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THIS WEEK:

BLSA Panel February 10!

SBA & BLSA Kick-off February 13!

All-Bar Networking Event February 13!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT:

Huge congratulations to Annisha Arnold, Cristina McNeiley, Shawn Meyer, and Michael McGee as this team competed in the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition. After a long fought battle this team made it to the final round and won first place becoming the newest Regional Champions. In addition to winning First Place, Annisha Arnold was awarded an individual award as Best Advocate earning a perfect score in her preliminary matchup. The team has advanced to the National Competition which will take place the first weekend of March.

Congratulations and best of luck at Nationals!

Congratulations to Alex Rogers and Bryant Roby for taking third place in the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Thurgood Marshall Moot Competition! They will compete at Nationals in early March.

Student Events:

Library

The Library is extending its hours!!

In response to students’ requests, Dean Krug initiated a conversation with the library to extend library hours. As a result, starting Tuesday, January 21, the library will close an hour later at 10:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday and will open an hour earlier at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.

The new library hours will run on a trial basis for the 2020 spring semester.

Spring Semester Hours:

• Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

• Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

• Friday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

BLSA

On Monday, February 10 BLSA will host 4 esteemed panelists for an evening of networking, food, and fun from 6-8 pm.

Guests include:

1. Circuit Court Judge and Appellate Court candidate- The Honorable Judge Sharon O. Johnson

2. Harvard Law graduate and owner of TGIN- Chris-Tia Donaldson

3. Doctor of Emergency Medicine- Abdullah Pratt, MD

4. Accountant and PwC Deals Professional- Ita Adebayo

Any questions please contact Jewell Ewing at jewing1

SBA & BLSA

SBA & BLSA present the Spring Semester Kick-Off & the KJF Cupid Matchmaker!

Learn about these monthly socials with beer, wine and food!

Join us in the C-K Lobby from 6-8 pm on Thursday, February 13.

CBA

The CBA Young Lawyers Division presentes the ALL BAR Networking Social & Fair on Thursday, February 13 from 5:30-8:30pm.

Tickets are $10 for the first 70 people, then $40 for the next 100 people!

Any questions please contact Eva Dickey at edickey

ISBA

The Illinois State Bar Association as hosting a Speed Networking Event on February 28 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chicago Regional Office on 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900.

There will be wine!!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Any questions please contact Ryan Suniga at ryansuniga

Voting Access Chicago: Ensure the Right to Vote; Pro Bono Opportunity for the March Primary Election

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Room: TBD (at Chicago-Kent College of Law)

RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to ensure American’s with Disability Act (ADA) accessibility at as many as 1400 polling places throughout Chicago on Primary Day, March 17th. This is a great volunteer opportunity.

During this training held at Chicago-Kent you will learn how to:

Inspect polling places on Election Day for ADA accessibility

Use an upgraded app on your own smart phone or tablet to send in the results of your inspections. Survey on your own or with a partner.

Pledge your choice of 4 or 8 hours with flexible start/end times between 6am – 7pm on Tuesday, March 17th (please note this is during Chicago-Kent’s Spring Break week; and the date coincides with St. Patrick’s Day)

Volunteers RSVP here: www.equipforequality.org/VAC12

Voting Access Chicago is an initiative of Equip for Equality, Illinois’ leading disability rights organization, in partnership with the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners and many partner law schools, law firms, and corporations. Our goal is simple:

To ensure that Chicago’s 460,000 older adults and people with disabilities can vote at their local polling places – like everyone else!

This project with make the promise of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Help America Vote Act a reality by ensuring everyone can vote.

This session at Chicago-Kent is sponsored by: Disability Advocacy Law Student Association (DALSA), the Student Bar Association, American Constitution Society, and Kent Justice Foundation – with the support of the Career Services Office/Public Interest Program.

FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!

Any questions please contact Michelle Vodenik at mvodenik

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THIS WEEK:

KJF Meeting February 4!

HLLSA Meeting February 4!

Judicial Externship Meeting February 5!

Student Events:

Library

The Library is extending its hours!!

In response to students’ requests, Dean Krug initiated a conversation with the library to extend library hours. As a result, starting Tuesday, January 21, the library will close an hour later at 10:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday and will open an hour earlier at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.

The new library hours will run on a trial basis for the 2020 spring semester.

Spring Semester Hours:

• Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

• Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

• Friday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

KJF

KJF General Meeting next Tuesday, February 4 at 1 pm in Room 580.

Pizza will be provided!!

HLLSA

Come to the HLLSA General Body Meeting on Tuesday, February 4 in Room C40 at Noon.

Food will be provided!!

Judicial Externship Program

Learn about the Summer/Fall 2020 JEP on Wednesday, February 5 at 3 pm in Room 580!

Apply for a Judicial Externship!

Judicial Externship-Chancery Division: Jack Shadid

Where did you extern and what sort of work did you get to do?

Cook County Chancery Division – attending motion calls, ask questions of judge following motion calls, wrote multiple bench memos

Why did you apply to this externship and how did it live up to expectations?

I wanted to spend some time in a courtroom. It exceeded expectations. The judge was awesome, the judge’s clerks were awesome, and I really liked the other law students I worked with.

Did the externship help you learn anything new about yourself?

I don’t know how much I learned about myself, but it definitely helped me improve my time management skills when it comes to completing legal writing assignments and made me very confident that I will be able to argue a motion or otherwise appear before a judge and plead my client’s case.

Did the externship change your perspective on the legal system?

The biggest lesson I took away from the experience is that bad attorneys exist; really bad attorneys exist. Some of the briefs we wrote were really bad, some of the attorneys appeared to be very unprepared when they were presenting their cases, and some people were just unprofessional when conducting their business in the courtroom.

The experience also helped to demystify the judicial process. Having sat through hours of motion calls and done the work necessary to write complete rulings on motions, I am much more comfortable with the process. When viewed as a whole it is very intimidating and seems very confusing. But in reality, the process is broken up into manageable pieces that come one at a time, for the most part. So, as a case makes its way through the process, there are a limited number of problems that need solved, questions that need answered, and actions that must be taken. It all seems so intuitive now, but absent the courtroom exposure, I don’t think I would be able to say the same thing.

Did the externship give you any further insight into what you would like to do after law school?

It made me more confident that I can be a competent litigator. I was pretty sure I wanted to do litigation work coming in, and I guess the experience affirmed that ambition.

What advice, if any, would you give to students contemplating a similar externship?

Spend as much time in the courtroom and judge’s chambers as possible. Get to know the judge and clerks as well as possible. I think a lot of the learning that goes on is almost effortless – just being there and paying attention is invaluable. You almost don’t realize your learning things until you find yourself in a conversation with lawyers and you find yourself understanding everything they are saying, even though none of it was ever covered in class.

Also, understand that the clerks and the judge are professional resources. I asked my judge to be a reference for a job that I applied for and he was more than happy to do it. Also, the clerks who I worked with are definitely people I would reach out to for advice or for networking connections. One of them in particular has similar interests to mine, and if I ever feel like she is able to introduce me to anyone or if I think she has perspective on something I will definitely reach out to her for help.

Jack Shadid, 2L

BLSA

On Monday, February 10 BLSA will host 4 esteemed panelists for an evening of networking, food, and fun from 6-8 pm.

Guests include:

1. Circuit Court Judge and Appellate Court candidate- The Honorable Judge Sharon O. Johnson

2. Harvard Law graduate and owner of TGIN- Chris-Tia Donaldson

3. Doctor of Emergency Medicine- Abdullah Pratt, MD

4. Accountant and PwC Deals Professional- Ita Adebayo

Any questions please contact Jewell Ewing at jewing1

ISBA

The Illinois State Bar Association as hosting a Speed Networking Event on February 28 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Chicago Regional Office on 20 S. Clark St., Suite 900.

There will be wine!!

Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

Any questions please contact Ryan Suniga at ryansuniga

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THIS WEEK:

Corporate Counsel Night January 30!

Student Events:

Library

The Library is extending its hours!!

In response to students’ requests, Dean Krug initiated a conversation with the library to extend library hours. As a result, starting Tuesday, January 21, the library will close an hour later at 10:00 p.m., Monday-Thursday and will open an hour earlier at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays.

The new library hours will run on a trial basis for the 2020 spring semester.

Spring Semester Hours:

• Sunday: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

• Monday – Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

• Friday: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm

• Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

Corporate Counsel Night

Come the Chicago-Kent Alumni Association, Career Services Office, Corporate Law Society, & Asian Pacific Law Students at the Corporate Counsel Night on Thursday, January 30 from 5:30 pm-7:30pm in Morris Hall on the 10th Floor.

Any questions please contact Christoper Martin at cmartin13

Chicago-Kent Students, Faculty, and Staff:

Be sure to come through the auditorium this Thursday at 5:30pm to be a part of Chicago-Kent’s 5th Annual MLK Forum!
This year’s panel will focus on the topic of Equality Without Equity, A Roadblock to Justice.
A reception will follow the panel discussion. All are welcome!

See attached flyer for more details!

MLK Forum 2020 flyer v3.jpg.pdf

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THIS WEEK:

WELCOME BACK!

Impeachment Hearing January 21!

IPLS Event January 22!

ACS Event January 23!

Student Events:

SBA

The Impeachment Hearing will be available for viewing in the 2nd Floor of the Spak on Tuesday, January 21.

IPLS

Join IPLS and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago at POT on Wednesday, January 22 from 6-7:30 pm for a panel discussion with a reception to follow!

TOPIC: IP ISSUES FOR THE NEW RECREATIONAL WEED INDUSTRY IN ILLINOIS.

Learn more and register here.

ACS

Impeachment Trial 101

Thursday, January 23 at 12pm in Rm 270

Join ACS for a panel and an open forum discussion of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.

Professors Schmidt, Hayman, and Shapiro will discuss the process and procedure in the Senate and will answer questions.

Lunch will be provided!

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Tuesdays from 12-1 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

Come to the Corporate Counsel Night on Thursday, January 30 from 5:30 pm-7:30pm in Morris Hall on the 10th Floor.

Any questions please contact Christoper Martin at cmartin13

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THIS WEEK:

Dogs December 3!

HLLSA Moot Court Applications Due December 4!

BLSA Donation Drive All Week!

Last Day of Classes December 6!

For Students:

HLLSA

Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition

HLLSA is looking for 2L and 3L students interested in participating in the Hispanic National Bar Association’s 25th Annual Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition.

HLLSA has a budget to send one team of three Chicago-Kent students. If you are interested please submit (in PDF format) a 5 page writing sample (preferably something showing legal analysis), a resume, and a brief statement on why you are interested in competing in a moot court competition, which includes whether you are able to work on the brief over winter break.

You can do this filling out this hllsa.

The timeline for the selection process is as follows:

Deadline to submit application materials: December 4th at 11:59pm

Selected applicants will be notified by December 9th.

The competition is March 19-21st in Phoenix, AZ. Selected participants are required to stay the entirety of the competition.

For questions or difficulties with this form, please contact the HLLSA President, Gabriel Lara, at glara2.

LEGAL EXTERNSHIPS: positions for the spring semester are now available on Simplicity with varying application deadlines over the next few weeks. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!!

Once you have secured an externship, you will need to submit an application to the C-K Legal Externship Program, which are due on or before January 6, 2020.

You can find the applications (in neon orange) on the 3rd Floor, in Career Services, in the Law Offices and electronically here:

https://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/sites/ck/files/public/academics/jd/externships/LEPapplicationSpr20.pdf

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Tuesdays from 12-1 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

Student Events:

SBA

Come to the Chicago-Kent Lobby on Tuesday, December 3 from 3-5:30 pm to see the faculty and staff’s doggies!!

BLSA

BLSA is hosting its second annual donation drive for the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center!

Below is a list of acceptable items. Please place donations in the black and yellow bin near the security desk on the 1st floor.

In addition, we will also be accepting winter items (new or gently used coats, scarves, hats, and gloves) to be distributed to local shelters.

Any questions please contact Cristina McNeily at cmcneily

Chicago-Kent,

It is our pleasure to offer the Chicago-Kent Puppy "Paw-Pup" on Tuesday, December 3rd from 3-5:30 pm in the lobby.

Come by and meet the pets of Chicago-Kent’s Faculty and Staff as we prepare for finals.

-The Student Bar Association

This past Saturday over 30 students went to the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for their Adopt-A-Pod mentoring program. While there, students from Chicago-Kent were able to share meals, play games, and connect with the residents at the center. Chicago-Kent is the second largest group to have participated in the center’s Adopt-A-Pod program!

Thank you so much to all of the students who were able to come out and we know the residents truly appreciated each of you coming to visit and spend time with them. We look forward to continue participating in this program and invite more C-K students join us in this initiative.

-The Student Bar Association

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THIS WEEK:

BLSA & LAMDA December 1!

Student Org Shoutout: Chicago Bar Association

1) Free Immigration Screenings with the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and the National Immigration Justice Center at Malcolm X College.

2) Adopt-A-Pod program where we ate and played games with some of the residents at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

Be on the lookout for more events during the spring semester!

For Students:

LEGAL EXTERNSHIPS: positions for the spring semester are now available on Simplicity with varying application deadlines over the next few weeks. Don’t miss out on these great opportunities!!

Once you have secured an externship, you will need to submit an application to the C-K Legal Externship Program, which are due on or before January 6, 2020.

You can find the applications (in neon orange) on the 3rd Floor, in Career Services, in the Law Offices and electronically here:

https://www.kentlaw.iit.edu/sites/ck/files/public/academics/jd/externships/LEPapplicationSpr20.pdf

Casebook Giveaway! Casetext Legal Research is GIVING AWAY THREE

$40 STARBUCKS OR DUNKIN DONUTS GIFT CARDS! Just in time for finals.

To enter, complete this Google form to the fullest extent, noting the requirements at the top of the form, and the winners will be emailed Sunday Dec. 1.

https://forms.gle/LB5x5Zk1aYAgGXQ17

Any questions please contact Touline Elshafei at telshafei

CK-Law Mindful Yoga

Tuesdays from 12-1 pm on the 7th floor. Bring your own mat!

If you are a 1L or 2L Yoga Instructor and interested in joining the incredible instructors-Meg and Akshita, please contact Bridget Murphy at bmurphy7

Student Events:

BLSA & LAMBDA

Chicago Kent’s BLSA and LAMBDAS are going to volunteer with My Block, My Hood, My City on Sunday, December 1st.

Join us on Sunday, December 1st for their first holiday lighting event of 2019! Help us bring hope and cheer to our communities.

Enjoy hot cocoa, coffee, food and drink donations from local businesses, holiday music and lots of positive energy. We’ll be helping families along King Dr. hanging lights from 67th to 87th!

We’ll also be having our first ever Tree Lighting Ceremony and M3 Toy Drive, where we’ll be lighting a 20 foot holiday tree, enjoying hot beverages and treats, and a performance by Tasha.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email either Penny Driver at pdriveror Alex Rogers at arogers11