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March 21, 2022

Announcements

SBA Elections!

Students: Are you interested in being a part of the Student Bar Association (SBA)? SBA is a great way to become involved at Chicago-Kent! Elections are coming up and all positions are open! Any full-time student is eligible to run for an SBA position. You do not have to already be in SBA to run for a position.

Positions up for election include: President, Vice President, Evening Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, American Bar Association Representative, Chicago Bar Association Representative, Illinois State Bar Association Representative, Cook County Bar Association Representative, 2L Class Representative (4 positions), 2L Evening Class Representative (2 positions), 3L Class Representative (4 positions), and 3L Evening Class Representative (2 positions).

Attached is a list of all positions and their descriptions. We highly encourage any interested students to reach out to current SBA members in positions you are interested in. A current list of our membership with positions is linked here.

The election timeline (subject to change) is listed here:

• Monday, March 7: Election petitions are released @ 8:00 am

• TODAY, March 21: Election Petitions and candidate statements are due @ 5:00 pm

• Thursday, March 24 Campaigning begins @ 8:00 am

• Monday, March 28: Campaigning ends @ 11:59 am

• Monday, March 28: Voting begins @ 12:00 pm

• Wednesday, March 30: Voting closes @ 12:00 pm

Election Petition Information

• On Monday, March 7th, We will send out a google doc of the blank petitions. The file is not able to be edited. You must go to "File" and then "Make a Copy" to make it your own Google Doc.

• All signatures must be signed by individuals on their own computers and on their own gmail account. You must share links, not computers, for signatures.

• You can send these petitions through individual email and other electronic means, but not over email listservs.

• BCCing is not allowed when emailing.

• The number of signatures required for your petitions will be shared with you on Monday, March 7th.

• When submitting the petitions, you must include a candidate statement. (Sample is attached).

• The petition should be downloaded as a PDF, saved, and sent to the Election Chair, Emily Richter at erichter1.

• Petitions and Candidate Statements are due on March 21 at 5:00 pm CST.

No solicitation of petition signatures is allowed until the petitions are "released" on March 7th at 8:00 am. No campaigning for any position is allowed until campaigning opens on March 24 at 8:00 am.

Official rules regarding campaigning will be sent out on March 7th. Further, we are attaching our bylaws that govern elections for your consideration. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or jokes, please contact Emily Richter.

Public lecture featuring the 2022 Centennial Visitor, Vince Warren will be held on March 23, 2022 at 3 pm at the Conviser Law Center.

Mr. Warren is the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

He is a leading expert on racial injustice and discriminatory policing, and oversees the CCR’s litigation and advocacy work, using international and domestic law to challenge human rights abuses, including racial, gender and LGBTQIA injustice. Under his leadership, the Center for Constitutional Rights successfully challenged the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy and profiling of Muslims, ended long-term solitary confinement in California’s Pelican Bay Prison, and established the persecution of LGBTQIA people as a crime against humanity. The Center for Constitutional Rights is currently challenging the abuse of migrants at the U.S. Southern Border, the Muslim Ban, the torture of prisoners in Abu Ghraib, and the criminalization of transgender people, as well as providing legal and policy support to Black, Brown, and Native organizers across the country.

Those wishing to register for the event should do so here. Note that Dean Krug strongly encourages in-person attendance. Please attend remotely only if there is a specific reason that you are unable to attend in-person.

Composite / Professional Headshot Photos for Graduating 3Ls: Photographers will be on campus taking composite photos on the dates listed below. Digital images of both your individual portrait and the composite photo will be provided free of charge, courtesy of the Alumni Association.

1. Thursday, March 31 – Friday, April 1 | 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. If you are interested, please sign up here.

Tech Guide: Attached to this email is SBA’s Tech Guide. Please reference it for any technology-related problems you might encounter this semester.

Legal Externship Program: All Summer Legal Externship Program applications are due on or before Monday, May 2, 2022, and Summer Judicial Externship Program (if you secured your own) by Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Information on the programs and the application forms themselves can be found on Symplicity and the externship website.

As announced by Dean Sowle, there are exciting and prestigious law firm externships available for 4 or 6 credits this fall via the Legal Externship Program (LEP) and Semester Law Firm Associate Program (SLFAP). Applications are due to sblaz by March 29, 2022.

C-K Law Group – Summer and Fall Semesters: Work under the supervision of an attorney to gain practical legal experience in addition to earning law school credit!! Applications for both the Summer and Fall 2022 semesters are now available and can be found here: https://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/academics/jd-program/practical-skills-training/legal-clinics/legal-clinic-application

Applications now available for certificate programs administered by the C-K Law Group. Certificate programs are a great way to get an enhanced education about a specific area of law while gaining more marketable job skills.

Criminal Litigation Certificate Program: Chicago-Kent’s Certificate Program in Criminal Litigation is designed to give students a comprehensive and balanced professional education to prepare them adequately for the practice of criminal law.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution (LADR) Certificate Program: For students who aspire to become litigators or mediators, Chicago-Kent’s Certificate Program in Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (LADR) combines trial skills training, negotiation and mediation within a rigorous clinical curriculum.

Workplace LADR: The Workplace LADR certificate program will yield a joint certificate, allowing students to market themselves to potential employers as well-versed in the highly complementary areas of litigation, ADR, and labor and employment law.

Civil Rights Litigation Conference: Please join us for the 38th Annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference on April 20-21, 2022. This two-day virtual conference will provide up-to-date information on the latest cases, trends, and strategies affecting §1983 litigation.

As a student of Chicago-Kent you are entitled to complimentary registration for the conference. To receive this discount, click here to register and enter the discount code: CKCLE1 at checkout.

We hope that you are able to join us this year!

DePaul Law School SBA Blood Drive: See the attached .pdf flyer or visit the QR Code below to learn more about participating in DePaul’s upcoming Blood Drive on April 4th.

Student Organizations

SBA’s Social Committee: The paint n sip event is officially back Wednesday, March 30th 7-9pm with a Hybrid option to participate either in the Pinot’s Palette studio located at 2768 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL or Virtually in the comfort of your own home on Zoom. For only $5 you get everything you need to paint a masterpiece!

Please click this link to sign up by March 23rd:

https://www.pinotspalette.com/logansquare/event/605716

Petition to start the Slavic Law Student Association: Hello! Several students have decided to try to start a new organization on campus – the Slavic Law Student Association. Our goal is to create a space for Slavic students on campus and to also engage others in the unique and rich cultures of the various Slavic countries. We would first like to gauge interest for this kind of organization by sending around a petition. If you are interested in this group or would like to see it established, please sign our petition which can be found ppiaskowski.

APALSA: Have You Eaten? Join APALSA on March 23 at 3:00 pm in Room 590 for some food and conversation to celebrate Diversity Month. Sharing food is a common way to care for people in numerous Asian, as well as many other, communities.

We want to welcome everyone to bring and share their favorite snacks and ideas for conversation topics. Please let us know what food you are bringing and if you have any conversation topics ideas on this spreadsheet.

American Bar Association (ABA):

If you would like to be more involved in the ABA or make the most out of your free membership, register for an account here and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions! Some benefits of that account include:

• ABA Discounts

• Free Membership in up to 5 Sections, Divisions, and Forums

• Access to ABA Advantage Programs

• Free content

And if you go for the premium $25/year membership, you also get:

• ABA Career Forward Powered by Korn Ferry Advance

• After the Bar digital publication

• ABA Bar Bundle Prep (discounts to various prep services)

• ABA Legal Ethics Bundle (MPRE Prep)

• 90 Day Free Trial of Quimbee Gold Plan with up to 50 case briefs

• Free JD Advising 1L sheets, discounts on tutoring and law school resources

• Access to leadership opportunities and national competition

Don’t want to miss out on ABA news or events? Make sure to get your copy of the ABA Journal! It’s totally free for ABA Members. And if you want to get it straight to your phone, you can download the free ABA Journal app from iTunes, Google Play or Amazon.

ABA 1972 Webinar: This webinar, presented by the Spectrum Institute and LLS OutLaw, focuses on the founding of OutLaw, the nation’s first gay law student’s association. Exploring the efforts of early members, this presentation will give an in-depth look at the trials and tribulations overcome by this group of early LGBTQ+ activists. Topics include issues involving criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and the elimination of bias in the legal profession. This event will also count towards 1-hour of Elimination of Bias MCLE credit.

To view the 1972 MCLE materials, please click here:

https://lmu.box.com/s/wn0f5ohbbovst70xdpsvduep94b4wc5v.

To register, please click here:

https://lmula.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpf-mrrj0tG9ZVmtxS37SNXDlNO-LcVXyD

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email OutLaw.

ABA Writing Competition: The goal of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law student writing contest is to encourage and reward law student writing on the subjects of real property or trust and estate law. It is designed to attract students to these law specialties, and to encourage scholarship and interest in these areas. Articles submitted for judging are encouraged to be of timely topics and have not been previously published. This contest is open to all J.D. and LL.M students currently attending an ABA-accredited law school.

See the official contest rules and entry form for details. Entries must be received by the Section no later than May 31, 2022.

Prizes include:

• Award money of $1,000 – $2,500

• A full-tuition scholarship to the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning OR Robert Traurig-Greenberg Traurig Graduate Program in Real Property Development for the 2022–2023 or 2023-2024 academic year. *

• Free round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations to the next in person RPTE meeting. This is an excellent meeting to network with RPTE leadership!

• 1 year of free RPTE membership

• Consideration for publication in The Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal, the Section’s law review journal, which is mailed to 18,000 RPTE members.

• Name and essay title will be published in the eReport, the Section’s electronic newsletter

ABA Careers in Tax Law Panel: Co-Sponsored by: Young Lawyers Forum and Closely Held Business Committee

If you are a current law student aspiring to become a tax lawyer, a recent graduate looking to break into tax or change practice areas in tax, or are just interested in learning more about a tax law practice, please join us for an insightful and informative discussion. Our distinguished panel of tax attorneys will share how they started their careers, how they came to their current positions, and tips/tricks for success in the tax profession. This will be an interactive, open discussion geared for those wishing to learn more about the life of a tax lawyer!

Registration at the Link:

https://americanbar.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpcO6hqTMuHdNsV4IKaU9fkTvkXRFIopCL

Chicago Bar Association (CBA): Are you looking to expand your professional network? Maybe you’re searching for a mentor or just want to be more involved and get your name out there. Through the Chicago Bar Association, you can establish yourself and develop professional relationships throughout the Chicago legal community. Law students can become members for just $12/year. Memberships include entry to networking events (galas, holiday parties, outings, and more), access to fascinating educational events and materials developed by top attorneys, and the opportunity to make new friends with other law students and professionals. Learn more and sign up for your membership here.

For any questions or for help organizing a group to attend a CBA event, reach out to our school’s CBA representative, Rana Salem (rsalem).

Cook County Bar Association: Join the CCBA in partnership with Chapman & Cutler on Thursday, March 31st at 4PM for A Day in the Life of a Transactional Attorney. You may register here.

This is the registration link: https://chapmanandcutler.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocO2hrDIsHdNU12c69Jk8qIowxhR32gyQ

The Cook County Bar Association invites C-K students to join their Barrister’s Sneaker & Masquerade Ball on April 1st from 6-10PM. Purchase your ticket here!

ELS Annual Bake Sale: The ELS Annual Bake Sale is back! Stop by the 3rd floor table outside the SPAK between 9 AM – 4 PM on Wednesday, March 30th to buy some delicious baked goods and meet the Environmental Law Society. All proceeds go to the ELS Summer Fellowship – supporting students pursuing public interest environmental law summer position. To submit a direct donation to the ELS Summer Fellowship Fund, please email els.

First Generation Law Student Association: Join First Generation Law Student Association, MLSA, and JLSA, as we celebrate the end of Diversity Month with our Chicago – Kent Diversity Month Closing Event! We will begin the event with our keynote speaker, the Honorable Judge Kottaras, then open up the space to socialize and network. This is a great opportunity to celebrate Diversity Month and network with your peers and professionals. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided! This will be a hybrid event on March 31st at 5:00pm, held both in Morris Hall and on Zoom. Please note that all in-person guests must be fully vaccinated to attend. Please RSVP here.

Please join First-Gen for some pizza at our Spring Semester General Body Meeting on Friday March 25, at 2:00PM in room 270. You can also join us via Zoom (but you’ll have to provide your own pizza). We will update you on upcoming events, provide an end of year report, and discuss upcoming elections. We hope to see you all there!

Kent Justice Foundation: KJF is raffling off prizes from Themis, Barbri, and local businesses to support our summer fellowship! Stop by the Spak between 11:30-1:30pm Monday through Thursday this week to purchase raffle tickets. We’ll be pulling the winners live at a happy hour event on Thursday, March 24 from 5-7pm! Join our email list (kjf) for more information and options to virtually purchase tickets.

KJF Wine & Raffle Night: Thursday, March 24 | 5-7pm | 1st Floor Lobby

KJF is raffling off items to help raise funds to support students who are doing unpaid public interest work this summer! Raffle items include:

• $1000 gift certificates to Themis

• Barrister’s Ball tickets

• Guided beer tasting for 4 at Pilot Project Brewing

• 10-day unlimited yoga at Ritual in Lakeview

• AdaptiBar subscription

• VIP section for 6 + champagne at LITE Chicago

• AND MORE!

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqlvpc1kp_9VTOlabF4UvBHBaG7FiRjDMTDQoU1n0O0xfaFA/viewform?usp=sf_link

FAQ’s:

-Do I need to participate in the raffle to come to the wine event? NO! You’re welcome to just come and enjoy the happy hour 🙂 The entry price will get you 2 drink tickets + snacks! If you’d like to pre-pay just Venmo the $5 (@Nicole-Jansma) and we’ll mark you down (price at the door will be $7).

-Do I need to be present at the event to win a prize? NO! If you can’t make the event, you will still be eligible for the prizes! For those not in attendance we will just email you after the event to let you know you’re a winner 🙂

Labor & Employment Law Society:

ABPA emPOWER Network Event: The Arab-American Business and Professional Association is hosting its inaugural emPOWER Networking Event on March 31st at 5:30 p.m. Portions of event proceeds will go towards the creation of a grant program for young aspiring women entrepreneurs who need financial assistance to start their business. More information can be found on the ABPA website and on the Facebook event page.

Phi Alpha Delta March Madness Fundraiser: PAD is hosting the Second Annual March Madness Bracket Challenge Fundraiser! Brackets cost $5 each and there is no limit to the number of brackets you can buy. There will be prizes awarded to the top three brackets and a raffle prize awarded to one random player! To join, send your payment via Venmo to @chloekatherine3 and include your email and the number of brackets – you will then be sent the link to join our bracket challenge! Entries close at 11:59 PM on Saturday, March 12th.

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund: Join us on Monday, March 28th at 6pm via Zoom! We are hosting Anna Morrision-Ricordati, a Chicago animal attorney and owner of AMR Law Group, to learn about animal law. She will talk to us about animal testing in cosmetics & cruelty-free companies, what it is like to practice animal law in Chicago, and how she got to where she is today. Attendees are automatically entered into a raffle for three $15 e.l.f. Cosmetics gift cards, a cruelty-free cosmetics company. Please register egalanopulos with any questions.

Upcoming Events

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

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 ASP: 1Ls: Listen from students and faculty on what strategies they used for academic success: https://youtu.be/wQquU7OyoTI

From Career Services:

Careers and Opportunities Involving the Representation of Individuals with Disabilities

Date: March 28, 2022

Time: 12:15 pm

Location: Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6811793679?pwd=Nm9PL1A4cDdwM2ZQcnUwZGdieGJjUT09)

“Careers and Opportunities Involving the Representation of Individuals with Disabilities.” is an

annual program organized by the ISBA’s Standing Committee for Disability Law. This year, the

program will be available virtually to law students.

Purpose: Raise law students’ awareness of the different types of opportunities and careers

available to attorneys who are interested in advocating for disabled individuals and/or disability

rights.

Format: A panel of attorneys will discuss different areas of practice in the public and private

sectors along with what each job generally entails. Attendees will be able to engage with

panelists and other law students interested in issues impacting the disabled.

Topics: Attendees will learn about practices that specialize in areas such as ADA law, special

education, public policy, legislative advocacy, mental health law, guardianship, trust and estates,

family law, and personal injury. The program will also discuss internships, volunteer

opportunities, networking, representing disabled clients, and issues frequently encountered by

disabled attorneys.

Disability Law Mixer

Date: March 28, 2022

Time: 6:00 pm

Location: Zoom (https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlde-pqzorGNejaJHtljn7ofAk5m09ouNF)

Join the Disability Law Society at the University of Illinois College of Law following the ISBA’s Disability Law Committee panel to meet fellow law students interested in disability law and advocacy. Share and learn from others’ experiences in internships, courses, and the legal field more broadly.

A Day in the Life of a Health Law Attorney (Plus Health Law Trends)

Date: March 29, 2022

Time: 12:00 pm

Location: Via live webcast (learn.chicagobar.org) or in-person at the law firm Swanson, Martin & Bell

This seminar will highlight health and hospital law careers and experiences directed towards new attorneys and law students to provide a diverse perspective of the type of work health law attorneys do on a day-to-day basis, and how the pandemic has affected their work environments and how they practice. Each speaker will either provide a brief overview of their “typical” day or the health care issues and trends they are currently seeing in the field. Concluding the seminar, young attorneys and law students will have the opportunity to network in person. This event is FREE to law student members of the Chicago Bar Association (if you’re not a member, sign up here for just $12/year).

This program will be held via live Webcast at Learn.ChicagoBar.org or In-person at:

Swanson, Martin & Bell,

LLP, 330 N. Wabash

Ave., Suite 3300,

Chicago IL 60611

Careers in Estate Planning

Date: March 29, 2022

Time: 12:00 pm

Location: Room 270

Come enjoy some pizza and learn about careers in estate planning from members of the Chicago Estate Planning Council.

Register at: tinyurl.com/careersinestateplanning

Important Events:

March – Women’s History Month

This month we celebrate Women’s History. In the Latina community, we affirm that judicial positions are ours to aspire to, attain, and win. Diana López, Araceli De La Cruz, Ruth Gudino, Viviana Martínez, and Iris Chavira are part of a larger collective that reminds us of our right to dream and run for judicial roles in Illinois. Their leadership, and that of those before them, showcase that we are limitless and strengthen our communities. Our mere existence as Latina lawyers in the legal field speaks for itself and we must aim to increase the 1.4% percent of practicing lawyers that are Latinas. We are worthy, we are bright, and multi-dimensional individuals. May we continue to build our communities, contribute our unique skills, share our experiences, and build a strong foundation for all who come after us. “It is important for all of us to appreciate where we come from and how that history has really shaped us in ways that we might not understand.” – Sotomayor

Birthdays & Special Days – March

February 29	Anna Ylitalo, 1L
March 2	Callie Folke, 2L
March 3	Edward Messmer, 2L
March 4	Ashley Morris, 2L
March 6	Patrick Bovie, 3L
March 16	Emily Jarrette, 2L
March 17	Annora Alfonso, 2L
March 21	Alyssa Ritterhoff, 2L
March 21	Spencer Davidson, 3L
March 25	Elizabeth Cannon, 3L
March 30	Saynyenoh Warner, 2L
March 30	Angelica Jalasco, 2L
March 31	Aaron Weiss, 2L

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

SALDF 3-28 Event Flyer.pdf

SBA Zoom_Hybrid Problem Help Guide.pdf