Door At 4 pm on Fridays through April 30, SBA has committed to launching an unrecorded SBA Zoom session to lend an ear to students who wish to hang out, vent, problem solve, mingle, ask questions – whatever our peers might need to feel heard. Students and faculty are encouraged to swing by. The link is in the SBA Calendar!!

Saturday, April 17

• Join your fellow classmates on Saturday, April 17th for a trip to the Art Institute! Students can enter the museum anytime between 11am-6pm. Tickets are $5, Students can pay by Venmo- @Alex-OConnor-80159 (QR code attached below if needed but it’s also in the sign up google doc). Sign Up By completing this google form BEFORE Monday, April 12 at 11:59pm.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Public Interest Resource Center at Chicago-Kent invites and encourages you to report your pro bono & community service hours toward the receipt of the Certificate of Service (50 hours of service) or Dean’s Distinguished Service Award (250 hours). The deadline to report hours is Friday, April 16, 2021. Students who earn awards will be recognized at the annual Chicago-Kent Public Interest Awards, to be held on Monday, April 26th at 7:00pm over zoom. Please see the attached brochure detailing the hours that you can count as Pro Bono or Community Service, as well as how to submit them. You can also find detailed information pirc

Law Student Volunteers Needed! The Annual Illinois Youth Summit for high school students will take place on May 14, 2021. This year, the summit topic will be “What does defund the police really mean?” If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Dee Runaas at drunaas.

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) has informed us that they are seeking 2 volunteers for the Immigrant Legal Defense Project. They are asking for 2-3 hours a week from May 24 through July 30. The volunteer would be paired with a fellow on NIJC’s Immigrant Legal Defense Project. The work would be remote via an internet platform. Please contact Elena Miller if you are interested in this opportunity.

Midwest Immigration Bond Fund Coalition Ambassador Training April 22 from 5:30 – 6:30 CT: The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund Coalition (MIBFC) endeavors to fill a critical gap by establishing a revolving fund that can be used to post a monetary bond for individuals held in the custody of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) who cannot afford to pay bonds set by ICE or the Chicago Immigration Court. The MIBFC also seeks to provide comprehensive post-release support to individuals facing deportation by strengthening and building relationships with community partners to provide assistance to impacted individuals in the areas of legal representation, justice, safety, and well-being in the United States. Interested students and advocates are invited to join a MIBFC Ambassador training on April 22 from 5:30 – 6:30 CT. to find out more about ICE detention and how to support the MIBFC mission. To attend, please sign up through this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TCMZX3N.

Future Events

Tuesday, April 20

• 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: NELA-IL is hosting its annual Seventh Circuit Conference Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. This year’s theme is "Employment Law in the Time of COVID-19." This event is free for all law students. Commensurate with NELA’s new student inclusion efforts, they will also be holding student social sessions in between breaks where students can informally network with each other and other employment law attorneys.

  • The conference will be held via Zoom. To register, please go to the NELA-IL website: https://www.nela-illinois.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=853437&item_id=1392359

  • This is a fantastic learning and networking opportunity. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tyler Sprague.

• 5:00 p.m.: Cannabis Law Society and Arts and Cultural Property Law Society present "Paint and Puff with Bob Ross" on 4/20/21 at 5pm. If you need a paint set, we can order one for you for $25! Send your RSVP to cannabislawsociety.

• 5:30 p.m.: Pathways to the Bench – Judges Panel. Please join us as SBA and Lambdas present a Judge panel comprising 4 noteworthy Cook County Judges. The panel will share about their careers leading to the judiciary, and answer questions from the audience! See the SBA Calendar for more information.

Wednesday, April 21

• 4:00 p.m. Please join SELS for a talk with Tennessee Titans President and Chicago-Kent Alumnus Burke Nihil on Wednesday, April 21 at 4:00pm!

Thursday, April 22

• 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.: Women in Law Trivia Night. Join the Society of Women in Law for Trivia Night on Thursday April 22, from 5:30PM-7PM via Zoom. The questions will feature feminist and both fictional and famous female lawyer trivia. Prizes will be awarded to First, Second, and Third place teams so everyone has a chance to win! If you are part of the WIL Mentorship Program, we encourage you to invite your mentor as this is an excellent event to have fun and get to know each other better. All are welcome, so bring your friends and join us for Women in Law Trivia Night! Register here.

• 5:30 p.m.: Speaker Brittany Hill – Alternatives for Change: Exploring Restorative Justice in Animal Crimes. Join us for a presentation about restorative justice in animal crimes by Brittany Hill, an attorney with the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Criminal Justice Program. In her work, Brittany finds innovative ways to apply criminal justice reform to animal law. Brittany graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2019 and while there, Brittany worked on criminal justice reform issues, including clemency and reducing barriers for justice-involved people through community law. The first 7 people to register will receive a $15 gift card to Native Foods, which will be sent out to them after they attend this event. Additionally, everyone who registers and attends the event will be automatically included in a raffle for one $25 gift card from Kitchen 17. See attached flyer for more info. Please register here. The Zoom link is in the SBA calendar and can also be found at this link. If you have any questions feel free to contact Eleni Galanopulos at egalanopulos.

• 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.: By popular demand Paint n Sip night is back!! For just $5 you can join your classmates for a virtual paint n sip hosted by Pino’s Pallet of Logan Square on Thursday, April 22 at 8pm-10pm. ALL painting supplies are included in that price and paint supplies can be shipped directly to your home (for an additional $17 shipping fee) or can be picked up from the lobby at Chicago Kent the Tuesday and Wednesday before the event. Sign up BEFORE Friday, April 16th using this link: https://www.pinotspalette.com/logansquare/event/534423

Friday, April 23

• 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.: SBA Open Door At 4 pm on Fridays through April 30, SBA has committed to launching an unrecorded SBA Zoom session to lend an ear to students who wish to hang out, vent, problem solve, mingle, ask questions – whatever our peers might need to feel heard. Students and faculty are encouraged to swing by. The link is in the SBA Calendar!!

• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The 30th Annual KJF Spring Auction: Calling all students: Are you a public interest student planning on getting an unpaid internship this coming summer? Or a student with a paid internship who’s looking to give back to the C-K community? The annual Kent Justice Foundation’s Spring Auction (when students can bid on Themis and Barbri Giftcards, virtual murder mystery, Zoom happy hour, and much more with your favorite professors!) is coming up on Friday, April 23rd.

  • The 30th Annual Auction will take place in the auditorium at Chicago-Kent on Friday, April 23rd from 6-8 PM CST. This will be an in-person event so social distancing and masks are required. But we are excited to see each and every one of you in person! There will be a silent and live auction taking place. If you would like to attend, the tickets are $7. You can purchase tickets at the door or online. Once the link is live, we will send you all a second email containing the link to purchase tickets.

  • Also, if you would like to volunteer for a committee either setting up the event, tearing down the event, or the wrap up committee, please provide your name here. The Wrap-Up committee begins working after the auction and involves emailing donors and winners. The more you volunteer, the more money we can raise for summer scholarships, and the more chances you have to get a scholarship yourself, up to $5,000.

  • If you have any questions, please feel free to email us, but we are really excited to be putting on an event at school and in-person!

Sunday, May 2

• 1 – 3 p.m.: The ACPLS presents The Student Art Fair at Pilot Project Brewing in Logan Square. This will be a fun opportunity to network and hang out with fellow art lovers over coffee and drinks. If you intend to participate in the Art Fair, please submit (to acpls) the following information at your earliest convenience, but no later than Friday, April 23:

• The format of the piece(s) you will be submitting (ie. photography, paint, sculpture, etc)

• The name of your piece(s) – if you have one

• The approximate size of your piece(s), so that we are able to provide an appropriate viewing platform for your work and are able to accommodate space for everyone

Writing Competitions

(we have so many that we now have a heading!)

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.

The Chicago-Kent Faculty are pleased to announce the inaugural year of the 2020-21 FIRST ANNUAL Racial Justice Writing Competition. As pledged in our 2020 Faculty Antiracism Statement, the Chicago-Kent faculty presents the inaugural year of this writing competition meant to encourage and honor excellent student scholarship on racial justice.

• Papers on any topic related to racial justice may be submitted for consideration.

• Any current Chicago-Kent student may submit a paper written inside or outside of class on a racial justice topic. Entries must be the author’s own work, and not part of a group project. Papers should explain the issue or thesis well; be well-organized, creative and persuasive; and be well written. There is no page limit for entries.

• The winning entry will receive a $1,000 cash prize. In addition, the winning submission will be published on the Chicago-Kent Diversity webpage.

• The judging will be conducted by a panel of Chicago-Kent faculty, including the chairs of the Curriculum and Diversity Committees and the additional rotating faculty judges recruited annually. Entries will be anonymous to judges during judging.

• Please email your submission to Nicole Mszal, Faculty Scholarship Academic Assistant, at nwagner2. Submissions will be accepted until midnight, June 1, 2021. Judging will be complete and the award announced by July 1, 2021.

• Naming Prize: We are also offering a $100 cash prize for the best name idea for this new writing competition. Stay tuned for the link to submit your name suggestions! The winner of the naming contest will also be announced on July 1, 2021.

Now accepting submissions for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor and Employment Writing Competition. Papers on any topic relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination are eligible for the prize. Papers written for Chicago-Kent courses, academic-related internships/externships, or self-conducted research are admissible. The award money will be a check of $5,000.00,

awarded to one individual. In addition to the monetary award, the paper will be published

on the Chicago-Kent Institute for Law and the Workplace website and shared with prize donors.

Submissions are due May 14, 2021. See the attached flyer for more information.

The Black Law Students Association and the Student Bar Association are pleased to announce the Nickolas Johnson Writing Competition. In 2018, we lost a fellow classmate and BLSA member. This writing prize in Nickolas Johnson’s memory is to encourage students to tackle issues of mental health on campus and propose an idea to be implemented by BLSA and SBA for the upcoming school year. Click here for the application. Students can download the application by clicking on the documents in the guide, or find it attached to this newsletter.. The competition funding is donation based, and if you would like to donate, there is information provided below on how to do so. The hope is to raise $1,000 each year, which will allow the student who wins to be awarded $500, with the other $500 going to implementing the student’s proposal. The writing prize will take place from March 1 to April 19. A panel of judges will read the proposals from April 19 to May 10 and announce the winner on the May 10.

If you would like to donate to the Nickolas Johnson Writing Competition, please go to arogers11.

Resources

From ASP:

• How to improve second semester grades: Leveraging your first semester to fuel success.

From the Library:

• The library has created a resource guide for APALSA and our Asian community, in light of recent events. Students may access the guide here.

• As part of the Chicago-Kent Law Library’s mission to support the needs of faculty, students, and staff of the law school, our newest library guide highlights resources to support the work being done to promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Chicago-Kent: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources. In the guide, find links to books, specialized digital collections, study guides, and journals, with many titles you can access digitally through our collections even if you’re not visiting our library in person or requesting books via I-Share at this time. You’ll also find recommendations for antiracism books and authors to support the ongoing work of the Chicago-Kent Antiracism Statement from 2020.

• We hope you’ll review the resources and use the CK Suggests page if you have suggestions, reviews, or content you’d like to see in the guide in the future.

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.

Housing/Sublease Spreadsheet:

• Northwestern Law started a sublease spreadsheet for people looking to lease their apartment over the summer. The spreadsheet is being shared with all the Chicago area law schools. Students can feel free to add their apartments if they need a renter, or this is a good place to look if any students need a place just for the summer during their internship.

Birthdays & Special Days – April:

04/01 – Isabelle Abbott, 1L

04/04 – Janet Vasquez, 3L

04/06 – Joe Popely, 2L

04/08 – Marrell Williams, 1L

4/13 – Zach Taylor, 3L

4/15 – Joshua Kibert, 1L

4/18 – Daniel Kfoury, 3L

4/20 – Daniel Abraham, 1L

4/21 – Megan Warshawsky, 1L

4/25 – Taylor Shuman, 2L

4/26 – Joey Zawacki, 2L

4/27 – Micah McClendon, 3L

4/29 – Roberto Martinez, 3L

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

WIL and ILS – Pads 4 Refugees.pdf
Iqbal Event.pdf
Women in Law Trivia Night Flyer.pdf

IPLS Design Patents Event Flyer (1).pdf
SALDF Event 4_22 – Speaker Brittany Hill updated.pdf
SELS Titans final.pdf
SALDF Cooking Class Flyer updated.pdf