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LAW CONNECTION		September 17, 2014

		Professionalism Series – Sharp Look for the Young Lawyer Thursday, September 18, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tabor Classroom Academic Success Program – Preparing for Final Exams Friday, September 19 10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Pelzer Classroom Academic Success Program – ASP Question and Answer Session Friday, September 26, 10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Pelzer Classroom Professionalism Series – Matching Personal Qualities to Hiring Needs Friday, September 26, 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Pelzer Classroom International Moot Court Society Intra-School Competition Tuesday, September 30, 6:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom Seegers Lecture Thursday, October 2, 4:00 p.m., Wesemann Hall
Called to the Law The Law School produced a new video titled “Called to the Law“. The video is being shown at the Meet the Dean Alumni Events across the country. Please view and let us know your thoughts. View Video

Faculty in the News Professor Jeremy Telman's, ContractsProf Blog is currently hosting a two week long virtual symposium on Omri Ben Shahar and Carl E. Schneider's new book, More That You Wanted to Know: The Failure of Mandated Disclosure. Read More

Student News Matching Personal Qualities to Hiring Needs – A Critical Job Search Component Friday, September 26, 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Location: Pelzer Kevin Speer, President and CEO of Hendricks Regional Health is plenary speaker. Topic: “What qualities are sought by employers & how to convey your mastery of those qualities?“ Students attending the presentation will receive professionalism credit. Read More

Diversity Initiatives: Jobs with Firms Wednesday, September 24, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Stride Courtroom Informative presentation with a panel of African American, Asian and Hispanic attorneys. Sponsored by BLSA, HLSA, ALSA and CPC. Read More

Symplicity Career Planning Software System Students and staff at 191 law schools use Symplicity. If you want to learn more about navigating the Symplicity system, contact Career Planning to set up a private tutorial. Read More

3L, Monalisa Dugué, was quoted in an article in Bloomberg Business Week titled Law School Students Fight to Make Internships More Fair. In the article Dugue addresses the difficulty of choosing between getting class credit or being compensated for an unpaid internship. Read More

Know Your Rights Interactive event that aims to teach people how to interact with the police when stopped or questioned, so they can remain safe and prevent any illegal searches. The event is open to all law students. Read More

Seegers Lecture Speaker Jamal Greene, Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, will present the Seegers Lecture titled: Constitutional Rhetoric, on Thursday, October 2 at 4:00 p.m., in Wesemann Hall. Read More

Hispanic Heritage Month Series To observe Hispanic Heritage Month, LLSA will be hosting a series to highlight important issues that affect the Hispanic community. The Hispanic Heritage Month Series will take place September 16 and September 23 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., in Pelzer. Read More

International Moot Court Society Intra-school Competition The International Moot Court Society will be holding its annual Intra-School Competition on September 30 at 6:30 p.m., in the Harre Union Ballroom. Read More

Alumni Events Check out the Alumni "Coming Up Next" Page to see what alumni events are happening. Students are welcome to attend! Read More

Wesemann Café Menu For the menu please click here Read More