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As president of the American Bar Association, I ask that your law schools let students know of the opportunity to serve as poll workers in the 2020 election. The ABA’s Poll Worker, Esq., initiative is sponsored with the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors.

Poll workers help ensure free and fair elections, and law students as well as lawyers are especially suited to serve. With the added obstacle of a pandemic this year, finding people who are at lower risk to assist as poll workers is even more important. This is an opportunity for young lawyers and soon-to-be lawyers to step up and serve their communities.

Law students, lawyers, and others can visit www.canivote.org and click on the “Become a Poll Worker” tab to find out how to serve in their jurisdictions. Depending on the state, tasks may range from staffing polling places to processing returned ballot envelopes and more.

More information is available at ambar.org/vote, a website of the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law.

The Akron Law Federalist Society is hosting Professor Stephen Ware, University of Kansas Professor of Law, in a discussion over defunding the police with BLSA speaker, Mr. Edward Gilbert. Professor Mike Gentithes, Akron Law Professor, will moderate and provide commentary following the panel discussion in order to engage the issues with each side’s views. Like the debate over qualified immunity, this event is sure to be engaging given the country’s current affairs with law enforcement. 

https://uakron.webex.com/uakron/k2/j.php?MTID=ta47239ab2fb18deff90f227f294c7b23

Session number: 120 993 6745 
Session password: Debate1

The International Section of the New York State Bar Association is pleased to announce the annual Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition! The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 6, 2020.

The International Section is comprised of approximately 1800 members of the New York State Bar Association (both American and foreign lawyers) who practice, or have an interest in, public and private international law. The writing competition, which began in 1988, fosters legal scholarship among law students in the field of international law. The competition is intended to encourage students of law to write on areas of public or private international law. It is the International Section’s belief that by providing a forum for students to disseminate their ideas and articles, the professional and academic communities are enriched. Furthermore, the competition presents an opportunity for students to submit law review quality articles to the Section for possible publication in one of its publications (i.e., New York International Law Review).

Law Students (including J.D., LL.M., Ph.D. and S.J.D. candidates) are cordially invited to submit to the International Section an article concerning any area of public or private international law or practice. Faculty members of any college or university are ineligible to participate. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of attorneys practicing international law, and a winner will be chosen based on a variety of factors, including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis, clarity of writing style, as well as the importance and originality of the topic to the understanding of private/public international law or comparative law.

The winner will receive:

1) $2,000 USD; and

2) Publication of the article (subject to editorial approval) in the New York International Law Review.

The rules are set forth in our website: https://nysba.org/awards-competitions/international-section-albert-s-pergam-international-law-writing-competition-award/

Good luck. We look forward to receiving your submission!

The Business Law Society welcomes two distinguished attorneys to present on the challenges and rewards of food and drug regulations. Adam Ekonomon is VP and Deputy General Counsel for The J.M. Smucker Company, and Jeannie Perron, DVM, is an attorney with Covington & Burling in Washington. Together, they forge the inside and outside counsel team navigating the regulatory landscape for major consumer products food brands like Milkbone dog biscuits, 9 Lives cat food products, JIF peanut butter, Crustables and more.

Join BLS for this informative program on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 5:15 via WebEx. To attend:

http://bit.ly/BLS-FDA

Or go to uakron.webex.com and enter:

Session number: 120 955 2223 Session password: ZippyRocks

The ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP) Law School Committee and the ABA Law Student Division are partners in the annual Law Student Mental Health Day. 2020 has been a year filled with challenges and stresses, and yet opportunities for us to recommit to our personal well being remain Our efforts are needed more than ever.

Thursday, October 8
Mental Health Webinar 4:30pm EDT
Exploring the Intersection Between Racial Justice, Social Activism, and Mental Health https://abaforlawstudents.com/event/38318/

Join us for a national Zoom Webinar featuring Professor Rhonda Magee Author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness law professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a new member of the ABA CoLAP. The webinar will include a n Introduction by Janet Stearns, Dean of Students, University of Miami School of Law, and Member of the ABA CoLAP as well as Ayat Nizam, Law Student, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and Chair, ABA Law Student Division.

Friday, October 9
National Workshop 1:00pm EDT
https://live.remo.co/e/aba law student division monthly
National Workshop with the ABA Law Student Division, Law School SBA Presidents and ABA Representatives; featuring Jordana Confino, Fordham Law School author of Where Are We on the Path to Law Student Well Being (a report of the ABA CoLAP Law School Survey); Janet Stearns Dean of Students, University of Miami School of Law) and David Jaffe Associate Dean of Student
Affairs, Washington College of Law, American University) to discuss practical strategies that law students can undertake in the year ahead with your law schools, the ABA, and with each state bar board of examiners

Saturday, October 10
Social Media Hashtag Campaign
A day of well being Each and every one of us can up our commitment to make the time to move around, whether outdoors or indoors, and stay healthy. Choose your activity, and post a picture using the hashtags #LawStudentWellness and #ABAMentalHealth