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Do you want to learn more about postgraduate fellowship positions? Charlene Gomes of Ameri-can University Washington College of Law has volunteered to walk through the fellowship appli-cation process for any interested public service student! Meet on Tuesday, July 29th at 12:30 p.m. in the Public Defender Service’s moot court-room, 601…

The Path to Becoming a Public Defender will be presented on Saturday July 26th as a mini confer-ence for law students interested in exploring ca-reers in indigent criminal defense, featuring ca-reer, skills and substantive tracks and speakers from defense offices throughout the United States 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm, The…

Are all the judges accepting applications online through OSCAR ‘on-plan?’ Yes, because current student applications in OSCAR will not be released until after Labor Day. What is the proper way to address my letters to judges? In the address portion on your cover letter, all judges should be referred to…

The response date on your NDLA Board ballots has been extended. Please know that you have until August 1 to postmark your ballot and return it to Melanie McDonald by mail. Thank you for participating in this important process….

Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell—an international law specialist who has written specifically on the enforcement of World Court judgments—says it is vital that the United States comply with the July 16, 2008 International Court of Justice (also World Court) order to stay the execution of five Mexican nationals on death row in Texas.

On April 26, 1998, Bishop Juan Gerardi of Guatemala was found dead in his garage, bludgeoned to death by a chunk of concrete. Mario Domingo—a 2008 graduate of the LL.M. program in international and human rights law at Notre Dame Law School’s Center for Civil and Human Rights—prosecuted the case. Since then, Novelist Francisco Goldman has published an acclaimed book on the trial titled “The Art of Political Murder.” The book, the author, and the actors involved are the subject of a story in the July 7 edition of “The Nation.”

The Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) has joined the Notre Dame Haiti Program to launch a joint project on health and human rights in Haiti. The yearlong project is headed by Haitian lawyer Jean-Marc Brissau, a graduate of the CCHR’s LL.M. program in international human rights law.

Don’t forget about this valuable resource for find-ing opportunities in federal, state, and local gov-ernments. The most competitive programs have deadlines this fall (including DOJ Honors & PAID Summer Internships) so check out the tables in back for additional information as well as the web-sites for updates….

With bidding opening today for the Off-Site Inter-view Program (yes, you can bid even if you did not RSVP), Early Interview Week, and Phase 1 of OCI, what do you need to do? 1. Upload your resume! You can’t bid unless you have a resume. Remember, it is NEVER appropriate…

NALP has made some major changes to its guidelines regarding the timing of offers & decisions. All NALP member law schools and legal employers have agreed to abide by these standards and you should review Part V of NALP’s Principles & Standards prior to the fall recruiting season. In short:…

Baker & Daniels will award two $10,000 scholarships and recipients also receive a place in the firm’s Summer Associate program. Below is a link to the Diversity Scholarship information; included in this release are links to the Scholarship Application Form (extended deadline August 1, 2008) and the press release about…

Want the latest updates on the College Cost Reduction & Access Act? Equal Justice Works has added a new checklist to their resources. IBRinfo also provides additional details, including payment calculators, which can be used by any student, not just those interested in public interest….

It is that time of year and here have been the most common clerkship questions. . . Q. How do I submit the list of judges that I provide my recommenders, the staff assistants, and the CSO before the July 14, 2008 deadline? A. All we need is an electronic…

“…Petitioners suggest that the litigation here simply represents an effort by the aggregators and the payphone operators to circumvent Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23’s class-action requirements. But we do not understand how “circumvention” of Rule 23 could constitute a basis for denying standing here.

“The Second Amendment is one of the better known, but more mysterious, provisions of our Constitution,” Professor Richard Garnett observed. “Until today, the Supreme Court had not squarely examined its meaning in nearly 70 years.”

Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé, an internationally known expert in the field of international criminal law—specifically, terrorism, terrorist financing, and anti-money laundering—led a class on terrorist financing for a group of senior-level Los Angeles police officers earlier this month. Gurulé was invited to speak by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, which just established the Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT) to educate and assist state and local law enforcement.

The Catholic Press Association (CPA) of the United States and Canada awarded Notre Dame Law Professor Robert Rodes, Jr., first place in the category “Best Essay, Scholarly Magazines” for his essay titled “On Marriage and Metaphysics.” The piece was published in the Winter 2007 issue of National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly.

Every current member of the Law School student body has access to the Vault Online Career Library. For the 2008-2009 academic year, we have upgraded that membership to Gold Status. This will allow users to access the message boards, extended employer snapshots, and student/employee surveys. In order to begin the…

At legalethics.com, the discussion focuses on the balance of professional and ethical obligations with the use of technology. The Ethics Guru covers various legal ethics topics, including developments by the American Bar Association, one of the most influential bodies on individual jurisdictions’ rules of professional responsibility….

After all those hours of studying, and the very cold winter we had, get back into the habit of some exercise this summer! We all know the physical benefits, but emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits also follow. If you’re on campus, check out RecSports for classes and summer facility hours….

Trying to learn more about a practice area? Keep up with the latest legal trends? Check out the ABA’s BLAWG Directory for a comprehensive listing of blawgs listed topically. They also feature a new blawg weekly, and enable you to sign up for RSS feeds. We’ll also start highlighting a…

Sure you know you need to attend social events, complete all assignments on time, thoroughly, and according to directions, as well as act professionally, but what else do you need to consider? Check out this collaborative set of podcasts from legal writing professors across the country: http://www.law.suffolk.edu/podcasts/lps-2008-summer.html….

Do you want to learn more about various practice areas? Here’s some simple steps to learn about various practice areas? # Network with various lawyers doing the work. There is great diversity within every practice area so don’t forget to ask about ancillary practice areas as well. To find alumni…

Nicole Tlachac, a 2008 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, received the 2008 Arthur A. May Award from the law firm of May Oberfell Lorber. Named for the firm’s longtime partner and a 1947 Notre Dame Law School graduate, the May award is presented each year to…

Ed Edmonds, associate dean for library and information technology in the Kresge Law Library, presented “Carl Mays, the Rise of the New York Yankees and the Demise of Ban Johnson’s Influence on the American League” at the 20th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, June 4-6, 2008, Cooperstown, NY….

Joseph W. Thomas, the head of technical services at the Kresge Law Library, was honored with the Rev. Paul J. Foik, C.S.C., excellence award at the annual Notre Dame President’s Dinner held on campus in May.

For employers that are unable to participate in OCI or OSIP, they send us postings to have resumes sent to them. With a resume collect, you will upload your resume to their posting in Symplicity, and they will then retrieve those the system. With a resume direct, the Symplicity posting…

Once all your grades are in, you’ll be ready to update your resume with your activities and new GPA! Don’t forget Carla & Alisa are here all summer to review your materials. In addition, you should be paying attention to who can provide you a reference from your work this…