General Announcements through 10/30/06

The Following are the APALSA Announcements through 10/30/06:



LATIN FLAVORED BAR REVIEW @ MOJITOS --Friday November 3, from 8pm - 2am
Come out and experience Bar Review with a Latin Flavor! FREE ADMISSION W/ SCHOOL ID from 8-10pm, (event name is BC LALSA), FREE SALSA LESSONS, DJ, FREE DRINK TICKETS on a first come basis & a chance to hang out with law students from Harvard, NE, Suffolk, BU and MAHA attorneys.

Where: Mojitos Lounge, 48 Winter Street, Boston (http://www.mojitoslounge.com)
No excuses guys/gals! If you drive $7 parking @ Lafayette Garage w/ Mojitos validation or get off @ the Park Street Stop on the T.
Dress: Casual to Dressy (no sneakers, jeans are ok)


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Dear all,

This is just to let you know that the next meeting of the International Legal Studies Colloquium will be on Tuesday, November 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dr. Andrew Lang of the London School of Economics will be speaking on the subject of trade and human rights. Information about Dr. Lang and his work appears at http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/law/staff/andrew-lang.htm .

More details will follow shortly. I hope to see you there!

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ASIAN AMERICAN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF MASSACHUSETTS
SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BOSTON
present

CAREER PANEL:
CHARTERING
YOUR LEGAL CAREER


Come hear from lawyers employed in different settings whether you are looking for opportunities after law school or interested in a change in your career.

Panelists include
Simone Bui, Greater Boston Legal Services
Jeffrey Hsi, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP
Mark Lee, Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
Joseph Liu, Boston College Law School

Monday, November 6, 2006
6:00PM – 8:00PM

Goodwin Procter, LLP
Exchange Place
53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
RSVP by November 2, 2006 (reachvince@gmail.com)

Light refreshments served.

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JTBF seeks your help in notifying law students about the historic judicial externship/clerkship program designed to increase diversity among judicial externs and full-time law clerks in our federal and state courts.

We have received request for referral of applicants from judges in Boston who are looking for externs and full-time law clerks. Students who are interested in participating should visit the JTBF website ( http://www.jtbf.org).

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Date: Friday, November 10, 2006
Location: Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02116



RSVP: E-mail us at LawIPSum@microsoft.com
with your name, telephone number,
e-mail address, law school affiliation, and class ( e.g., 1L, 2L or 3L).
Please note that space is limited and seats are reserved on a first come
first serve basis and must be received on or before

November 6, 2006.



Once again Microsoft is bringing together a number of top technology,
media, retail and other firms and organizations in an effort to increase
awareness of careers in Intellectual Property, and to encourage women
and minority law students to seek careers in this field. The event will
include presentations from a number of diverse in-house lawyers at these
companies and organizations specifically focused on IP law career
opportunities for women and minorities. This event will be followed by a
reception which will include the law students, law firms and
representatives from all of the participating companies and
organizations to foster conversation and interest in Intellectual
Property opportunities.

Schedule:

3:00 - 5:00 PM Law Firm Fair for law student registrants

Open to All Attendees

Students will visit Law Firm tables and submit for discussion and resume
submission (excluding L1 students).



5:00 - 7:00 PM Intellectual Property Summit

Open to All Attendees

Moderator-guided discussion with Panelists from Participating Companies.

Q & A

Closing Remarks
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7:00 - 9:00 PM Cocktail Reception

Open to All Attendees

Networking opportunity for Law Students

Companies:

America Online American Express
Cisco Computer Sciences
Corporation
EMC HP
News Corporation Raytheon
Shell UPS