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Announcements

This week is the final week of classes. Read Period Begins on Saturday, May 1. We wish you luck on your final exams!

U-Pass: Students will have an opportunity to opt-in for the U-Pass for Summer. Watch your inbox over the coming weeks for more details!

C-K Law Group – Fall Semester: Work under the supervision of an attorney to gain legal experience in addition to earning law school credit!! Applications for the fall semester are now available: https://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/academics/jd-program/practical-skills-training/legal-clinics/legal-clinic-application

ASP: We are in the process of recruiting Academic Skills Program Teaching Assistants (TAs) for the Summer 2021 term. TAs are selected from among CK’s top students based on their overall performance in law school and in particular courses. TAs make a big difference by helping their peers through the following activities:

• TAs hold weekly office hours

• TAs run large review sessions open to all students in the class

• TAs run weekly small group sessions for selected students

Interested? Apply online by April 30 (click on link below). Also, please approach the professor you would like to work with and inform him/her of your interest.

We are looking for Summer TAs for the following courses:

• Criminal Law – Dean Sowle (first years can apply to be Dean Sowle’s TA)

• Evidence – Prof. Kling

• Trial Evidence – Prof. Truesdale

TA APPLICATION Applications are due on APRIL 30, 2021. More info about TAs can be found here.

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. During these sessions, we will cover Bluebook basics as well as how to approach the summer write-on process. All sessions will be held via Zoom and you do not need to attend more than one session. Please see the attached flyer for the meeting links.

• As a reminder, the following students will automatically be invited to join the Chicago-Kent Law Review based on their academic performance:

  • Full-time day division students who have completed their first year and rank in the top 7% of the full-time day division class

  • Evening division and part-time day division students who have completed their first year and rank in the top 7% of the combined evening division and part-time day division class

  • Evening division and part-time day division students who have completed their second year and rank within the top 7% of the combined class of first-year day students and second-year evening and part-time day students

  • An additional method for joining Law Review is through participation in the Summer Candidacy Program. Because the Law Review is no longer requiring applicants to meet a minimum cumulative GPA, the Summer Candidacy Program will begin before Spring 2021 grades are released. This is a change from past years. This means that first-year rankings will not be available prior to the start of the write-on process. For this reason, everyone is encouraged to participate in the Summer Candidacy Program regardless of the potential to fall within the top 7%.

• If there are any questions or concerns, please reach out to the incoming Executive Notes & Comments Editor, Elizabeth Jedrasek (ejedrasek), or refer to § 1.12 of the Student Handbook for more information about eligibility requirements.

• Dates for Informational Sessions

  • 4/27 12:30

  • 4/28 3:30

  • 4/30 5:30

  • 5/16 2:00

  • 5/19 6:00

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 27

• 12:30 p.m. Chicago-Kent Law Review Write-On Info Session. Please see the SBA Calendar or the attached flyer for the link.

Wednesday, April 28

• 3:30 p.m. Chicago-Kent Law Review Write-On Info Session. Please see the SBA Calendar or the attached flyer for the link.

Friday, April 30

• 12 – 1 p.m. ACPLS presents: A Conversation with Lori Breslauer, General Counsel to the Field Museum. Lori Breslauer provides legal advice to the Museum on a wide variety of matters including collections management/cultural property, exhibitions, education initiatives, business affairs, intellectual property, and insurance. https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/87327605944?pwd=VU04VWRTbzYrVUFJTzl0U25aUHRIUT09

• 3:00 p.m. The ACS, ACLU, CLS, NLG, and REAA present “A Conversation on the Death Penalty” with the renowned lawyer, author, speaker, and “Angel of Death Row” Ms. Andrea Lyon. The link is here, and in the SBA Calendar.

• 4-5 p.m. SBA Open Door – Final Session 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!

• 5:30 p.m. Chicago-Kent Law Review Write-On Info Session. Please see the SBA Calendar or the attached flyer for the link.

Future Events

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

Sunday, May 16

• 2:00 p.m. Chicago-Kent Law Review Write-On Info Session. Please see the SBA Calendar or the attached flyer for the link.

Wednesday, May 19

• 6:00 p.m. Chicago-Kent Law Review Write-On Info Session. Please see the SBA Calendar or the attached flyer for the link.

Resources

Writing Competitions

• 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.

From the Library:

• 2021 Summer and Post-Grad Access to Westlaw, Lexis & Bloomberg

  • http://blogs.kentlaw.iit.edu/library/2021/04/2021-summer-and-post-grad-access-to-westlaw-lexis-bloomberg/

• 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