Headlines for the Week of November 5, 2018 |
Office of the Dean
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- November 6: Day of Civic Engagement.
- Congratulations to our moot court teams for final-four finishes and oral advocacy awards in the ALA National Moot Court Competition and the National Health Law Moot Court Competition!
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Student Services |
- Academic calendar reminder: Day of Civic Engagement.
- ASP workshop on preparing for and taking exams: New date for day session.
- Spring 2019 course schedule.
- Lawyers Assistance Program: Office hours at Chicago-Kent on November 8.
- Fall 2018 final exams:
- Exam schedule and exam number.
- Exam types and distribution.
- Exam conflict/reschedule requests: October 31 to November 9.
- Exam method registration: October 31 to November 9.
- Notices about exams on computer.
- Availability of professors' old exams.
- Change of division requests: October 31 to November 9.
- 1L Your Way.
- Joke of the week.
- 2018-19 Bar Subject Refresher Sessions and Bar Readiness Workshops for 3Ls.
- Office hours.
- Change of division.
- Fall 2018 semester information.
- Enrollment verifications.
- Replacement ID cards.
- Official student withdrawal process.
- 2019-20 FAFSA is available now.
- Deadline for fall 2018 aid is December 7.
- Financial aid refunds.
- How to receive your Perkins Loan.
- Information and Announcements:
- Interview preparation and mock interviews available through the CSO.
- Free ABA memberships for students.
- Federal Work Study application open for spring 2019.
- Welcome, 1Ls.
- Mandatory 1L resume and cover letter workshops.
- 2Ls and 3Ls: Make an appointment.
- Fall Recruiting:
- Please report callbacks and offers!
- Programming:
- November 7: Meet the Public Service Organizations Reception.
- November 8: So You Wanna Be Your Own Boss? The Solo & Small Practice Incubator Information Panel.
- November 10: Thompson Coburn Meet and Greet.
- November 12: Student-to-Student Social Justice Career Mixer.
- November 14: Husch Blackwell Diversity Reception.
- November 14: Peggy Browning Fund Labor Law Workshop and Info Session.
- Employment Opportunities:
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Student Honors Law Program. Applications now being accepted for 2019 spring and summer.
- Summer 2019 Chicago Mayor’s Office Fellowship Program. Applications due November 9.
- PILI 2018 Summer Internships for 1Ls. Applications available December 1.
- U.S. Attorney's Office (Chicago) Law Student Summer 2019 Intern Program. Applications due December 14.
- Spring 2019 Chicago-Kent Semester Law Firm Associate Program. Applications due November 6.
- Spring 2019 C-K Law Group In-House Clinics. Applications now available.
- Spring 2019 Access2Practice Legal Externship Program. Applications due January 7.
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship. Applications due January 18.
- Fellowships & Scholarships:
- 2018 EPIC Law Fellowship (for 3Ls). Rolling application.
- Michael Weiner Scholarship for Labor Studies. Applications due November 30.
- Diversity:
- November 10: Thompson Coburn Meet-and-Greet.
- November 14: Husch Blackwell Diversity Reception.
- LCLD Success in Law School Mentoring Program. Applications available.
- ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP). Applications due January 11.
- 2019 Twin Cities Diversity in Practice 1L Summer Rotation Clerkship. Applications due January 18.
- Resources:
- 2018-19 Chicago-Area Law Firm List. Updated and available.
- Government Honors & Internship Handbook and Public Policy Handbook: Updated version available.
- 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.
- 2017-18 Chicago Area Law Firm List.
- PracticeTracks videos.
- @theBar Podcast for Young Lawyers.
- November 8: So You Wanna Be Your Own Boss? The Solo & Small Practice Incubator can help. Attend the information panel to learn more.
- 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 Lavent Law Immigrant Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Shook & Stone Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Branch Out Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the AudioReputation Annual Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Georgelis Injury Law Firm Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Munley Law Scholarship Award.
- Apply now for the Newsome Melton Scholarship Award.
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Academics & Student Programs |
- In-House Clinics: Applications are now available.
- Legal Externship information: Applications are now available.
- Semester Law Firm Associate Program (SLFAP): Applications are now available.
- Professor Richard King in the news for the Van Dyke trial.
- Judicial externship information.
- Reggie the Cat!
- Certificate Programs. You can still apply.
- Gary Laser Professionalism Award.
- Fleischman Award.
- 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.
- Submit your paper for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor and Employment Writing Prize.
- 2018-19 Louis Jackson National Student Memorial Writing Competition in Employment and Labor Law.
- Trial team for fall 2018.
- No new entries this week.
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Computing & Information Services |
- Help Desk fall hours.
- Student print/scan/copy accounts reset.
- Office 2016 Windows 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.
- 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 |
- No current announcements.
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Institutes & Centers |
- Submit your paper for the Mary Rose Strubbe Labor and Employment Writing Prize.
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Administrative Offices/General |
- Weekly activities schedule.
- Building and library hours.
- Spakateria hours.
- Farmer's Fridge.
- Bookstore hours.
- Fall 2018 procedures for hiring students and part-time and temporary "non-benefits-eligible" staff.
- 2018 biweekly pay calendar.
- 2018 monthly pay calendar.
- Fall 2018 discount parking rates for DTC faculty, staff and students.
- Defibrillator at the Downtown Campus.
- Downtown Campus safety tips.
- Administration and Finance office hours.
- Online room reservation form.
- Join the Chicago-Kent Advocates.
- Admissions office hours.
- November 30: The 34th annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Conference.
- 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.
- November 8: #HashtagLunchbag.
- November 8: "Fixing a Broken System: Van Dyke, Police Practice, and Racial Justice" Panel.
- November 29 and 30: Symposium on The Trump Administration and Administrative Law.
- Volume 93, Issue 3: Comparative and Cross-Border Issues in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law.
- Apply for the HLLSA Moot Court term by November 19.
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