s | b | a CHICAGO-KENT STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

February 14, 2022

Announcements

Welcome back, students! Please continue to send all Newsletter submissions to sbanewsletter.

Chicago-Kent Talent Show: The Chicago-Kent Talent Show – "Chicago Kent’s Got Talent" is coming up this April 15th in the Ogilvie Auditorium and we want YOU to audition! SBA is looking for potential acts to complete the attached google form and submit an audition video less than five minutes long to jspellman by Saturday, February 26th! Accepted acts will be notified via email the week leading up to March 6th. We are excited to promote your talent to the broader Chicago-Kent community, and as a plus there are some great prizes for the winners! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to this year’s talent show committee chairman Jack Spellman at jspellman, and thank you in advance for your audition!

Google Form: https://forms.gle/3F9izgrSxSrKv4Jm9

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

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

National Security Law Conference:The Future is Now: Emerging Technologies and National Security Law. The conference is hosted by the Chicago-Kent’s Center of National Security and Human Rights Law. This year’s conference will be a one-day virtual conference held Thursday, February 17, 2022.

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.

Registration is now open and we encourage you to invite members in your network to register for the conference.

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

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!

Student Organizations

ACLU of Illinois Networking Hour: On behalf of the Chicago-Kent American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Chapter, we hope you can join us on February 24th, 2022 from 12-1 p.m. CST for a virtual event in partnership with the ACLU Next Generation Society and the Northwestern School of Law ACLU Chapter. This event will bring together law students, Next Generation Society members, lawyers, and ACLU staff to discuss their career paths, current work, and involvement with the ACLU of Illinois and other public interest groups.

The event will feature a moderated panel discussion followed by breakout rooms for small group discussion and networking. In addition, the breakout rooms will focus on and include representatives from the following sectors: law firms, government, non-profits, and in-house counsel.

Please register for the event here and the Zoom link will be sent directly to your email.

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.

Big Law is Not Your Only Option: The Solo and Small Firm Experience

This FREE program will feature an expert panel of attorneys with a vast array of experience working in different practice settings, who have all ended up in a solo or small firm. The program will include time for questions from participants. All are welcome to attend!

Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition

Science fiction story telling allows us to imagine possibilities outside of what exists today and re-imagine new possibilities in the law, legal access, and racial justice.

The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division and the Access to Justice Tech Fellows are hosting the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for law students. The goal is to get law students to think critically about how technology will impact the future practice of law, and access to justice in a fun engaging way. The resulting stories will prompt conversations in the legal field about the upcoming changes in a new and creative way.

Think you can write a compelling short story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for your chance to win $1,000 in cash, and get published in the American Bar Association magazine. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

Art and Cultural Property Law Society: Navigating a Career in Art Law. On March 4th at noon, the Art and Cultural Property Law Society will hear from Coco Soodek, a Chicago-based lawyer who has assisted large and small clients in art law and business matters for over twenty years. She will explain her path into art law, how she grew her career, and what steps students can take to enter the field. The event will be Zoom only; please find the link on the SBA calendar.

Black Law Students Association (BLSA):

Black Legal Scholars on IG (@ckblsa): Throughout Black History Month, every Wednesday and Friday, Chicago-Kent’s BLSA chapter will honor a Black legal scholar advancing the rule of law and making strides on behalf of Black Americans in their day-to-day work.

Panel Discussion and Debate on Critical Race Theory: On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 from 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. CST via Zoom, please join ACS, BLSA, and FedSoc for a panel discussion and debate on Critical Race Theory. The conversation will be moderated by Chicago-Kent Professor Nancy Krent and law students will have the opportunity to hear from Northwestern Law Professor Paul Gowder; Chicago-Kent alumna Deborah Caldwell-Stone from the Freedom to Read Foundation; Chicago-Kent Professor Sheldon Nahmod; and Devon Westhill from the Center for Equal Opportunity.

Young, Gifted, & Black Alumni Panel: On Monday, February 21st, 2022, at 6 p.m. CST via Zoom, please join BLSA and the Career Services Office (CSO) for an alumni panel discussion featuring past presidents of BLSA for career advice and other thoughts about navigating law school and the legal profession. The panel discussion will be moderated by Michael Wilder and the panelists include alumni BLSA members Ashley Davidson, Jewell Ewing, Micah McClendon, and Bryant Roby.

Ida Platt Forum: In honor of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at the Chicago-Kent College of Law is proud to announce a new program entitled the “Ida Platt Forum” in celebration of the first African-American woman to be licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois. The event will focus on race, advancing the rule of law, and feature trailblazing Black women making strides within the legal profession.

In the first iteration of the program, we have invited the Honorable Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), one of only two people of color to ever serve on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The panel will be moderated by Associate Professor of Law Kimberly Bailey, another phenomenal Black woman in her own right. Topics of discussion will include being working moms as Black women, navigating the complexities of the law, their commitment to public service and civic engagement, advice to law students/young lawyers, and her path to the federal bench. You can register for the event, which will take place on Thursday, February 24th, 2022, at 6 p.m. CST via Zoom here.

My Black Is Beautiful 2: Save The Date for Monday, February 28th, 2022 in the evening. To close out Black History Month, BLSA is excited to announce the return of My Black Is Beautiful 2 for the fourth year! This event will celebrate Black art and culture in its various forms. Attendees will have the chance to enjoy singers, poets, rappers; view Black artwork; and shop with Black vendors. More details to follow in the coming weeks!

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).

Kent Justice Foundation (KJF): Join KJF at Portillo’s!

Date: Thursday, February 17

Time: 5:00-8:00pm

Location: Portillo’s (520 W. Taylor St.) – just a short hop south of campus

How it works:

-If you go inside for dine in or take-out: show the attached flyer

-If you order online for pickup: enter PORTILLOS43 in the "Apply Offer" box before checking out

KJF will get 20% of the proceeds, all of which will go towards funding students who do unpaid public interest internships this summer!

Labor & Employment Law Society:

Primer on Labor and Employment Law: Interested in exploring labor and employment but not sure where to start? Join us Wednesday, February 16th at 3:00 p.m. on Zoom for a QUICK 30-minute presentation on the different areas of labor/employment law and the various career opportunities available to you! Attendees will be automatically entered into a raffle for one of two $15 gift cards.

Networking Workshop: Looking for a summer job? Want to learn how to connect with attorneys? Join us on Wednesday, February 23rd at 3:00 p.m. to learn about cold-emailing practitioners for informational interviews or coffee meetings, what to ask once you meet them, and how to maintain those relationships! Attendees will be automatically entered into a raffle for one of two $15 gift cards.

CPR Webinar – Forced Arbitration, Workers, and Marginalized Communities – Tuesday, Feb 15

The next time you take a job, sign a lease, buy a product or service, receive health care, or move a relative into a nursing home, take a close look at the contract. The fine print likely requires you to file any legal claims in a rigged system of arbitration rather than an impartial court of law — tilting the outcome against you before the process even starts.

The use of these clauses is widespread and growing — and dismantling our system of justice right under our noses.

Who pays the highest price? Those of us who are already disadvantaged due to racism, sexism, classism, ageism, structural discrimination, and other systems of oppression.

In a new report, the Center for Progressive Reform shines a light on the especially pernicious effects of forced arbitration clauses on people of color, women, low-income people, residents of nursing homes, and other historically marginalized groups. Entitled Private Courts, Biased Outcomes, the report is the first to examine how this practice favors corporations over marginalized workers and consumers — robbing them of their right to seek justice.

What’s the solution? It’s not “buyer beware.” It’s structural legal reform.

Our report could not be more timely. On Monday, the House passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it has bipartisan support and could come up for a vote within days. Our report explains why legislation like this is so important.

We must restore our right to hold corporations accountable in the courts and revive civil justice — aka, the “great equalizer.” If we don’t, equity for all will fall farther out of reach.

Join our campaign for workers’ and consumers’ rights for all.

Read the report. Register for our February 15 webinar co-hosted with the Workers’ Rights Institute at Georgetown Law, and subscribe to our email list. And be sure to like and share on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Join us for justice!

GRITS Labor Panel – “Labor Organizing and Worker Power in a Post-Pandemic Texas” – Friday, Feb 18, 2 PM CT.

Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_EVHw34cBks-gbPUkQYBQ-dMxXyvvVEFjTOkmheY_AN05Yg/viewform

Zoom link: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/95050347783

Speakers:

1. Kim Kelly: Journalist, Teen Vogue

2. Bo Delp: Executive Director of Texas Climate Jobs Project

3. Lauren Simmons-Mitchell: Lead Organizer of We Dream in Black, National Domestic Workers Alliance Houston Chapter

4. Gina Dvorak: Unite Here Local 23 Organizer

The onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and its devastating effects on working people have exacerbated existing tensions between workers and employers, with stagnant wages and growing corporate profits continuing to stratify haves and have-nots. In turn, labor unions are now looked on with the most favorability they have enjoyed since 1965, with two-thirds of the U.S. population’s approval. As recent as October 2021, media outlets and many unions used #Striketober and the “Great Resignation” to describe a large number of strikes, walkouts, and collective actions at John Deere, Kellogg, and many other employers across the country. In this panel, we will examine how the pandemic has changed the dynamics of labor organizing, the future of labor movements in right-to-work states like Texas, and the role of labor lawyers in this dynamic and urgent fight for workers’ rights.

National Lawyers’ Guild: CK-National Lawyers Guild Brown Bag Lunch, Tuesday, Feb. 15 12:00PM Room 704 & Zoom. Co-Sponsored with Immigration Law Society.

NLG Brown Bag Lunch Series with Attorney and Teacher Susan Gzesh: Come together with veteran radical attorneys! Learn how they shaped their careers, the movements they have been a part of, and their advice for law students now. This is an opportunity for students to come and ask practicing attorney’s questions about movement lawyering, and social justice lawyering in today’s landscape. Bring your lunch and your questions!

Susan Gzesh is a Senior Instructional Professor at the University of Chicago and of counsel to Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick, and Dym. Susan has chaired the NLG National Immigration Project and worked in the NLG National Office. Susan now teaches courses on contemporary issues in human rights, the human rights of aliens and citizens, human rights in Mexico, and the use of international human rights norms in the United States. Her research interests bridge human rights and migration policy. Susan has practiced in Chicago, working at the Legal Assistance Foundation, the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and at two law firms. She has represented individual immigrants and refugees, as well as political candidates and religious organizations.

Bring a lunch, some snacks provided

SBA’s Diversity Committee: Mayer Brown Webinar: Race and Justice in America Speaker Series: In Conversation with Common – February 15, 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, Mayer Brown invites you to the first event of our Race and Justice in America Speaker Series. We are thrilled that artist and activist, Common, will join us in a virtual conversation on February 15 at 12pm EST. The Race and Justice in America Speaker Series will build upon matters discussed during our 2021 Black in America Speaker Series, and explore, among other things, justice issues and movements that impact diverse populations.

About Common

An Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy-award winning rap artist, poet, actor, and producer, Common is also a dedicated community activist. During the program, we will discuss how activism connects with his art, the influence of music on culture and justice movements, and his own advocacy work around mass incarceration, education, and mental health. We will also discuss how to keep momentum for the promises and commitments made to advance racial equity in the United States. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A.

Register here.

Society of Women in Law (WIL): General Body Meeting – On Tuesday, February 22, at 1:00 PM, the Society of Women in Law will host its Spring 2022 General Body Meeting. The Executive Board will introduce themselves, share plans for this semester, and lead a fun "speed dating" activity for members to get to know one another better. This event will be hosted on campus in Room C50, and on Zoom via this wil with any questions you might have.

Upcoming Events

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

Important Dates to Remember

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:

Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s Practice Tracks sessions. Spots fill up fast, so sign up quickly.

What is Practice Tracks?

The Young Lawyers Sections is excited to host Law Practice Tracks virtually during the month of February 2022. This is a valuable opportunity to connect with young lawyers in the Chicago area for networking, for mentorship and to ask questions about the day-to-day practice of law in a small group setting. No matter what your schedule, we have a session that fits in your calendar! Connect with someone who practices in an area you are interested in, or a setting you would like to learn more about, to gain insight into what area you would like to pursue. Find out what the day-to-day life of an attorney is actually like with Law Practice Tracks.

How do I Sign Up?

So that as many CBA Law Student Members as possible can take advantage of this opportunity, please do not sign up for more than 3 sessions. You will be emailed the Zoom link for your virtual Law Practice Tracks session prior to the event, along with a sample list of questions and other resources to prepare you for the meeting.

Click here to see the schedule and sign up.

Questions?

Email acruz with questions.

Commercial Bar Exam Preparation Courses:

Chicago-Kent 3Ls – BARBRI is here to help as graduation and the bar exam approach! Each of BARBRI’s three course options (Mallory.guerreso or by phone/text at 815-791-3485.

Helix Bar Review by AccessLexSM offers comprehensive online courses for the entire Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) portion of all bar examinations, and the Multistate Professional Responsibility (MPRE) examination. Our new and innovative course platform is designed to keep you focused and engaged while ensuring you cover each testable substantive area of law on the exam. We incorporate workshops and webinars designed to teach you skills and strategies necessary to perform well on each part of the exam and at your peak on exam day. Engagement, efficiency, and effectiveness of study as the key elements for your bar preparation period and Helix Bar Review. When you study with Helix you surround yourself with a Team of bar examination experts, all licensed attorneys with years of bar preparation experience, at no additional cost to you. AccessLex Institute, for over 40 years, is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting law students from admission to law school to admission to the legal profession. For more information – including at-cost pricing and FAQs, visit Helixbarreview.org or drop us a line at Connect@Helixbarreview.org.

Kaplan Bar Review offers both live and on demand course options for bar seekers all in one package. With Kaplan Bar Review you receive a full-service bar course that contains over 4,500 MBE questions including NCBE released questions, unlimited essay grading + an essay bank, a pass guarantee or your money back if you do 75% of the course and so many other great features. You can do 100% of Kaplan Bar Review On Demand; or you can attend live streaming lectures at no charge. The lectures are recorded and available on-demand as well. For more information about course options for Chicago Kent students please reach out to Victor.Piemonte. Our books ship when you enroll for the summer course and our best pricing goes thru February 24th, 2022 for 2L’s and 3Ls. Thank you.

Themis Bar Review is designed to help you pass the bar exam. Using the most current research on memory retention and comprehension, we have built an online, on-demand lecture-based program. Our course offers innovative tools, including an Adaptive Calendar and Study Pacer that, together, help keep your study schedule on track. Pair those with a dedicated Personal Success Team, unlimited essay grading, and dynamic illustrations to reinforce rules and rationales, and you have resources that work for every type of student and every learning style. However you plan to study, you can trust that our transparent, expertly developed methods will help you walk into the bar exam with confidence."

Birthdays & Special Days – February

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

Film Clapper Talent Show Flyer (3).pdf
ACLU Networking Hour Flyer.pdf
SBA Zoom_Hybrid Problem Help Guide.pdf

s | b | a CHICAGO-KENT STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

February 7, 2022

Announcements

Welcome back, students! Please continue to send all Newsletter submissions to sbanewsletter.

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

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

National Security Law Conference:The Future is Now: Emerging Technologies and National Security Law. The conference is hosted by the Chicago-Kent’s Center of National Security and Human Rights Law. This year’s conference will be a one-day virtual conference held Thursday, February 17, 2022.

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.

Registration is now open and we encourage you to invite members in your network to register for the conference.

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

Student Organizations

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

ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) Trivia!

Law students are invited to join ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) leaders for our networking and trivia event on Thursday, February 10 at 4PM ET. Meet various leaders from the ABA-IPL Section to learn more about how to get involved with the Section and their careers in IP law. At the end of the event, we will host a trivia game! Participate for the chance to win a FREE 2022 IPLSPRING law student registration.

Big Law is Not Your Only Option: The Solo and Small Firm Experience

This FREE program will feature an expert panel of attorneys with a vast array of experience working in different practice settings, who have all ended up in a solo or small firm. The program will include time for questions from participants. All are welcome to attend!

Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition

Science fiction story telling allows us to imagine possibilities outside of what exists today and re-imagine new possibilities in the law, legal access, and racial justice.

The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division and the Access to Justice Tech Fellows are hosting the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for law students. The goal is to get law students to think critically about how technology will impact the future practice of law, and access to justice in a fun engaging way. The resulting stories will prompt conversations in the legal field about the upcoming changes in a new and creative way.

Think you can write a compelling short story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for your chance to win $1,000 in cash, and get published in the American Bar Association magazine. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

Black Law Students Association (BLSA):

Black Legal Scholars on IG (@ckblsa): Throughout Black History Month, every Wednesday and Friday, Chicago-Kent’s BLSA chapter will honor a Black legal scholar advancing the rule of law and making strides on behalf of Black Americans in their day-to-day work. The first two include our very own Professor Bernadette Atuahene and Professor Randall L. Kennedy of Harvard University. Stay tuned for more entries over the next few weeks!

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day:

Today, Monday, February 7th, 2022, we celebrate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! The first National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was marked in 1999 as a grassroots-education effort to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in communities of color.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th, 2022, join Chicago-Kent’s BLSA and Lambdas chapters as we table in the lobby from 11 a.m. CST to 2 p.m. CST to pass out educational and HIV/AIDS prevention materials.

Represent Your Favorite HBCU: On Wednesday, February 9th, 2022, please join BLSA in representing your favorite HBCU! HBCUs are a source of accomplishment and great pride for the African-American community as well as the entire nation. These institutions train young people who go on to serve domestically and internationally in the professions as entrepreneurs and in the public/private sectors. Many within the Chicago-Kent community attended an HBCU for their undergraduate education!

Panel Discussion and Debate on Critical Race Theory: On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 from 12 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. CST via Zoom, please join ACS, BLSA, and FedSoc for a panel discussion and debate on Critical Race Theory. The conversation will be moderated by Chicago-Kent Professor Nancy Krent and law students will have the opportunity to hear from Northwestern Law Professor Paul Gowder; Chicago-Kent alumna Deborah Caldwell-Stone from the Freedom to Read Foundation; Chicago-Kent Professor Sheldon Nahmod; and Devon Westhill from the Center for Equal Opportunity.

Young, Gifted, & Black Alumni Panel: On Monday, February 21st, 2022, at 6 p.m. CST via Zoom, please join BLSA and the Career Services Office (CSO) for an alumni panel discussion featuring past presidents of BLSA for career advice and other thoughts about navigating law school and the profession.

Ida Platt Forum: On Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 6 p.m. CST via Zoom and in honor of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at the Chicago-Kent College of Law is proud to announce a new annual program entitled the “Ida Platt Forum” in honor of the first African-American woman to be licensed in the State of Illinois. The event will focus on race, advancing the rule of law, and feature trailblazing Black women making strides within the legal profession.

In the first iteration of the program, we expect to invite the Honorable Ann Claire Williams, one of only two people of color to ever serve on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The panel will be moderated by Associate Professor of Law Kimberly Bailey, another phenomenal Black woman in her own right. Topics of discussion will include being working moms as Black women, navigating the complexities of the law, their commitment to public service and civic engagement, advice to law students/young lawyers, and her path to the federal bench.

My Black Is Beautiful 2: Save The Date for Monday, February 28th, 2022 in the evening. To close out Black History Month, BLSA is excited to announce the return of My Black Is Beautiful 2 for the third year! This event will celebrate Black art and culture in its various forms. Attendees will have the chance to enjoy singers, poets, rappers; view Black artwork; and shop with Black vendors. More details to follow in the coming weeks!

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).

Criminal Law Society: Please join us for our General Body Meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow), February 8th in Room 704 or via Zoom.

Kent Justice Foundation (KJF): KJF will be holding a General Body Meeting on Tuesday (tomorrow), February 8th at noon. Please come to learn about our spring events and fundraisers and how you can get involved to assist with planning! We’ll email out a Zoom link in advance of the meeting–hope to see you there! Send an email to kjf if you’d like to join our mailing list.

Racial Equity and Advocacy Alliance (REAA): Join the Racial Equity and Advocacy Alliance on Tuesday, February 8th at 12pm(CST) via Zoom for their first general body meeting of the semester! The meeting will provide an opportunity to check-in and discuss plans for the spring.

Society of Women in Law (WIL): General Body Meeting – On Tuesday, February 22, at 1:00 PM, the Society of Women in Law will host its Spring 2022 General Body Meeting. The Executive Board will introduce themselves, share plans for this semester, and lead a fun "speed dating" activity for members to get to know one another better. This event will be hosted on campus in Room C50, and on Zoom via this wil with any questions you might have.

Upcoming Events

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

Important Dates to Remember

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:

Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s Practice Tracks sessions. Spots fill up fast, so sign up quickly.

What is Practice Tracks?

The Young Lawyers Sections is excited to host Law Practice Tracks virtually during the month of February 2022. This is a valuable opportunity to connect with young lawyers in the Chicago area for networking, for mentorship and to ask questions about the day-to-day practice of law in a small group setting. No matter what your schedule, we have a session that fits in your calendar! Connect with someone who practices in an area you are interested in, or a setting you would like to learn more about, to gain insight into what area you would like to pursue. Find out what the day-to-day life of an attorney is actually like with Law Practice Tracks.

How do I Sign Up?

So that as many CBA Law Student Members as possible can take advantage of this opportunity, please do not sign up for more than 3 sessions. You will be emailed the Zoom link for your virtual Law Practice Tracks session prior to the event, along with a sample list of questions and other resources to prepare you for the meeting.

Click here to see the schedule and sign up.

Questions?

Email acruz with questions.

Commercial Bar Exam Preparation Courses:

Chicago-Kent 3Ls – BARBRI is here to help as graduation and the bar exam approach! Each of BARBRI’s three course options (Mallory.guerreso or by phone/text at 815-791-3485.

Helix Bar Review by AccessLexSM offers comprehensive online courses for the entire Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) portion of all bar examinations, and the Multistate Professional Responsibility (MPRE) examination. Our new and innovative course platform is designed to keep you focused and engaged while ensuring you cover each testable substantive area of law on the exam. We incorporate workshops and webinars designed to teach you skills and strategies necessary to perform well on each part of the exam and at your peak on exam day. Engagement, efficiency, and effectiveness of study as the key elements for your bar preparation period and Helix Bar Review. When you study with Helix you surround yourself with a Team of bar examination experts, all licensed attorneys with years of bar preparation experience, at no additional cost to you. AccessLex Institute, for over 40 years, is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting law students from admission to law school to admission to the legal profession. For more information – including at-cost pricing and FAQs, visit Helixbarreview.org or drop us a line at Connect@Helixbarreview.org.

Kaplan Bar Review offers both live and on demand course options for bar seekers all in one package. With Kaplan Bar Review you receive a full-service bar course that contains over 4,500 MBE questions including NCBE released questions, unlimited essay grading + an essay bank, a pass guarantee or your money back if you do 75% of the course and so many other great features. You can do 100% of Kaplan Bar Review On Demand; or you can attend live streaming lectures at no charge. The lectures are recorded and available on-demand as well. For more information about course options for Chicago Kent students please reach out to Victor.Piemonte. Our books ship when you enroll for the summer course and our best pricing goes thru February 24th, 2022 for 2L’s and 3Ls. Thank you.

Themis Bar Review is designed to help you pass the bar exam. Using the most current research on memory retention and comprehension, we have built an online, on-demand lecture-based program. Our course offers innovative tools, including an Adaptive Calendar and Study Pacer that, together, help keep your study schedule on track. Pair those with a dedicated Personal Success Team, unlimited essay grading, and dynamic illustrations to reinforce rules and rationales, and you have resources that work for every type of student and every learning style. However you plan to study, you can trust that our transparent, expertly developed methods will help you walk into the bar exam with confidence."

Birthdays & Special Days – February

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

SBA Zoom_Hybrid Problem Help Guide (2).pdf

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January 31, 2022

Announcements

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

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

National Security Law Conference:The Future is Now: Emerging Technologies and National Security Law. The conference is hosted by the Chicago-Kent’s Center of National Security and Human Rights Law. This year’s conference will be a one-day virtual conference held Thursday, February 17, 2022.

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.

Registration is now open and we encourage you to invite members in your network to register for the conference.

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

Student Organizations

American Constitution Society (ACS): ACS General Body Meeting – On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022 at 3 p.m. CST, join the Chicago-Kent chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) via Zoom here for their first general body meeting of the semester! The meeting will provide an opportunity to check-in and discuss upcoming programming during the Spring 2022 semester.

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

ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) Trivia!

Law students are invited to join ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) leaders for our networking and trivia event on Thursday, February 10 at 4PM ET. Meet various leaders from the ABA-IPL Section to learn more about how to get involved with the Section and their careers in IP law. At the end of the event, we will host a trivia game! Participate for the chance to win a FREE 2022 IPLSPRING law student registration.

Big Law is Not Your Only Option: The Solo and Small Firm Experience

This FREE program will feature an expert panel of attorneys with a vast array of experience working in different practice settings, who have all ended up in a solo or small firm. The program will include time for questions from participants. All are welcome to attend!

Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition

Science fiction story telling allows us to imagine possibilities outside of what exists today and re-imagine new possibilities in the law, legal access, and racial justice.

The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division and the Access to Justice Tech Fellows are hosting the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for law students. The goal is to get law students to think critically about how technology will impact the future practice of law, and access to justice in a fun engaging way. The resulting stories will prompt conversations in the legal field about the upcoming changes in a new and creative way.

Think you can write a compelling short story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the Legal Tech Fictional Writing Competition for your chance to win $1,000 in cash, and get published in the American Bar Association magazine. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

Black Law Students Association (BLSA):

BLSA General Body Meeting: On Tuesday, February 1st, 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) CST, join the Chicago-Kent chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) via Zoom here for their first general body meeting of the semester to kick-off Black History Month! The meeting will provide an opportunity to check-in and highlight upcoming programming throughout the month of February and beyond!

Ida Platt Forum:

On Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at 6 p.m. CST via Zoom and in honor of Black History Month, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at the Chicago-Kent College of Law is proud to announce a new annual program entitled the “Ida Platt Forum” in honor of the first African-American woman to be licensed in the State of Illinois. The event will focus on race, advancing the rule of law, and feature trailblazing Black women making strides within the legal profession.

In the first iteration of the program, we expect to invite the Honorable Ann Claire Williams, one of only two people of color to ever serve on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The panel will be moderated by Associate Professor of Law Kimberly Bailey, another phenomenal Black woman in her own right. Topics of discussion will include being working moms as Black women, navigating the complexities of the law, their commitment to public service and civic engagement, advice to law students/young lawyers, and her path to the federal bench.

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).

Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA):

Young Lawyers Division February Book Club – 2/3/2022 6pm via zoom. Book: Group: How one Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved my Life by Christie Tate. https://www.isba.org/sections/younglawyersdivision/bookclub

Rural Practice Initiative- $5,000 fellowship for law clerks $10,000 fellowship for new Associates willing to relocate to a rural county in Illinois. Mentorship program geared specifically to law students and young attorneys interested in rural practice. APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 4th https://www.isba.org/ruralpractice

Parents and Caregivers of Chicago-Kent (PACCK): Parents and Caregivers of Chicago-Kent is hosting a virtual family game night! Everyone is welcome. Join us for Jackbox games and prizes. Friday, February 4th at 6:30 pm on zoom. Email pacck if you have any questions. See the flyer attached! Zoom link: https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/4966436711

Kent Justice Foundation (KJF): KJF will be holding a General Body Meeting on Tuesday, February 8th at noon. Please come to learn about our spring events and fundraisers and how you can get involved to assist with planning! We’ll email out a Zoom link in advance of the meeting–hope to see you there! Send an email to kjf if you’d like to join our mailing list.

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:

Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section’s Practice Tracks sessions. Spots fill up fast, so sign up quickly.

What is Practice Tracks?

The Young Lawyers Sections is excited to host Law Practice Tracks virtually during the month of February 2022. This is a valuable opportunity to connect with young lawyers in the Chicago area for networking, for mentorship and to ask questions about the day-to-day practice of law in a small group setting. No matter what your schedule, we have a session that fits in your calendar! Connect with someone who practices in an area you are interested in, or a setting you would like to learn more about, to gain insight into what area you would like to pursue. Find out what the day-to-day life of an attorney is actually like with Law Practice Tracks.

How do I Sign Up?

So that as many CBA Law Student Members as possible can take advantage of this opportunity, please do not sign up for more than 3 sessions. You will be emailed the Zoom link for your virtual Law Practice Tracks session prior to the event, along with a sample list of questions and other resources to prepare you for the meeting.

Click here to see the schedule and sign up.

Questions?

Email acruz with questions.

Judicial Externship Program Information Session: On Wednesday, February 2, at 3 p.m., via Zoom, Professor Gross will conduct an informational meeting for students interested in participating in the Summer and/or Fall 2022 Judicial Externship Program. Some of your classmates, who were judicial externs in the past in either Summer or Fall, will be attending the informational meeting to give you their perspective.

To join the information session, please see the Zoom meeting information below:

https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/83199463853?pwd=VlB5SWdsZlJjSDBjb2M0TEN1Zy9Idz09

Meeting ID: 831 9946 3853

Passcode: 892858

One tap mobile: +13126266799,,83199463853# US (Chicago)

Please note before applying that you must be able to commit 32 hours/week during the summer session. For additional information about JEP, you may also refer to the Law School Website, “Law Offices/Clinical Programs.”

If you have any questions about the Program or the application itself, please contact Professor Vivien Gross (vgross).

Commercial Bar Exam Preparation Courses:

Chicago-Kent 3Ls – BARBRI is here to help as graduation and the bar exam approach! Each of BARBRI’s three course options (Mallory.guerreso or by phone/text at 815-791-3485.

Helix Bar Review by AccessLexSM offers comprehensive online courses for the entire Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) portion of all bar examinations, and the Multistate Professional Responsibility (MPRE) examination. Our new and innovative course platform is designed to keep you focused and engaged while ensuring you cover each testable substantive area of law on the exam. We incorporate workshops and webinars designed to teach you skills and strategies necessary to perform well on each part of the exam and at your peak on exam day. Engagement, efficiency, and effectiveness of study as the key elements for your bar preparation period and Helix Bar Review. When you study with Helix you surround yourself with a Team of bar examination experts, all licensed attorneys with years of bar preparation experience, at no additional cost to you. AccessLex Institute, for over 40 years, is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting law students from admission to law school to admission to the legal profession. For more information – including at-cost pricing and FAQs, visit Helixbarreview.org or drop us a line at Connect@Helixbarreview.org.

Kaplan Bar Review offers both live and on demand course options for bar seekers all in one package. With Kaplan Bar Review you receive a full-service bar course that contains over 4,500 MBE questions including NCBE released questions, unlimited essay grading + an essay bank, a pass guarantee or your money back if you do 75% of the course and so many other great features. You can do 100% of Kaplan Bar Review On Demand; or you can attend live streaming lectures at no charge. The lectures are recorded and available on-demand as well. For more information about course options for Chicago Kent students please reach out to Victor.Piemonte. Our books ship when you enroll for the summer course and our best pricing goes thru February 24th, 2022 for 2L’s and 3Ls. Thank you.

Themis Bar Review is designed to help you pass the bar exam. Using the most current research on memory retention and comprehension, we have built an online, on-demand lecture-based program. Our course offers innovative tools, including an Adaptive Calendar and Study Pacer that, together, help keep your study schedule on track. Pair those with a dedicated Personal Success Team, unlimited essay grading, and dynamic illustrations to reinforce rules and rationales, and you have resources that work for every type of student and every learning style. However you plan to study, you can trust that our transparent, expertly developed methods will help you walk into the bar exam with confidence."

Birthdays & Special Days – January/February

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

PACCK Game Night.pdf
SBA Zoom_Hybrid Problem Help Guide.pdf

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January 24, 2022

Announcements

Welcome back, students! Please continue to send all Newsletter submissions to sbanewsletter.

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

Barristers’ Ball Survey #2: We wanted to send out one more survey to reassess interest in the Barristers’ Ball. With everything that has happened with COVID-19 in the past couple months, we want to assess students’ thoughts before making any final plans. If you could take a minute and complete this survey so the Barristers’ Committee can plan as carefully as possible, I know we would all greatly appreciate it. Thank you!

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

Student Organizations

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

Cook County Bar Association (CCBA):

Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA):

Young Lawyers Division February Book Club – 2/3/2022 6pm via zoom. Book: Group: How one Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved my Life by Christie Tate. https://www.isba.org/sections/younglawyersdivision/bookclub

Rural Practice Initiative- $5,000 fellowship for law clerks $10,000 fellowship for new Associates willing to relocate to a rural county in Illinois. Mentorship program geared specifically to law students and young attorneys interested in rural practice. APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 4th https://www.isba.org/ruralpractice

Muslim Law Student Association (MLSA): The Muslim Law Student Association (MLSA) at Chicago-Kent needs your help. For years, Muslim students have led conversations about the exclusion of Islamic holidays on our academic calendar. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism make up the Abrahamic religions and are statistically the three most-followed faiths in the US. However, Islam is the only Abrahamic religion excluded from Chicago-Kent’s academic calendar. 1.8 billion Muslims across the world celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha, the two main holidays in Islam. While Chicago-Kent does offer Muslim students accommodations for Eid, these accommodations are neither realistic nor satisfactory. Each year, Muslim students are forced to choose between celebrating their holidays with family and friends, or attending lectures, events, and essential class discussion, ultimately compromising either their religious observances or law studies.

For this reason, MLSA is requesting your support by signing a petition to present to our school’s administration, highlighting the importance of and our community’s solidarity for this cause. Chicago-Kent is a law school committed to advancing diversity and inclusion, and resolving this issue is a necessary step toward that mission. Please sign this petition to show your support, and consider sending this petition to any current Chicago-Kent student. Thank you for your support. Peace and Blessings.

Upcoming Events

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

Important Dates to Remember

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

Grades weren’t quite what you expected? No need to panic! The ABA and Themis Bar Review have partnered up to host a free webinar with Prof. Young and other academic skills faculty this Thursday, January 27, at 12:00 PM. In this webinar, panelists will discuss how to proceed after less-than-ideal first semester grades. Register here:https://bit.ly/ABA-Themis-Webinar

Birthdays & Special Days – January/February

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

SBA Zoom_Hybrid Problem Help Guide.pdf

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January 18, 2022

Announcements

Welcome back, students! Please continue to send all Newsletter submissions to sbanewsletter.

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

Grades: The Good, The Bad, and How to Move Forward:

Grade anxiety is real and looming. Join the First-Generation Law Student Association on Jan 21, 2022 at 6pm via zoom for a conversation with faculty, career services, and students to discuss grades, what they may or may not mean for future employment, and how to continue succeeding or tackle improving. Professor Adrian Walters will provide a perspective as a teacher of 1L core courses, Dawn Young will provide resources, Vicki Ryan of Career Services will discuss job options and prospects, and upper-level students will provide perspectives on their own experiences. Whether you did well or poorly, there are options and opportunities for continued growth and improvement, and we can help with guidance and support. Please RSVP here for the event. The Zoom link is available here and on the SBA calendar, and you will receive a calendar invitation after you RSVP.

Chicago-Kent’s 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Forum hosted by the Chicago-Kent Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Chicago-Kent Law Library and student organizations ACLU, ACS, APALSA, BLSA, Criminal Law Society, DALSA, HLLSA, Lambdas, MLSA, NLG, PACCK, REAA, Women in Law, and SBA: Please join us for Chicago-Kent’s 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forum on Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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December 5, 2021

Announcements

Winter 2022 – Holiday Highlights Form: The Student Bar Association and Student Diversity Council would like to share some personal highlights and traditions from our student body as we head into the Winter break and many are celebrating at this time of year.

Do you have something you’ve enjoyed or are looking forward to that you’d like to share?

Complete this form to send photos and/or notes as we put together something fun to share with students at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. You’ll get an email confirmation when you complete the form.

Student Tech Survey – Extended Access: The Chicago-Kent Tech team would like to thank the students who have responded to the Fall 2021 Tech Survey and wish you all the best with your exams this semester. To include as many students as possible, we’ve extended access to the survey through Tuesday, 12/7 – it should only take a few minutes to submit and is completely anonymous (though you need to use your kentlaw email to validate your student status).

• Survey link: helpdesk account, which includes our IT, audiovisual, and digital education support staff. The survey won’t allow individual responses.

  

  Study Resources for 1Ls (and everyone!): Hello, 1Ls! Congratulations on completing your first Fall semester of law school! I know, I know. You’re thinking: but it isn’t over yet, there are exams! You are correct. However, you’ve endured an entire semester of taking multiple law school classes. Be proud of yourself! The fact that you are still here (and reading this) speaks volumes! You can do it!

  As we head into the days before finals affectionately known as “read period,” SBA wanted to make you aware of the following resources that may help in your final exam preparation. Most of these resources are FREE to you as a law student.

  1) West Academic Study Aids – As law students, we have FREE unlimited access to West’s database of academic supplements. This includes popular series books like “In a Nutshell,” “Quick and Happy Guides,” “Sum and Substance,” and MORE. Think of it as a bunch of free electronic supplements on every law school subject you can think of! You can access it through the Library’s Electronic Resources > Databases page through Kent’s website. Just login with your Kent IIT username and password! You don’t need to make an account, but you can easily make a FREE account with your Kent email. This allows you to create a list of favorites, bookmark and highlight books. They also have apps for both the books and the audio lectures, and once you create an account, you can download anything and access it directly from the app. Studying with free supplements has never been easier! Check it out HERE.

  2) CALI (Computer Assisted Legal Instruction) – CALI not only sponsors those coveted “top score” awards you see listed in the Record after semester grades are issued, but also offers TONS of free interactive lessons FILLED with those hypotheticals our law professors love. Hypotheticals are a great way to practically apply the law you’ve been learning all semester to a set of facts, with feedback! They also offer podcasts on law school subjects, so you can study anywhere – the train, in an Uber, while working out, grocery shopping, walking your dog…just about anywhere you can listen to a podcast! CALI information is typically provided to students at the beginning of the semester, however, feel free to email refreq or stop at the service desk in the library for Kent’s school access code. The link to the database is HERE.

  3) Chicago-Kent’s Exam Database – One of the greatest resources for knowing what to expect on a law school exam: looking at previous exams! Many (but not all) of Chicago-Kent’s courses and professors provide previously-issued exams (and often, answer keys) for students to use as a study tool. Professors may also provide their old exams on Blackboard, a personal website, TWEN, or through a Teaching Assistant. Taking an old exam under simulated, timed testing conditions is an excellent way to prepare yourself for the real thing day-of! Find the Chicago-Kent exam database HERE.

  4) BARBRI 1L Mastery – BARBRI isn’t just for the bar exam…they also offer an excellent, FREE 1L Mastery program covering all required 1L courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Real Property, and Torts. The program includes incredibly detailed, comprehensive outlines for each of these courses, downloadable for free online. Your friendly neighborhood BARBRI representatives may even have extra printed copies of these outlines if you prefer paper – don’t be afraid to reach out and ask! Sign up for the FREE 1L Mastery resources HERE.

  5) Quimbee – There’s a reason so many law students rely on Quimbee for their go-to supplement database. Quimbee is a one-of-a-kind educational resource providing a comprehensive database of law school study aids, including case briefs, case videos, outlines, flashcards, quizzes, video courses, practice essay exams, key terms, multiple choice questions, and more. There’s both a website and an app component, so you can study anywhere! Quimbee isn’t free (unfortunately), but the cost varies on subscription tiers and timing. (We recommend the Gold membership purchased annually to get the most bang for your buck!) Quimbee offers a 7-day free trial through their website. Alternatively, as a law student, if you sign up for a free ABA law student membership, you can get a FREE 30-day Gold membership to Quimbee – just in time for exam season! Access this great deal HERE.

  SBA is cheering you on and hopes this list of resources serves you well in the upcoming weeks.

  

  You’ve got this! SBA (and Magic Cat) believe in you!

  Birthdays & Special Days – December:

  December 1	Mairead DeWitt, 2L
  December 2	Shiny S. Patel, 2L
  December 4	Donna Elias, 3L
  December 6	Greg Kelley, 3L
  December 10	Alyssa Lanier, 2L
  December 12	Madeline Moore, 2L
  December 13	Alisha Panthier, 1L
  December 13	Devin Ross, 2L
  December 16	Eleni Galanopulos, 3L
  December 17	Carmen Otubsin, 2L
  December 18	Teona Pipia, 2L
  December 19	Vanessa Makris, 2L
  December 24	Julia Veeser, 2L
  December 29	Haley Zobel, 2L
  December 30	Hayley Loufek, 2L

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

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November 29, 2021

Announcements

This will be the last SBA Newsletter of the Fall 2021 Semester. We wish you the best of luck on final exams. If you have an important announcement, please let SBA know. We can send the announcement to the student body on a case-by-case basis!

ASP Exam Workshop: We understand that you may be pressed for time at the end of the semester. So, join Prof. Young on Thursday, December 2, 2021, for a mini-workshop (just 30 minutes!) on attacking your exams. Learn 10 exam hacks (what to do before and actually during the exam). This will be a no-nonsense, straight to the point, list of exam hacks for all students (day, eve, LLM). Access the Zoom link in the SBA Calendar or contact Prof. Young at dyoung.

Study Resources for 1Ls (and everyone!): Hello, 1Ls! Congratulations on completing your first Fall semester of law school! I know, I know. You’re thinking: but it isn’t over yet, there are exams! You are correct. However, you’ve endured an entire semester of taking multiple law school classes. Be proud of yourself! The fact that you are still here (and reading this) speaks volumes! You can do it!

As we head into the days before finals affectionately known as “read period,” SBA wanted to make you aware of the following resources that may help in your final exam preparation. Most of these resources are FREE to you as a law student.

1) West Academic Study Aids – As law students, we have FREE unlimited access to West’s database of academic supplements. This includes popular series books like “In a Nutshell,” “Quick and Happy Guides,” “Sum and Substance,” and MORE. Think of it as a bunch of free electronic supplements on every law school subject you can think of! You can access it through the Library’s Electronic Resources > Databases page through Kent’s website. Just login with your Kent IIT username and password! You don’t need to make an account, but you can easily make a FREE account with your Kent email. This allows you to create a list of favorites, bookmark and highlight books. They also have apps for both the books and the audio lectures, and once you create an account, you can download anything and access it directly from the app. Studying with free supplements has never been easier! Check it out HERE.

2) CALI (Computer Assisted Legal Instruction) – CALI not only sponsors those coveted “top score” awards you see listed in the Record after semester grades are issued, but also offers TONS of free interactive lessons FILLED with those hypotheticals our law professors love. Hypotheticals are a great way to practically apply the law you’ve been learning all semester to a set of facts, with feedback! They also offer podcasts on law school subjects, so you can study anywhere – the train, in an Uber, while working out, grocery shopping, walking your dog…just about anywhere you can listen to a podcast! CALI information is typically provided to students at the beginning of the semester, however, feel free to email refreq or stop at the service desk in the library for Kent’s school access code. The link to the database is HERE.

3) Chicago-Kent’s Exam Database – One of the greatest resources for knowing what to expect on a law school exam: looking at previous exams! Many (but not all) of Chicago-Kent’s courses and professors provide previously-issued exams (and often, answer keys) for students to use as a study tool. Professors may also provide their old exams on Blackboard, a personal website, TWEN, or through a Teaching Assistant. Taking an old exam under simulated, timed testing conditions is an excellent way to prepare yourself for the real thing day-of! Find the Chicago-Kent exam database HERE.

4) BARBRI 1L Mastery – BARBRI isn’t just for the bar exam…they also offer an excellent, FREE 1L Mastery program covering all required 1L courses: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Real Property, and Torts. The program includes incredibly detailed, comprehensive outlines for each of these courses, downloadable for free online. Your friendly neighborhood BARBRI representatives may even have extra printed copies of these outlines if you prefer paper – don’t be afraid to reach out and ask! Sign up for the FREE 1L Mastery resources HERE.

5) Quimbee – There’s a reason so many law students rely on Quimbee for their go-to supplement database. Quimbee is a one-of-a-kind educational resource providing a comprehensive database of law school study aids, including case briefs, case videos, outlines, flashcards, quizzes, video courses, practice essay exams, key terms, multiple choice questions, and more. There’s both a website and an app component, so you can study anywhere! Quimbee isn’t free (unfortunately), but the cost varies on subscription tiers and timing. (We recommend the Gold membership purchased annually to get the most bang for your buck!) Quimbee offers a 7-day free trial through their website. Alternatively, as a law student, if you sign up for a free ABA law student membership, you can get a FREE 30-day Gold membership to Quimbee – just in time for exam season! Access this great deal HERE.

SBA is cheering you on and hopes this list of resources serves you well in the upcoming weeks.

You’ve got this! SBA (and Magic Cat) believe in you!

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

Judges’ Panel Recording: Last week SBA hosted four sitting Cook County Judges to discuss their careers and positions on the bench. The Judges have kindly agreed to let us share the recording from the event for you to view that you can find, here.

Holiday Happy Hour: Looking to destress before finals? Interested in learning how to make cocktails to impress family and friends? Want to join in a virtual happy hour from the comfort of home?

Join us for a virtual cocktail hour on Thursday, Dec 2, from 7-8:30 PM! The cocktails are riffs of classics with some winter ingredients for a fun twist! No previous cocktail experience necessary, and if you don’t have equipment at home anything with a sealed lid will do (tupperware, mason jar, travel mug, etc). If you want to skip the cocktail part, feel free to BYOB and just mingle virtually with fellow students.

Ingredients list:

1) Gin, cranberry juice, lemon juice, simple syrup (1/2 c. sugar & 1/2 c. water, heated until dissolved), heavy whipping cream, soda water (lacroix/bubly/etc), egg (optional)

2) Whiskey, orange bitters (for example, angostura), sugar, pomegranate seeds, fresh rosemary sprig (optional), orange wheel (optional)

Join us Dec 2, 7-8:30 – https://cutt.ly/SBACocktailHour

Fall 2021 Student Tech Survey: Help the Chicago-Kent Tech Team improve your digital education & classroom teaching tools by sharing your experiences & feedback. The survey is anonymous, but requires your kentlaw email to access to validate your student status. Please respond by Friday, 12/3/2021 at 5pm.

• Survey link: https://forms.gle/5UrdRcPYsoPmEYLf7

Note: If you would like to report issues and receive a personal response, please contact our helpdesk account, which includes our IT, audiovisual, and digital education support staff. The survey won’t allow individual responses.

Fall 2021 Exams: For more information about exams this semester, please visit the following links:

• General Exam Procedures

• Exam Quick Guide-Remote Exams

• Exam Quick Guide-In Person Exams

Upcoming Conferences:

Please join the Office of Continuing Legal & Professional Education virtually for these upcoming webinars! They are all free to Chicago-Kent students but registration is required. Click links below to register.

Thursday, December 2 – Friday, December 3, 2021

37th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference

This program is eligible for up to 7.5 hours of general CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness credit, pending approval. This event is free to Chicago-Kent students when you enter the discount code CKCLE1 during checkout.

Student Organizations

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

ABA Announcements

The 2022-2023 Law Student Elections application period is now open!

• Our student leaders are the voice of law students in the American Bar Association. Council members can learn leadership skills, advocate on behalf of their peers, and make connections with attorneys across the nation.

• As a member of the council, you’ll be representing law students from coast to coast. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend the next two ABA Annual Meetings, the ABA Midyear Meeting, and other events such as attending the Young Lawyers Division spring conference.

• Applications to run for these positions on the council are now open! The deadline to apply is January 14, 2022, at 12noon.

• Division Chair

• Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors

• Education Director

• Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion

• Delegate of Communication, Publications, and Outreach

• Delegate of Programming

• Student Editor-In-Chief

• Law Student Editorial Board

Join us and submit your Law Student Division election application today!

Jewish Law Student Association: Come join the Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) to celebrate Hanukkah, have some sufganiyot (traditional jelly donuts), and mingle with other students before finals. December 1st, 9am-2pm, Room 704. Open to everyone, stop in for as little or as long as you can. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER 23rd: NLG Brown Bag Lunch Series with Attorneys Melinda Power and Candace Gorman

NOVEMBER 23rd: LELS Next Semester Chat

DECEMBER 1st: Hanukkah Finals Break

DECEMBER 2nd: SBA Holiday Happy Hour

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.

Apply to the Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition. It is a competition that recognizes the best in student labor and employment law scholarship. Jackson Lewis P.C. underwrites the prizes ($3,000 for the first-place winner, and $1,000 to two second-place finishers). The entries are anonymously judged by a panel of five law professors.

Eligibility requirements are on the website and the attached flyer. We are able to review only the first two entries we receive from a single law school, so make sure to send it in as soon as you’re confident that a manuscript is your best work!

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Writing Contest. Find out more information here.

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

Events to Remember:

Birthdays & Special Days – November/December:

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

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November 22, 2021

Announcements

Fitness Center Lockers: Please note that the fitness center lockers are not for overnight use. The lockers are only to be used while you are using the Fitness Center. Items left overnight may be thrown out.

Judges’ Panel Recording: Last week SBA hosted four sitting Cook County Judges to discuss their careers and positions on the bench. The Judges have kindly agreed to let us share the recording from the event for you to view that you can find, here.

Holiday Happy Hour: Looking to destress before finals? Interested in learning how to make cocktails to impress family and friends? Want to join in a virtual happy hour from the comfort of home?

Join us for a virtual cocktail hour on Thursday, Dec 2, from 7-8:30 PM! The cocktails are riffs of classics with some winter ingredients for a fun twist! No previous cocktail experience necessary, and if you don’t have equipment at home anything with a sealed lid will do (tupperware, mason jar, travel mug, etc). If you want to skip the cocktail part, feel free to BYOB and just mingle virtually with fellow students.

Ingredients list:

1) Gin, cranberry juice, lemon juice, simple syrup (1/2 c. sugar & 1/2 c. water, heated until dissolved), heavy whipping cream, soda water (lacroix/bubly/etc), egg (optional)

2) Whiskey, orange bitters (for example, angostura), sugar, pomegranate seeds, fresh rosemary sprig (optional), orange wheel (optional)

Join us Dec 2, 7-8:30 – https://cutt.ly/SBACocktailHour

Fall 2021 Student Tech Survey: Help the Chicago-Kent Tech Team improve your digital education & classroom teaching tools by sharing your experiences & feedback. The survey is anonymous, but requires your kentlaw email to access to validate your student status. Please respond by Friday, 12/3/2021 at 5pm.

• Survey link: https://forms.gle/5UrdRcPYsoPmEYLf7

Note: If you would like to report issues and receive a personal response, please contact our helpdesk account, which includes our IT, audiovisual, and digital education support staff. The survey won’t allow individual responses.

Fall 2021 Exams: For more information about exams this semester, please visit the following links:

• General Exam Procedures

• Exam Quick Guide-Remote Exams

• Exam Quick Guide-In Person Exams

Barristers’ Ball Survey! We are very excited to announce that the Barristers’ Ball is a GO this year! For those who do not know, the Barristers’ Ball is an annual event held at most law schools towards the end of the school year. The event is hosted by SBA as a school-wide formal affair- you might have heard it referred to as "Law School Prom." This year is very special, especially to all of the 3Ls, since this event has been canceled for the past two years. That being said, we want to make this year’s Barristers’ the biggest celebration it can be while ensuring it is as safe as possible for every student in attendance. We all deserve a special night to celebrate our accomplishments throughout this crazy covid law school experience we have all had. If you could take a minute and complete this survey so the Barristers’ Committee can plan as carefully as possible, I know we would all greatly appreciate it. Thanks and see you all at Barristers’!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctf0z0q_Vgh001ozBgmJIXV_Z2E9hwi_3FYJMiQ3oogogb9g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Fall Clothing Drive, now through 11/30/2021 (note the changed date): Parents and Caregivers at Chicago-Kent (PACCK), The Chicago-Kent Racial Equity and Advocacy Alliance (REAA), and Women in Law (WIL)—in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago—are pleased to sponsor a Fall Clothing and Toy Drive to benefit The Women’s Treatment Center (TWTC) in Chicago. TWTC served as the sole substance abuse treatment center in Illinois focused solely on women and specializing in treatment framed and informed by women’s issues. However, the pandemic forced TWTC to shutter its physical space, and many women were displaced. While TWTC has found new arrangements for many of the women and children it serves, these women and their children remain in need of clothing in general—and toys (!) for this upcoming holiday season. PACCK, REAA, and WIL ask you to open your hearts (and your closets!) and donate this fall to support these women and their families as they transition through recovery. The Design Museum will accept donations now through November 30, 2021. You may donate via drop-off, delivery, or mail, directly to:

TWTC

c/o Design Museum of Chicago

72 E. Randolph St.

Chicago, IL 60601

Upcoming Conferences:

Please join the Office of Continuing Legal & Professional Education virtually for these upcoming webinars! They are all free to Chicago-Kent students but registration is required. Click links below to register.

Thursday, December 2 – Friday, December 3, 2021

37th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference

This program is eligible for up to 7.5 hours of general CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness credit, pending approval. This event is free to Chicago-Kent students when you enter the discount code CKCLE1 during checkout.

Student Organizations

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

ABA Announcements

The 2022-2023 Law Student Elections application period is now open!

• Our student leaders are the voice of law students in the American Bar Association. Council members can learn leadership skills, advocate on behalf of their peers, and make connections with attorneys across the nation.

• As a member of the council, you’ll be representing law students from coast to coast. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend the next two ABA Annual Meetings, the ABA Midyear Meeting, and other events such as attending the Young Lawyers Division spring conference.

• Applications to run for these positions on the council are now open! The deadline to apply is January 14, 2022, at 12noon.

• Division Chair

• Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors

• Education Director

• Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion

• Delegate of Communication, Publications, and Outreach

• Delegate of Programming

• Student Editor-In-Chief

• Law Student Editorial Board

Join us and submit your Law Student Division election application today!

Jewish Law Student Association: Come join the Jewish Law Student Association (JLSA) to celebrate Hanukkah, have some sufganiyot (traditional jelly donuts), and mingle with other students before finals. December 1st, 9am-2pm, Room 704. Open to everyone, stop in for as little or as long as you can. Hope to see you there!

Labor & Employment Law Society (LELS): Join LELS and the First-Generation Law Student Association on November 23 at 5 p.m. to chat about your plans for next semester and beyond! We will be discussing registration for the Spring 2022 semester, general course planning, and tips for outlining and exam prep, so bring your questions or concerns. The Zoom link can be found on the SBA calendar.

National Lawyer’s Guild: NLG Brown Bag Lunch Series with Attorneys Melinda Power and Candace Gorman: Come together with VETERAN RADICAL ATTORNEYS. Learn how they shaped their careers, the movements they have been a part of, and their advice for law students now. From Standing Rock to Guantanamo there is a role for lawyers to play in resisting the system and building solidarity with radical peoples movements at every stage of our careers. Come learn from those who have gone before and are still paving the way! This is an opportunity for students to come and ask practicing attorney’s questions about movement lawyering, and social justice lawyering in today’s landscape. Bring your lunch and your questions!

Where: Room 704 or on zoom: https://bit.ly/3kmuBb4

When: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 12:30-2

Candace Gorman:Gorman has won a unanimous decision before the United States Supreme Court, taken on pro bono habeas corpus petitions for two men being held at Guantanamo, and was invited to be a visiting professional at the International Criminal Court at The Hague focusing on reparations for victims of war crimes. Recently, Gorman’s focus has shifted to suing the city of Chicago and several detectives for a wrongful incarceration case on behalf of Nathson Fields, a man who had been sentenced to death and spent 18 years in prison and on death row for a crime he did not commit.

Melinda Power: Melinda Power of the West Town Law Office practices criminal defense, civil rights, domestic relations, and works especially closely with the Puerto Rican community and on false arrests and police accountability. Her commitment to movement lawyering has seen her represent Puerto Rican independence activists, anti-Gulf War and anti-NATO demonstrators, striking workers, radical feminists, Black Lives Matter activists, and Standing Rock Water Protectors among others. Melinda has been an NLG member for over 40 years.

Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER 23rd: NLG Brown Bag Lunch Series with Attorneys Melinda Power and Candace Gorman

NOVEMBER 23rd: LELS Next Semester Chat

DECEMBER 2nd: SBA Holiday Happy Hour

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.

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Writing Contest. Find out more information here.

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

Events to Remember:

Birthdays & Special Days – November/December:

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

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November 15, 2021

Announcements

Fall 2021 Exams: For more information about exams this semester, please visit the following links:

• General Exam Procedures

• Exam Quick Guide-Remote Exams

• Exam Quick Guide-In Person Exams

Barristers’ Ball Survey! We are very excited to announce that the Barristers’ Ball is a GO this year! For those who do not know, the Barristers’ Ball is an annual event held at most law schools towards the end of the school year. The event is hosted by SBA as a school-wide formal affair- you might have heard it referred to as "Law School Prom." This year is very special, especially to all of the 3Ls, since this event has been canceled for the past two years. That being said, we want to make this year’s Barristers’ the biggest celebration it can be while ensuring it is as safe as possible for every student in attendance. We all deserve a special night to celebrate our accomplishments throughout this crazy covid law school experience we have all had. If you could take a minute and complete this survey so the Barristers’ Committee can plan as carefully as possible, I know we would all greatly appreciate it. Thanks and see you all at Barristers’!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctf0z0q_Vgh001ozBgmJIXV_Z2E9hwi_3FYJMiQ3oogogb9g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Bar Exam Information Session: TODAY, NOVEMBER 15 from 5:00-6:00 PM in room 210

If you plan to take the July 2022 or Feb 2023 bar exam, I encourage you to attend this session. We will review the bar application and admission process as well as discuss your Character & Fitness application, the subjects tested on the bar exam, and what you need to do now to prepare for next year’s exam.

Sign up to attend here. (Signing up does not commit you to attending- it just allows me to get an idea of where you plan to sit for the bar and if you have questions.)

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact Erin Crist if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on November 15th.

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

10 Great Law Student Strategies You May Not Know: NOVEMBER 17 from 3-4pm via Zoom: In this workshop presented by the Praxis Certificate program, C-K Alum Monica Pechous of Tucker Ellis LLP and Professor Robbins will discuss 10 underappreciated strategies law students can use to further their success in law school (and beyond!) With a focus on “double dipping” by working on projects that pay off in multiple arenas, this Zoom session will give practical tips on a wide range of topics including: exam preparation, scholarships, alternative coursework, writing competitions and more! Plus, attendees will receive an exam tips handout! For questions, please contact Professor Robbins at: jrobbin1.

The Zoom link for the event is: https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/81260237886?pwd=dXJmZ0ZZQmRDdGdjeEsvS2VpbjlMUT09

Fall Clothing Drive, now through 12/4/2021: Parents and Caregivers at Chicago-Kent (PACCK), The Chicago-Kent Racial Equity and Advocacy Alliance (REAA), and Women in Law (WIL)—in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago—are pleased to sponsor a Fall Clothing and Toy Drive to benefit The Women’s Treatment Center (TWTC) in Chicago. TWTC served as the sole substance abuse treatment center in Illinois focused solely on women and specializing in treatment framed and informed by women’s issues. However, the pandemic forced TWTC to shutter its physical space, and many women were displaced. While TWTC has found new arrangements for many of the women and children it serves, these women and their children remain in need of clothing in general—and toys (!) for this upcoming holiday season. PACCK, REAA, and WIL ask you to open your hearts (and your closets!) and donate this fall to support these women and their families as they transition through recovery. The Design Museum will accept donations now through December 4, 2021. You may donate via drop-off, delivery, or mail, directly to:

TWTC

c/o Design Museum of Chicago

72 E. Randolph St.

Chicago, IL 60601

Upcoming Conferences:

Please join the Office of Continuing Legal & Professional Education virtually for these upcoming webinars! They are all free to Chicago-Kent students but registration is required. Click links below to register.

Thursday, December 2 – Friday, December 3, 2021

37th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference

This program is eligible for up to 7.5 hours of general CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness credit, pending approval. This event is free to Chicago-Kent students when you enter the discount code CKCLE1 during checkout.

Student Organizations

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

ABA Announcements

The 2022-2023 Law Student Elections application period is now open!

• Our student leaders are the voice of law students in the American Bar Association. Council members can learn leadership skills, advocate on behalf of their peers, and make connections with attorneys across the nation.

• As a member of the council, you’ll be representing law students from coast to coast. You’ll also have the opportunity to attend the next two ABA Annual Meetings, the ABA Midyear Meeting, and other events such as attending the Young Lawyers Division spring conference.

• Applications to run for these positions on the council are now open! The deadline to apply is January 14, 2022, at 12noon.

• Division Chair

• Law Student At-Large on the ABA Board of Governors

• Education Director

• Delegate of Diversity and Inclusion

• Delegate of Communication, Publications, and Outreach

• Delegate of Programming

• Student Editor-In-Chief

• Law Student Editorial Board

Join us and submit your Law Student Division election application today!

JD Advising Virtual Event

The ABA and JD Advising will be hosting a virtual event for students at Illinois, Michigan, and New York law schools on Tuesday, November 16th from 11a-12p Central Time.

Link to the event registration can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/196079397757

APALSA: APALSA and HLLSA Meditation and Social. Wednesday, November 17 from 4:30-5:30 PM. Take a break from studying and join APALSA and HLLSA for 30 minutes of guided meditation followed by a 30 minute social. Feel free to join either or both sessions. Our social will provide a safe space for attendees to meet (virtually), chat, and de-stress before heading into finals. This event is open to everyone.

BLSA: The Black Women Lawyers Association (BWLA) will be hosting a Law Student Exam Writing & Research Workshop on Saturday, November 20th, 2021 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (noon) CST.

Current law professors will share tips and best practices to help law students sharpen their exam writing and legal research skills in this virtual event.

You can find more information in the flyer (attached and below) as well as RSVP for the virtual session here.

Immigration Law Society (ILS): Immigration Law Moot Court Competition:

ILS is looking for 2Ls and 3Ls who are interested in participating in the NYU Immigration Law Moot Court Competition. The Immigration Law Competition focuses on issues in the field of immigration law and is judged by panels of distinguished NYU alumni and legal practitioners from throughout New York. The final round is judged by federal appellate and district court judges. The competition will take place Friday, February 11 through Sunday, February 13, 2022. At this moment, the competition will be held in-person, but the competition may change to a remote format depending on public health guidance and NYU policies.

Chicago-Kent’s Immigration Law Society will be having two 3-person teams, depending on interest. If you are interested, please email ils by 11/19/2021 at 5pm

Labor & Employment Law Society (LELS): Join LELS and the First-Generation Law Student Association on November 23 at 5 p.m. to chat about your plans for next semester and beyond! We will be discussing registration for the Spring 2022 semester, general course planning, and tips for outlining and exam prep, so bring your questions or concerns. The Zoom link can be found on the SBA calendar.

Muslim Law Student Association (MLSA): MLSA General Body Meeting: Join the Muslim Law Student Association for our last General Body Meeting of the semester on Tuesday November 16th at 12:00pm in room 590! We will be discussing finals & study tips as we near the end of the semester. We will be ordering from Aroma Desi Grill for lunch. Please fill out this form to let us know what your order is. You can also join us online via zoom (please be sure to fill out the form as well). Email MLSA with any questions & we hope to see you there!

Parents & Caregivers of Chicago-Kent: Parents and Caregivers of Chicago-Kent invites you to a general meeting on Friday, November 19th from 6-7 pm. We will be discussing upcoming events and open positions. The meeting will take place on zoom. Zoom Link: https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/4966436711

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF): SALDF will be having its first general body meeting of the year tomorrow, November 16th, at 6:30 pm! Join us as we discuss our organization, the end of the semester, and events for the spring. This meeting will be on Zoom only. The link is on the SBA calendar and the password is on the flyer. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sports & Entertainment Law Society (SELS):

Entertainment Law in Chicago Event: Interested in Entertainment Law? Curious about what it is like to practice it in Chicago? Come to a talk on November 16, 2021 from 6-7PM via Zoom to learn more. Michelle Wahl, is the Vice Chair of Swanson, Martin, and Bell’s Entertainment and Media Practice Group will be sharing information and answering questions about this exciting practice area. Kenneth Matuszewski, an associate at Goldberg Segalla will share information about the Lawyers for Creative Arts and how to get involved with this organization. Zoom Link: cmcintyre

This event is brought to you by the Sports & Entertainment Law Society in association with the Intellectual Property Law Society, Arts & Cultural Property Law Society, and the Labor & Employment Law Society

SELS is organizing teams to compete in three sports competitions held at Tulane Law School next semester. These competitions are a nice mixture of moot court/trial team meets the world of sports statistics. For anyone interested in sports negotiations and sharpening your oral and written advocacy skills, these competitions may interest you! There is the International Baseball Arbitration Competition (January 19-21), the Football Negotiation Competition (February 3-5), and the Basketball Negotiation Competition. Each of these are anticipated to be held in person at Tulane in New Orleans. Space is very limited, so those interested should email SELS by Wednesday 11/17 and indicate which competition(s) you are applying for. Also include a short blurb of what qualifications, skills, and attributes you have that would make you a great addition to one of these teams. See below for specific information for each competition. Good luck!

Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER 15th: July 2022/February 2023 Bar Exam Information Session

NOVEMBER 16th: ABA JD Advising Virtual Event

NOVEMBER 16th: Entertainment Law in Chicago Event

NOVEMBER 16th: MLSA General Body Meeting

NOVEMBER 17th: Deadline to apply for sports law competitions

NOVEMBER 17th: APALSA and HLLSA Meditation and Social

NOVEMBER 17th: Praxis Certificate Program, 10 Great Law Student Strategies You May Not Know

NOVEMBER 20th: BWLA Exam Writing Workshop

NOVEMBER 23rd: Next Semester Chat with LELS

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.

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Writing Contest. Find out more information here.

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

Career Services:

How to Fund Your Public Interest Internship:

Federal Work Study at CK + other sources of funding

Date: Friday, November 19, 2021

Time: 12:00 pm – 12:45pm

Via Zoom

Interested in being paid for your internship at government and public interest organizations? Attend this information session held by Senior Director of Career Services and administrator of the FWS program, Michelle Vodenik, to learn more about Federal Work Study at Chicago-Kent, as well as additional sources of funding available to students, and how to maximize the chance of being funded.

Events to Remember:

Birthdays & Special Days – November/December:

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

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November 8, 2021

Announcements

Fall Bash: SBA will be hosting a Fall Bash on Friday, November 12 from 6-9 PM at The Atrium, a private event space above Tree House in River North (149 W Kinzie St)! The evening will include an open bar for 3 hours including bar service and table service, and food will be available for purchase.

In order to ensure covid safety, a few additional precautions are in place. Weather permitting, the retractable roof will be kept open for air flow, so dress warmly! We will be capping the event at 65% capacity, there are two different bar spaces, and servers will also come around to take orders, all to allow for social distancing and avoid bunching at the bar. In addition, IDs and vaccine cards/photos will be checked at the door, so please bring in addition to your student ID. Masks will be required for entry and when ordering at the bar, and strongly encouraged when not actively eating or drinking. Finally, we are limiting attendance to one guest per student.

Please sign up and pay here by November 10: $25 for students with Chicago-Kent ID and $45 for guests. Only the first 300 students will get the SBA-subsidized rate, and space is very limited beyond that, so sign up quickly!

Barristers’ Ball Survey! We are very excited to announce that the Barristers’ Ball is a GO this year! For those who do not know, the Barristers’ Ball is an annual event held at most law schools towards the end of the school year. The event is hosted by SBA as a school-wide formal affair- you might have heard it referred to as "Law School Prom." This year is very special, especially to all of the 3Ls, since this event has been canceled for the past two years. That being said, we want to make this year’s Barristers’ the biggest celebration it can be while ensuring it is as safe as possible for every student in attendance. We all deserve a special night to celebrate our accomplishments throughout this crazy covid law school experience we have all had. If you could take a minute and complete this survey so the Barristers’ Committee can plan as carefully as possible, I know we would all greatly appreciate it. Thanks and see you all at Barristers’!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctf0z0q_Vgh001ozBgmJIXV_Z2E9hwi_3FYJMiQ3oogogb9g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Bar Exam Information Session: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 from 5:00-6:00 PM in room 210

If you plan to take the July 2022 or Feb 2023 bar exam, I encourage you to attend this session. We will review the bar application and admission process as well as discuss your Character & Fitness application, the subjects tested on the bar exam, and what you need to do now to prepare for next year’s exam.

Sign up to attend here. (Signing up does not commit you to attending- it just allows me to get an idea of where you plan to sit for the bar and if you have questions.)

As always, please don’t hesitate to contact Erin Crist if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you on November 15th.

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

10 Great Law Student Strategies You May Not Know: NOVEMBER 17 from 3-4pm via Zoom: In this workshop presented by the Praxis Certificate program, C-K Alum Monica Pechous of Tucker Ellis LLP and Professor Robbins will discuss 10 underappreciated strategies law students can use to further their success in law school (and beyond!) With a focus on “double dipping” by working on projects that pay off in multiple arenas, this Zoom session will give practical tips on a wide range of topics including: exam preparation, scholarships, alternative coursework, writing competitions and more! Plus, attendees will receive an exam tips handout! For questions, please contact Professor Robbins at: jrobbin1.

The Zoom link for the event is: https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/81260237886?pwd=dXJmZ0ZZQmRDdGdjeEsvS2VpbjlMUT09

Fall Clothing Drive, now through 12/4/2021: Parents and Caregivers at Chicago-Kent (PACCK), The Chicago-Kent Racial Equity and Advocacy Alliance (REAA), and Women in Law (WIL)—in partnership with the Design Museum of Chicago—are pleased to sponsor a Fall Clothing and Toy Drive to benefit The Women’s Treatment Center (TWTC) in Chicago. TWTC served as the sole substance abuse treatment center in Illinois focused solely on women and specializing in treatment framed and informed by women’s issues. However, the pandemic forced TWTC to shutter its physical space, and many women were displaced. While TWTC has found new arrangements for many of the women and children it serves, these women and their children remain in need of clothing in general—and toys (!) for this upcoming holiday season. PACCK, REAA, and WIL ask you to open your hearts (and your closets!) and donate this fall to support these women and their families as they transition through recovery. The Design Museum will accept donations now through December 4, 2021. You may donate via drop-off, delivery, or mail, directly to:

TWTC

c/o Design Museum of Chicago

72 E. Randolph St.

Chicago, IL 60601

Upcoming Conferences:

Please join the Office of Continuing Legal & Professional Education virtually for these upcoming webinars! They are all free to Chicago-Kent students but registration is required. Click links below to register.

Thursday, December 2 – Friday, December 3, 2021

37th Annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference

This program is eligible for up to 7.5 hours of general CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of Mental Illness Awareness credit, pending approval. This event is free to Chicago-Kent students when you enter the discount code CKCLE1 during checkout.

Student Organizations

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

ABA Announcements

• ABA Law Student Division Council Applications Are Now Open – Want to lead, advocate, and shape policy on a national scale? Network with prominent attorneys and law students from around the country? Run for an ABA Law Student Division Council position. Application deadline is January 14, 2022. Apply today.

APALSA: APALSA and HLLSA Meditation and Social. Wednesday, November 17 from 4:30-5:30 PM. Take a break from studying and join APALSA and HLLSA for 30 minutes of guided meditation followed by a 30 minute social. Feel free to join either or both sessions. Our social will provide a safe space for attendees to meet (virtually), chat, and de-stress before heading into finals. This event is open to everyone.

Art & Cultural Property Law Society (ACPLS): Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of the most intriguing examples of how human experiences with art—or anything else—can be reshaped virtually in the so-called metaverse.Hear Professor Lee explain the complex web of code and content licenses that underlie NFTs, and how they are changing art and ownership on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 12pm in Room 270, or find the Zoom link on the SBA Calendar.

Black Law Students Association (BLSA): On Friday, 11/12 at 12 p.m. (noon) CST via Zoom here, join BLSA for our final general body meeting of this semester! We expect to check-in with our 1L law students to see how you are doing as we get close to the end of the semester and to discuss more about what’s to come in the spring (e.g. 1L Your Way, Black History Month, NBLSA/MWBLSA Conventions, etc.)

Federalist Society: Next Tuesday, November 9th, at 12:00pm in Room 590 (and via Zoom, see below), The Federalist Society will be hosting our last event of the semester. It will be a presentation by Professor George Mocsary of the University of Wyoming College of Law, with commentary by our very own Professor Shapiro. The event is titled "Constitutional Rights & Liberties: What’s Left After COVID-19." The presentation will be a kind survey of how pandemic regulations have impacted our individual rights and liberties.

Lunch will be served: Lou Malnati’s pizza.

HLLSA Churro Sale: Help HLLSA to raise funds while enjoying a sweet treat. The churros will need to be pre-ordered, and they will be distributed at C-K on Monday, November 15th. Please see the flyer below for more details, and email HLLSA if you have any questions.

Click HERE to access the order form!"

Labor & Employment Law Society (LELS): The National Institute for Workers’ Rights is hosting a virtual symposium on anti-discrimination laws in education and employment on November 12th. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. CST, and features discussions about Title IX, ending workplace discrimination, and the future of employment law. Additional details can be found on the website. You can register for the Symposium here.

Land Use & Real Estate Society (LURE): LURE’s next event is this upcoming Tuesday, November 9th, at 5pm on Zoom. We are hosting an incredible panel of attorneys who are focused on social impact real estate investing and development and represent firms such as Elrod Friedman, JP Morgan, DL3, and Reyes Kurson. Please see the below flyer for more information and follow the below Zoom link to join. Next week’s event will be our last official event of the semester, so we hope to "see" you all there!

Zoom link for 11/9 panel: https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/83174974770?pwd=WS9QT3d1Mzh5cnhLUU5sekM0WU1XUT09

Moot Court Honor Society (MCHS): The Thirtieth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition is currently under way. The advocates had their preliminary arguments last week, and advocates who qualify to advance throughout the tournament will argue in the Octofinals on Monday evening, Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening, and Semifinals on Wednesday evening. The two finalists will then argue on Thursday, November 11 at 3pm. Join MCHS in the Ogilvie Auditorium for a livestream viewing party of the final round! Please check our Facebook/Instagram page next week for a link to live stream the final round.

Self-Help Resource Center- ILAO Training 11/9/21: The SHWC Team is thrilled to invite you to our first training of the semester, taking place on Tuesday, November 9 at 1pm. This training will be provided by Amy Clark of Illinois Legal Aid Online. For those who do not know, the Self-Help Web Center is a desk at the Daley Center (Circuit Court of Cook County) where Chicago-Kent students help pro se litigants. Due to Covid, the desk has been unable to operate, but you can still attend our training and be prepared for when the desk opens again (hopefully in the spring). The training will be conducted over zoom.

https://kentlaw.zoom.us/j/85655661177?pwd=c3U3YTVXc0NtckNqb2xjbXNGeTc4UT09

Sports & Entertainment Law Society (SELS):

Join the Sports and Entertainment Law Society for a happy hour meet and greet on Thursday, November 11 from 5pm-7:30pm right next to school at Taco Lulu (601 W. Adams St.). In addition to half off margaritas from 5pm-6pm, this is a great way for anyone interested in learning more about the exciting areas of sports and entertainment law and getting to know other students in SELS over a few beverages. Fun way to spend a study break. Hope to see you there!

SELS is organizing teams to compete in three sports competitions held at Tulane Law School next semester. These competitions are a nice mixture of moot court/trial team meets the world of sports statistics. For anyone interested in sports negotiations and sharpening your oral and written advocacy skills, these competitions may interest you! There is the International Baseball Arbitration Competition (January 19-21), the Football Negotiation Competition (February 3-5), and the Basketball Negotiation Competition. Each of these are anticipated to be held in person at Tulane in New Orleans. Space is very limited, so those interested should email SELS by Wednesday 11/17 and indicate which competition(s) you are applying for. Also include a short blurb of what qualifications, skills, and attributes you have that would make you a great addition to one of these teams. See below for specific information for each competition. Good luck!

Upcoming Events

NOVEMBER 9th: Land Use & Real Estate Presentation

NOVEMBER 9th: Constitutional Rights & Liberties: What’s Left After COVID-19

NOVEMBER 9th: What are NFTs Event

NOVEMBER 9th: Rovner Moot Court Competition Final Round

NOVEMBER 9th: Self-Help Resource Center Volunteer Training

NOVEMBER 10th: Hellenic Bar Association Judges Panel

NOVEMBER10th: Meet the Public Service Organizations Reception

NOVEMBER 11th: Peggy Browning Fund Information Session

NOVEMBER 11th: Sports & Entertainment Law Society Happy Hour

NOVEMBER 12th: The National Institute for Workers’ Rights Symposium

NOVEMBER 12th: BLSA General Body Meeting

NOVEMBER 12th: SBA’s Fall Bash

NOVEMBER 15th: HLLSA Churro Sale

NOVEMBER 15th: July 2022/February 2023 Bar Exam Information Session

NOVEMBER 17th: Deadline to apply for sports law competitions

NOVEMBER 17th: APALSA and HLLSA Meditation and Social

NOVEMBER 17th: Praxis Certificate Program, 10 Great Law Student Strategies You May Not Know

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

Career Services:

Meet the Public Service Organizations Reception

Wednesday, November 10 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm

Registration Link

Hellenic Bar Association Judges Panel

Wednesday, November 10 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm

Peggy Browning Fund Information Session

Thursday, November 11 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Birthdays & Special Days – November/December:

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