Category: General Announcements

Law Students are cordially invited to submit to the International Section an article concerning any area of public or private international law or practice. 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.

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New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207, PH: 800-582-2452

Legal Aid, United Way, CHN and Channels 19/43 are hosting a legal information phone bank on October 7.  This phone bank is focused on eviction prevention.  We need your help!  Volunteers will help staff the virtual phone bank and provide eviction prevention information to callers.  This is a 100% virtual volunteer experience – volunteers need to simply assist from a quiet, private location anywhere in the United States.  A training and script will be provided.

Time commitment is 3.0 hours over two days:

• Wednesday, October 6, 2021 – 12:00 pm: virtual training and housing law via Zoom (30-60 minutes)
• Thursday, October 7, 2021 – 4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.: virtual phone bank with TV 19/43 (2.0 hours)

You must participate in the full 3.0 hour experience – training on housing and the phone system is necessary ahead of the information phone bank.  If never participated as a volunteer in past phone banks, you must attend the live training on 10/6.  If you participated in similar phone banks in the past, you can watch a recording of the training ahead of the 10/7 event.

Interested?  Want to learn more?  Click on this link to sign-up: https://lasclev.org/2021legalinfophonebank/

Roderick Linton Belfance: Seeking part-time law clerk (2L or 3L) to primarily assist Attorney Al Schrader of Roderick Linton Belfance LLP in Akron, representing local government throughout the state of Ohio, including townships, water districts, villages, fire districts, joint economic development districts (JEDD) cities and counties.  If you are interested in being considered, please send your resume to Dean O’Brien: ab139@uakron.edu ASAP.