Headlines for the Week of March 19, 2018 |
Office of the Dean
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- March 19 and 22: New Center for Design, Law & Technology speaker events.
- Congratulations to our 2018 Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition championship team!
- Public Inquiry Meeting.
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Student Services |
- Spring 2018 exams:
- Exam schedule and exam number.
- Exam types and distribution.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: March 22 to March 30.
- Exam method registration: March 22 to March 30.
- Notices about exams on computer.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- March 22 to March 30: Change of division requests.
- Preparing for the Bar: Jump Start Series.
- March 21: Trial team tryouts.
- Lawyers Assistance Program: Office hours at Chicago-Kent and other services.
- Volunteers needed for the ACLU annual luncheon.
- Improv for Innovation workshop series.
- Joke of the week.
- Office hours.
- March 22 to March 30: Change of division requests.
- Spring 2018 exams:
- Exam schedule and exam number.
- Exam types and distribution.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: March 22 to March 30.
- Exam method registration: March 22 to March 30.
- Notices about exams on computer.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- The deadline for revoking pass/fail election is April 26.
- Unofficial transcripts.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- Loan repayment workshop and appointments.
- Loan repayment webinars.
- 2018-19 FAFSA available for completion now.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Information and announcements:
- Mandatory 1L Legal Resume and Cover Letter Workshops.
- Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
- Free ABA memberships for students.
- Federal Work Study applications are being accepted for spring 2018.
- Summer 2018 Acess2Practice Legal Externship Program.
- 3Ls: Schedule your exit interview with the CSO.
- Programming:
- March 21: Grant Thornton presents "Accounting Firm Opportunities for Law Grads."
- March 22: CCBA Young Lawyers Summit.
- April 4: What's Next for Fall, required program for 2Ls and 3L evening students.
- April 5: Immigration Law Society: Speed Networking.
- April 11: What's Next for Fall, required program for 1Ls.
- April 12: Careers in Affordable Housing & Community Development.
- April 13 to 15: Campus 1871 Ultimate Startup Experience.
- April 18: How to Succeed this Summer. Separate programs offered for jobs at large firms, small and midsize firms, and government, legal aid and judicial externships.
- Employment opportunities:
- 2018 Fall Judicial Externship Program. Applications due March 19.
- Fall 2018 U.S. Attorney's Office Law Student Intern Program (Chicago). Applications due April 18.
- Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps JD Program. Applications due May 15.
- Fellowships & Scholarships:
- 2018 DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship. Applications due March 30.
- Ms. JD Fellowship. Applications due March 31.
- 2018 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Summer Fellowship. Applications due April 3.
- Zelle LLP 2018 Diversity in Law Scholarship. Applications due April 16.
- 2017-18 Asian American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarship. Applications due May 1.
- 2018 McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program. Applications due May 25.
- Job Fairs
- July 10: National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair. Early registration deadline is April 30.
- July 24: CCBA Diversity Job Fair.
- July 26 and 27: 2018 Patent Law Interview Program. Registration now open.
- August 6 and 7: Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair. Registration deadline is June 18.
- Diversity:
- 2018 DRI Law Student Diversity Scholarship. Applications due March 30.
- Zelle LLP 2018 Diversity in Law Scholarship. Applications due April 16.
- 2017-18 Asian American Bar Association Law Foundation Scholarship. Applications due May 1.
- 2018 McGuireWoods Diversity Scholarship Program. Applications due May 25.
- July 10: National Black Prosecutors Association Annual Job Fair. Early registration deadline is April 30.
- July 24: CCBA Diversity Job Fair.
- Resources:
- Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Log-in now available.
- 2017-18 PSJD Comprehensive Fellowship Guide.
- Equal Justice Works' student debt e-book: Take Control of Your Future: A Guide to Managing Your Student Debt.
- ABA Student Loan Best Practices in the Face of Political Change.
- ABA Law Student Podcast: Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- CareerShift.
- Practising Law Institute (PLI).
- CSO resources.
- Resources provided by the Chicago Bar Association.
- Lawcountability J.D. Sign-up information now available.
- 2017-18 Chicago Area Law Firm List.
- PracticeTracks videos.
- @theBar Podcast for Young Lawyers.
- Student-Alumni Board.
- Connect with the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association on LinkedIn.
- Student Organizations: Want to connect with alumni?
- Apply now for the Timothy C. Evans Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Bohemian Lawyers Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Illinois Government Bar Association Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Central Illinois Women's Bar Association Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Judge Helen C. Kinney Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the"One Lawyer Can Change the World" Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Illinois Judicial Foundation Scholarship Award.
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Academics & Student Programs |
- Judicial Externship fall applications now available.
- A2P Legal Externship Program applications now available.
- Reggie the Cat!
- Certificate Programs: 2018 applications available.
- New certificate program.
- Professor Kling is interviewed on WGN-TV.
- Intensive Clinic.
- Law Offices Newsletter.
- Law Offices student argues before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
- In the news: Articles featuring clinical faculty.
- For a description of all in-house clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/legal-clinics.
- For a description of all externship programs, please visit the Externship Program home page at www.kentlaw.iit.edu/externships.
- International Center Downtown Campus hours and travel signatures.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing & Information Services |
- Spring 2018 Help Desk hours.
- Student print/scan/copy accounts reset.
- Office 2016 available for download.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection now available for Windows 10.
- Microsoft Office 365 download information.
- ITS announcements.
- Best Practices: Safeguarding your computer from phishing attacks, hackers, etc.
- Connect to IIT-Secure wireless network with your Chicago-Kent email address.
- How to change and sync your password.
- Eduroam available at Chicago-Kent.
- Student printing from remote locations available.
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus available for student use.
- Service alerts and news.
- Security updates and spam.
- IIT print channel is for Main Campus printing only and not for use at the Downtown Campus.
- Weekly maintenance schedule.
- Take a virtual tour of the library.
- Library hours.
- Become a fan of the library: Find us on Facebook!
- General library policies.
- CALI Lessons: Free study materials for law students.
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Faculty |
- Accepting applications for the summer 2018 Access2Practice Legal Externship Program.
- The Justice John Paul Stevens Summer Fellowship program now accepting applications.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Building and library hours.
- Spakateria hours.
- Bookstore hours.
- Final exam hours for building and library.
- Spring 2018 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2018 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2018 monthly pay calendar.
- Spring 2018 discount parking rates for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Shuttle bus schedule.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- April 10: The 40th annual Kenneth M. Piper Lecture.
- April 26 and 27: The 35th annual Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference. Volunteers wanted.
- May 17: The 37th annual Federal Tax Institute. Volunteers wanted.
- Record templates available for staff.
- Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus. HR now found in room 285 on Tuesdays.
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Student Organizations |
Student Organizations: Please send your Record headlines and the full announcements to record@kentlaw.iit.edu by noon on Thursdays for the following Monday's issue.
- April 3: "Can Religious Liberty and LGBT Equality Coexist?"
- March 27: "Sanctuary Cities: The Good, the Bad, and the Constitutional."
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