ATTENTION - ALL STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
LAW
On Friday, November 7, 2003, the law school will
present the 19th annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations
Law Program. This conference is designed for lawyers whose
practice involves labor law, local government law or school
law; for state and local government and public education
officials, administrators and labor relations officers;
for union officials, business agents and uniserv directors;
and for arbitrators and mediators. The opening plenary
session features Reg Weaver, president of the National
Education Association, who will address the topic "Labor
Relations During Times of Fiscal Restraint." His
speech will be followed by concurrent hands-on, interactive
workshops on several hot button topics of current interest:
Military Leave & Reemployment Rights; Leaves of Absence:
Statutory and Contractual Bases; Dealing with Budget Shortfalls;
21st Century Schoolhouse: Technology, No Child Left Behind
Act and Related Issues; New Legislative Initiatives in
Illinois; Health Care Issues; Police & Firefighter
Forum; Representation Proceedings; Collective Bargaining,
Grievances, and UCP's; IPLRA Developments; IELRA Developments;
EEO Update; Part-Time Faculty Issues; FLSA Developments
and Interest Arbitration.
Law students (JD only) enrolled at Chicago-Kent are welcome
to attend any or all of the program sessions free of charge.
Course materials are not included, however, copies of
the materials will be available in the library after the
program.
If you are interested in volunteering to work at the conference,
in exchange for complementary course materials and an
opportunity to network at the conference luncheon and
reception, please let us know when you stop by the office
(Suite 673) to register, or by e-mailing rvicario. Pre-registration
is required no later than Tuesday, November 4, 2003.
ALL STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING
Student volunteer
opportunities for law students (JD only) are available for
some of the Continuing Legal and Professional Education
programs listed below. If you are interested in providing
some of your time to volunteer at any of these programs,
in exchange for complementary course materials and
the opportunity to network at conference luncheons and receptions,
please stop by the Office of Continuing Legal and Professional
Education (Suite 673) or e-mail rvicario for more information.
UPCOMING
PROGRAMS 2003-2004!
15th annual
Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative
Law
"Ratcheting Up and Driving Down Global Business Regulatory
Standards"
featuring
John Braithwaite
Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow and Chair,
RegNet, The Australian National University
November 10, 2003
21st annual
Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference
March 18-19, 2004
26th annual
Kenneth M. Piper Lecture
April 20, 2004
23rd annual
Federal Tax Institute
April 29-30, 2004
23rd annual
Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations
June 4, 2004
Transactional Legal Writing CLE
June 11, 2004
For additional
information contact:
Office of Continuing Legal and Professional Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams Street, Room 673
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
Phone: 312/906-5090
Fax: 312/906-5093
or
rvicario@kentlaw.edu
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