2015-2016 Louis Jackson
National Student Writing Competition in Employment and Labor
Law
(co-sponsored by the Institute for Law and
the Workplace and the Jackson Lewis Firm)
Topic: Papers may address any topic
relating to the law governing the workplace, such as employment
law, labor law, employee benefits, or employment discrimination.
Only the first two submissions per law school will be accepted
as entries for consideration. Submissions must be the law
student author's own work and must not be submitted for
publication elsewhere. Authors must have completed or be
currently taking course work in employment or labor law,
and must be enrolled in an accredited law school during
the Fall 2015 semester. There are formatting guidelines
that MUST be followed.
For questions, contact Professor Martin H. Malin, by email
at mmalin@kentlaw.iit.edu.
Prizes: One top honors award of $3,000
and two $1,000 awards will be presented to the top three
entries. In addition to the cash awards, the top three entries
will be published on the Institute for Law and the Workplace
website. (Electronic versions of winning papers will be
required).
Deadline: Submissions are due no later than Tuesday,
January 19, 2016.
SANDRA P. ZEMM LABOR
LAW 2015 Winner
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Institute for Law and the Workplace
April 2015
Sandra Zemm was a partner in the Labor and Employment
Department at Seyfarth Shaw's Chicago office. Ms. Zemm
passed away in 2008 after a long battle with cancer. Her
family, friends, and colleagues created the Sandra Zemm
Prize to honor her.
The Sandra P. Zemm Prize in Labor and Employment Law is
awarded annually to a graduating student in Chicago-Kent's
Labor/Employment Law program who embodies Ms. Zemm's "commitment
to a career in labor and employment law, pioneer spirit
and willingness to take the initiative, and gracious and
generous attitude toward helping those in need."
We are delighted to announce that this year's Sandra Zemm
Prize is awarded to Samantha Dudzinski. Ms. Dudzinski
embodies the qualities that made Ms. Zemm so special.
First, her help for those in need has been demonstrated
since early in her law school career through her work
with CARPLS as a student volunteer, her work with Chicago-Kent's
Society of Women in Law, and her membership in the Labor
and Employment Law Society. Along the path to graduation,
Ms. Dudzinski demonstrated her commitment to a career
in Labor and Employment law by clerking for a firm that
does Workers' Compensation law, as well as working in
Chicago-Kent's Employment Discrimination Clinic. She serves
this year as Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law
Society here at Chicago-Kent, and has been instrumental
in organizing presentations by the student Labor/Employment
Law Society, including a recent faculty debate on whether
the football players at Northwestern University are "employees"
under the NLRA. Ms. Dudzinski is generous with her time
in talking with first-year students and prospective students
interested in Labor and Employment Law; her enthusiasm
for Labor and Employment Law is a powerful incentive for
others.
As in past years, the faculty of the Institute for Law
and the Workplace are impressed with the achievements
and generosity of so many of our graduating students.
It has been a privilege to work with you all.
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LELS Executive Board
for 2015-16
Naomi Frisch - President
Jenna Kim - Vice President of External Affairs
Joseph Sweeney - Vice President of Internal Affairs
Brent Keller - Secretary/Treasurer
Warren Katz - IT Director
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