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High Tech Tuesday
"The USPTO and the
Internet." Bannan 135
12:00—1:00pm
Honors Moot Court
Semi Finals Moot Court
Room 6:00—7:30pm
Westlaw
Prepare to Practice
Especially for Part Time Students.
Bannan 135 8:45pm
Elections
Bannan Lounge 9:00am—1:00pm
5:30—7:30pm
Council of Leaders Meeting
Bannan 135 12:10—1:00pm
Katharine & George
Alexander Community Law Center
Info Meeting Bannan 137
12:00—1:00pm
International Law
Moot Court Info Session Bannan 110
12:00—1:00pm
Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice
Bannan 139 12:00—1:00pm *Sponsored by The Northern
California Innocence
Project
Student Debt Seminar for Part Time Students.
Bannan 127 8:45pm
Elections
Bannan Lounge 9:00am—1:00pm
5:30—7:30pm
High Tech Law Moot Court Info Session Bannan 139
12:00—1:00pm
Honors Moot Court Finals Music Recital
Room 7:00pm
*The Final Round will be
judged by Chief Justice Shirley S.
Abrahamson, Wisconsin
Supreme Court, Justice Carol
Corrigan, California
Supreme Court, and Presiding Justice Conrad
Rushing, California Sixth District Court of
Appeal.
Elections Bannan Lounge 9:00am—1:00pm
5:30—7:30pm
Bar Preparation
Workshop V: Final ADP & BarBri class Performances
Exams Live in
Bannan 142 Simulcast to Bannan 139
12:30—4:30pm *See ad on page 5
La Raza Association
Event A Celebration of Roots and Community
SoFA Lounge 372 S. 1st Street
San Jose 7:00pm
Last day for Public Interest
Career Coordinator
position applications!
Submit to LCS By 5:00pm
Happy April Fool’s Day!!!
Honors Moot Court
Quarter Finals 191 N. First
Street 6:00—9:00pm
PTLSA Officer
Position Statement Deadline
8pm
SBA Elections Forum
Bannan 142 Full Time Students
12:00—1:00pm Bannan 135 Part Times Students
8:45—9:45pm
GRAPEVINE Calendar of Events
Week of March 27, 2006
The
Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html
Check out Barrister’s Ball Pictures inside!
The
Online: www.scu.edu/law/resources/grapevine.html
Week of March 27, 2006
The Grapevine is published weekly by the Student Bar Association for the Santa Clara School of Law students, faculty, administration, and community. The Grapevine strives to be an accessible resource for SBA infor-mation, campus activity, and student life. Please send event informa-tion, article submissions and advertisements to: [email protected] by Fridays at 8:00 a.m.. Submissions may be altered or edited to fit layout space constraints.
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PRO BONO RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Have you completed at least 50 hours of pro bono service since May of 2005? If so, you should apply for the Pro Bono
Recognition Program.
Work verification forms must be submitted by
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 @ 5pm.
For more information on the program and to download the work verification
form, call 408.554.6930, email [email protected], or go to
www.scu.edu/law/careers/pro_bono_project.htm
IPA High Tech Tuesday!
Topic: "The USPTO and the Internet."
Speakers: Judith Szepesi, a Partner
at Blakely Sokoloff
Date: Tuesday March 28th Time: 12 - 1pm
Place: Bannan Hall, Room 135
Lunch Provided!
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Part Time Law Student Association Upcoming Events!
1. PTLSA Officer Position Statement Deadline
People interested in an officer position for PTLSA should E-mail a statement, no more than 2 paragraphs, of background and why you are interested in PTLSA leadership to Kristin Love [email protected] by March 27 at 8:00pm. 2. Westlaw Prepare to Practice Especially for Part Time Students. 3/28 at 8:45pm in Bannan 135. PTLSA is sponsoring this Westlaw training. Food is provided. You can sign up at lawschool.westlaw.com 3. Student Debt Seminar for Part Time students. 3/29 at 8:45pm in Bannan 127 PTLSA and WRITE are co-sponsoring an information session on Student Debt. Food is provided.
Honors Moot Court
Monday March 27 Quarter-Finals, 191 N. First Street
At 6:00pm: Katie Dunn & Jessica Sharron (Petitioner) v. Amanda Gardner & Destiny Umbenhower (Respondent)
Arisha Hatch & Jessica Cheh (Petitioner) v. Sheila Bari & Karen Guldan (Respondent)
At 7:30pm: Braeden Sullivan & Emily Andrews (Petitioner) v. Jennifer Prieb & Kevin Thelen (Respondent)
La'Dreena Maye & Merrill Hoult (Petitioner) v. Robyn Wong & Sharron Fang (Respondent)
Tuesday March 28 Semi-Finals, Moot Court Room 6 pm and 7:30 pm
Thursday March 30 Finals, Music Recital Room 7 pm
Awards Reception to Follow Final Round at Adobe Lodge
INFORMATION MEETING RE/ KATHARINE & GEORGE ALEXANDER
COMMUNITY LAW CENTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER AND
FALL
When? Wednesday, March 29th Time? 12:00 to 1 p.m. (FOOD will be available!)
Where? Bannan #137
Hear what the Law Center has to offer. Students currently representing clients will be there to answer your questions. Supervising attorneys
and others will give you an overview of the courses available, the number of units you can earn, etc. while representing live clients who
have no other recourse to legal representation. (You work under the close supervision of
attorneys of course.) Make a difference in our community while learning "on-the-job"
lawyering skills. Questions? Contact Professor Angelo Ancheta, [email protected] or 554-551-
1904.
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Fourteenth Annual Russell W. Galloway, Jr. Criminal Law Moot Court Results:
Best Team: Michelle Woodhouse and Kimberly Hunt Best Oral Advocate: Michelle Woodhouse
Second Place Best Team: Tami Puno and Brian Shaffer CONGRATULATIONS!!!
INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT INFO SESSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, BANNAN 110, 12:10 p.m.
Meet past participants from the International Criminal Court Moot and
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court. Learn how you can prepare for the upcoming try-outs for next year's teams! Snacks
Provided!
Phi Alpha Delta Food Drive
Monday April 3 to Friday April 14
Turn in your Canned Food and Phi Alpha Delta members will give you
raffle tickets!
Win prizes, goodies, and $10 to $30 gift cards!!
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INTERESTED IN PUBLIC INTEREST LAW?
LCS is now accepting applications for its Public Interest Career Coordinator positions
Number of positions: 2 Salary: $12.00/hr Hours: 10-15 hours/wk during the 2006-07 academic year. Duties of the Position: • Under the direction of the Assistant Dean and as a member of the Law Career Services team,
each Coordinator develops public interest/public sector career resources and accomplishes the following, among other responsibilities:
• Design and implement appropriate career-related programming. • Organize and manage the annual Public Interest Career Fair. • Coordinate Santa Clara’s participation in Public Interest/Public Sector Day. • Oversee the law school’s Pro Bono Recognition Program and Pro Bono Luncheon. • Advertise volunteer opportunities in conjunction with the Pro Bono Recognition Program. • Maintain and disseminate current public interest/public sector career and fellowship information. • Contribute to the PILCS website. • Advise students regarding resumes and cover letters for public interest/public sector jobs. • Serve as the Law Career Services liaison with related departments.
If interested, please submit a resume and cover letter to Alexandria Bullara in LCS by Friday, March 31 @ 5:00pm.
2006-2007 SCU Law Scholarship Application
The 2006-2007 application to renew your Law Faculty, Emery or Public Interest Scholarship is now available.
Current scholarship holders must reapply. Scholarships will not be considered for renewal if a completed application is not received by the
deadline date. Please return your completed application to the Law Financial Aid Office in Heafey
240 by MAY 20, 2006. Applications turned in after this date will not be accepted.
Law Faculty scholarships will be renewed if you
continue to demonstrate financial need and satisfactory academic progress. Eligibility and the amount will be
reviewed annually.
Emery Scholarships are not automatically renewed. Emery scholarships may be renewed if the academic conditions in the original award letter are met and
funds are available.
Students who do not currently have a scholarship may apply; however, new awards are limited by the
availability of funds. Please contact Richard Alfaro, Director of Law Financial Aid, at [email protected] or
call 408-551-1719 if you have any questions.
You may find an electronic copy of the scholarship application in our Financial Aid blog.
APPLICATAION DEADLINE MAY 20, 2006
FINAL BAR PREP COURSE ON MARCH 31
Conducted by BarBri Professor Steven Harris and
Sponsored by APD Open to SCU law students planning to take the Summer 06
or Winter 07 CA Bar.
March 31: Bar Prep V, Bannan 142 live, simulcast to B139, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Subject: The Performance Test of the CA
Bar. New materials for this session to be distributed in class.
* HOMEWORK exercises for each week (Problem 4 from the first three sessions) will be accepted by Professor Harris
through the end of the program. Don't miss this opportunity for assessment by a Bar Grading professional!
* DVD RECORDINGS of the first three classes -- February 17
(Intro to the CA Bar and Essays through Torts), March 10 (Essays through Contracts), and March 17 (Essays through
Constitutional Law) are available on DVDs from the law library for 24-hour check out. Recordings of the March 24
class on the multi-state multiple choice method will be available from the library soon.
* A ONE VOLUME BOOK supports the first four classes. You
can pick one up at any live class, or from Law Records or Mary Anne Sunseri in Loyola Hall. NEW MATERIALS for the final class on Performance Tests on March 31 will be handed
out there; after the event from these same offices.
Direct questions to [email protected].
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Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice
Come see the flaws of the criminal justice system exposed!
Pulitzer prize winning San Jose Mercury News writer Rick Tulsky discusses his three-year investigation of the Santa Clara County criminal justice system
Wednesday, March 29, 2006 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bannan 139
The Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara University will host a panel discussion featuring Fredric Tulsky, author of “Tainted Trials, Stolen
Justice,” and Gerald Uelmen, SCU law faculty. The panel will be moderated by Cookie Ridolfi, Executive Director of NCIP.
The San Jose Mercury News published Mr. Tulsky’s findings of a three year study of Santa Clara County criminal trials in a five part series beginning on January 22, 2006. His findings included many factors that lead to wrongful conviction, including questionable conduct by prosecutors, defense attorneys, trial judges
and the appellate court.
Sponsored by the Northern California Innocence Project. Lunch will be provided.
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Please join us for a night of staged readings of some of the most compelling speeches of recent history.
When: Friday, April 7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Event from 7-8:30 p.m. Cash bar.
Where: Adobe Lodge, Santa Clara University campus.
Cost: Suggested donation of $10 for students and $20 for non students.
Featuring:
The Honorable James Ware, J.D. – Thurgood Marshall Assistant District Attorney Troy Benson, J.D. - leader TBA
Jeanette Leach, J.D., Assistant Dean, Law Admissions - Maya Angelou Jack Ling, PhD. Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences - Derek Bell
Paul Fitzgerald, S.J, Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences - César Chávez Professor Margalynne Armstrong, J.D. – Ida B. Wells
Merrill Hoult, 2L - Susan B. Anthony Racole Henry, 2L – Sojourner Truth
Erika Rivera, 2L - leader TBA
All proceeds from this event will go to the Thurgood Marshall Alumni Scholarship Fund.
This event is sponsored by the Public Interest Social Justice Coalition, BLSA, BGLAd, JLSA, Women & Law, La Raza, the Center for Social Justice & Public Service and the Center for Multicultural Learning. To request special accommodations for this event, please
contact Braeden at 408-554-6930 or [email protected] by March 30.
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Award Winners!!!
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