This Week's Events 


Environmental Law Summer Job Search Q&A  | Monday, January 14, 2019, 12:15 - 1:15pm Room 1C

Should You Intern as a Prosecutor or Defender?  | Monday, January 14, 2019, 6 - 7:15pm Room 1C

Resumes  | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12 - 2pm Room 1B

King & Spalding Coffee Break in the Commons  | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12:15 - 1:45pm Student Commons

Pro Bono Training: Emory Immigrant Legal Assistance  | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12:15 - 1:45pm Room 1D

Virginia-Highland and Inman Park Combined House Dinner  | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 6 - 7pm Room G575

What's Next for War: Artificial Intelligence and Other New Challenges for the Law of War  | Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 12:15 - 1:45pm Tull Auditorium

A Workshop on the Clash of Values: Paternalism versus Liberalism  | Friday, January 25, 9am - Saturday, January 26, 2019, 5pm Tull Auditorium

Professionalism Program II, Final Mandatory Session  | Friday, January 25, 2019, 2:15 - 4:15pm

Judicial Clerkships 101 for 1Ls  | Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:15 - 1:15pm Room 1D

SBA's First-Year Feast  | Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 5 - 7pm Student Commons

Judicial Clerkships for 2Ls: OSCAR Access and Navigating the New Hiring Plan  | Thursday, January 31, 2019, 2 - 3pm Room 1E

Trial Technique  | Friday, February 1, 2019, 1:30 - 4:30pm

Study Smarter - Getting Ready for Exams: The Practice Exam  | Monday, February 4, 2019, 12:15 - 1:45pm Room 1E

2019 EPIC Awards  | Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 6:30 - 9:30pm Tull Auditorium & Hunter Atrium

LALSA Spring General Body Meeting  | Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12 - 1pm Room 1B

Specialty Federal Clerkships  | Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:15 - 1:15pm Room 1D

Thrower Symposium  | Thursday, February 7, 2019, 8am - 4pm Tull Auditorium

Kaplan Workshop  | Saturday, February 9, 2019, 9:30am - 5pm Room 1E

Grad Fair  | Monday, February 11, 2019, 9:30am - 2:30pm Hunter Atrium

Upcoming Events 

Environmental Law Summer Job Search Q&A
Monday, January 14, 2019, 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m., Room 1C
Emory Environmental Law Society is providing lunch and answers to all your summer environmental law job questions! We have 2L's and 3L's ready and willing to share their experience in looking for and obtaining summer positions, as well as what those experiences entailed. We will also be reviewing EELS plans for the spring semester.
Lunch will be provided!

Should You Intern as a Prosecutor or Defender
Monday, January 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m., Room 1C
Confused about whether to pursue prosecution or defense? BLSA, EPIC, & Crim Law invite you to our panel to hear from a couple of recent grads and students about their experiences at the Fulton DA office, DeKalb County PD, & other local offices. Professor Levine will be our moderator for the event! See flier for additional details on our panelists.

King & Spalding Coffee Break in the Commons
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Student Commons
Please join attorneys from King & Spalding on Wednesday, January 16 from 12:15-1:45 p.m. in the Student Commons. Stop by for coffee or a smoothie and chat with King & Spalding attorneys to learn more about the firm and their practice areas.

Pro Bono Training: Emory Immigrant Legal Assistance
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., Room 1D
Join Jorge Gavilanes, the lead attorney for Emory Immigrant Legal Assistance (EILA), to learn how you can assist immigrants in your community through the EILA clinic. This session will offer an overview of volunteer opportunities and train you to assist in interviewing potential clients. RSVP for the training here. Lunch will be provided to everyone who registers by the end of the day.

Virginia-Highland and Inman Park Combined House Dinner
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 6:00 p.m., Room 575
Combined House Dinner for Virginia-Highland and Inman Park Houses. Boston Market Catering will be provided! Please RSVP here

Turner Environmental Law Clinic Conference
Friday, January 18, 2019, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., Tull Auditorium
The Turner Clinic will host a conference on the Future of Environmental Law -- Where the next 20 Years Will Lead Us. The celebration will feature a keynote address from Lois Gibbs. Forty years ago, and with no prior experience in community activism, Gibbs organized her community in a battle against the local, state, and federal governments to clean up Love Canal.

What's Next for War: Artificial Intelligence and Other New Challenges for the Law of War
Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 12:15 p.m.- 1:45 p.m.,Tull Auditorium
Brigadier General Patrick Huston, Commanding General of the Army Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, will speak on new developments and challenges for the rule of law in modern and future war.

Professionalism Program II, Final Mandatory Session 
Friday, January 25, 2019, 2:15 p.m.- 4:15 p.m., 
Optional Happy Hour beginning at 4:30. Please check Canvas for more information.

Judicial Clerkships 101 for 1Ls
Wednesday, January 30, 2019, 12:15 p.m., Room 1D
Join Professor Sasha Volokh and Assistant Dean Rita Sheffey to learn how you can best prepare to seek a judicial clerkship! The session will cover the clerkship application timeline, tips that will help you be a stronger candidate, and more. Register here!

Judicial Clerkships for 2Ls: OSCAR Access and Navigating the New Hiring Plan
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m, Room 1E
On Wednesday, February 6, 2Ls will gain access to OSCAR, the Online System for Clerkship Application and Review. Your account will allow you access to begin researching postgraduate clerkship openings. Join us to learn more about the OSCAR system and the new Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan.

LAWS Pub Night
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m., Front Page News 
LAWS is excited to announce the 38th Annual LAWS Pub Night with legendary MC Professor Freer! Each year, LAWS hosts an auction to raise funds for summer grants. Auction items include experiences with professors and generous donations from local businesses. Tickets will be sold in advance for $5 and at the door for $7. The first 40 people in the door get a free drink ticket! Buy advance tickets in the student commons starting about 10 days out from the event. Check FB for exact times as the day approaches.

Specialty Federal Clerkships
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 12:15 p.m., Room 1D 
Join us for an exciting discussion on specialty federal clerkships, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and others! The discussion will be led by Professor Timothy R. Holbrook, who clerked for the Honorable Glenn L. Archer Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and Trenton Ward 03L, Partner with Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP. Before joining Finnegan, Mr. Ward was lead Administrative Patent Judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Register here
SBA Announcements
SBA's first General Body Meeting of the semester will be held on Wednesday, January 16 in Room 5E from 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Please reach out to alex.j.borovsky@emory.edu for supplemental funding or charter information by the end of the day today if you would like to make a request at Wednesday's meeting. These meetings are open to anyone in the student body! 

In addition, be sure to check out Nicole Elmurr's email to the student body if you have not done so already!
"CSLR Talks" Applications
CSLR Talks make innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship accessible to the public. Emory University's Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR) seeks emerging and established scholars in the field(s) of law and religion, broadly defined, to present their research in a TED-talk style format in the Spring of 2019. Scholars from any academic discipline may present on any topic related to the study of law and religion. Up to six individuals or teams will be selected from the pool of applicants to present their research. Presentations will be scheduled for dates in March and April of 2019, and will be recorded (video) in the Berman Library at Emory Law School. Recordings of the video will be distributed via the CSLR’s website and social media platforms. 

Award: 
Selected presenters will each receive an honorarium of $250.00. Each presenter will be eligible to receive an additional $150.00 award if their presentation receives more than 1,000 unique online views within two weeks of being posted. Presenters are welcome and encouraged to promote viewership via social media, etc.

Requirements: 
Applicants must submit a complete online application by January 20, 2019 to be considered. Current graduate/law students are especially encouraged to apply.

Format: 
After an applicant is selected, presenters must prepare a 20-30 minute, highly polished presentation targeted to the educated public rather than academic specialists. This presentation should be delivered with minimal reliance on notes or slides, and must not be merely read as an academic paper. Presentations will be recorded and distributed on publicly accessible platforms to an online audience of scholars, practitioners, and laypersons. 

Potential topics include, but are not limited to: 
- Law and Judaism
- Law and Christianity
- Law and Islam
- Law and Buddhism
- Law, Religion, and Human Rights
- Law, Religion, and Jurisprudence
- Law, Religion, and Social Justice
- Law, Religion, and Health
- Law, Religion, and Sexuality
- Etc.

For more information about the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, please visit: http://cslr.law.emory.edu/

Please direct questions to jlatter@emory.edu.
Turner Environmental Law Clinic 20th Anniversary Conference
The Turner Clinic will host a conference on the Future of Environmental Law -- Where the next 20 Years Will Lead Us. The celebration will feature a keynote address from Lois Gibbs. Forty years ago, and with no prior experience in community activism, Gibbs organized her community in a battle against the local, state, and federal governments to clean up Love Canal. Her efforts resulted in the evacuation of over 800 families, and spurred the creation of the Superfund, forever changing environmental law. RSVPs are required whether attending full or partial day. Contact Michele Papotto, 404-712-8367, Conference details are available at this link
1L Summer Clerkship at Milbank
Emory Law alumnus David Cohen 94L encourages 1Ls to apply for the Milbank 1L Diversity Fellowship at this firm in NYC and DC. The deadline is January 15 to apply.  https://www.milbank.com/en/careers/law-students/1l-diversity-fellowship.html
Martin Luther King Day Celebration Lecture
Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., Tull Auditorium
Robert M. Franklin Jr., James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor in Moral Leadership, presents “Revisiting Dr. King’s Theory of Love, Power, and Justice.”

Dr. King wrote a dissertation at Boston University focused, in part, on the thought of theologian Paul Tillich. He often carried a copy of Tillich’s “Love, Power, and Justice” in his briefcase, and drew upon it in his own, “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” Just as King continually refined these concepts during times of crisis, we should revisit King's life and thought as we face a milieu of polarization and social crisis.
ELJ Thrower Symposium
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Tull Auditorium
The 2019 Randolph W. Thrower Symposium, “Exploring Gun Violence in Modern America: Law, Policy, and Social Movements,” will be held Thursday, February 7, starting at 8 a.m. A keynote discussion, “The Second Amendment in an Era of Mass Shootings,” will be held by Robert J. Cottrol of George Washington University School of Law and Adam Winkler of UCLA School of Law. A panel discussion on gun-related crime and enforcement will include panelist Sally Yates, Partner, King & Spalding and former US Deputy Attorney General.

To register follow this link
Admission Student Ambassador Applications
The Office of Admission is now accepting applications for Student Ambassadors for all programs (JD, JM, LLM). Ambassadors will be responsible for giving tours, communicating with prospective and admitted students, attending recruitment events, and other various tasks throughout the year. Ambassadors play a huge role in our recruitment efforts, and we are looking forward to an exciting semester. 

If you are interested in becoming a Student Ambassador, please e-mail Gillian Harris, Admission Advisor, by Friday, January 18 at 5:00 p.m. Please include your resume and a short paragraph outlining your interest in the Ambassador Program. Prior admission experience is not required, but we definitely want to hear about any admission or student leadership experience that you have.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Summer 2019 Judicial Internships with the Supreme Court of Georgia

Several Justices on the Supreme Court of Georgia are accepting applications for unpaid summer interns.  To apply, send a cover letter addressed to the specific Justice, along with the items specified below, to:  The Honorable [Name of Justice], Supreme Court of Georgia, 244 Washington Street, Suite 572, Atlanta, GA 30334.  The enclosures requested by each Justice are as follows:

Presiding Justice David E. Nahmias: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.

Justice Nels S.D. Peterson: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and writing sample.

Justice Charles J. Bethel:  cover letter, resume, writing sample, law school transcript optional.

Justice Sarah H. Warren:  cover letter, resume, undergraduate and law school transcripts, at least one writing sample (not heavily edited).

For all Justices, the Center for Public Service recommends that writing samples be your own work and not heavily edited by others. If additional Justices decide to accept applications, we will update Symplicity, submit it for On the Docket, and post on the door of the Center for Public Service and the 5th floor Public Service board.  If you have questions or want to consult with Assistant Dean Rita Sheffey about your application before submitting it, please email bcjames@emory.edu or lawclerkships@emory.edu.

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