Category: General Announcements

• International students for whom English is a second language may receive up to 50% additional time on School of Law exams and may also request exam usage of a native language translation dictionary.
• Students should request additional time and or use of dictionaries for both midterms and finals through Students Services at the School of Law and by completing the International Student Exam Accommodation Request Form and submitting it to the Assistant Dean of Global Engagement Patrick Gaughan.
• All Accommodation Request Forms must be submitted at least two weeks before an examination and require approval from the Office of Student Services and the course professor.  Accommodation of each type is discretionary only.
• Translation dictionaries are not provided by the Office of Student Services.  The dictionary may not contain additional writing.
• The School of Law faculty strongly encourages international students for whom English is a second language to gradually take law school exams without any additional time in preparation for the bar examination.

The deadline to submit the Request Form to Assistant Dean Gaughan is WEDNESDAY, November 21, 2018.

Students with continuing needs should register with and provide documentation to the University Office of Accessibility AND notify Assistant Director of Student Affairs, Misty Franklin.

Students with documented disabilities which require supported accommodations are entitled to classroom and testing accommodations.  Students with a one-time need for accommodations (i.e. broken arm) must register immediately with Assistant Director of Student Affairs Misty Franklin.

Students are responsible to register for accommodations at the start of each semester they are attending class(es).  Exam accommodations must be sought by completing the Special Exam Accommodations Request Form and submitting it to Assistant Director of Student Affairs Misty Franklin by WEDNESDAY, November 21, 2018.

American Bar Association – Section of Litigation’s Judicial Intern Opportunity Program

The program is a full-time (32 hours per week), six-week minimum, summer internship program open to all first or second-year diverse law students. The application deadline is January 11, 2019.

The mission of the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program is to provide opportunities to students who are members of racial and ethnic groups that are traditionally underrepresented in the profession. The program also provides opportunities to students with disabilities, women, students who are economically disadvantaged and students who identify as LGBT.

Internships are available in several locations in California, Illinois, and Texas. In addition,we offer internships in the following cities: Phoenix, AZ; Washington, DC; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA (including Camden, NJ); and Seattle, WA. Students may indicate geographic location preferences on their applications, but may not request judges or courts. Interns will receive an award of $2,000.

Internships for students with an Intellectual Property Law focus will be offered in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Texas, and Washington, DC. Students can indicate their interest on the application. These specialized spots are limited and any student applying to the program with a request for specialization will also be considered for general litigation internships.

Detailed program information, frequently asked questions and a copy of the application are available at our website: www.ambar.org/jiop.

Questions about the program can be directed to the Program Director, Gail Howard, atgail.howard@americanbar.orgor 312-988-6348

Please join the Health Law Society for a blood drive hosted by the American Red Cross on Tuesday, November 20 between 11:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

We encourage donors to schedule a time through the following link to make the process more efficient. ALL DONORS WILL RECEIVE A $5 CHIPOTLE GIFT CARD FOR PARTICIPATING.

CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment.

Your donation means so much to the Health Law Society and the American Red Cross. Patients in need count on drives like ours to provide a steady supply of blood. Each donation can help save up to three lives, and all it takes is a little bit of your time. By donating blood, we can touch so many lives in our community and around the country. It’s not every day that we do something that has such a lifesaving impact.

Each pint of blood collected can help save up to three lives and will touch the lives of so many more. What a great way to pay it forward and make an impact on people in our community and across the country.

Every unit we donate at our blood drive can help save up to three lives. Each recipient of that blood donation has his or her own story. He or she could be an accident or trauma victim, cancer patient, a mother giving birth, a premature baby, a transplant recipient or surgical candidate. Our impact goes beyond that patient – it is multiplied by the impact it has on that person’s loved ones who are thankful for the unit we donated. Donating also makes an impact on the volunteer who helped people at their most vulnerable states. Consider making your personal story part of the collective stories.

We are very excited about the drive and we hope you are too.