EMSoL Students Awarded Leadership Positions in the ABA Law Student Division
Congratulations are in order!
Five EMSoL students have recently been awarded leadership positions in the ABA Law Student Division:
- Matt Marnien, a rising 2L, was appointed to be the 3rd Circuit Lt. Governor for Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. He will be responsible for coordinating handling ABA Law Student Division affairs in Philadelphia and Delaware.
- Dorcas Adekunle, a rising 3L, has been appointed to be the 3rd Circuit Lt. Governor for Resolutions and Advocacy. Dorcas will be responsible for encouraging and coordinating the submission of resolutions presented for consideration at the ABA Annual Meeting and the ABA Law Student Division Board of Governors meetings.
- Rachel Kelley, a rising 2L, has been appointed to be the 3rd Circuit Lt. Governor for Membership and Recruiting. Rachel will be responsible for recruiting efforts within the circuit and will be actively seeking ways to get students involved in Law Student Division activities.
- Joe Zeidner, a rising 2L, has been appointed to be the 3rd Circuit Lt. Governor for Networking. Joe will be responsible for coordinating networking opportunities for students within the circuit and will be reaching out to student organizations at the various schools throughout the circuit to notify them of pertinent meetings/networking events.
Make sure to give them a pat on the back if you see them around campus this summer!
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Legal Resource Center
New Face at the LRC Circ Desk
Conway Pan is an Electrical Engineering student finishing up his freshman year at Drexel. Despite living here only a short while, he considers himself a proud Philadelphian and, in his spare time, he enjoys playing video games. Conway looks forward to helping you at the Legal Research Center Circulation desk.
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Free Summer Rooming
West Philly family house offering summer place for a graduate student from late June to August. Graduate couple invited to inquire, too.
Room air conditioning to beat the summer heat. Plenty of space. Security alarm.
Near the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and University of the Arts.
Two-and-a-half blocks from Clark Park.
Near both the #13 Trolley and the #34 Trolley.
Non-smoker only!
Must care for a dog.
For details and more information, call 215-847-9103.
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Career Strategies
8th Annual IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities
Friday, August 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway - Arlington, VA
We invite you to join us to interview returning Fall 2012 law students and lawyers with disabilities from law schools across the country! Employers will be able to prescreen all applicant materials via an email link sent by the IMPACT coordinators.
Registration is now open!
Employer Registration Deadline - Thursday, July 5, 2012
Student/Graduate Registration Deadline - Sunday, July 8, 2012, 11:59 p.m.
For additional information, please visit http://www.law.arizona.edu/Career/Impact/welcome.cfm.
Delaware Minority Job Fair
The Delaware Minority Job Fair Committee of the Delaware State Bar Association
invites you to apply for an invitation to participate in the 2012 Delaware Minority Job Fair for Second and
Third-Year Law Students. This event will be held at the Wilmington, Delaware campus of Widener
University School of Law on Saturday, August 11, 2012.
For additional information, please visit http://earlemacklaw.drexel.edu/docket/enewsletter/042312/DEJobFair.pdf.
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Events on Campus and Around Town
Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association Inaugural Conference -
October 19-20
Call for Participation - Proposal Due Date: August 1, 2012
Submissions (via email): malsa@drexel.edu
The Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Association will host its Inaugural Conference at the Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 19-20, 2012. Please make plans to attend and encourage others to join us! Proposals for Individual Papers and Fully-Formed Sessions are welcome.
The DEADLINE for submission of paper proposals and other forms of participation is August 1, 2012.
THEME: Law, Society and the Social Good
Additional information can be found at http://earlemacklaw.drexel.edu/docket/enewsletter/041612/MALSA-2012.pdf.
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Scholarships, Fellowships, and Writing Competitions
Writing Competitions
American Intellectual Property Law Association Robert C. Watson Competition- Deadline: June 30, 2012
For details, please visit http://www.aipla.org/resources/programs/Pages/default.aspx.
New! 2012 Women’s Rights Committee Legal Writing Competition - Deadline: October 5, 2012
For details, please visit http://earlemacklaw.drexel.edu/docket/enewsletter/061112/PBA-Womens-Rights-Writing-Comp.pdf
Scholarships
Constituting America - We The People 9.17 Contest-
Deadline: July 4, 2012
For details, please visit http://www.constitutingamerica.org/docs/WTPco.pdf. (Award = $2,000!)
2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award - Deadline: September 4, 2012
For details, please visit http://www.law.uh.edu/financialaid/gaming%20law.pdf.
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Submissions for the Weekly Newsletter
Submissions for the "EMSoL Weekly Newsletter" are approved by Kevin Oates, Senior Associate Dean of Students and Associate Professor of Law.
End of EMSoL Weekly Newsletter - June 11, 2012
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