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LAW CONNECTION		January 19, 2015

		Talk to a Lawyer Event - Hosted by the NWI Volunteer Lawyers, Inc. Monday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall MLK Lecture - From King to Obama: Cycles of Backlash and the Fire Next Time Thursday, Jan 22, 4 – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall ASP Workshop – Outlining and Practice Problems Friday, Jan. 23, 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Pelzer Classroom MLK Mock Trial Friday, Jan. 23, 4 – 6 p.m. Wesemann Hall Monsanto Lecture- The Economic-Loss Rule Thursday, Feb. 5, 4 – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Tim Wise Lecture - But What about Reverse Racism against White People!? The Rise of Post-Radical Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom B
Welcome Back – from Dean Lyon Welcome back to campus for the 2015 Spring semester. I hope that each of you enjoyed the holiday season with family and friends and enjoyed some well-deserved rest and relaxation. I want to extend my thanks to all of you who attended Sister Helen Prejean’s lecture last week. I’m sure you found her message on social justice to be inspiring, as I did, and I hope you all strive to answer her call to serve those in need, now as law students and in your future legal careers. I continue to work with the faculty and staff here at the law school to address student concerns. I am happy to have been able to provide 24-hour access to the library, and I have been working with others to properly address the other student issues and needs that have been brought to my attention. I deeply appreciate students bringing concerns to me - please don't hesitate to reach out if you see room for the law school to improve. Here's to another excellent semester!

Faculty in the News Sarah (Sally) G. Holterhoff, Associate Professor of Law librarianship, spoke on Jan. 9 at the Winter Institute of the San Diego Area Law Libraries, held at the University of San Diego. Read More Jeremy Telman, Professor of Law, published a review of Joshua Mehigan, Accepting the Disaster, in Volume XVI, #1 of the Valparaiso Poetry Review.Read More

Student News Careers in Construction Law Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2:30 – 3:20 p.m. Heritage Hall Room 215 Have an interest in property law and/or have experience in construction? Make sure to come hear about the industry from one of Illinois' top Construction attorneys. Read More

Mock Interview There are still open time slots for the following Mock Interview Sessions posted in Symplicity: #572, #573, #574, #601, and #602 Read More

The Etiquette Tip of the Week January is National Soup Month. Let your soup cool: this shows patience (especially in an interview). Do not blow on your soup or use ice from your beverage to cool it. Read More

Law Student Reporters Program The Chair of an ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law subcommittee in the Law Student Action Group is inviting students to apply to their Law Student Reporters Program. Read More

Talk to a Lawyer Event - Hosted by the NWI Volunteer Lawyers, Inc. Monday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Valparaiso University Law School will provide a venue for the Annual Talk to a Lawyer Today. Sponsored by the NWI Volunteer Lawyers, INC, Indiana State and Porter County Bar Associations at venues in Portage and Valparaiso, local lawyers volunteer to provide pro-bono legal advice to the general public. Read More

MLK Lecture - From King to Obama: Cycles of Backlash and the Fire Next Time Thursday, Jan. 22, 4 – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Terry Smith, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law Read More

MLK Mock Trial On Friday, Jan. 23, 4 – 6 p.m., BLSA's Annual MLK Event will be held in Wesemann Hall. The Mock Trial is based on the events in Ferguson Missouri. First year students will present a full trial by arguing whether a fictional police officer engaged in excessive force while restraining a protestor. Read More

VITA Training Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. Law School Café Presented by: Richard Blennerhassett Tax Law Society R.B. Tax Law Society will be hosting a training session for the volunteers that would like to help with VITA this spring. The training starts at 9 am in the law school cafe. Please bring a laptop to complete the training. Read More


Monsanto Lecture - The Economic-Loss Rule Thursday, Feb. 5, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Ward Farnsworth, Dean and John Jeffers Research Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Read More

Tim Wise Lecture - But What about Reverse Racism against White People!? The Rise of Post-Radical Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom B In discussing the pitfalls of "colorblindness" in the Obama era, Wise argues against colorblindness and for deeper color-consciousness in both public and private practice. Read More

Wesemann Café Menu For the menu please click here Read More