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LAW CONNECTION		February 19, 2014

Faculty News Judicial Decisionmaking, Empathy, and the Limits of Perception Professor Nicole Negowetti, will be presenting her paper, "Judicial Decisionmaking, Empathy, and the Limits of Perception" at the Conference on Psychology and Lawyering: Coalescing the Field on February 21-22, 2014 at UNLV Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas. Read More American Jihad: Waging Peace and Justice Assistant Professor of Law Faisal Kutty, will be a featured speaker at the National Association of Muslim Law Students Annual conference themed Muslim Obligations in Promoting Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on February 22, 2014. Read More		3L Bar Examination Information Session February 20 4:30 p.m. Pelzer Classroom The Art of Business Dining February 20 5:30 p.m – 7:30 p.m. Harre Union Information Session on College Athletics and Law Related Opportunities Febuary 21 10.00 a.m. Career Planning Suite Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics February 27 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Bench & Bar Lecture 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Scholarly Lecture Tabor Classroom

Student News Important Reminder of Externship Program Policies Externships are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) basis. Students must enroll in more than one credit per externship and they can receive no more than nine (9.0) hours of externship credit in a total of 3 different extern sites during their law school career. Read More

Interested in College Athletics? Three opportunities to check out and sign up/apply for! 1. Join Kim Smith, Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance at Valparaiso University When and Where: Thursday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. - Career Planning Suite Event ID 487 2. Notre Dame Athletic Department Summer Internship or Externship Application Deadline: March 1 Job ID 4351 Read More

Informational Interview Sessions with Major McKissack, United States Air Force These are informal interviews and a wonderful opportunity to learn more about loan repayment and other financial incentives offered to those interested in becoming an Air Force JAG officer. Read More

Poverty Law Fellowship Valparaiso University Law School is pleased to announce its new Poverty Law Fellowship. The Fellowship aims to develop future legal leaders in the struggle for economic justice in the United States. Read More

Small Firm and Corporate Jobs Program Whether you are seeking work with a smaller-sized firm or a corporation, don’t miss these sessions. Read More

Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics Thursday, February 27, Tabor Classroom. Robert Vischer, Dean and Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Bench & Bar Lecture, What's Trust Got to Do With it?: Big Law, Big Data, and the Future of the Attorney as Counselor 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Scholarly Lecture, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Lessons for Lawyers in a Time of Market Disruption Read More


Alumni Events Please visit the Alumni "Coming Up Next" page to view upcoming alumni events. Students are welcome to attend! Read More

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