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LAW CONNECTION		February 27, 2014

The Law Connection will not be distributed during Spring Break. Distribution will resume the week of March 17th Faculty News Professor Jeremy Telman, participated in the Ninth International Conference on Contracts held at the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida on February 21-22, 2014, where he delivered a paper on Consumer Contracts and the Battle of the Forms and moderated a panel on Behavior, Bargaining, Incentives and Contract. Read More Professor Nicole Negowetti, will be presenting her paper, Navigating the Pitfalls of Implicit Bias: A Cognitive Science Primer for Civil Litigators, on February 28, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas at the Thirteenth Annual Symposium on Legal Malpractice and Ethics hosted by the St. Mary's Law Journal. Read More Assistant Professor of Law Faisal Kutty, will be the keynote speaker at the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada on February 27, 2014. He will deliver a talk titled "Religion in Courts: Can We Live With or Without It?" Read More		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 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

Landlord-Tenant Law Seminar Sterling Education Services would like to offer 5 law students free scholarship-passes to an upcoming seminar. Sterling is a non-profit continuing education company that conducts seminars across the nation. Read More

Mock Interviews Have you signed up for one yet? Take advantage of this opportunity to practice before the real thing. Read More

Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund This is an opportunity for current 2L female students. The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund was established by the American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus in 2008, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it. Read More

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

Alumni Mentor Program Attention Students! Sign up for the Alumni Mentor Program! This is an available resource for all students. With over 175 Alumni volunteers signed up to participate, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. Read More

Law School Students Volunteer Over Spring Break The Law School is preparing for our 10th annual trip to work in the public defender office in New Orleans. 19 Criminal Procedure students are working from Wednesday, 5th of March til Wednesday, 12 of March 2014. Read More

Clinic Open House and Registration Information Wednesday, March 19, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Heritage Hall The Clinic is hosting an open house for students interested in enrolling next year. 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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