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September 27, 2022
Announcements
Conviser Law Center Dedication Ceremony: Chicago-Kent’s home, 565 West Adams Street, has been renamed Conviser Law Center in recognition of Professor Richard Conviser’s lifelong service to Chicago-Kent and the legal community. To commemorate this profound moment in the school’s history, there will be a community celebration in honor of Professor Conviser on September 29 at 4:00 p.m. at Conviser Law Center.
Please join other students, faculty, staff, and Chicago-Kent alumni for this very special event. It would mean a lot to Professor Conviser to see as many current Chicago-Kent students there as possible. For more information and to register, please visit here.
ConneKtions @ Dinner is Back! ConneKtions @ Dinner is an opportunity for alumni and students to get together and learn more about one another. Additionally, it is a chance for students to learn about the day-to-day life of a lawyer and discuss other pressing questions about the law. From October 16-23, Chicago-Kent alumni will host a student or group of students for dinner at a day, time, and location predetermined. Students will select alumni based on their availability. The signup website will be going live in the next few days! Please be on the lookout!
Fundamentals of Banking Law: Chicago-Kent College of Law is pleased to sponsor Fundamentals of Banking Law (formerly Banking Law Basics) on November 9-10, 2022, an intensive 2-day program designed to familiarize participants with the basics of bank regulatory law, including the critical policies, concepts, and regulations that have shaped banking law over the years.
Chicago-Kent student registration is complimentary — click here to register and use code CKCLE1.
If you have any questions regarding registering, please contact events.
Illinois House of Representatives: Opportunities with the Speaker of the House: On Tuesday, September 27th, 12pm – 1pm, Room 700 presenters will give an overview of the General Assembly, the legislative process, the Speaker’s office, and the role of Assistant Counsel to the Speaker. Current and previous Assistant Counsels to the Speaker will offer their advice and share their experiences as attorneys for the Speaker and in their continued career paths. All will be available to answer questions and engage in further discussions. The Office of the Speaker is currently hiring recent law graduates to join them for the Spring 2023 legislative session. Sponsored by the Career Services Office and the Public Interest Center.
Featuring:
James Hartmann, Deputy Counsel to Speaker of Illinois House of Representatives
Kendra Piercy, Assistant Legal Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
Jennifer Baader, CK alum, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo
Cesar Orozco, CK alum, Assistant Comptroller at Illinois State Comptroller
Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI): Become an Intern or Fellow: On Wednesday, September 28th at 3pm in room C25, PILI will host an amazing panel of Chicago-Kent alumni and students who will discuss their internship/fellowship experiences, how the internship & fellowship program works, how to apply, and what agency supervisors look for in your application. Featuring Mariangela Monteiro, Equip for Equality, Agency Supervisor; Erin Granger, 2022 PILI Intern at Access Living; and Mia Hayes, 2022 PILI Fellow at Illinois Legal Aid Online. Sponsored by the Public Interest Center, the Kent Justice Foundation, and the Career Services Office.
Explore the Possibilities: Public Interest Law (Register now): PILI is hosting the annual Explore the Possibilities Virtual Event on Saturday, October 1, 10am – 1pm (virtually) for law students who are interested in learning more about opportunities as volunteers, interns, externs, fellows or staff in the public interest law sector. The event will feature Miguel Keberlein, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society as the opening plenary speaker; as well as a host of panelists from many Illinois and St. Louis public interest/legal aid agencies, so far including ACLU of Illinois, Arch City Defenders, Ascend Justice, Beyond Legal Aid, Center for Conflict Resolution, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, Federal Defender, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Legal Aid Chicago, Legal Aid Society, Legal Council for Health Justice, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, National Immigrant Justice Center as well as government agencies including the Illinois Attorney General, Cook County State’s Attorney Office, Department of Justice, and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. More information, agenda and sign up is on PILI’s website at www.pili.org/explore.
Spring 2023 Judicial Externship Program: On Tuesday, October 4, at 12 p.m., via Zoom, Professor Gross will conduct an informational meeting for students interested in participating in the Spring 2023 Judicial Externship Program. Some recent judicial externs will be attending the informational meeting to give you their perspective. If you wish to be added to the calendar invite, please email Suzanne Blaz.
Applications for Spring 2023 Judicial Externships will be available electronically by Friday, September 16, 2022, on Symplicity and the sblaz) by Friday, October 14, 2022.
Yoga in the Fitness Center: There will be yoga in the fitness center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am-10:00am throughout the semester. Yoga mats and blocks will be provided!
Resources
Academic Calendar for 2022-2023: For your reference, the academic calendar for 2022-2023 is available by clicking here.
COVID-19 Policies & Procedure: Please find Chicago-Kent’s current COVID-19 protocols here.
How to stay connected at Chicago-Kent: Here are a few things we recommend you do NOW to stay connected throughout the year:
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Add the SBA Calendar to your Google Calendar by following these instructions.
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Read the SBA Newsletter, which will be sent to your email every Monday morning.
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Follow the SBA Instagram account: @sbachicagokentlaw.
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Subscribe to receive notifications from the SBA Event Calendar. Instructions are here.
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Reach out to SBA at any time with any questions.
Student Organizations
APALSA Bring-Your-Own-Lunch Tuesdays: Join APALSA every Tuesday at 12PM on the 6th Floor for lunch! Our first one will be on September 6th. All members are welcome, and at least one APALSA board member will be present each week. Whether you want someone to talk to, rant to, or just eat with, we will be there. Note: the 6th floor has one big room with a lot of seating areas on the opposite side of the bathrooms. You will see it as soon as you get off the elevator!
Black Law Students Association (BLSA): Join Chicago-Kent’s Black Law Students Association in partnership with other Chicago area BLSA’s as we bring you our annual bonfire! The event will be held on October 1, 2022 at 6:00om. S’mores and great connections will be provided. Bring your own drinks, chairs and blankets!
Brown Bag Lunch w/ Sharone Mitchell: The National Lawyers Guild, BLSA, KJF, CLS, and the Public Interest Center are co-sponsoring a brown bag lunch with Sharone Mitchell, the Cook County public defender on Tuesday, October 4th. Please see the flyer below for details.
Chicago Bar Association (CBA): The Chicago Bar Association is the place for law students seeking to build a legal career in the Chicagoland area. Discover practice areas, practice settings and get a glimpse of day-to-day life as a lawyer through our mentoring and shadowing programs. Student members meet lawyers and judges from all backgrounds and create relationships that may lead to mentors and future employers. Our active Young Lawyers Section has educational and social events specifically geared to new lawyers (that are fun, too!). For only $12 per year you can get started on your path to becoming a lawyer. Visit jspellman)
Corporate Law Society: Corporate Law Society is hosting its first general body meeting on Thursday, October 6, from 5-7pm next door at Taco Lulu (601 W Adams St.). To join us, please RSVP here! Please note this event is open to any and all CK students, so bring your friends!
Criminal Law Society: We are hosting our general body meeting Tuesday, September 27th at 12pm in rm. C35. There will be pizza! This is a great opportunity to meet other students who are interested in criminal law. We will be discussing our events for the semester, introducing the E-Board, and taking feedback from you about what you’d like to see the org do.
National Lawyers Guild (NLG): The NLG’s BIGGEST event of the fall is upon us! Disorientation will be October 1-2. We’ll be having some amazing panels on everything from Movement Lawyering and Organization & Activism to How to Survive Law School. All panels will be on zoom, with two accompanying in person events, a happy hour and coffee social.
There will be two trainings that are always a favorite every year: A Know Your Rights training, and Legal Observer training.
Register here: tinyURL.com/disO2022
Non-Perishable Food Drive: NLG and ILS are teaming up with Enlace Chicago, a local organization to collect non-perishable food for the migrants that Governor Perry continues to bus from Texas.
From today, 9/27 through Friday, 10/7 there will be a box setup on the first floor near the security booth/elevators for non-perishable food to be dropped off.
South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA): The Chicago-Kent South Asian Law Students Assn. (S.A.L.S.A.) is looking for Awesome Members to Join their Amazing Organization:
SALAAM NAMASTE! Whether you are South Asian or simply a fan of South Asian culture (and food!), S.A.L.S.A. is the group for you! Join us for philanthropy, socials, and networking events.
The Chicago-Kent chapter of the South Asian Law Students Assn. (S.A.L.S.A.) was founded to provide academic support and professional development opportunities for South Asian students. The organization’s current focus is on expansion and investment in its members by creating opportunities to network with other law school students and professionals of South Asian descent within the legal community. The organization is committed to community service work, involvement with the Indian American Bar Association, and continued assistance of the South Asian community in need of legal aid.
So come join us! Email Sambhaji Raje at salsa.
Sports and Entertainment Law Society: The Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Slavic Law Student Association, and Themis Bar Review are co-sponsoring a happy hour, and we would love for you to attend. All students are welcome, regardless of membership!
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: Taco Lulú, 601 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661.
Please RSVP through the following link: tinyurl.com/slavichappyhour.
Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER 27: Criminal Law Society General Body Meeting
SEPTEMBER 29: Conviser Law Center Dedication Ceremony
SEPTEMBER 29: Slavic Law Student Association/Themis Happy Hour at Taco Lulu
OCTOBER 4: Brown Bag Lunch w/ Sharone Mitchell (Cook County Public Defender)
OCTOBER 4: Spring 2023 Judicial Externship Program Informational Meeting
OCTOBER 6: Corporate Law Society General Body Meeting
More events may be found on the SBA calendar. Please make sure you are accessing via your Kent email address.
Birthdays & Special Days – September:
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9/2 |
Janie Sanford, 3L |
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9/5 |
Lyndi Mcvey, 2L |
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9/5 |
Ricardo Ramirez, 2L |
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9/5 |
Justus Winston, 2L |
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9/10 |
Megan Hovde, 3L |
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9/10 |
Rebecca Chmielewski, 3L |
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9/13 |
Paige Bareck, 2L |
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9/14 |
Nathan Toy, 2L |
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9/15 |
Sara Rusnak, 2L |
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9/15 |
Yasmeen Yousif, 2L |
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9/19 |
Gabrielle Robles, 3L |
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9/19 |
Jessica Himes, 3L |
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9/19 |
Leyla Novruzova, LLM |
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9/19 |
Julisa Garcia, 3L |
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9/29 |
Emily Shapiro, 3L |
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