Vol. No. XXIV, No. 14                            April 25, 1994
                                                                      

NOTE:          This is the last issue of The Record for the Spring 1994
               semester.

 
FROM DEAN MATASAR

Spring has finally sprung.  Flowers are in bloom.  The Cubs are not. 
And, the annual Spring right of passage is upon us--final exams.  In
the pressure of exam week, we often come to think of examinations
purely as the means to an end--getting high enough grades to get a job.
Exams are a means to an end, but not the one that first comes to mind.
Intense study, directed to the single-minded pursuit of understanding
a course, leads to knowledge, synthesis, and mastery.  That is a most
valuable educational enterprise.  May you all achieve your fondest wishes
(or at least not reach your worst fears).  Learn well and good luck!

                                    * * *

I am very happy to report that four new faculty members will be
joining the law school next Fall, and two visiting faculty members
from this year have accepted permanent appointments to the
faculty.  You will notice their courses listed in the registration
bulletin for the fall semester, and the following is some biographical
information about them:

     Professor Lori B. Andrews is one of the country's leading
     scholars in health and hospital law.  Professor Andrews is a
     1978 graduate of Yale Law School, where she co-founded the
     Health Law Organization for law and public health students. 
     She received her undergraduate degree in psychology at Yale
     University.  Professor Andrews has been a Research Fellow
     with the American Bar Foundation since 1980, and has spent
     the past six years as a senior scholar at the Center for Clinical
     Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.  She was an
     advisor to the World Health Organization for seven years,
     analyzing and recommending changes in health laws
     governing several European countries, and she has taught
     health law courses at the University of Houston Law Center,
     the University of Chicago School of Law, and the Graduate
     School of Business at the University of Chicago.  Professor
     Andrews is a prolific author, having published four books and
     more than fifty scholarly articles, monographs, book reviews,
     and book chapters on subjects including medical genetics,
     surrogate parenting, and alternative modes of reproduction. 
     She is a member of many prestigious organizations and
     committees, and has received numerous grants and awards,
     including two Western Publishers Association "Maggie"
     Awards for her articles, Johnny Spain Unchained, and Genetic
     Counselors: How They Can Help and How They Can't.  She
     currently is working on studies of medical errors and their
     consequences, and analyses of the legal implications of
     developments in genetics.  The film rights to her forthcoming
     biography of former Black Panther Johnny Spain have been
     purchased by Columbia Pictures and Oliver Stone.

     Assistant Professor Michele G. Baker received her law degree
     from Yale Law School, where she was Notes Editor of the
     Yale Law Journal, vice president and national convention
     delegate of the Black Law Students' Association, and co-
     founder of Women of Color and the Law.  She earned her
     bachelor's degree in economics at Brown University. 
     Professor Baker clerked for the Honorable A. Leon
     Higginbotham, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,
     and has been an associate at the Washington, D.C. law firm
     of Hogan and Hartson since 1992.  Professor Baker's areas of
     interest include the impact of the present tort system on
     medical care, tort reform, and the impact of poverty on health
     services.

     Assistant Professor Richard L. Hasen earned his master's, law,
     and doctoral degrees from UCLA, where he was Chief Articles
     Editor of the UCLA Law Review.  He graduated from the
     University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree
     (Phi Beta Kappa) in the interdisciplinary program in Middle
     Eastern Studies.  After law school, Professor Hasen clerked
     for the Honorable David R. Thompson, U.S. Court of Appeals
     for the Ninth Circuit, and was an associate with the Encino,
     CA, firm of Horvitz & Levy before joining the law school
     faculty.  Professor Hasen is a scholar of law and economics,
     and has published in the Cardozo Law Review and produced a
     dissertation on Beyond the Pursuit of Efficiency: An Enriched
     Law and Economics Analysis for Constructing Legal Rules.

     Associate Professor Harold J. Krent spent the past six years
     teaching at the University of Virginia Law School, where his
     teaching and scholarship areas included: Administrative Law,
     Federal Courts, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Remedies,
     Legislation, and Criminal Law.  He graduated from New York
     University School of Law (Order of the Coif), where he was a
     Note and Comment Editor for the New York University Law
     Review.  He received his bachelor's degree from Princeton
     University.  Professor Krent has published numerous articles in
     the Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Law Reviews, among
     others.

     Visiting Faculty Member Gregory Mark is an Assistant
     Professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he
     teaches American Legal History and Corporations.  Professor
     Mark is a 1988 graduate of the University of Chicago Law
     School, where he was Articles Editor of the University of
     Chicago Law Review and winner of the D. Francis Bustin Prize
     for best student comment in the Law Review.  He received his
     bachelor's degree in history from Butler University, and his
     master's degree in American History from Harvard, where he
     currently is a candidate for a Ph.D. in American History.  Since
     1989, Professor Mark has been an associate counsel for the
     Office of Independent Counsel Iran/Contra, where he was
     responsible for Swiss law matters of concern to various
     prosecutions and civil actions.  After graduation from law
     school, Professor Mark clerked for the Honorable Bruce M.
     Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.  He has
     published a number of articles on political culture,
     corporations, and economics.

     Assistant Professor Stephen D. Sowle graduated from Yale
     Law School in 1990, where he was a research assistant to
     Professor Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., in conjunction with the
     publication of a new edition of a Professor Hazard's casebook
     on Civil Procedure.  Professor Sowle earned his bachelor's
     degree (magna cum laude) in Religion with a concentration in
     Political Science from Williams College.  After law school, he
     clerked with then-Chief Judge Patricia M. Wald and current
     Chief Judge Abner J. Mikva of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
     the District of Columbia Circuit.  Professor Sowle's curricular
     interests include: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Conflict
     of Laws, Administrative Law, and Federal Jurisdiction.

     In the first issue of The Record next fall, I will report to you on
     our other new full-time faculty members, who will be teaching
     in the Legal Research and Writing Program.

                                    * * *

As the year comes to a close, let me close as well.  Thanks to
everyone for a wonderful and productive year.  This is an
extraordinary school; you are an energetic student body.  Success
on your exams.  Have a great summer.






 
FROM DEAN CHAPMAN

The end of another academic year is fast approaching; the first for
a third of you, the last for a third of you and the 23rd for me.  I
wish you success on your final exams and I hope you have a
terrific summer.  (The students taking Personal Income Tax
certainly will!)  Good luck to the graduating seniors; I'll see you on
June 5th.  

Additions and Corrections to the Fall, 1994 Schedule

Advanced Research

Section 422-006-02, taught by Prof. Meltzer, specializing in
Environmental Law, will meet on Fridays from 11:45 to 1:35 p.m.

Section 422-053-02 will specialize in Labor Law and will by taught
by Prof. Zimmerman from 5:35 to 7:25 p.m. on Thursdays.

The Environmental Law section listed on the Evening Division
schedule as TBA will be added if necessary to accommodate
students in the Environmental Law Program.   If the section is
added, it will be announced today on broadcast email.

Conflict of Laws, Evening Section

The evening section meeting from 6 to 7:25 p.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays will be taught by Adj. Professor Calvin Manshio, a
private practitioner specializing in cable television and
telecommunication matters.  Prof. Manshio was a Commissioner on
the Illinois Commerce Commission from 1985 to 1992 and also
served as the Administrator of Asian Human Services of Chicago.

Critical Look at Critical Theory Seminar taught by Prof. Wright has
been moved to 4:00 to 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday.

Advanced and Judicial Externship Classroom Components

The Registration Bulletin incorrectly stated that these classes will
meet only seven times during the semester; the classes will meet
each week.

Residency Requirement

I want to remind you about the residency requirement which is
ABA-mandated.  Day Division students must have six semesters
with at least 12 credit hours; Evening Division students must have
eight semesters with at least 8 credit hours.  Two summer
sessions may be substituted for one semester of residency. 
Students who entered in 1993 must take at least ten hours over
the two summer sessions for them to substitute for a semester in
residence.  "In residence" does not mean at Chicago-
Kent; it means in attendance at an ABA-approved law school.

Additional Spring, 1995 Courses

There will be several additions to the Spring, 1995 schedule.  Two
additional courses that will be offered for sure are: Complex
Litigation, taught by Prof. Steinman on days and times to be
announced, and Advanced Property: Real Estate Transactions
which will be taught by Prof. Goodman on Monday and Wednesday
from 6:00 to 7:25 p.m.

Faculty Evaluation Questionnaires

By the end of the week you should have had an opportunity to
complete a faculty evaluation questionnaire for all of your
instructors.  If you did not get a questionnaire for an instructor,
you may obtain one in the Registrar's office and return it to the
faculty evaluation mailbox, box #182, located on the west side of
the second floor, in the lower right-
hand corner of the bank of
mailboxes.

Attention: Student Organization Officers

A list of student organizations, names of officers, and a one-
line description of the organization is published in the Student
Handbook each year.  The Handbook is revised over the summer
and it is difficult for me to get current information about student
organizations during the summer months.  If you want your
organization properly listed in the 1994-1995 Student Handbook,
please complete a Student Organization Information form available
in my office and return it to me before the end of the semester.  

Summer Session Reading Assignments

I know it's the last thing you want to hear now, but if you are
enrolled in a summer session class, you should occasionally check
the second floor Bulletin for summer class assignments.  Because
the summer session is so short, many instructors, including me,
expect students to have read the assignment for the first night of
class.  

Academic Support Teaching Assistants for Next Academic Year

Applications for Teaching Assistants for the Academic Support
Program for the 1994-1995 academic year are now being
accepted.  Each Teaching Assistant works closely with three
student participants in the Program and is responsible for
conducting a review session for a first-year substantive course. 
Applicants should have excellent grades and a strong interest in
helping other students.  Current 1Ls are welcome to apply based
on their first semester grades.  The appointment is normally for the
full academic year.

Teaching Assistants receive a salary each semester equal to tuition
for two credit hours and may elect to register (and pay for) two
hours of academic credit per semester.  Applications are available
in Suite 320 and should be submitted by April 22.


 
FROM THE REGISTRAR

Exams on Computer

The deadline for signing up to take a final exam on computer is
Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Registrar's office.  An
updated list of instructors permitting students to take exams on
computer is posted on the second floor bulletin board.  Please
obtain a copy of the "Rules Governing the Use of Computers for
Exams" in the Registrar's office and read it thoroughly before your
first computer exam.  If you have any questions about the
procedures, please get help from the Computer Center before
exams begin.

Waiting Lists and Program Notices

Program Notices for the Summer session will be mailed this week. 
You may obtain an unofficial copy of your schedule in the
Registrar's office.  Program Notices for the Fall, 1994 semester will
be mailed after Add/Drop.  You may obtain a copy of your schedule
to date in the Registrar's office tomorrow, April 26.  Waiting lists
for all sections of all courses will be posted on the second floor
bulletin board today.  If you registered for a course and are not on
the waiting list, you can assume you are enrolled in it.

Add/Drop Procedure

You may adjust your schedule by adding open courses or courses
for which you have been accepted from the waiting list or dropping
courses by submitting a form to the Registrar's office according to
the following schedule:  

Evening Division Students  (Groups A1 - C4): Tuesday, April 26 by
6:00 p.m.

Day Division Students

     Groups D1 - E2:  Wednesday, April 27 by 2:00 p.m. 
     Groups E3 - F2:  Thursday, April 28 by 2:00 p.m.
     Groups F3 - F4:  Friday, April 29 by 2:00 p.m.

Instructions for Add/Drop will be available on the table outside the
third floor cafeteria.

In-House Clinical Programs, Advanced and Judicial Externship

If you registered for an In-House Clinical Program, Advanced
Externship, or Judicial Externship for the Fall, 1994 semester, you
must also register for the accompanying classroom component.   If
you have not registered for the classroom component, please
submit a Registration Change form to the Registrar adding the
appropriate section as soon as possible.  The section numbers are
as follows:

     556-001-01  In-House Program 1 Classroom
     557-001-01  In-House Program 2 Classroom
     568-001-01  Advanced Externship Program 1 Classroom
     574-001-01  Advanced Externship Program 2 Classroom
     576-001-01  Judicial Externship Program 1 Classroom
     578-001-01  Judicial Externship Program 2 Classroom 

International & Comparative Law and Environmental
Law Certificates

A list of students who have submitted an application for the
Certificate in International and Comparative Law and/or the
Certificate in Environmental Law is posted on the second floor
bulletin board.  If your name does not appear on the list and you
have submitted an application, please contact the Registrar's
office.    

Intensive Trial Advocacy 1

Intensive Trial Advocacy 1, both regular and intellectual property,
is the same course as Trial Advocacy 1.  A student may not enroll
in Trial Advocacy 1 if he or she has taken an Intensive Trial
Advocacy course.


 
SPECIAL NOTICES

Forum on Capital Punishment
 
On May 10, 1994, the State of Illinois, in your name, will put to
death John Wayne Gacy.

As members of the legal profession, as citizens, and as moral
beings, we should think seriously about how and why we are doing
this.

On Thursday, April 28, 1994, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., in the
Auditorium, Chicago-Kent will host A Forum on Capital
Punishment. A panel of distinguished speakers will discuss the
constitutional, moral and practical issues surrounding this most
controversial, and timely, of subjects.  Professor Hal Krent will give
a brief introduction of the current state of death penalty law. 
Speakers will include Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune; the Hon.
Eugene Pincham, retired Illinois Appellate Court justice; Andrea
Lyon, director of the Illinois Capital Resource Center; and Patrick
W. O'Brien, a former Assistant State's Attorney who has
prosecuted numerous capital cases. Then, in what promises to be
both an exciting and informative event, two of the country's
leading death penalty litigators, William Kunkle and Bill Murphy, will
present a mock jury summation on whether Illinois should execute
Gacy.  The jury will be you in the audience.  The audience will then
be asked to voice their opinions and comments.

Our goal is to present a balanced and probing examination of the
fundamental nature of capital punishment so that, no matter which
position each of us ultimately adopts, we will do so after the type
of informed and serious debate the subject demands.

Take Our Daughters to Work Day

Thursday, April 28 is national "Take Our Daughters to Work Day." 
This is a day for parents to share their professional lives with their
children and provide them with the opportunity see women in roles
as scholars, professionals and leaders.  Faculty, staff and students
are encouraged to bring their children, both boys and girls, to the
law school on April 28th.  

Professors Sarah Bensinger and Katharine Baker will present an
informal program for daughters age 9 and older from 4:00 p.m. -

5:00 p.m. on April 28 in Room 570.  Professors Bensinger and
Baker will share their experiences as women attorneys and their
advice for daughters considering legal careers.  Lisa Abrams,
Director of Career Services, will be available to answer questions
about career planning.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in accommodating our
visitors that day--please make sure your workplace is safe for their
visit.  A note to parents and friends accompanying visitors: keep
your child safe by watching him/her carefully, especially near the
atrium stairway and other potentially hazardous areas of the law
school.  

Law Review Summer Candidacy Writing Program

The Law Review will hold informational meetings for all students
interested in participating in the Law Review Summer Writing
Candidacy Program.  The meetings will be held on Tuesday April
26 at 11:45 a.m. in Room 210 and at 5:30 p.m. in Room 570. 
Please note that the room has been changed from the room
announced in last week's Record for the 5:30 p.m. meeting. 
Eligibility requirements for the Writing Program are contained in [[section]]
1.12 of the Student Handbook. 

Selection Process & Academic Requirements for Chicago-
Kent Moot Court Honor Society

There are two methods of selection to the Chicago-Kent Moot
Court Honor Society.  The first involves participation in the Charles
Evans Hughes Moot Court Competition, which is administered from
January to March by the Legal Writing Program with the assistance
of the Moot Court Honor Society.  Students who (i) advance to and
argue in the final (third) round of the Hughes Competition in the
first year in law school, and (ii) earn a B+ or an A as their final
grade in Legal Writing II, and (iii) have completed all courses
required of them as first-year students and have a cumulative GPA
for those courses as of the end of spring semester 1994 not less
than 2.750, will receive invitations to join the Society.  A student
who argues in the final round, but only because he or she was an
alternate replacing an original finalist who could not argue, is not
eligible for this method of selection.

Students also may be selected based upon their performance in the
Moot Court Honor Society's Summer Candidacy Program, which is
separate from the Charles Evans Hughes Competition and will run
from early July to mid-August.  Each student participating in the
summer program will be required to write an appellate brief and
give two oral arguments (one on each side of the case).  The brief
score will count as 50% of each student's total score and each of
the two oral arguments will count as 25% of the total.  The
problem generally is made available to students in the week
following the July 4th holiday.  Students are given approximately
four weeks to prepare and submit the brief.  Oral arguments are
generally held during the weekend immediately preceding the first
day of classes for continuing students.  Results are announced
within two days following the final oral arguments.  While there is
no fixed number of "membership slots" to be filled, and quality of
performance will be the deciding factor, in the past two years
approximately 15 students were selected each summer for
membership based on the summer program.  These students are,
of course, in addition to those selected on the basis of the Hughes
competition discussed above.  Students need not be in Chicago to
write the brief; if a student provides a self-addressed 8 1/2" x 11"
envelope to the President of the Society during the month of May,
the problem will be mailed to that student on the day on which it is
made available in Chicago.  Briefs submitted by mail must be
postmarked no later than the due date of the brief, and only a
United States post office cancelled post mark or an overnight
delivery service mark will be accepted for determination of the
mailing date.

Regardless of the method of selection, students joining the Society
must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.750 as of the
completion of the previous spring semester, and must maintain that
average throughout their membership.  Students who participate in
the summer candidacy program may not know their current
cumulative GPA until sometime after the summer program is
underway.  These students are responsible for checking their own
GPA with the Registrar's office.  If one's current cumulative GPA is
not available prior to the due date for the brief, students may
nonetheless submit the brief; however, if a student's GPA proves
to be below the minimum when spring-semester grades have been
included, that student will not be eligible for membership in the
year ahead.  The Moot Court Honor Society will confirm with the
Registrar that students have met the GPA requirement before
announcing membership selections.

All members of the Society, regardless of their method of selection,
are required to enroll in the two-credit, fall-semester appellate
advocacy course in their first semester in the Society, generally the
fall semester of their second year in school.  Students should not
register for appellate advocacy until they are certain that they have
been selected for membership, and may avail themselves of the
drop/add period in August to do so.  Upon completion of the
appellate advocacy course, students are eligible to represent
Chicago-Kent in interscholastic competitions throughout the United
States.  Selection of team members is based in large part on
performance in the appellate advocacy course, the centerpiece of
which is Chicago-Kent's Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy
Competition.  Approximately half of the students in the appellate
advocacy course will be selected for teams that will compete in the
spring semester of 1995.

Members of interscholastic teams receive one academic credit for
any competition in which they participate.  Students may receive
toward graduation a maximum of five academic credits for
participation in moot court, inclusive of the two Appellate
Advocacy credits.  The two Appellate Advocacy credits must be
taken for a grade; credits for interscholastic competitions are
graded on a pass/fail basis.  Successful completion of Appellate
Advocacy exempts students from the two-credit advanced-research
course requirement.  

New members must start in the fall.  Evening students, new
members of the Law Review, and other students with compelling
reasons may defer their membership in the Society for one year. 
Any student wishing to defer must notify the coordinator of the
law school's appellate advocacy program (currently Professor
Grinker) prior to the beginning of fall semester.  Deferral is subject
to approval.  During the time of deferral, students are not members
of the Society and must indicate that fact in any reference to the
Society in connection with a job application.  It is permissible,
however, to indicate, "Selected for Moot Court Honor Society
(Membership Deferred until Fall of 1995)."

A member of the 1994-95 Executive Board will visit each first-year
section to answer questions during the last week of classes.  The
Society wishes all candidates for membership the best of luck!

Attention: Students with Deferred Moot Court Invitations

Students who were invited to join the Moot Court Honor Society in
1993 and who elected to defer their invitation until fall semester
1994 must now register for Appellate Advocacy and notify
Professor Grinker of their decision.  It is important that you do so,
since the number of positions in the class is limited.  If you do not
register for Appellate Advocacy and notify Professor Grinker, we
will assume you have elected not to join the Moot Court Honor
Society for the 1994-1995 academic year.

New Security Services at the Downtown Campus                     

The administration is pleased to announce that a new safety and
security program has been implemented at the Downtown Campus. 
Levy Security Consultants Limited, a nationally recognized public
safety and security services firm, has been contracted to provide
security at the Downtown Campus.  The new program includes
additional security protection, Sunday through Friday evenings, in
which two security officers will be stationed in the building.  Escort
service will be provided within a two block radius of the building,
upon request, Sunday through Friday from 5:00 p.m. to closing. 
Also, the Campus bus service route has been extended and the bus
will now take riders to Northwestern or Union stations during its
regular pass of these facilities.  You are encouraged to use the
Campus bus when you need to go to the train station.

In addition, Levy will host one more in-house safety and security
seminar, Tuesday, April 26, Noon and 5:30 p.m.

If you have been unable to attend a seminar, you may check out a
videotape of the presentation from the library beginning Monday,
April 25.

Financial Aid Notice

Summer Financial Aid

Students who apply for and receive summer financial aid should
note that any amount borrowed during the summer will reduce the
amount available from that loan type for the 1994-1995 academic
year.  For example, if a $3000 Federal Subsidized Stafford is taken
out during the summer, then the student can only borrow $5500 in
the Federal Subsidized Stafford loan for the 1994-1995 academic
year.  

Graduating Students

All students who have received student loans while attending
Chicago-Kent are required by the U.S. Department of Education to
attend an Exit Interview session before graduating.  These are
group information sessions and will cover aspects of repayment
and consolidation.  Each session will last approximately one hour. 
You only need to attend one session.  The dates and times are
listed below.

     Tuesday, April 26   12:00 - 1:00   Room 270

     Wednesday, April 27 12:00 - 1:00   Room 370

     Wednesday, April 27  5:00 - 6:00   Room C50

     Thursday, April 28   5:00 - 6:00   Room C20

You will need to bring the following items to the Exit Interview:

     1.  A pen
     2.  Your driver's license
     3.  Two personal references (name, address and telephone
number)
     4.  Next of kin (name, address and telephone number)
     5.  Employer information (name, address and telephone
number)

SOS - Serving Our Society

Give time to your community and increase your personal worth --
VOLUNTEER.  Stop by the S.O.S. office and meet with Lisa Danna
or Juli Gumina to determine if there is a public interest
organization, legal or non-legal, that needs volunteers in the areas
of law or life that interest you the most.

We currently have the following new volunteer opportunities:
     
     Asian Legal Services Clinic, 2nd Year student Kyong Lee is
     working toward certification with this agency now.  You can,
     too!

     Illinois Human Rights Commission

     The Queen's Health Systems (Located in Hawaii!)
     Illinois Department of Mental Health

     Illinois Office of Attorney General-Disability Rights Advocacy
     Division

     There are also opportunities in Alaska, where your flight there
     and back is paid for!

THERE IS MUCH, MUCH MORE--COME UP AND SEE US!

IF YOU ALREADY VOLUNTEER SOMEWHERE, WE WOULD LIKE
TO MEET YOU!  You could be S.O.S. certified for the volunteer
work you're doing now.  Stop by and find out.  

Stop by the office on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday 11:45
a.m.- 1:45 p.m.*  All students are welcome to call us at (312)
906-5089 OR Email us.  (Our Address is SOS)

*we see evening students by special appointment, just send us an
email or give us a call.

Book Store Hours

Hours for Month of April, 1994

Week of April 24th, 1994
     (Regular Hours)
     Monday - Thursday        8:10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
     Friday                   8:10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.


 
FACULTY NEWS

Professor Bart Brown appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
Tuesday evening, April 19.  The topic was the situation in Gorazde,
and the appropriate response by the UN, the US and NATO.

May 18-20, Professor Vivian Gross will be a faculty member of the
National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program (NITA) held at
Northwestern University Law School on The Art of Taking
Depositions.  The program is for practicing attorneys.

Professor Philip Hablutzel spoke at a Chicago Bar Association
Seminar on March 24, 1994 titled Sophisticated Advice to
Sophisticated Boards of Directors.  The panel of in-house general
counsel and large-firm securities lawyers concentrated on the
responsibilities of Boards of Directors after the Delaware Supreme
court ruling in the Paramount, QVC Network/Viakom takeover case
of Feb. 4, 1994.

Professor Marc Kadish appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
Wednesday evening, April 20, when the topic was gun control. 
Professor Kadish also was on WBEZ's Cheryl Corley Show, The
Best Game in Town, Sunday, April 17.  The topic was the legality
of the CHA sweeps.  Other guests include Congressman Bobby
Rush and Ethel Washington, a resident of the Robert Taylor homes.

Professor Molly Lien will be serving as Co-Director of the Moscow
State University/Touro Law School program on the Russian Legal
System in Transition in Moscow, Russia this summer.  Professor
Lien will also continue her work with the Sister Law School
Program of the Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI).

The Legal Writing Institute's 6th biennial conference on teaching
legal writing, reasoning and research will be held at Chicago-
Kent this summer.  Presentations by Chicago-Kent faculty will include:
The Impact of Technology On Legal Education and Law Practice in
the 21st Century, by Professor Ron Staudt; Using Technology to
Teach Legal Writing and Research, by Professor Ralph Brill and
John Mayer; Teaching Ethics and Professionalism in Legal Writing,
by Professors Molly Lien, Susan Adams, and Matt Harrington; The
Paperless Law Student, by Law and Computer Fellow Rosemary
Shiels; A Hands on Tour of Electronic Law School Resources, by
John Mayer; Feminist and Critical Race Perspectives on the Status
of Legal Writing Faculty, by Professors Diana Runcie, Sasha
Bensinger, and Molly Lien; Automated Document Assembly, by
Rosemary Shiels; The Collaboration Dilemma, by Professor Suzanne
Ehrenberg and former Visiting Assistant Professor Ross Nankivell;
and Teaching Automated Legal Research Efficiently and
Economically, by Professors Mickie Voges and Gretchen Van Dam.

Professor Sheldon Nahmod spoke on Section 1983 in Phoenix on
April 7-8 at Chicago-Kent's jointly sponsored program on civil
rights and Section 1983 which he also organized.  On April 15, he
spoke in New York to pro se clerks for the first, second and third
circuits on current developments in Section 1983 litigation.  In
addition, he spoke last Monday, April 18, in Chicago, on hate
speech, hate crimes and the First Amendment at the Jewish
Theological Seminary's luncheon study group and last Tuesday, on
April 19, with Professor Jacob Corre, he spoke at the law school
on the proper role of religion in American public life at a Decalogue
Society sponsored function.
  
Professor Jeffrey Sherman was a moderator at Stonewall at 25 and
Beyond, a conference held earlier this month at Harvard Law
School co-sponsored by the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties
Law Review and HLS Lambda (the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual
Organization of Harvard Law School).  Professor Sherman
moderated the panel on "Issues of Community."  One of the
panelists was Kenneth Reeves, the first openly gay
African-American mayor in the country.


 
STUDENT NEWS

Third-year student Dmitry Feofanov will publish his article, Defining
Religion:  An Immodest Proposal in the Fall issue of the University
of Tennessee Law Review.

A paper third-year student Kirsten Olson wrote for Professor Lori
Andrews' Health Care Law Class entitled Unnecessary
Hysterectomies: Medical Violence Against Women has been
accepted for publication in Medical Trial Technique Quarterly.  





 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Research Assistant.  Professors Brill and Wright are seeking a
research assistant for the summer.  The project will entail
collecting cases, statutes, articles and empirical data related to
so-called "tort reform."  Approximately 10-15 hours per week for
summer.  Either research assistant salary or one hour independent
study (not in place of a seminar).  Submit resume and transcript to
either Professor Brill or Professor Wright within the next two
weeks.

Research Assistant.  Professor David Gerber would like occasional
research help during the summer and perhaps during next year. 
Some knowledge of German and/or French preferred.  If you are
interested, please leave a resume with Sharon Smith, Professor
Gerber's secretary, on the seventh floor.  Most of the work will
involve international law issues.  The work will be light during the
summer.

Research Assistant.  Professor Richard Gonzalez needs one or two
research assistants to assist with preparation of a book on
remedies in employment law.  A good knowledge of proper citation
form is important. Please send an email, call (6-
5079), or drop by (room 629) if interested.  

Student workers needed.  The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal
Instruction (CALI), now in new offices on the 5th floor, needs to
hire 2 or more students to assist with the entry of data into a
LEXIS database.  These positions are mainly clerical and require a
careful review of continuing legal education (CLE) brochures and
calendars and keyboard entry of the data into a LEXIS database
template. Available immediately.  Please contact David Stretch,
906-5307, dstretch@mail.kentlaw.edu or Monica Ronczy, 906-5316,
mronczy@mail.kentlaw.edu.

Research Assistant: Professor Joan Steinman is looking for a
student to do research this summer in connection with an article
she is writing concerning multi-party litigation and case
consolidation.  The research can be done for credit -- as
independent study -- or for pay.  If interested, please submit a
resume and grades to Professor Steinman, Room 835; ext. 6-5292. 


Summer positions.  The Chicago-Kent Center for Law and
Computers is seeking students to work on a variety of projects
over the summer.  Please see the notice attached to the back of
The Record.


 
CAREER SERVICES NEWS

Good News About the 1993 Graduating Class

The employment report for the 1993 graduating class is very
positive, showing an increase in employment over that for the class
of 1992.  Based on a 93% response rate, 93% of those licensed
and seeking employment reported that they are professionally
employed.  Of the 93% employed, 87% were in legal positions and
13% were in non-legal positions.  This is an increase of four
percentage points over the class of 1992 employment rate.  The
breakdown of employed graduates is:
          56% private practice
          16% business
          16% government
          7% judicial clerkships
          4% public interest
          1% other

Of special interest is the way students found their jobs:
          25%  contacts       
          25.5%     prior clerking job/other previous employment 
          15%  on campus interviews and job fairs 
          14.5%     job postings in Career Services Office
          12%  unsolicited mailings
          5%   started own firm
          3%   other
This emphasizes again the importance of "shaking the bushes" in a
successful job search campaign!

A Note to Graduating Students from Lisa Abrams

When I started my job as Director of Career Services, you were
first and second year students.  It seems impossible that it's
already time for you to graduate!  I owe a special thank you to the
class of 1994.  You candidly shared the ups and downs of your job
search experiences as well as the market information you gathered
along the way.  You provided me with suggestions and
encouragement.  Most importantly, you supported and continue to
support the efforts of the Career Services Office.  I look forward to
working with you as "alums"! 

If you already have a position, congratulations!  If you are still
seeking a position, remember that we're anxious to work with you
as you continue your search. Consider meeting with one of our
career strategists to discuss job search strategies.  

During the bar review, stop by to take a look at our job listings.  If
you will be leaving Chicago, or if you work during the day, you
may find our job hotline helpful.  This hotline is accessible 24 hours
a day and will allow you to access the same job listings that are
posted in notebooks in our office. 

Information about the hotline is in a handout available from our
receptionist. (Note: The hotline is for Chicago-Kent graduates only;
you must present your ID to the receptionist to obtain the hotline
number. Please do not share the hotline number with graduates of
other law schools!)

Because the legal job market remains tight, fellow members of your
class as well as prospective students are especially concerned
about how the class of '94 fares in the marketplace.  How long is
it taking people to find work?  What kinds of jobs are people
finding?  What are the salary levels?  It's impossible for our office
to provide statistical information on these issues without your help. 
So as soon as you find a position, please let us know!  Stop by or
call 312/906-5200 to share the good news!

1Ls and 2Ls:  How are You Spending the Summer of
1994?  Please Answer our Summer Employment Survey!

How many 1Ls have law related summer jobs?  What percentage
of 1Ls do volunteer legal work during the summer?  What types of
legal jobs do 2Ls hold during the summer?  How do most of the
2Ls find their summer jobs?  

To help us answer these questions and to enable us to provide you
with more information about the summer job market, we are
surveying first and second year students to find out how they are
spending the summer of 1994.

Help us help you!  Please pick up our summer employment survey,
complete it, and return it to the Career Service office by Monday,
May 16th.  The summer employment survey is available in the
Career Services Office and on the table outside the Career Services
Office.  Thanks for your help!

1994 Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference

The Twin Cities Committee on Minority Lawyers in Large Law
Firms announces the second annual Minnesota Minority
Recruitment Conference, September 16 and 17, 1994, at the
Minnesota Law Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  

This program offers minority students a great opportunity to
interview with large law firms, governmental and public interest
organizations in the Minneapolis area for summer associate and
permanent attorney positions.  The Career Services Office knows
of at least two Chicago-Kent students who received offers as a
result of this program last year.

Minority students graduating in 1995 and 1996 may participate. 
Interested students should sign up for the conference on the sign
up sheet in the Career Services Office and pick up the application
materials and participating employer information available in
Handout #82.  All application materials including the registration
sheet, student resumes and interview rankings forms are due in the
Career Services Office no later than Wednesday, June 1, 1994.

Employer resumes and firm information is available in a binder in
the Career Service Resource Center in a binder.  Students may use
this employer information located in the binder to select the
employers they wish to preference for interviews.

Hispanic National Bar Association Job Fair

The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is planning its 1994
HNBA Convention and Job Fair September 14-17 in Phoenix,
Arizona.  At the job fair, second and third year law students will
have the opportunity to informally visit with private and
government employers from across the nation and to have formal
interviews with several of the participating employers.

The job fair is open to any student who joins the student division
of the HNBA for $10, genuinely identifies with its goal of
promoting Hispanics in the law, and pays the Convention
registration fee of $100.

Interested students may sign up for the job fair on a sign up sheet
in the Career Services Office on the sign up sheet. To register,
students must submit the registration form along with a resume
and checks for HNBA student membership and convention fee to
the address listed on the registration form by Wednesday, June
1st. Registration packets are available as Handout #80.  

Office News:

1995 and 1996 Grads: Preliminary Information for the
Fall 1994 On-Campus Interview Program

The Career Services Office Fall On-Campus Interviewing Program is
just around the corner!  Those 1995 and 1996 graduates interested
in participating should get a head start on preparation and pick up
the informational packet about the program on the table outside
the Career Services Office.  (Pick up one copy only, please!)

The informational packet provides preliminary information about the
on-campus interview program and how it works.  It also outlines
important dates and deadlines for those participating in the
program.  Be sure to read the packet carefully and to note all the
deadline dates on your calendar!!

Due to Concern About Unauthorized Users of Career
Services Office, ID's Are Now Required Upon Entering
the Office

The Career Services Office staff and a number of Chicago-
Kent students are concerned about the number of unauthorized students
and alumnae/i from other law schools using the Career Services
Office.  

Our goal is to provide you, our students, with every advantage. 
Our resources and job listings are here for you!  We need your help
to assure that these services are provided only to you and not
students from other Chicago schools or law schools outside of
Chicago.  

We therefore must ask every Chicago-
Kent student to present
his/her Chicago-Kent ID card upon entering the Career Services
Office. Chicago-Kent alumnae/i will also be required to show IDs. 
This policy was implemented on Monday, April 4th.  

We appreciate your cooperation in implementing this policy, as our
goal is to provide resources and services that are available
exclusively to our students and our alumnae/i.

Another way you can help: please notify Lisa Abrams or Dan Walsh
if you are aware that students and alumnae/i from other law
schools are using our office.  

Career Services Summer Hours

Beginning May 2 the Career Services Office summer hours will
begin.  Our hours will be:  

Monday    8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday   8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday  8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday    8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Our office will also be open on the following Saturdays from 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.:  May 7 and 21, June 18, July 16, and August
13.

Programs:

How Can Attorneys Who Choose Private Practice
Continue Their Commitment to Public Interest Work?

Kent Justice Foundation is sponsoring a pro bono forum on April
27.  Mr. Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley & Austin, will talk
about how attorneys in private practice can make a meaningful
contribution to public interest law.  Watch for further details in
KJF's announcements in the Record!

Record Handouts/Special Opportunities:

American Bar Association Resume Clearinghouse

The American Bar Association is accepting resumes from members
of its law student division.  These resumes will be compiled in a
booklet and distributed to some of its standing committees.  To
participate in this resume clearinghouse you must be a member of
the ABA.  The deadline for participating in the program is June
15th.  A list of the ABA committees, procedures for participating in
the resume clearinghouse, and an application for joining the ABA
are available in Handout #83.

1994 Grads: MacArthur Justice Center Fellowship

The MacArthur Justice Center has obtained funding to institute a
MacArthur Justice Center Fellowship.  The fellowship is a twelve
month position for a recent law school graduate to work on public
interest litigation.  The MacArthur Justice Center is a public
interest law firm focused on litigating issues involving the
administration of criminal justice.  The application deadline is May
1, 1994.  Details are available in Handout #76.

Policy Research Action Group (PRAG) Community
Studies Internship Program for Fall 1994

The Policy Research Action Group (PRAG) is soliciting applications
for interns to be placed in community-based organization in
Chicago and neighboring communities as part of its Community
Studies Internship Program.

Interns will be placed in projects involving collaborative, applied
research of issues pertinent to communities and their residents
including housing, economic development, welfare-to-work,
environmental issues, neighborhood change and community
reinvestment.  At least 10 paid internships will be awarded for the
fall of 1994.

Detailed application information is available in Handout #77 in the
Career Services Office.  After you read the Handout #77, you can
contact Professor Stuart Deutsch for further information.  The
application deadline is July 1, 1994.  

An Introduction to Practice in Lake County, Illinois

The Young Lawyers Committee of the Lake County Bar Association
is presenting a program for graduating students who wish to
practice in Lake County, Illinois, on Thursday, May 12, 1994. 
Detailed information is available in Handout #78.

Mexican American Lawyers' Scholarship Fund
Fellowship Program

The Mexican American Lawyers' Scholarship Fund (MALSF)
announces the 1994 Fellowship Program.  The MALSF program is
to expose Latino law students to alternative career opportunities in
the legal profession.  The fellowship enables the recipient to work
during the summer with a public interest organization to improve
the quality of the legal representation of the Chicago Latino
community.

Each fellowship is for approximately 10 weeks.  Applicants for the
fellowship must be of Hispanic ancestry and must submit a
completed application directly to MALSF by April 30, 1994.  More
information and application materials are available in the Career
Services Office as Handout #81.

Circuit Court of Cook County Judicial Clerkship

3Ls who are interested in serving as judicial clerks should check a
recent posting in the red "Attorney Listings" books which details a
judicial clerk position for Judge Robert V. Boharic.  The posting
lists the procedure for applying for this position.

Elgin Community College Legal and Human Services Intern Position

Attention 2Ls!!  The Legal and Human Services Department at Elgin
Community College is looking for an intern to work 10 to 15 hours
per week, starting May 23 and going through the 1994-
1995
school year.  The Legal and Human Services Department practices
in the areas of contracts, tort liability, labor and employment law
and higher education law.  The intern position is a paid position.

Interested 2Ls may submit a resume to the Career Services Office
with a note attached stating that the resume is for the Elgin
Community College position.  Resumes will be accepted until 5:00
p.m. on Monday, April 25, 1994.






 
CHECK IT OUT . . . NEWS FROM THE LAW  LIBRARY

Library Exam Hours

Saturday, 7 May                     	9:00 a.m.  -  9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8 May                 		10:00 a.m.  -  Midnight  
Monday, 9 May - Thursday, 12 May        7:45 a.m.  -  Midnight
Friday, 13 May                 		7:45 a.m.  -  9:00 p.m.
Saturday, 14 May                    	9:00 a.m.  -  9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 15 May                		10:00 a.m.  -  Midnight
Monday, 16 May - Thursday, 19 May	7:45 a.m.  -  Midnight
Friday, 20 May                 		9:00 a.m.  -  7:00 p.m.
Saturday, 21 May                    	9:00 a.m.  -  5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 22 May                      	**CLOSED**

Exams on Lois

Prior semester exams are available on LOIS for printing at the
Document Center.  Select "LOIS" from the Legal Research Menu
on Kentnet and use "STUDENT" as your user ID and password;
then select "EXAMS" from the application list.   Stop by the
Reference Desk if you have any questions or need assistance.

Tutorials

Tutorials for the week of April 25 will focus on NATURAL
LANGUAGE SEARCHING IN LEXIS AND WESTLAW.   What is
Natural Language?  Win?  Freestyle?  Times will be posted on the
bulletin board on the 9th floor of the Law Library.  There is no sign
up - just meet at the 9th floor Library Service Desk at the
scheduled time.

The Reference Staff of the Library will be offering tutorials on
various legal topics during Summer Semester.  Stop by the bulletin
board on the 9th floor to check for times and topics.  If you have
any suggestions or ideas about tutorials that you would like, please
email GVANDAM with your comments.  

U.S. Reports on Lois

The entire collection of U.S. Reports is now available on LOIS. 
There are a number of ways to retrieve a case: by title, citation,
docket number, and/or date.  From the Kentnet menu, select "Legal
Research" then LOIS.  Use "STUDENT" as your user ID and
password.  Cases are printed at the Document Center.  Stop by the
Reference Desk if you have questions or need assistance.

Need Lexis or Westlaw Help?  Check with Online Research Services

The reference staff is manning Classroom 700 Monday-Thursday to
help out with your online database searches.  Need help structuring
your search or picking a database?  Stop by the 700 Lab and talk
to a reference librarian.






 
NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR LAW AND
COMPUTERS

New Ergo Keyboard

In Lab 700 we have placed an ergonomic keyboard by Health Care
Keyboard Company, Inc.  It is located on Machine #4, in the rear
left of the lab.  You are encouraged to try it out and see if it helps
you in your typing.  If you want to purchase a similar model, the
CLC has coupons for reduced cost.  For the coupons, or for more
information or comments, contact Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO),
Room 713.

Warning: Email Cleanup on June 12, 1994

In order to get ready for the new school year, all student email will
be deleted on Sunday, June 12, 1994.  The system will be shut
down for a brief period in the afternoon and all student email will
be deleted from the system.  If you wish to save any email, you
must either print it out (by pressing the PRINT-SCREEN key) or
export it to an ASCII text file and save it to a diskette.  You must
do this before Sunday, June 12.  If you have any questions,
contact Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO).

WordPerfect News

Some of you may be having problems when you attempt to spell-
check your WP6.0 documents.  The supplemental dictionary would
not work properly, but the main dictionary would.  While this didn't
stop the spell-check, it was annoying.  This problem has now been
fixed.  WordPerfect will now look to the floppy drive to find your
supplemental dictionary.  You can now use it wherever you are,
just by keeping the disk with you.

Save Your File Often!   Backup Your File Often!

As we come down to the end of the semester many of you will be
using computers, both here and at home, to create outlines. 
Remember to save you document often.  You might think saving
your files every 5 minutes is over-kill, but it is not.  For the time it
takes to hit 2 or 3 keys you can save yourself possible hours of re-
typing.  There are few things worse than losing the last 4 hours of
changes to your document.

You should also keep a backup of your files on a second disk.  Just
save it on your first disk then swap disks in the floppy drive and
save it again.  There is a HELPDOC located in Lab 700 with more
detailed instructions.

Thank You for Telling Us What's Right or Wrong with the Labs!

We would like to thank those students who take the time to use
the comment/problem report sheets located in each lab.  We take
the comments into consideration, and fix any problems which may
be mentioned. 

World Wide Web Training & More

CLASS held 2 sessions on April 19th on the Internet.  Those who
came were treated to a discussion and demonstration of IRC
(Internet Relay Chat), Gopher, and World Wide Web.  They saw
some interesting and useful materials, both legal and non-
legal materials.  If you missed this session you may want to contact Kay
Gemrich (CGEMRICH), CLASS president, to see if they will be
repeated this semester.

Email Information

Please do not use email to send mass-mailings.  It puts a drain on
system resources, especially disk space.  As a reminder, the
Kentnet Classifieds and USENET are available for postings of a
general school-wide nature.  Even if you have nothing to post,
browse through the information there.  You might find a good deal
on used equipment, or tickets for sale, of people who share similar
interests.  Explore.

Network Access Through Xircoms

The Center for Law and Computers has made available Network
Connection Packets that allow you to bring your own laptop into
the building and connect it to Kentnet.  The procedure for check-
out is simple.
You MUST come to a quick training class before you will be
allowed to check-out the packets from the Library Services Desk in
the Library.  These classes will familiarize you with the equipment
and procedure necessary to connect your laptop to Kentnet.  Any
questions you have about the procedure will be answered.  You
must bring your laptop with you to the session.

After you complete the class you will be able to check-
out the packets.  The packets have everything needed -
 adapter, power supply, disk, and cable - to connect to Kentnet.
Email Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO) to set up a time for a class.

Helpdocs Are Available!

The CLC has written and made available documentation on a
variety of subjects; these are the HELPDOCS.  HELPDOCS are
located in Lab 700 in the racks in both the back and the front of
the lab.  There are HELPDOCS available on the following topics:

Frequently Asked Questions About E-Mail
Sending or Receiving Files Attached to An E-Mail Message
Setting Up an Electronic Mailing List
E-Mail 101: Internet Addresses
E-Mail At-A-Glance
WordPerfect 5.1 Table of Contents & Table of Authorities
WordPerfect 6.0a Table of Contents & Table of Authorities
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows Table of Contents & Table of Authorities
Mail Merge in WordPerfect
Top Down Outlining in WordPerfect 6.0a
Virus Detection Software
Dial-In Software Update

If you have any comments or suggestions for new HELPDOCS
email Dominick Grillo (DGRILLO).

LEXIS/NEXIS Student Representative

Your student LEXIS representative is Kirsten Wonder Albrecht
(KALBRECH).

LEXIS Summer Access

During the summer session, student access to LEXIS will be limited
to use of the CAREER Library.  However, students who require
LEXIS for summer educational purposes can activate their LEXIS
IDs on-line.  Educational purposes include summer school, Law
Review, Moot Court, research assistants and clinic. 

To activate your LEXIS ID for summer access sign on to LEXIS,
enter the CAREER library, choose the SUMMER file, and fill in the
appropriate information.  Summer activation will be completed
within 48 hours.

LEXIS Student Representative Position for 1994-
1995

LEXIS is interviewing for a student representative to assist/train
students on the use of LEXIS/NEXIS services.  Other
responsibilities include covering law school software needs for
students, faculty and administrators.  First year or second year law
students are encouraged to apply.  For an interview, please call
Jennie Lipowich at (312) 899-7833.  You can also contact Kirsten
Albrecht (KALBRECH) by email if you have any additional
questions. 

Westlaw Student Representatives

Your WESTLAW student representatives for the Spring Semester
are Romi Bose (RBOSE), Kerri Kamis (KKAMIS), Tim Engling
(TENGLING), and Shalla Hyderi (SHYDERI).


 
SCHOLARSHIPS

Kane County Bar Association Scholarship

The Kane County Bar Association, located in Geneva, Illinois, will
be awarding scholarships totalling approximately $4,000.00 toward
the tuition of a qualified law student who resides, or whose parents
reside, in Kane County.

This scholarship, applied toward the 1994-95 academic year
tuition, will be awarded on the basis of academic ability, financial
need and character.  Children and spouses of the Kane County Bar
Association members are not eligible for the scholarship.

Students wishing to be considered for this scholarship should pick
up the rather lengthy application form in the Office of Admissions
and Financial Aid, Suite 230.  All inquiries should be directed to
Carol Schreiber Larson, Executive Director, Kane County Bar
Association, 128 James Street, P.O. Box 571, Geneva, Illinois
60134, (708) 232-6416.  Please note that the scholarship
application must be fully completed and received by the Kane
County Bar Association on or before May 10, 1994.

Latin American Bar Foundation Scholarships

The Latin American Bar Foundation seeks applicants for
scholarships to be awarded to needy and qualified Hispanic law
students.  All applicants must meet the following criteria:

1)   Must be a United States citizen or resident alien.
2)   Must be currently enrolled in the College of Law and in good
standing.
3)   Must not be related to any officer or Director of the Latin
American Bar Foundation.
4)   Should demonstrate financial need, scholastic aptitude and
     community service.
5)   Preference may be given to applicants of Hispanic ancestry.
6)   Must submit, along with the application, a personal essay, all
     LSAT scores and law school grades.

Students wishing to be considered for these scholarships should
pick up the rather lengthy application form in the Office of
Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230.  Please note that the
scholarship application, personal essay, LSAT scores and law
school grades must be fully completed and received by the Latin
American Bar Foundation Scholarship Committee on or before May
2, 1994.


 
WRITING CONTESTS

The National Association of College and University Attorneys will
award $1,000 for the best article by a law student on a topic
relating to legal issues in the corporate practice of law on behalf of
colleges and universities.  The winning article will be submitted for
publication in the Journal of College and University Law. 
Deadline:  May 13, 1994.

The Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association
announces its Eleventh Annual R. Marlin Smith Student Writing
Competition.  First prize will receive $1,000 and, if judged to be of
publishable quality, will appear in Florida State University's
Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.  Deadline:  May 27,
1994.

The Lex Mundi Global Student Writing Contest offers five winners
a Certificate of Award and a prize of $2,000.  The winning papers
will be published in a special supplement of the Lex Mundi World
Reports, the quarterly publication of Lex Mundi.  Deadline:  May
30, 1994.

All students currently enrolled in Missouri and Illinois law schools
or legal graduate degree programs are eligible to participate in the
Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis International Student
Writing Contest.  The topic is "A Litigious World - But Not for the 
Courts?  Alternative Dispute Resolution Devices."  A $500 cash
prize will be awarded the winning author.  Students entering the
Armstrong, Teasdale local competition must also enter the
U.S./Canada Lex Mundi contest.  The topic and eligibility
requirements are the same for both this and the Lex Mundi
Contest.  Deadline:  May 30, 1994. 

The ABA's Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and
Environmental Law is sponsoring its Annual Student Writing
Competition.  The first prize winner will receive $1,000.  The
second prize winner will receive $500.  The winners receive
national recognition in the Section's newsletter.  Deadline:  May
31, 1994.

The Federal Circuit Bar Association announces the 1994 George
Hutchinson Writing Contest.  Entries may comment upon any topic
that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the
jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.  One thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) will be awarded.  Deadline: June 1, 1994.

Notre Dame Law School is sponsoring its first annual Feminist
Jurisprudence Writing Competition thanks to the generosity of a
private benefactor, with a prize of $1,000.  The winner will be
invited to a banquet at Notre Dame School to receive his/her
award.  Deadline: June 1, 1994

The Transportation Law Section of the Federal Bar Association
announce the John T. Stewart, Jr. Memorial Fund Writing
Competition.  The competition is open to all second-year law
students in accredited U.S. law schools.  The winning author will
receive a $1,500 cash award and the essay will be published in the
Federal Bar News and Journal.  Students interested should submit
a paper on a significant issue in the field of transportation law. 
Deadline:  June 1, 1994.

The topic for the 1994 Bruno Bitker Essay Contest sponsored by
the American Bar Association is:  The United Nations
Commissioner for Human Rights:  Challenges and Opportunities. 
This essay contest is open ABA member five years or less out of
law school and students at ABA-accredited law schools.  The
winning author will receive $1000 and $500 goes to the second-

prize winning author.  Deadline:  June 3, 1994.

Essay for the American Judges Association's Law Student Essay
Contest may address any topic of interest to the judiciary.  All
entries must be original, unpublished works, but may have been
prepared for class.  The first place award is $1500.  Deadline: June
30, 1994.
The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and the California Bankruptcy
Journal are sponsoring an essay contest with prizes of $2,500
(1st), $1,500 (2nd), and $1,000 (3rd).  The awards will be
announced and presented at a Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
dinner program in early January, 1995.  The winning essays might
be published in the California Bankruptcy Journal.  Deadline: July
1, 1994

The American Intellectual Property Law Association announces the
Robert C. Watson Award of $2,000 for the best article relating to
the protection of intellectual property written or published between
August 1, 1993 and July 31, 1994.  Deadline: July 31, 1994

For more information on any of the above listed writing contests,
please see Carolyn Wood, Room 320D.


 
ORGANIZATIONS

Asian American Law Students Association

AALSA's new officers are:

Elaine Sit     President
Vince Ramos    Vice Pres. External Affairs
Preeti Saini   Vice Pres. Internal Affairs
Jae Park  Vice Pres. Administrative Affairs
Thu Tran  Vice Pres. Community Services

Black Law Student Association (BLSA)

Congratulations to the newly elected Executive Board for the 1994-

95 school year:

President           Helen Arnold
Vice-
President           Angela Whitaker
Treasurer           Yvette Hairston
Secretary           Hope Gary
Community Service Chair  Tiffany Ricker
Academic Support Chair   Kisha Rhyne

We know that you will do an excellent job.  

Don't miss the BLSA Graduation and Awards Brunch that will be
held on Sunday, May 22 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Christ Universal
Temple Annex (119th and Ashland; the 119th St. exit on I-57). 
Come out and support the graduating BLSA members and have a
wonderful brunch.  

Let's keep up the good work in our grades and also in participation
in next year's programs.  Good luck on finals and it's been a great
year.

BLSA's Community Legal Clinic commenced operation on Saturday,
April 16, 1994.  It is housed at the Southside YMCA in Woodlawn,
and is staffed by C-K BLSA members and supervised by BLSA alum
attorneys.  It will run year-round on the 3rd Saturday of each
month.  Training for the Clinic was conducted by Northwestern
University Law School Adjunct Professors Cheryl Graves (a C-
K BLSA alum) and Zelda Harris, both of whom teach at the
Northwestern University Law School Clinic.  The experience was
very gratifying for all participants, as it gave us an opportunity to
give something back to our community.

Chicago-Kent Law Review

New Issue of Law Review

Volume 69:1 of the Law Review entitled Symposium on the Legal
Future of Employee Representation has been delivered.  This issue
contains an afterword by Chicago-Kent Professor Marty Malin as
well as contributions from a number of other noted scholars.  The
issue will be published as a book by ILR Press and has received a
great deal of advance attention.  Copies are available on the
Concourse. 

Chicago-Kent Moot Court Honor Society

The Chicago-Kent Moot Court teams saw much success this year. 
As the 1993-1994 year draws to a close, printed below is a summary
of awards.

Chicago Bar Association Competition

     -Championship Team: Marjorie Herceg and Tom Vickers
     -Third Place Team: Anniece Barber and Andrew Slobodien
     -Second Place Brief: Anniece Barber and Andrew Slobodien
     -Second Place Oralist: Tom Vickers

National Moot Court Competition Midwest Regionals

     -Championship Team: Scott Howie, Tom Reed, and Jacob
Rubinstein
     -Best Oralist: Scott Howie

Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Competition

     -Midwest Regional Championship Team
     -National Best Oralist Team
     -National Best Brief, Second Place
     -Michael Sanders, Brian Saucier, and John Stoner

BLSA Moot Court Competition, Midwest Regionals

     -Semifinalists: Jon Stewart and Michele Suggs

Craven Constitutional Law Competition, University of North Carolina

     -Best Brief: John Franczyk, Lisa Krasberg, Tom Reed

Dean Jerome Prince Evidence Competition, Brooklyn Law School

     -Second Place Oralist: John Delikanakis

Illinois State Bar Association, All Illinois Moot Court Competition

     -Championship Team: Ik Hyun Seo, Joe Steele, Paul Walker-Bright
     -Second Place Oralist: Paul Walker-Bright

Decalogue/Jewish Law Students Association

Decalogue/JLSA elections will be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 11:45
a.m. in Room 155.  Four positions are available:  president, vice-
president, secretary and treasurer.  Please try to attend, whether as a
candidate or voter.  The meeting will be very brief.  Email MGUSSIN
with any questions.

Evening Law Student Society

The Evening Law Students Society will not be holding formal
elections for its 1994-95 officers this evening.  All of the position
have been filled and there are no contested positions.  The candidates
will be affirmed by the board and installed later in the semester.

President      Mike Helminski
Vice President      Ralph Krisher
Treasurer      Howard Buchler
Secretary      Natalie Frank
2L Rep              Sally Moutvic
3L Rep                   Guy DeMaertelare
4L Rep                   Sandie Moon

Congratulations and many thanks for your willingness to serve your
fellow students!  

Federalist Society

The Federalist Society will hold a meeting on Monday, April 25th at
3:00 p.m., Room TBA (check the bulletin board on the Concourse and
next week's Record).  We will be installing new officers and planning
events for the rest of the semester.  All are welcome!

GAYLAW 

GAYLAW will meet on Wednesday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m.  The
agenda includes:
     ELECTION of 1994-1995 officers
     RATIFICATION of the GAYLAW constitution

Your participation is crucial!

See you there.  Room C15.

Illinois State Bar Association

*The Banner Is Here! 

The Banner is a newsletter published by the ISBA Law Student
Division.  Check it out to find out what is happening at other Illinois
law schools.  Copies of the Banner are available on the Concourse
level (the top tier of the black literature rack).

*Become an ISBA Member.

It's never too late to become an ISBA law student member!  Law
student membership in the ISBA offers many practical benefits,
including the opportunity to meet and learn from active ISBA
members -
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 Networking!  Currently, the ISBA has 32,000 members. 
Annual law student membership is only $10 a year or $25 for four
years.  Join now and receive free subscriptions to ISBA journals and
newsletters plus free admission to ISBA Law Ed Series programs. 
Pick up ISBA applications on the Concourse level.  If you have
questions about ISBA membership, email Rupal Dalal (RDALAL).

Kent Justice Foundation

KJF, along with PAD and SUPI, is sponsoring a speaker event at 3:00
p.m. April 27th in Room C50.  Refreshments will be served.  The
featured speaker is Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley and Austin
and one of Chicago's most influential pro-bono advocates.  He will
discuss the role that lawyers in private practice play in public interest
law, and how private firms and public interest organizations can work
together to meet the legal needs of underserved groups.

Mr. Morsch, who has been on Sidley and Austin's Executive
Committee since 1979 and has led Sidley's Complex Litigation group
since 1972, is the president of the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
and the founder of the Major Illinois Law Firm Pro Bono Consortium. 
The latter group secured written commitments from 28 large Chicago
law firms that they would encourage each of their attorneys to do 30
hours of pro bono work per year.  Mr. Morsch has a number of public
interest awards to his credit, including the Anti-Defamation League's
Civil Rights Award for 1994, the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois Legal
Services Award for 1992, and the American Civil Liberties Union of
Illinois Litigation Award for 1987.

Also speaking will be Karen Berman, a 1991 graduate of
Northwestern Law School.  Ms. Berman is currently in the midst of a
Skadden Arps Fellowship as a staff attorney at Chicago Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.

If you weren't able to attend the orientation meetings but you're still
interested in joining KJF, please email BINDELIC, our secretary. 
DON'T FORGET:  YOU MUST PARTICIPATE IN OUR FUNDRAISING
EFFORTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SUMMER GRANT!

Law Students Action for Justice

Law Students Action for Justice will present Justice Gone Wrong: an
Update on the Cases of Rolando Cruz, Alex Hernandez and Stephen
Buckley.  The event will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 1994 in
Room 170 at 3:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

You may remember that in 1985 Cruz and Hernandez were convicted
of the murder of 10 year-old Jeanine Nicarico in suburban Naperville. 
You may not know that since that time a myriad of people who have
worked on the case have resigned over what they consider to be a
wrongful conviction.  And another man has even confessed that he
alone committed the murder.  Yet today these two defendants are in
prison, one on death row.  

The program will feature Larry Marshall, Northwestern Professor and
Attorney for Rolando Cruz; Jeffrey Urdangen, Former Attorney for
Alejandro Hernandez; and Flint Taylor, Attorney for Stephen Buckley.

Recently, the case received nationwide attention (as the focus of an
LA Times article) and was featured in a series of 16 columns by
Chicago journalist Eric Zorn who wrote, "But we're not supposed to
use lies to convict people in this country, much less sentence them to
death.  And when our system makes a mistake, it's not supposed to
shrink from admitting it was wrong."

Join us for a talk and discussion on what happens when justice has
gone wrong.

National Lawyers Guild

The National Lawyers Guild is proud to announce Law Students
Action for Justice's program Justice Gone Wrong: an Update on the
Cases of Rolando Cruz, Alex Hernandez and Stephen Buckley.  The
event will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 1994 in Room 170 at
3:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be served.

The program will feature Larry Marshall, Northwestern Professor and
Attorney for Rolando Cruz; Jeffrey Urdangen, Former Attorney for
Alejandro Hernandez; and Flint Taylor, Attorney for Stephen Buckley.

You may remember that in 1985 Cruz and Hernandez were convicted
of the murder of 10 year-
old Jeanine Nicarico in suburban Naperville. 
You may not know that since that time a myriad of people who have
worked on the case have resigned over what they consider to be a
wrongful conviction.  And another man has even confessed that he
alone committed the murder.  Yet today these two defendants still
are in prison, one on death row.  

Join us for a talk and discussion on what happens when Justice has
Gone Wrong.

Phi Alpha Delta

SPEAKER EVENT:  Don't forget that this Wednesday, April 27 we will
be co-sponsoring a great speaker event with KJF and SUPI. It will be
held in Room C50 at 3:00 p.m. and lots of refreshments will be
served.

The scheduled speakers are: Thomas Morsch, a partner at Sidley &
Austin, who has spent 24 years at the firm, and Karen Berman, a
1991 Northwestern graduate who is now serving as a staff attorney
for the Chicago Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law on a
Skadden Arps fellowship.  Both of these accomplished speakers will
address how law firms view pro bono work and how it can help one's
career. This will be an interesting informative event and we hope to
see everyone there!

COMMITTEE CHAIRS:  There are several committee chair and officer
positions that are open.  These include Fundraising, Publicity, Alumni
Liaison, Mentor, Historian, and Evening Rep. Several people have
already expressed interest in chairing Social, Speakers, and LRE. If
anyone is interested in any of the above positions or have questions
about any of them email JKROLL.

Sports and Entertainment Law Society

Elections for next year's officer positions of president, vice-president
and treasurer will be held this week on Tuesday, April 26 at 12 noon
in Room 180.  Nominees will have the option of giving a brief speech
immediately preceding the election.  Refreshments will be served. 
Questions should be directed to CBUCKLEY.

Women in Law

Name That Baby Contest:  Women in Law congratulates Grand Prize
winner 2L Mary Reames.  She correctly guessed 14 out of the 20
faculty and staff babyfaces and magnanimously put the cash
winnings back into the Women in Law summer internship fund. 
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate, especially
Professors Jacob Corre and Katharine Baker -- first in the "Most" and
"Least" guessed categories, respectively.  "Best Babyface" Honorable
Mention awards go to those who made the contest possible: photos
courtesy of Susan Johanne Adams, Sarah Rigdon Bensinger, Fred
Bosselman, Ralph Brill, Evelyn Brody, Howard Chapman, Patrick
Cotter, Suzanne Ehrenberg, Warren Heindl, Richard Kling, Molly
Warner Lien, David Rudstein, Ronald Schwartz, Michael Spak, Ron
Staudt, Joan Steinman, Margaret Stewart, John Strzynski, Dan
Tarlock, Mickie Voges, Richard Wright.



TO:       ALL CONTINUING STUDENTS

FROM:          ASSISTANT DEAN NANCY HERMAN

DATE:          SPRING SEMESTER 1994

RE:       CRITICAL INFORMATION REGARDING:
          FINANCIAL AID AND MERIT-AND-NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS

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The 1994-1995 financial aid application forms are now available in
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Once again, the time of year has arrived for you to begin the process
of applying for financial aid for next year.  Please take note of the
calendar of important dates below; I suggest that you save this memo
for future reference.  Your financial aid, whether a loan and/or a
merit-and-need-based scholarship, depends on it.

We have prepared folders containing the applications, as well as
information to assist you with the application process.  Please be sure
to read through the entire packet.  There were many changes to the
financial aid application process last year and there will be a few
more for next year.  The application packets can be obtained in the
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, Suite 230.

To be eligible for all forms of financial aid you must meet the
deadlines listed below.

Calendar of Important Dates:

By May 16

     1.  After you file the FAFSA, you will be sent the Student
     Aid Report (SAR).  All pages of the SAR should be in the
     Office of Admissions and Financial Aid by May 16, even
     though it will say that you are not eligible for the Pell Grant
     (Pell Grants are for undergraduates only).  Be sure to
     complete the Student's Use Box on the back of page one.

     Corrections:  If you need to make corrections to your SAR,
     be sure to send a copy of the SAR, with all of the
     corrections indicated, to the Office of Admissions and
     Financial Aid.  Send the original to the address on the back
     of the SAR.  A revised SAR will be mailed to you
     approximately two weeks after the corrections are received
     at the processor.  Make sure that you sign the report where
     indicated or the revisions will not be made.

     2.  If you are selected for Verification, you will be asked to
     submit copies of your tax forms and a Verification
     Statement.  These materials and your SAR must be returned
     before a financial aid award will be determined for you.

By June 1

     You should sign and return your financial aid award letter to
     the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid by June 1, or
     within three weeks of the date printed on the award letter if
          you received it after June 1.


By July 1

     You are expected to turn in student loan applications from
     the lender of your choice by July 1.  Loan applications for
     Law Access, LAWLOANS, Chase Manhattan, and any
     Illinois bank are available in the Office of Admissions and
     Financial Aid, Suite 230.  However, the office has a limited
     supply of applications so it is best to contact your lender
     directly to obtain the necessary application.

We are ready to help if you need assistance--just call the Office of
Admissions and Financial Aid at (312) 906-80.

Thank you for your cooperation.

                                    Forum on
                               Capital Punishment

                            Thursday, April 28, 1994
                         Richard B. Ogilvie Auditorium
                             1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

                                   Eric Zorn
                                Chicago Tribune

                            The Hon. Eugene Pincham
                       Retired Ill. Appellate Court Judge

                                  Andrea Lyon
                        Illinois Capital Resource Center

                               Patrick W. O'Brien
                         Former Asst. State's Attorney

                            Mock Jury Summation By:

     William Kunkle                William Murphy


Moderated By: Prof. Patrick Cotter
Introduction, Current State of Death Penalty Law: Prof. Harold Krent