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ALSA LC UI July 2013

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Let's Get Legal! a law student's guidebook

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EXTERNAL PUBLIC RELATIONSManager: Hannan Abdallah | Vice Manager: Luthfi Prasetya | Newsletter and Magazine Coordinator: Sonia Dhan Partap Kaur | Multimedia Coordinator: Abdilla Lahuddin | Reporter: Rizabella Anggiani and Vanya Edria | Editor: Tara Krizia Dodds and Thalia Priscilla | Layouter: Hiyal Ulya Fillah and Nadia Shabira Putri | Photographer: Muhammad Aditya Putra and Bernard Ekki

Director's Letter

from the magazine team

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Page 2:Director's LetterAbout ALSAPage 3:Law Student 101:How to Survive Law School

Fun Facts About FHUI

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Organization in FHUIPage 7:

Why Organization is Important

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Legal Movies ListLegal TV Shows ListLegal Books List

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Legal ProfessionsPage 20:

Places that Law Students Should Visit

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Internship for Law StudentsPage 22:

Alumni Profile Page 23:

How to Write a Good EssayPage 24:

Law Review Article Page 25:

Legal Research and Development Article

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OpinionPage 30:

Hello ALSAians,

Welcome to ALSA LC UI Magazine July Edition! The magazine

you're holding right now is our very first issue this year. This

month, we will be talking about everything related to law.

We would also like to introduce all of the new member of

FHUI to our campus, Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia by

putting together articles such as How to Survive Law School,

Organizations in FHUI and why those organizations are important

for us as college student. There would be watching and reading

lists related to law and tips on how to write a good essay for all of

you. Dont forget to check them out! Have a nice day and Vaarwel!

Person in ChargeHiyal & Vanya

The Magazine Team

Games and Law Profile

Events Page 6:

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First of all, I want to introduce myself. My name is Bagus

Joko Puruitomo, and I am the Director of Asian Law Students’

Association Local Chapter Universitas Indonesia (ALSA LC UI).

On behalf of ALSA LC UI, I really want to welcome the new

members of Faculty of Law Universitas Indonesia, Batch 2013!

In order to enrich your knowledge about Faculty of Law

Universitas Indonesia, and spesifically ALSA, we have put

some tips and tricks in this magazine’s article that hopefully

can help all of you to survive in law school. By publishing

this magazine, ALSA LC UI is trying to introduce the

wonderful activities and life as an undergraduate student in

our Faculty of Law Universitas Indonesia to the new member

of this Faculty of Law Universitas Indonesia, Batch 2013.

Moreover, we’re really hoping for the freshmen of Batch

2013 can participate OLMA, which is ALSA LC UI’s annual

recruitment event.

Last but not least, good luck for your new adventure in

Faculty of Law Universitas Indonesia. Having ALSA LC UI

as your family while you’re obtaining and gaining various

experiences in this campus is a great decision by the way.

So please do enjoy your journey by reading our magazine.

ALSA Always Be One!

Best Regards,

Bagus Joko Puruitomo Director of ALSA LC UI

Hello ALSAians

Director's Letter

alsa announcementExternal Public Relation team openly accepts

articles from any ALSA members, be it legal

review or other articles, as long as it does

not contain any form of discrimination or

underlying campaigns and is not more than

1000 words. Any interested party who wishes

their work to be published may email their

writing to ALSA LC UI’s email mentioned below.

The Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA)

is a non-political association and a rising

student organization. It currently composed

of 13 membership countries and regions

including Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,

Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines,

Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Laos, and Vietnam.

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law student

101How to Survive Law School

For New Students

1. barelNeed anything? Have a limited budget? Barel is always be

the answer. Barel could be anything you want it to be. You

could buy books, bag, food, rent dorm or even household

there. It is located in front of Faculty of Law after the railroad.

2. abang? mbak?

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Feeling odd calling your senior with different nicknames

from your high school? In FHUI, you will have to adapt to

new nicknames where you have to call your seniors at FHUI

with Abang and Mbak. As this is one of the tradisions in FHUI

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How to Survive Law School

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Law Student 101

SIAK NG

4. car?!Are new students allowed to bring car to FHUI? Yes! But pay attention, you are prohibited

to park at FHUI parking lot simply because the space is not big enough to accommodate

the entire campus of FHUI. So, if you plan on bringing cars the campus it is recommended

to park it outside FHUI and the nearest space is at Masjid Universitas Indonesia (MUI)

5. organization Life is too short to be spending all your time on studying. Join some organizations!

Be a part of something to add more fun to your days in FHUI. You can always try out ALSA!

For Law Students in General1. Planning!Start planning on your future in legal career by choosing vocational program or start making a 5 year plan

of your life. If you really want to succeed, you have to know what you want to do and what will you do

2. understand, not memorize!It is inevitable for law students to have tons of reading materials on their hands.

Most people’s approach to overcome this is by memorizing them. This method is not

going to make you a straight A student. Rather than memorizing, try to understand

the concept. By doing that, you’re giving a huge favor for yourself and your brain!

3. bulletin board As a university student, there are many opportunities that will be offered to you. Finding

the right information is an important step to grasp these opportunities. Information

about competitions, internship at a law firm, and scholarships are published in the

bulletin board. Make sure you dont miss them by paying attention to the board!

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What is SIAK WAR? SIAK War will determine your future in the faculty. You will have to

sit for 12 hours in front of your computer with the internet on to be able to access SIAK,

so you could fill your course with your chosen lecturer. Or else you will have to spend

the rest of your semester with an undesired lecturer. Even worse, you might have to wait

for another semester to take that class, because the quota of the class is already full.

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FHUI's Fun Facts

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EventsPast and Upcoming

alsa summer school

OLMA

This year’s Summer School, with the tagline “Learn English with Excitement

and Curiosity” was held on 8th-9th June 2013. The Project Officer for

this event was Stephanie Pretty from English Training Division. This

event was made with the purpose to endorse the subjects of Science

and Culture. The first day of Summer School was held at Panti Asuhan

At-Tien and the second day was held at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

For the culture theme, we created kites and visited Anjungan. For the

science theme, we created miniature volcanic eruptions, went to PPIPTEK,

watched a Science Show and 4 Dimension movie called “Salamander”.

Last but not least, all participants that consist of ALSAians member and

also participants from Panti Asuhan At-Tien really enjoyed this event.

Organization, Leadership, and Management of ALSA is a once

a year event which will be held for new members who intend

to join ALSA. In order for you to be a part of ALSA, you have to

attend OLMA. The purpose of the event is to introduce ALSA to

new members so they could get a picture of what ALSA is about.

2013

UPCOMING

PAST

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legal movies

Watching List for Law Students Learning doesn’t always have to be in a classroom, where teachers or professors are the ones who give

you information. In fact, there are other learning methods that are more amusing and exciting. Movies

not only amuse and excite, but also educate and inform. After all, what better way to learn about legal

ideas and concept than through movies! Here is a list of four movie titles for you to watch on your spare

time. Watch and rate it yourself! In the end, do tell us which one of these is your absolute favorite.

1. tO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

We know what you’re thinking, and yes it is a black and white movie. Don’t be fooled at first glance. It might

seem too dated for your taste, but you know what they say, the older the better. To Kill a Mockingbird is a

timeless classic that continues to speak to new generations. The movie it self is an adaptation of a book with

the same title, its story revolves around Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, who defends a

black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. To Kill a Mockingbird is easily

placed top on most of Greatest Legal Movies lists, and can you blame it? Interested? Watch it for yourself!

I rate this :

2. A FEW GOOD MEN

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Who doesn’t love a good argument? Moreover, if its delivered by a lawyer in uniform. Tom Cruise played a Navy

lawyer, Lt. Daniel Kaffee, who is assigned to defend two Marines accused of the murder of fellow leatherneck

at the U.S Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Few Good Men has the most popular courtroom scenes ever

filmed, with its best-know movie quotes of all time, “You can’t handle the truth!” delivered by actor Jack Nicholson.

I rate this :3. PHILADELPHIA

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Philadephia is considered to be one of the greatest legal movies of all time. It ranked #8 on the Aba Journal’s

famous Top 25 Legal Movies list. It starred Tom Hanks and Denzel Washinton as two competing lawyers who

join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. More than a decade after AIDS was first

identified as a disease, Philadelphia marks the first time Hollywood has risked a big-budget film on the subject.

I rate this :4. my cousin vinny

What would you do if you get framed for a murder on your way to college? Calling a cousin who graduated from

law school six years ago, who only recently managed to pass the bar exam on his sixth try would definitely be

your last option. Well, that’s what William and Stanley did in My Cousin Vinny. It is amusing to see Vinny as an

attorney who is working on his very first case. His unique style in court is downright funny by how he treated

the judge and delivered his opening argument. The movie packs in cinema’s briefiest opening argument such

as “Everthing that guy just said is a bullshit”, its best ever introduction to the rules of criminal procedure.

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Out of all these movies, My favorite legal movie is : .........................................................(write it it here)

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Legal TV Shows

legal tv shows

Other than movies, TV shows can certainly be another way for you to have a peek at what you’re currently

studying right now, which is law. Wouldn’t it be nice to spend hours in front of your TV, watching legal

TV shows while not being so guilty? Since you’re not just entertaining yourself, but also enriching

your knowledge of law. Here’s a list of six legal TV Shows for you to watch and rate it for your self!

1. Law and OrderLaw & Order is one of the longest running TV drama series ever. Law &

Order actually uses real case law to prosecute their cases and make real

legal arguments. They say that you can’t fully appreciate how good “Law &

Order” is unless you’ve attended law school. In fact, if you watch enough Law

& Order, you could probably pass a criminal procedure class in law school.

I rate this : 2. L.A Law L.A Law inspired nearly all of the current lawyer shows. It was the first

TV Show to recognize that law is a business, practiced for profit in large

firms. Arguably no drama did as good a job tackling issues such as race,

gay rights, and the drug war during the last 80s and early 90s. Though the

show may seem dated for today’s law students, the show is still very funny

and well acted. L.A Law is considered as one of the greatest legal TV shows.

: I rate this3. Boston LegalBoston Legal is actually a spin-off of The Practice. The show

revolves around the Boston litigation law firm of Crane, Poole,

and Schmidt. It portrays two eccentric and flawed attorneys.

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4. Suits While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-

dropout slips into a job interview with one of New York’s best legal closers,

Harvey Specter. Harvey takes a gamble by hiring Mike on the spot after he

recognizes his raw talent and photographic memory. Mike and Harvey are

a winning team. Even though Mike is a genius, he still has a lot to learn about

the law. And while Harvey may seem like an emotionless, cold-blooded shark,

Mike Ross will help remind Harvey that everything is not just about winning.

I rate this :

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5. Ally McBealAlly McBeal was goofy, but downright funny. The show was a slapstick soap

opera whose law office served as a setting for anorexic fashion, sex-driven

dialogue and never ending cycle of relationships. Who could forget the remote

toilet flusher for the unisex bathroom of the dancing babies that haunted Ally?

: I rate this6. The Practice Created by the same person who developed Ally McBeal, The Practice had its

share of glory for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004. The Practice focused on

the law firm of Robert Donnel and Associates. The first three seasons honestly

represent the pinnacle of legal dramas of television. The writing for this show is

consistently funny and thought provoking, even if you find yourself disagreeing

with half of the show’s closing argument. You might not like the idea of a TV

Show that idealize trial attorneys, which are people who defend murderers,

rapist, and scumbags for money, but The Practice is too entertaining to miss.

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Out of all these TV Shows, My favorite Legal TV Show is

...........................................................................................(write it here)

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Legal Books

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Places that Law Students Should Visit

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TALK WITH

ALUMNI

FERDY PRAWIRAKUSUMAH

Hello Bang Ferdy! First of all, congratulations

for your recent graduation and your new

job! We from ALSA are very proud of your

achievement as the former Director of ALSA

LC UI! However, we as the current member of

ALSA as well as student of FHUI are curious of

how life is after the exams, the all-nighters,

and the fun events. As a recent graduate, how

does work life differ from school life?

Thank you for the greetings, ALSA! Personally,

the biggest difference that I experience is the

degree of responsibility that I hold against

other people. During university, you are only

responsible to yourself. When you skip classes

or not get your homework done, the one who

will feel the impact of your actions is yourself.

However, in work life, I am responsible to

my partners for my coworkers will feel the

impacts of all my actions. Here, I realize I

have been given a very big responsibility

What soft skill did you gain in ALSA that is

most advantageous for your work?

I believe there are 2 most important soft skills

that I gained in ALSA, which are how to work in

a chain of command and how to work with new

people. In law firms, there is a structure much

like the one in ALSA, where staff will submit to

their manager and the manager will report to

the BODs. In ALSA also, I learned to work with

new people, and even people I don't like to

begin with, but because I have experienced

these I know how to handle it now, in work life,

and it is very helpful for me.

Alumni Profile

What skills do you still need to develop during

your career that you have not gain during

university?

I believe it would be analytical skill. During

university, we are often forced to memorize

instead of analyze, but in practice we do not

have to memorize everything. Because we are

used to memorize during university, we are most

likely to be textbook oriented and lack the skill

to solve the cases we face. Therefore, I personally

feel I still need to develop this one skill of mine.

There are other options after graduation

instead of directly working, such as taking

master degree or traveling the world. Why

did you choose to work instead of doing those

other possible options?

I can more or less say my decision of working

right after graduation was accidental. I joined a

workshop and at first got a chance for internship,

and then slowly became a permanent partner.

Although as a result I did not have the chance

to enjoy holiday after graduation like most of

my friends, I believe such big opportunity does

not come twice, therefore after I thought it over

and consulted with my family, I took the offer. I

believe I made the right decision for the long run.

There are myths about how laborious being a

lawyer is, how tiring the work is that you have

no time to sleep, and others negative talks.

How do you justify these rumors?

To be honest, it’s true; the work will take over

your life. However do not fear the responsibility

that will be burdened to you because once

you are committed to your job, anything

can be done. It is true that there will be

difficulties to cope up when you

only started working, but the key is

always on time management. With

proper self-indulgence, you will

still be able to enjoy your life. my

coworkers will feel the impacts of

all my actions. Here, I realize I have

been given a very big responsibility in

comparison to during university life.

Lastly, any message for the new

students of FHUI and current ALSA

members regarding the transition

from university to working

world?doing those other possible

options?

I believe you made a great decision

if you choose to join ALSA, because

there are a lot of advantages that you

will gain, whether knowledge-wise,

organization-wise, or social-wise. I have

experienced it myself and all the things

I gained from ALSA were not in vain; it is

very rewarding. However, you can only

feel the maximum advantage if you also

put maximum effort in what you do.

you can only feel the maxadvantage ifyou also put max effort in what youdo "

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How to Write a good essay

In the field of law, one of the most necessary skills a person must have to be able to do well is

writing. Being able to express and convey one’s ideas in a comprehensive, eloquent, and most

importantly persuasive manner is a strong attribute that will help them to thrive in almost

any career in the legal arena. The good news is, this skill can be developed and improved,

and college is the best time to prepare brushing up your writing skills through essays.

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1. A Suitable Topic Find a suitable topic which you feel strongly about and have sufficient access to the

necessary resources. In order to do this, it is recommended that you choose an area

of concentration that is of interest to you and then narrow it down to a specific issue.

2. ResearchStart researching on three to four literary works by credible authors on the

subject. Make sure to read thoroughly, while still being focused on your topic.

3. Concrete Thesis StatementAs to the more technical aspect of writing the essay, always make sure to have

a concrete thesis statement that will prove your argument in the beginning of

the essay. A persuasive thesis statement will prevent you from going off-topic.

The thesis statement should be put in the last sentence of the first paragraph.

4. Relevant Evidence As to the more technical aspect of writing the essay, always make sure to have

a concrete thesis statement that will prove your argument in the beginning of

the essay. A persuasive thesis statement will prevent you from going off-topic.

The thesis statement should be put in the last sentence of the first paragraph.

5. The Scope of The EssayThe scope of the essay must also be paid careful attention to. If we are not careful,

we may end up discussing a wider scope with less substance rather than a smaller

scope with large substance. This is where structuring your essay helps. The standard

essay has three major points, with an introductory and a concluding paragraph.

6. Be Clear Finally, for those who tend to use complicated jargon, which at times may not even fit into

context; it is wise to be clear rather than clever. Nevertheless, if your intention is to impress the

reader as opposed to actually displaying genuine knowledge, you should refrain from doing so.

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